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Flexprice

Open source metering & billing built for developers Build usage-based, credit-based, or hybrid pricing models with ease. Flexprice handles metering, pricing, and invoicing so you can focus on building, not billing. With Flexprice, move from "We need a dev sprint” to "We can support it today" - Deploy on cloud or self-host — your infra, your choice - No-code UI to let business teams run pricing without developer help - Say goodbye to spending countless hours on pricing changes - Track LLM and GPU costs in real time to protect your margins ? Explore: https://github.com/flexprice/flexprice/

Certo

Certo is the AI-powered compliance platform that helps consumer goods industry players bring more products to market, faster, safer and keep them on the shelf. Our AI agents transform complex, ever-evolving regulations into dynamic, automated, and enriched product-specific compliance checks across: formulas, ingredient lists, product specs, labels, ingredients, marketing claims, supplier documents and market-specific rules. This dramatically reduces manual work and error risk, while allowing teams to focus on launching safe, high-quality products at speed and scale, and not on tedious regulation checks. We’re trusted by global brands across cosmetics, personal care, households goods, F&B, Flavors and Fragrances and Textiles. ? Operating from Paris and San Francisco

Veriten

Veriten is a research, investing, and strategy firm that draws from its energy-focused network and knowledge platform bringing diverse perspectives to the long-term energy discussion, helping our industry partners and investors improve strategic decision-making. Additionally, we leverage our research and strategy work and apply that analysis to NexTen fund’s investment strategy. Independent and employee-owned, we are committed to truth in energy, strength through partnership, rigorous analysis and research, and intellectual honesty. Through our public content, we aim to educate, inform and collaborate with energy producers, energy consumers, academics, politicians, policymakers, and other open-minded individuals and organizations.

FundCanna

FundCanna is the leading source of capital for the cannabis industry nationwide. The funding products FundCanna offers are customizable, flexible, renewable and reliable. The financing offered is designed exclusively for cannabis operations and the ancillary companies that support the industry. Based in San Diego, California FundCanna has underwritten over 6,000 clients and approved over $500Million to the Cannabis industry across all verticals and in over 40 states. FundCanna’s team of experts has provided $20 billion in on-balance sheet funding to underserved businesses and individuals across the country. Adam Stettner, founder and CEO of FundCanna, has successfully founded and operated finance companies for the past 20-plus years, earning numerous national awards and recognition including EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year and seven showings on the Inc. 500/5000. Stettner and his team have focused exclusively on financing licensed cannabis operators and ancillary providers since 2021. For more information about FundCanna and Cannabis financing, visit www.FundCanna.com.

Passage Ticketing

Passage powers ticketing and payments for events and attractions. The all-in-one mobile box office technology allows owners and managers to take control of all their ticket, merchandise, and concession sales both online and at-the-door, all while reaching more fans and making more money. Since 2014, Passage, founded and headquartered in Downtown Detroit, has completed millions of dollars in ticket and product sales for thousands of events around the world. For more information about Passage, please visit gopassage.com. Passage: Your Event. Your Fans. Your Mobile Box Office.