The people behind the ideas.
The ideas behind the companies.
Runway’s
Cristóbal Valenzuela
on AI-driven art and lifelong learning 
Deepgram’s
Scott Stephenson
on revolutionizing voice AI and building a developer tool 
Impinj’s
Chris Diorio
on pioneering an industry and perseverance 
Pulumi’s
Joe Duffy
on bringing more power to developers 
Terray’s
Jacob Berlin
on why data is the difference for AI-driven drug development 
Yoodli’s
Varun Puri and Esha Joshi
on helping people find their voice Company List
Developer Platforms & Tools
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Clerk is the drop-in authentication and user management solution for the modern web, tuned for React and Next.js.Initial Investment2023Clerk is the drop-in authentication and user management solution for the modern web, tuned for React and Next.js. -
Esper offers a DevOps SaaS platform for dedicated devices. As the industry’s leading solution for Android DevOps, Esper is on a mission to let software teams ship without worrying about the hardware. Esper’s device infrastructure enables developers, mid-market organizations, and enterprise fleets of 100,000+ devices to deliver their software as a service. Esper has rapidly- growing global customer adoption among some of the world’s most innovative major brands in retail, hospitality, logistics, healthcare, education and more.Initial Investment2020Esper offers a DevOps SaaS platform for dedicated devices. As the industry’s leading solution for Android DevOps, Esper is on a mission to let software teams ship without worrying about the hardware. Esper’s device infrastructure enables developers, mid-market organizations, and enterprise fleets of 100,000+ devices to deliver their software as a service. Esper has rapidly- growing global customer adoption among some of the world’s most innovative major brands in retail, hospitality, logistics, healthcare, education and more. -
OpenHands is the open, secure, and model-agnostic platform for cloud-based software agents. OpenHands automates real engineering work asynchronously so teams ship faster, safer, and with complete control. Built on an open-source foundation with an enterprise-grade, containerized runtime, OpenHands scales from a single agent to thousands, integrates with your existing toolchain, and gives organizations full visibility and governance across every run. Learn more at OpenHands.dev.Initial Investment2025OpenHands is the open, secure, and model-agnostic platform for cloud-based software agents. OpenHands automates real engineering work asynchronously so teams ship faster, safer, and with complete control. Built on an open-source foundation with an enterprise-grade, containerized runtime, OpenHands scales from a single agent to thousands, integrates with your existing toolchain, and gives organizations full visibility and governance across every run. Learn more at OpenHands.dev. -
Temporal is an open-source microservices orchestration engine for running mission-critical code at any scale.Initial Investment2020Temporal is an open-source microservices orchestration engine for running mission-critical code at any scale.
