9 9 • Altera’s AI system uses computational neuroscience to enable AI agents to have similar social-emotional cognition as humans • Partnered with major gaming studios and Open AI • Unveiled an agent capable of playing Minecraft with others • Co-Investors: a16z, Patron, and First Spark Ventures (Eric Schmidt’s fund) AI Characters for Gaming • Integrates Bitcoin directly into Proof-of-Stake blockchains for yield generation without intermediaries while providing robust security and liquidity infrastructure for Web3 ecosystem • Supports over $5 billion in staked Bitcoin and will launch its mainnet soon • Co-Investors: Paradigm, Polychain, Hack VC, IDG Capital, DHVC Crypto Infrastructure • Quantum computing developer leveraging photonics-based hardware to deliver powerful, scalable quantum systems • Partnering with leading organizations such as AWS, Volkswagen, BMW, Microsoft, IBM, NVIDIA, CERN • Board members include Bessemer partner David Cowan, 14-time Midas List investor; and quantum computing expert Dr. Ray Johnson, former CTO of Lockheed Martin • Co-Investors: Bessemer, In-Q-Tel, Georgian Scalable Quantum Computers ALUMNI VENTURES 2025 APEX 50 av.vc Supply Chain Tech & Advanced Manufacturing • Revolutionizing thermal management with the world’s first solid- state active cooling chip for personal devices and AI data centers • Awarded CES 2023 Best in Show & 2024 Best Innovation awards • Board includes Navin Chaddha, Managing Partner at Mayfield, a 15x Midas List investor • Co-Investors: Mayfield Fund, Addition, Clear Ventures, Fidelity • AI-powered market intelligence data platform serving multinational brands in emerging markets • Powered by a network of over 500,000 active data contributors across 60+ countries • Scaled with customers such as Red Bull, Nestle, Coca Cola, Kellogg’s, Estee Lauder • Co-Investors: Bonfire Ventures, Cherryrock Partners Emerging Markets Data Intelligence • Provides a cutting-edge Layer 1 technology that offers high scal- ability, low latency, and cost efficiency • Mysten scheduled to release Web 3 gaming device in 2025 • Co-Investors: A16Z, Jump Crypto, Apollo, Binance Labs Scalable Blockchain Infrastructure