Engineering-Technical

Shield AI is an artificial intelligence company founded with the mission to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The company’s Hivemind autonomy stack is the first and only autonomous AI Pilot, deployed in combat since 2018. Hivemind enables intelligent teams of aircraft to perform missions ranging from room clearance, to penetrating air defense systems, and dogfighting F-16s.

Backed by top-tier Silicon Valley VC funds, Shield AI has established itself as the leader in AI for aviation. They have been named to Forbes’ AI 50 and Best Startups lists, CB Insights Top 100 AI Companies, and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.

Leadership principles of Shield AI:

"Guided by our mission, values, and leadership principles, we have accomplished extraordinary feats as the leader in edge autonomy and AI for maneuvering aircraft. These tenets are the backbone of our culture, and the catalysts for continual growth and bold aspirations."

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AllStripes is a healthcare technology company dedicated to unlocking new treatments for people with rare diseases. They have developed a technology platform that generates regulatory-ready evidence to accelerate rare disease research and drug development, as well as a patient application that empowers patients and families to securely participate in treatment research online and benefit from their own medical data.

AllStripes is a a Public Benefit Corporation and was founded by CEO Nancy Yu and technology developer Onno Faber, following his diagnosis and journey with the rare disease neurofibromatosis type 2. The company is backed by Lux Capital, JAZZ Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Medidata Solutions, McKesson Ventures, Maveron, and a number of angel investors.

"As the leading research platform dedicated to rare diseases, AllStripes makes it easy for patients to contribute to new treatment research from home. We do the work to collect and analyze de-identified medical records to help power faster, better drug development. We partner with rare disease patient advocacy organizations and key opinion leaders to build our programs. Our expert researchers produce original research insights and publications, as well as partner with academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies to make progress towards new treatments."

Also see: Care Access

Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) shapes the world’s media and content as a global leader in audience insights, data and analytics. Through their understanding of people and their behaviors across all channels and platforms, they empower clients who use their services with independent and actionable intelligence so they can connect and engage with their audiences—now and into the future.

Nielsen operates around the world in more than 55 countries. They provide several services important to any company wanting to grow their audience: Audience Measurement, Media Planning, Marketing Optimization, and Content Metadata.  They offer simple solutions to complex questions and optimizes the value of their investments and growth strategies.

"We work closely with Nielsen’s People team to ensure diversity, equity and inclusion in our recruiting and retention. Our retention efforts include promoting key areas: an inclusive culture and policies, career opportunities and professional development for all employees, mentorship and sponsorship, and our global Business Resource Groups (BRGs). Our recruiting efforts include talent attraction, diverse candidate slates and manager anti-bias training."

Also see: Conviva

Bad Robot Games (the gaming arm of Bad Robot Productions: Lost, Cloverfield, Westworld, Star Wars) is passionate about telling stories and building worlds that can only be experienced through games. Their goal is to create gaming destinations across all platforms that are as fun to watch as they are to play. Through their two development teams (an in-house studio, and a creative co-development team who collaborates with external partners), they drive a diverse slate which includes AAA and iii titles, as well as a mix of original projects and established IP.

All their projects unite their games industry veterans, their film and TV colleagues, and their larger network of talent (writers, composers, sound designers, concept artists, and more), which uniquely allows them to blend artists, areas of expertise, and perspectives across industries to create truly innovative games. And because of this constant collaboration, they’re able to bring a novel, fully-integrated approach to cross-medium world building.

Bad Robot Games and diversity:

"The games industry is expanding faster than ever before – but, there’s still a huge gap in representation of all kinds in games. Building a diverse, representative, and inclusive team isn’t just about building the kind of place at which we want to work. It’s what will allow us to address a huge need in the market for games which speak to all kinds of players, innovate from the benefit of a diversity of perspectives, and to give a voice to amazing stories which have never been seen, heard, or played before."

Also see: Crytek

Glassnode is the industry's leading blockchain data and intelligence platform. They offer the most comprehensive library of on-chain and financial metrics, providing a comprehensive and highly scrutinized view of the crypto markets through clear and actionable judgements.

They provide investors with the necessary tools to confidently steer their way through this evolving industry, and helps them make knowledgeable decisions in the market. Their data and insights are trusted by some of the world’s leading investors, hedge funds, banks, asset managers, and crypto companies.

What Glassnode says about their blockchain data platform:

"[We] provide the data, knowledge, and confidence to make better investment and trading decision in Bitcoin, Ethereum and cryptocurrency markets."

Also see: Lykke