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Array Labs
Founded: 2021
Founders: Andrew Peterson, CEO, right; Isaac Robledo, left
What it does: Offers space-based 3D images from its own constellation of satellites
HQ: Palo Alto
Employees: 110
Total funding: $5 million
Founded: 2021
Founders: Andrew Peterson, CEO, right; Isaac Robledo, left
What it does: Offers space-based 3D images from its own constellation of satellites
HQ: Palo Alto
Employees: 110
Total funding: $5 million
Isaac Robledo
Dispatch Goods
Founded: 2019
Founders: Lindsey Hoell, CEO (left); Maia Tekle, head of sales and partnerships (right)
What it does: Helps businesses reduce packaging waste through a reusable container program
HQ: San Francisco
Employees: 16
Total funding: $6.2 million
Founded: 2019
Founders: Lindsey Hoell, CEO (left); Maia Tekle, head of sales and partnerships (right)
What it does: Helps businesses reduce packaging waste through a reusable container program
HQ: San Francisco
Employees: 16
Total funding: $6.2 million
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Fimio
Founded: 2022
Founders: Omoju Miller, founder and CEO (above)
What it does: Developing software to detect fraud for Web3 builders
HQ: Oakland
Employees: Currently a small team
Total funding: $2.195 million
Founded: 2022
Founders: Omoju Miller, founder and CEO (above)
What it does: Developing software to detect fraud for Web3 builders
HQ: Oakland
Employees: Currently a small team
Total funding: $2.195 million
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Fizz
Founded: 2021
Founders: Teddy Solomon, COO (right); Ashton Cofer, CTO (left)
What it does: Developing a social media platform for college students
HQ: Palo Alto
Employees: 25+
Total funding: $16.5 million
Founded: 2021
Founders: Teddy Solomon, COO (right); Ashton Cofer, CTO (left)
What it does: Developing a social media platform for college students
HQ: Palo Alto
Employees: 25+
Total funding: $16.5 million
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Foxglove
Founded: 2021
Founders: Adrian Macneil, CEO (above); Roman Shtylman, CTO
What it does: Developing software for logistics robots
HQ: Fully remote, but leadership based in S.F.
Employees: 19
Total funding: $18 million
Founded: 2021
Founders: Adrian Macneil, CEO (above); Roman Shtylman, CTO
What it does: Developing software for logistics robots
HQ: Fully remote, but leadership based in S.F.
Employees: 19
Total funding: $18 million
Hilary Knight
Millie
Founded: 2020
Founders: Anu Sharma, CEO (left); Talia Borgo, clinical director; Sarah Reynolds, CTO (right)
What it does: Rethinking maternal care through a tech-enabled lens to improve health outcomes
HQ: San Francisco
Employees: 15
Total funding: $4.1 million
Founded: 2020
Founders: Anu Sharma, CEO (left); Talia Borgo, clinical director; Sarah Reynolds, CTO (right)
What it does: Rethinking maternal care through a tech-enabled lens to improve health outcomes
HQ: San Francisco
Employees: 15
Total funding: $4.1 million
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NovoLoop
Founded: 2015
Founders: Miranda Wang, CEO (left); Jeanny Yao, COO (right)
What it does: Takes plastic waste and converts it into a flexible material that can replace rubber or foam
HQ: Menlo Park
Employees: 35
Total funding: $25 million
Founded: 2015
Founders: Miranda Wang, CEO (left); Jeanny Yao, COO (right)
What it does: Takes plastic waste and converts it into a flexible material that can replace rubber or foam
HQ: Menlo Park
Employees: 35
Total funding: $25 million
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Noyo
Founded: 2017
Founders: Shannon Goggin, CEO (right); Dennis Lee, COO (left)
What it does: Streamlines access to employee benefit data
HQ: S.F. and Durham, N.C.
Employees: 110
Total funding: $61.5 million
Founded: 2017
Founders: Shannon Goggin, CEO (right); Dennis Lee, COO (left)
What it does: Streamlines access to employee benefit data
HQ: S.F. and Durham, N.C.
Employees: 110
Total funding: $61.5 million
Noyo
Sequel
Founded: 2018
Founders: Greta Meyer, CEO (right); Amanda Calabrese, COO (left)
What it does: Redesigning tampons to make them leakproof
HQ: San Francisco
Employees: 3
Total funding: $5 million
Founded: 2018
Founders: Greta Meyer, CEO (right); Amanda Calabrese, COO (left)
What it does: Redesigning tampons to make them leakproof
HQ: San Francisco
Employees: 3
Total funding: $5 million
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Sunnyside
Founded: 2020
Founders: Nick Allen, CEO (left); Ian Andersen, chief growth officer (right)
What it does: Develops a drink tracking app and membership community to promote "mindful drinking"
HQ: San Francisco
Employees: 11
Total funding: $6 million
Founded: 2020
Founders: Nick Allen, CEO (left); Ian Andersen, chief growth officer (right)
What it does: Develops a drink tracking app and membership community to promote "mindful drinking"
HQ: San Francisco
Employees: 11
Total funding: $6 million
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Taelor
Founded: 2022
Founders: Anya Cheng, CEO (left); Phoebe Tan, COO (right)
What it does: Operates a menswear rental subscription service
HQ: Hayward and Redwood City
Employees: 7
Total funding: $2.3 million
Founded: 2022
Founders: Anya Cheng, CEO (left); Phoebe Tan, COO (right)
What it does: Operates a menswear rental subscription service
HQ: Hayward and Redwood City
Employees: 7
Total funding: $2.3 million
Christopher C Lee
Uplift Labs
Founded: 2017
Founders: Sukemasa Kabayama, CEO (center); Jonathan Wills, CTO (right); Rahul Rajan, chief AI officer (left)
What it does: Offers performance improvement coaching for athletes based on a 3D analysis of body movements
HQ: Palo Alto
Employees: 25
Total funding: $8.5 million
Founded: 2017
Founders: Sukemasa Kabayama, CEO (center); Jonathan Wills, CTO (right); Rahul Rajan, chief AI officer (left)
What it does: Offers performance improvement coaching for athletes based on a 3D analysis of body movements
HQ: Palo Alto
Employees: 25
Total funding: $8.5 million
Tomas Ovalle
Vori
Founded: 2019
Founders: Brandon Hill, CEO (center); Robert Pinkerton, CTO (left); Tre Kirkman, chief product officer (right)
What it does: Helps grocery stores manage their supply chains
HQ: Menlo Park
Employees: 21
Total funding: $10 million
Founded: 2019
Founders: Brandon Hill, CEO (center); Robert Pinkerton, CTO (left); Tre Kirkman, chief product officer (right)
What it does: Helps grocery stores manage their supply chains
HQ: Menlo Park
Employees: 21
Total funding: $10 million
Tomas Ovalle
ZeeMee
Founded: 2014
Founders: Vanessa Didyk, CEO (left); Mini Krish, CFO/COO (right); Adam Metcalf, original founder and chief evangelist
What it does: Help students make new friends
HQ: Palo Alto
Employees: 27
Total funding: $17.8 million
Founded: 2014
Founders: Vanessa Didyk, CEO (left); Mini Krish, CFO/COO (right); Adam Metcalf, original founder and chief evangelist
What it does: Help students make new friends
HQ: Palo Alto
Employees: 27
Total funding: $17.8 million
Tomas Ovalle
Zevvy
Founded: 2021
Founders: Andrew Krulewitz, CEO; Alex Shulman, product head; Miranda Spradlin; James Greff
What it does: Provides a marketplace for flexible electric vehicle leasing
HQ: Hayward
Employees: 7
Total funding: $5.4 million
Zevvy team members pictured, from left: Andrew Krulewitz, Miranda Spradlin, Alex Shulman, James Greff and Colin Bowers
Founded: 2021
Founders: Andrew Krulewitz, CEO; Alex Shulman, product head; Miranda Spradlin; James Greff
What it does: Provides a marketplace for flexible electric vehicle leasing
HQ: Hayward
Employees: 7
Total funding: $5.4 million
Zevvy team members pictured, from left: Andrew Krulewitz, Miranda Spradlin, Alex Shulman, James Greff and Colin Bowers
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For our second annual tranche of Startups to Watch, Bay Area Inno has chosen a group of companies we believe have the goods to survive the uncertain times ahead.
With venture capital drying up and many in the tech space battening down for a potential recession, startups of this era must be resilient, frugal and most of all, based on a really good idea.
We chose these 15 startups for their mix of innovation and tenacity we think it will take to survive tough times. From new social apps taking on established players (and possibly taking on users fleeing Twitter) to a crypto company that wants to put an end to the crypto industry's scammy behavior, all these startups have niches to fill and stories to tell.
Click through the gallery above for a quick look at the startups, and click on the links below to read more about the Class of 2023 Startups to Watch. And click here to sign up for our twice-weekly newsletter, The Beat.
