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Exponent

Exponent is the first financial technology platform built for QSRs and franchise operators, providing industry-specific credit cards, automated spend management, and flexible financing solutions. Our mission is to help franchisees maximize cash back, streamline financial operations, and unlock growth with fast, transparent funding—all in one seamless platform. With Exponent, franchise owners can earn more on essential expenses, access capital faster than banks or SBA loans, and gain real-time visibility into their financial health. Backed by some of the largest QSR franchisees in the U.S., Exponent is revolutionizing how operators manage and scale their businesses. Join the future of franchise finance.

Nectar Social

Nectar Social is an agentic community management and social listening platform for the world's leading businesses.

equipifi

equipifi is a fintech company that enables banks and credit unions to offer flexible payments and Buy Now, Pay Later as a native capability within their digital banking platforms. By embedding installment lending directly into the institutions consumers already trust, equipifi helps financial institutions deepen the banking relationship, grow their lending portfolio, and compete effectively in a payments landscape defined by evolving consumer expectations.

GridCARE

GridCARE is the essential one-stop power solution for AI data centers, delivering energy security and resilience at unprecedented speed. The company's AI-powered proprietary platform identifies and unlocks previously untapped grid capacity to accelerate AI infrastructure deployment. By creating the critical bridge between power availability and AI expansion, GridCARE is enabling the next generation of AI innovation.

harva. (formerly Supply Pay)

We build the operating system for perishables companies. One platform for inventory, sales, accounting, and embedded financing powered by AI, built for the way perishables actually works. Formerly Supply Pay Inc.