Astera Labs

Astera Institute is a private foundation with a $2.5 billion endowment on a mission to steer science and technology toward an abundant future. The institute operates through three core divisions: Neuro & AGI, focused on directed neuroscience and AI research to engineer safe and successful general intelligence systems; Radial, a life sciences research division that funds and runs high-impact fundamental scientific challenges; and Foundation, which provides centralized operational and financial support while leading residency programs and strategic investments. Unlike traditional non-profit research organizations, projects supported by Astera operate like high-velocity startups, allowing the organization to focus on ambitious goals, match structure to problem, and attract strong technical talent and leadership. Astera aims to rebuild the machinery of science for the AI era by supporting the creation of public goods to accelerate scientific and technological progress - including non-proprietary infrastructure, tools, datasets, playbooks, and standards. The institute leverages its substantial resources and risk tolerance to experiment with unexplored approaches, embracing scientific and technical risk to chase impact at scale.

At Aquiva Labs, we believe exceptional Salesforce solutions come from deep expertise and genuine partnership. Our team of 1000+ certified professionals collaborates across continents to deliver product-grade solutions that drive real business outcomes. We measure our success by our clients' success - whether that's launching on the AppExchange, transforming operations, or scaling digital capabilities. Our culture is built on proactive engagement, continuous growth, and winning as a team through transparency and accountability. We specialize in AppExchange product development, digital transformation consulting, and managed engineering services across High Tech, Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Travel & Hospitality industries. With 9 years of market experience and 180+ projects delivered, our global team in locations from Orlando to Warsaw brings both technical excellence and creative problem-solving to every engagement. We challenge assumptions, push boundaries, and embrace an AI-first approach to help our partners stay ahead in an evolving Salesforce ecosystem.

We're the team behind Dagster, an open-source data orchestration platform that helps data teams build, observe, and scale their pipelines with software engineering best practices. Founded in 2018 and originally called Elementl, we rebranded to Dagster Labs to reflect our singular focus on making data platforms more productive and sustainable. Our approach is different: we treat data engineering as software engineering, giving teams the tools they need to define, test, and deploy data assets with confidence. We're a small, well-funded team spread across San Francisco, New York, Minneapolis, and remote locations throughout the US. We've built a collegial, collaborative culture where people are trusted to do their best work and where 'Be Human' isn't just a slogan - it's how we operate every day. Thousands of teams, from startups to enterprises, trust Dagster to power the data behind their analytics, machine learning, and AI initiatives.

At Sei Labs, we believe the future of finance requires infrastructure that doesn't compromise between speed and security. Our team of former Robinhood, Nvidia, Google, Goldman Sachs, and Databricks veterans is building the world's fastest Layer 1 EVM blockchain - capable of 400ms finality and 200,000 transactions per second. We're not just optimizing performance; we're reimagining how blockchain can support real-time, high-frequency applications that scale to Web2 levels while maintaining decentralized principles. Our engineers ship production-grade code that powers billions of transactions across 65+ million wallets, making Sei the #1 EVM chain by active users. We optimize for impact over facetime, move with startup speed, and collaborate closely with ecosystem partners to push the boundaries of what's possible onchain. Whether it's DeFi, gaming, or AI agents, we provide the foundational infrastructure that enables builders to create applications that feel instantaneous and reliable.

ProCaps Laboratories is a manufacturer of premium vitamins and nutritional supplements, founded in 1979 by Andrew Lessman. The company operates from a state-of-the-art 125,000-square-foot facility in Henderson, Nevada, featuring one of the largest private solar energy installations in the world. ProCaps is one of the few supplement companies that actually manufactures the vitamins it distributes, maintaining complete control over quality, safety, and potency. The company holds LEED Existing Building (EB) GOLD certification for its commitment to green energy production and environmentally responsible practices. What began as The Winning Combination in 1979 has evolved into ProCaps Laboratories through a journey of innovation and growth. Andrew Lessman started creating vitamins for elite athletes while in law school, using his biochemistry background to develop 100% pure, additive-free formulas. The company transitioned from retail to direct response marketing, eventually becoming a pioneer in television home shopping on QVC and later HSN. Today, ProCaps continues to lead the industry in research, development, and innovation, offering products based on solid science without hype or deceptive marketing tactics.

Phantasma Labs is pioneering a new approach to industrial AI that transforms how factories plan and schedule production. Traditional manufacturing planning tools are slow, manual, and struggle to adapt to constant changes - leading to delays, wasted resources, and untapped capacity. Phantasma solves this by using reinforcement learning and digital twins to create AI models that simulate factory environments, learning optimal production strategies without requiring massive historical datasets. This "no big data" approach means manufacturers can implement AI-driven planning in just 4-6 weeks, with ROI typically achieved within 6 months. The company delivers production plans 10x faster while improving outcomes by 30%, integrating seamlessly with existing ERP and MES systems to eliminate disruption. By making industrial-grade AI accessible to factories of any digital maturity, Phantasma helps manufacturers unlock hidden capacity, boost EBITDA by 2-5%, and stay competitive amid supply chain shocks and economic uncertainty - all without additional capital expenditures. Backed by Momenta, RunwayFBU, and other leading investors, Phantasma is democratizing AI for manufacturing and ensuring every factory can compete in the era of smart industry.