Salt & Fiber Secures $343K

Augustus

Augustus (formerly known as Ivy) has received OCC conditional approval to charter the first clearing bank for the AI era. This approval has been driven by our core thesis: the dollar is the best product in the history of the world, with practically infinite global demand - but distribution is broken. The existing clearing model runs on legacy correspondents that are closed 115 days a year, built for humans, and take two days to settle. Augustus is the update to the AI era: an autonomous clearing bank, purpose-built around programmable money and stablecoins. Always open. Made for machines. At the speed of compute.

ADI Foundation

The ADI Foundation is an Abu Dhabi–based organization dedicated to empowering governments and institutions in emerging markets through blockchain infrastructure to accelerate the growth of digital economies. The ADI Foundation was founded by Sirius International Holding, the technology-focused subsidiary of one of the largest investment companies in the world, IHC. The Foundation is catalyzing large-scale social and economic inclusion through its mission to bring 1 billion people globally into the digital economy by 2030, building on a strong foundation of 500+ million people already within its project ecosystem. The Foundation designed ADI Chain, the first institutional Layer 2 blockchain for stablecoins and real-world assets in the MENA region, and is building a growing portfolio of use cases, including hosting the UAE dirham-backed stablecoin, DDSC. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi’s ADGM, the world’s first jurisdiction with a bespoke digital asset framework, the ADI Foundation contributes to the region’s growth as a global digital asset hub.

Sofab Inks

Sofab Inks is a chemical manufacturer of specialized inks for perovskite solar cell manufacturing. We are a spin-out from the University of Louisville, Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research, founded in 2022. We offer products with cost-advantages and enhanced process flexibility that emphasize quality control standards. SoFab’s broader mission is to accelerate the decarbonization of electrification by improving efficiency, scalability, stability, and bankability of solar cells. Reach out for further information/questions!

Voxshell

Voxshell’s mission is to accelerate productivity in hardware development. We build advanced meshing and geometry processing software that enables scalable, high-fidelity engineering simulation. By automating simulation-ready geometry and meshing, designed for parallel workflows and seamless integration with modern CAE, HPC, and AI-driven pipelines.