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Cornea Sense

Cornea Sense is a spin-out from Aalto University, Finland. Cornea Sense is developing a medical diagnostic device to help eye doctors diagnose and monitor ophthalmic and metabolic diseases by providing direct and specific ocular surface hydration data.

Cactos

Cactos develops distributed energy storage systems based on batteries.

Fuzu Ltd

At Fuzu, we believe talent is universal, but opportunity is not. Since 2013, we’ve been on a mission to bridge that gap — connecting companies with exceptional talent and supporting over 20 million career builders and 2,000+ organizations across Africa, Europe, and the US. We operate a next-generation talent marketplace that goes far beyond job matching. We help people build confidence in their careers and enable organizations to grow with the right teams — all grounded in fairness, quality, and long-term value. Fuzu operates through four business lines: ? Fuzu Platform – Our AI-driven job and talent marketplace (www.fuzu.com) supports job seekers and employers alike through smart recommendations, inspirational content and powerful tools to manage recruitment journeys and talent pipelines at scale. The platform is also available as a white-labelled solution for partners. ? Fuzu Global Workforce – A remote workforce service connecting global companies with validated professionals across the world. We support everything from human-in-the-loop work (LLM thematic annotations, computer vision, language translations, data capture) to software development — with ethical, affordable and flexible delivery. ? Fuzu Employability – Our high scale career-building solution for youth, early career professionals, and underserved groups. By combining AI-driven guidance with learning, coaching, and job access, we help people grow into the talent employers are looking for — and thrive. ? Fuzu Elite – Our high-touch recruitment service for leadership, technical, and specialist roles. Combining AI insights with expert human search, we help clients find the talent that truly fits — and stays. If you want to learn more about the work we do and the results we have achieved, we are happy and proud to share more!