DraftyAI builds research and drafting software for immigration attorneys, turning their evidence and case information into complete legal briefs, including exhibit lists.

Santa Clara-based startup Xscape Photonics is revolutionizing AI data center connectivity by developing multicolor silicon photonic lasers that drastically improve data center transmission efficiency.

Heather Nelson is a professor of management and entrepreneurship at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Seattle-area startup Sound Games is building a distribution platform like Shopify for games, streamlining indie developers’ simultaneous launches across various storefronts.

RelateXR is an addiction recovery software that has been making waves at Indiana University since it was founded three years ago.

After pioneering commercial in-space manufacturing and leading the team that designed the cameras for the Artemis II mission, Andrew Rush set out to solve the need for magnitudes more power for satellites in low Earth orbit. – at Florida, USA

Alehra, an Atlanta-based startup co-founded by Ayobami "Ayo" Adewole and Adekunle "Ade" Oyaniyi, is a purpose-built "operating system" for behavioral health created to eliminate the administrative burnout caused by fragmented software systems.

After an idea conceived and prototyped in business school went viral, founder and CEO Chris Lucas raised a $2 million pre-seed round for his company Secondsense.

Offleash’d, a Los Angeles, CA area-based startup, is building a social ecosystem to bridge the gap between digital connection and physical community for pet parents. Since its launch in 2022, Offleash’d has rolled out its proprietary AI companion and added hyper-local features.

Barnwell Bio is modernizing disease analysis in the poultry industry without compromising the efficiency and biosecurity that farmers depend on.

StartupsEverywhere: Austin, Texas. EcoPulse, an Austin-based startup, uses AI to help large manufacturers manage complex supply chain risks related to Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), or “forever chemicals,” and compliance.

Drawing on dozens of interviews with founders, investors, and support organizations in New Orleans, Indianapolis, and Buffalo, the report lays out four critical factors for ecosystem success: connective tissue, ecosystem alignment, timing, and center of gravity.