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week.Through its four-month seed program, the Silicon Valley seed fund invests $150,000 in exchange for 6 percent equity
The companies below include a mix of industries from cryptocurrency to digital health to e-commerce
500 Startups says 40 percent of the companies have a female founder, 50 percent have a black, mixed-race or Latinx founder and 31 percent
28:Alba: A Santiago, Chile-based mobile marketplace for babysitters in emerging markets.Assemble: A Los Angeles-based digital platform for
automating video content production.Back Office: A Palm Beach, Florida-based financial software provider focused on streamlining personal
bookkeeping.BlockVigil: A San Francisco-based platform for building and scaling blockchain applications.Cambridgene: A Cambridge-based
developer of clinical-genomic software for personalizing cancer therapy in hospitals.Celer Network: A platform for building and scaling
decentralized applications.Crowdz: Headquartered in Sunnyvale, the blockchain-based B2B marketplace builds digitized supply chains.HAMAMA: A
San Francisco-based provider of microgreen kits for growing healthy food at home.IOTW: A Hong Kong-based IoT-connected cryptocurrency mining
platform.Kura Tech: A San Francisco-based developer of augmented reality glasses with micro-display and variable focus.Memoir Health: A
Boston-based behavioral health startup providing physical and virtual mental wellness and substance use services.MessageCube: Headquartered
Utah-based online portal for restaurant reviews meant to help businesses measure customer experience.PantyProp: A New York-based seller of
underwear and swimwear for women to wear while menstruating.Pilleve: A Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based startup using data to help care
providers lower the costs associated with opioid addiction.Savion: A Livermore-based aviation company bringing green, long-range private
offers buyers protection, instant transactions and more.Zeuss Tech: Headquartered in Palo Alto, the blockchain-based anti-money-laundering
Startups batch 23, 22 and 21.