BlocPower is an energy technology startup that develops healthier, greener, and smarter buildings. It leverages advanced technologies, innovative electrification equipment, and structured finance to provide green heating and cooling to urban buildings. The company also connects government agencies, utilities, building owners, and smart equipment providers to identify unhealthy, energy-wasting buildings to retrofit. Its proprietary machine learning platform then determines which retrofits will produce the most energy savings at scale and uses the cloud and IoT to gather data and remotely monitor energy consumption. Since its founding, BlocPower has completed energy projects in nearly 1,000 buildings and delivered results ahead of schedule and under budget. It utilizes its proprietary software for analysis, leasing, project management, and monitoring of urban clean energy projects, and its customers are saving 20–40% on their energy bills each year. The company is backed by top investors, including Kapor Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, the American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, AccelR8, the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, Elemental Excelerator, CityRock Venture Partners, the Schmidt Family Foundation, and Salesforce Ventures.
Bump is an AI-powered analytics-driven platform that helps creators receive and manage microadvances for their businesses. It also helps in tracking and collecting lost revenue, determining qualification for micro-financing, and booking personalized live sessions directly with entertainment industry executives to let creators eliminate traditional barriers faced while receiving requisite resources.
Conductiv is an AI-powered, decisioning data conductor for lenders that enables them to continuously improve lending accuracy and quality. It aims to get lenders back to business as usual while gaining easy access to data needed to lend during and after Covid-19. Its work recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in “found money” for a top-five lender—meaning new revenue but with no additional customer acquisition cost! The company was founded in 2019 and is based in New York, New York.
GlacierGrid offers innovative solutions to enhance business efficiency and sustainability across multiple sectors. We deliver value by reducing food waste, energy use, and equipment downtime to help businesses maximize their profits and savings. Our vision embodies a commitment to reducing carbon footprints while upholding high service standards, driving towards a future where every unit of energy saved contributes to a more sustainable world. Our vision embodies a commitment to reducing carbon footprints while upholding high service standards, driving towards a future where every unit of energy saved contributes to a more sustainable world.
Our mission is simple: dramatically transform the face of media ownership and investment. The Black-owned media industry is nascent, and needs more investment and acceleration to catalyze a more robust ecosystem. Group Black was born to solve this problem. Group Black drives scalable Black-media ownership at pace and focuses on building Black-owned media businesses that embrace diversity in their organizations and audiences. Most importantly, Group Black delivers great content and experiences, as well as new, high-performing ways for advertisers to connect with consumers.