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Kalshi is the first CFTC regulated exchange dedicated to trading on the outcome of future events. It allows users to trade on a wide range of topics, including economics, culture, and climate, through innovative financial instruments called event contracts, which enable trading based on specific yes-or-no questions regarding future occurrences.

Deel is a global payroll and compliance platform that provides HR solutions for businesses looking to hire and manage remote teams. It offers tools for managing international payroll, compliance, and employee benefits, streamlining the hiring process across borders.

Zip is a procurement orchestration platform that streamlines the purchasing process from intake to pay, leveraging AI to enhance decision-making and efficiency.

Underdog Fantasy offers fantasy sports including Best Ball, Daily Drafts, and Pick'em for NFL and NBA. It provides quick drafting and big cash prizes.

Rally is an all-in-one client intake, document automation, collaboration, and company management tool designed for law firms and businesses, enhancing legal workflows and client interactions.

Standard Bots designs and assembles AI-native robots to automate complex tasks, focusing on making robotics accessible for various industries, particularly in manufacturing.

Plenful is an AI workflow automation platform designed specifically for pharmacy teams, aimed at streamlining operations and enhancing patient care through automation of complex workflows.

Standard Fleet is a fleet management platform designed for the software-defined vehicle era, offering solutions for payment automation, digital keys, telematics, and EV management.

BuildForever is a software company that focuses on creating consumer products that feel personal, magical, and deeply human.

Airbnb is a global platform that connects travelers with unique accommodations and experiences offered by hosts in over 220 countries. Founded in 2007, the company has grown to include over 5 million hosts and has facilitated more than 2 billion guest arrivals, fostering authentic connections between guests and local communities.

First Round Capital operates Dorm Room Fund, a $10M student-run VC program that backs student founders, and Angel Track, a no-fee fellowship that trains emerging angels while connecting them to First Round's network. The firm targets student founders, trains emerging angels, and connects them to its network. They provide a portfolio information-exchange platform plus practitioner-grade operating playbooks and publish First Round Review, a practitioner-grade operating manual.

Seed-stage, operator-first firm offering deeply embedded weekly working sessions and hands-on hiring, pricing and go-to-market support, backing non-central casting B2B founders using data/AI in fintech, vertical SaaS, healthcare.

Seed-stage, pre-launch investor making small, fast checks (often $0–500K), focused on open-source infrastructure and developer tooling, offering operator marketing and YC/Kickstarter experience. TwentyTwo VC is a solo-founded seed fund that specializes in making small, fast checks to back companies before they publicly launch, with a particular focus on open-source infrastructure and developer tooling. Founded by a former marketer and a Kickstarter/Y Combinator operator, the fund has deployed ~$20M across 100+ investments in just five years, positioning itself as dedicated to investing in companies tackling present and future quality of life.

Early-stage boutique that publicly rebooted after admitting a lost decade, offering an institutionalized Fellows talent pipeline funneling top students into breakout startups. Kleiner Perkins deliberately transformed from a sprawling, personality-driven platform into a tighter early-stage boutique after 2018, openly acknowledging a 'lost decade' and marketing their turnaround as a core part of their brand story. The firm built one of the industry's most structured talent pipelines through their Kleiner Perkins Fellows program, which provides a systematic route for top students into breakout startups and comes with KP-sponsored seed capital.