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ALIAVIA Ventures LLC (ALIAVIA Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Marisa Warren and Kate Vale. The firm is headquartered in Laguna Beach, California.

Elevacao Foundation, Inc. is a pre-accelerator program for women tech founders. The private company is based in New York, NY and was founded by Marisa Warren. The company aims to empower women in the tech industry, as only 2.7% of venture funding goes to female-founded companies. However, when funded, these companies deliver 35% higher ROI than all male-led firms.

Neighbourlytics Pty Ltd. develops community knowledge and analytics platform that harnesses social data feeds. The company was founded by Jessica Christiansen-Franks and Lucinda Hartley and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Eugene Labs Pty Ltd. provides genetic carrier screening through a convenient saliva-based test that can be done at home. The company is based in Richmond, Australia and was founded in 2017 by Zöe Milgrom and Kunal Kalro, with Kunal Kalro serving as CEO since then. The test checks for gene variants that could cause serious genetic diseases in children, including cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy, and fragile X syndrome. The Australian company offers proactive genetic testing to predict and prevent health issues like cancer and heart disease by testing hundreds of genes with one saliva swab and providing a personalized prevention and early detection plan. Eugene Labs also offers gift cards that can be used on any of their products, including a free chat with a genetic counselor to help determine the right test.

Ziften Technologies, Inc. provides endpoint threat detection solution. Its products include ziften zenith and ziften zflow. The firm’s solutions include IT operations and security operations. The company was founded by Michael Little and Mark Obrecht in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

HowToo Pty Ltd. offers a range of eBooks, guides, checklists, and cheatsheets for HR professionals in the eLearning industry. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. The Australian company provides an eLearning authoring tool that connects to an LMS or LXP, allowing users to create courses for employee training and onboarding. HowToo offers a variety of pricing plans that are scalable to suit organizations of all sizes. The company also provides off-the-shelf eLearning training courses for businesses, ensuring compliance with safety and wellbeing requirements. Additionally, HowToo has a training glossary for training and development professionals and a team of expert instructional designers with over 20 years of experience in developing digital training solutions.

Loupe, Inc. is a visual content streaming platform. It provides TV and LED displays. The company was founded by Dot Bustelo in 2016 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

SAP Australia Pty Ltd. develops and markets business application software. It provides services to public sector, manufacturing, mining, retail and consumer packaged goods, utilities and telecommunications. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in North Sydney, Australia.