Yuki Shirato

Attention Labs helps humans and AI agents hear the right conversations in real-time. Our patented technology processes spatial and audiovisual data in real-time to provide clear, personalized audio. Team brings expertise from neuroscience and computer science, backed by Techstars and strategic investors. We hold foundational patents in multi-mic architecture and AI-driven audio routing, positioning us at the intersection of spatial computing and artificial intelligence.

Born and raised here in NYC, our seltzers are proudly made with premium, authentic ingredients sourced from the motherland. Enjoy during a night out in K-town, or alongside moms home cooking.

AirGuard optimizes Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) using state-of-the-art sensors and data-driven solutions. Customizable dashboards and visualization tools are used to create bespoke solutions from its own suite of products and broader ecosystem - including its unique Active In-Air Filtration technology that uses a plant-based, non-toxic, biodegradable solution to inactivate bacteria and viruses. AirGuard manages the airspace with continual monitoring and treatment, providing detailed reporting in the interests of employee health, wellness and productivity, and for ESG and sustainable building accreditations.

Bringing the world closer through Play.

Amai (sweet​ in Japanese) fixes our food system one protein at a time. The first focus are HYPER-SWEET DESIGNER PROTEINS as a SUGAR SUBSTITUTE that is healthy, zero-calorie, GMO-free, sustainable, affordable, food-compatible, tasty, product-fit and novel. The proteins are designed via an Agile-Integrative Computational Protein Design (AI-CPD) platform and produced by precision fermentation biotechnology, just like one brews beer. Amai made the sweetest protein in the world, which is also thermostable and enables significant sugar reduction without affecting taste. Other alternative designer proteins in the pipeline include meat, milk and plant proteins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvdDNf-5OT4

Enable helps manufacturers, distributors, and retailers turn rebates into a strategic growth engine. Enables easy-to-use, collaborative, scalable rebate management platform lets you take control of your rebates, showing the influence and impact strategic rebate programs have on your companys growth, returns, and opportunities. Our goal is to make a rebate management platform that is fully: • Comprehensive: Effectively manage every deal type while tracking, analyzing and optimizing the entire rebate management process. • Collaborative: Create, negotiate, and execute deals together, then track progress in real-time in one trusted location to promote better alignment. • Controlled: Share the data you want to share, both internally and externally, while configuring workflows, approval processes and audit trails to maintain transparency and compliance.

EQIQ is an HR tech firm providing Attuned, a SaaS tool utilizing intrinsic motivation to make better managers.

Excision BioTherapeutics is a private company focused on developing advanced gene editing therapeutics to address the medical need for the treatment of life-threatening disease caused by viral infections. Our mission is to advance gene editing therapeutics for our indications into safe and efficacious medicines that will greatly improve the lives of infected individuals around the world.

Commaful is a visual way to share stories. Visit: https://commaful.com for information. Posts are quick to read and quick to make.

Bluedot location data placing consumer experiences in context. Location delivers relevance and intent. Bluedot empowers companies (via their mobile app) to take advantage of real-world insights and uncover the right moments to message customers on their preferred channels. Bluedot’s mobile location technology enables brands and enterprises to delight customers - at scale. We deliver 20x location precision over other solutions. No hardware required. Know where you’re customers have been, where they frequent and anticipate how best to engage them. 1:1 insight delivered directly from the source. Companies gain context from Bluedot’s location data. Pair your digital customer profiles with physical behavior for a true 360-degree view down to the individual level. Learn why top enterprises, such as Salesforce, Oracle, McDonald’s, Cox Automotive, and Transurban partner with Bluedot for their location-based needs. Learn more at bluedot.io

Bokksu delivers authentic Japanese food and lifestyle products to customers around the world. Founded by Danny Taing in 2015, the New York and Tokyo-based D2C company partners with traditional makers throughout Japan to share their craft with over 100 countries via its snack subscription service, curated market of premium lifestyle goods, and online Asian grocery store. Putting as much care into its selection of products as it does sharing the stories behind them, Bokksu makes it easy for everyone everywhere to discover, buy, and love authentic Asian goods while also supporting and preserving the artistry of those who make them. Bokksu is a proudly LGBTQ+ and AAPI-owned company.

We are developing real meat - cultivated directly from animal cells ! Our mission is to provide delicious, high quality cultivated meat at a fair price. Better for people, animals and the planet. Our vision is to become a household brand for cultivated meat, thereby accelerating the transition to a global food system that is environmentally, ethically and economically sustainable.

Scientists use our platform to utilize advanced bioinformatics pipelines for the analysis of microbe genome data and identify DNA sequences for genetic engineering. It uses advanced bioinformatics for the analysis of microbe genome data to identify DNA sequences for new compound development.

Creating a Future For Seafood Where the Ocean Thrives

KALKULs mission is to enhance the human experience by intertwining emotional technology with reality through innovative augmented reality, spatial audio, and game engines. The result is an interactive mixed-reality world that creates a new dimension for exploration and engagement. At KALKUL, we are creating a seamless fusion between reality and the digital world through our cutting-edge Augmented Reality Experiences. We believe in the transformative power of technology and creativity and are relentlessly striving to elevate how brands and artists connect with their audiences. Our world-class team is composed of driven technologists, artists, and marketers, all committed to pushing the boundaries of the possible. Our collective experience, passion, and vision guide us in this journey to reshape the landscape of audience engagement. In this fast-paced, ever-evolving digital era, KALKUL leads as the torchbearer, lighting the way for immersive, interactive, and deeply personal brand-artist-audience interactions. Join us, and lets build another future.

Silicon Foundry is an innovation advisory firm. We work with leading corporations and startups to catalyze opportunities and push the frontier of whats possible. Our Members include a diverse set of the world’s leading corporations across a wide range of industries including British Petroleum, Deutsche Telekom, Dubai International Finance Centre, Estée Lauder, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, NatWest, Southwest Airlines and UPS Ventures.

For over 20 years, Pangaea Ventures has been at the forefront of hard tech innovation. We leverage our expertise to support groundbreaking companies that have the potential to reshape industries and solve for some of the planets biggest problems. We seek to generate meaningful returns for our investors by backing breakthrough innovations that deliver transformative solutions for planetary health.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Attention Labs helps humans and AI agents hear the right conversations in real-time. Our patented technology processes spatial and audiovisual data in real-time to provide clear, personalized audio. Team brings expertise from neuroscience and computer science, backed by Techstars and strategic investors. We hold foundational patents in multi-mic architecture and AI-driven audio routing, positioning us at the intersection of spatial computing and artificial intelligence.

We integrate mathematics, physics, and computer science to expand human creativity and engineering and go beyond traditional design. We are developing the next level of tech to enable a design revolution where functional and aesthetic considerations are efficiently merged.