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Building the off switch for an always-on world: In Conversation with Sally Wood, Kinrest
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Building the off switch for an always-on world: In Conversation with Sally Wood, Kinrest

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Taylor Jackson

June 18, 2026

Sally Wood is building Kinrest, a screen-free sensory companion that helps children settle into sleep by calming their nervous system.
Speaking everyone's language: In Conversation with Minh Cung, Hyperlocalise
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Speaking everyone's language: In Conversation with Minh Cung, Hyperlocalise

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Taylor Jackson

June 18, 2026

After six years in the localisation industry, Minh Cung kept noticing the same problem. Companies would expand into global markets, and their messaging just wouldn't translate.
Property search hasn’t changed in 20 years: Neuralindex is building what comes next
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Property search hasn’t changed in 20 years: Neuralindex is building what comes next

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Holly Brooks

April 27, 2026

Neuralindex is the intelligence layer for smarter property purchase decisions
Factories run at full speed but quality control hasn’t caught up: Zabidou is changing that.
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Factories run at full speed but quality control hasn’t caught up: Zabidou is changing that.

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Holly Brooks

April 15, 2026

Zabidou enables low-cost, AI inspection on industrial production lines to catch defects in real time
Marketing got faster, strategy didn’t: Brainwaves is fixing that.
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Marketing got faster, strategy didn’t: Brainwaves is fixing that.

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Holly Brooks

April 15, 2026

Brainwaves accelerates marketing strategy by cutting through process, helping brand teams get to sharp insights and bold ideas faster.
A $500 order starts as a WhatsApp message: FlowGo handles the rest.
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A $500 order starts as a WhatsApp message: FlowGo handles the rest.

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Holly Brooks

April 15, 2026

FlowGo is an AI accounting workforce that runs inside your Chat & Email
Your landing page is leaking revenue & cascayd is plugging the gap
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Your landing page is leaking revenue & cascayd is plugging the gap

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Holly Brooks

April 15, 2026

cascayd lets growth teams create and launch website A/B tests in seconds
Money shouldn’t take days to move: iBnk is fixing that
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Money shouldn’t take days to move: iBnk is fixing that

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Holly Brooks

April 15, 2026

iBnkVault helps businesses move money across borders instantly and at lower cost
The hidden complexity behind every major event and how Evatto is solving it
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The hidden complexity behind every major event and how Evatto is solving it

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Holly Brooks

April 15, 2026

Evatto is the enterprise AI system automating admin and decision-making for major events
The work that decides billion-dollar deals still runs on email, spreadsheets and hope: Deeligence is changing that
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The work that decides billion-dollar deals still runs on email, spreadsheets and hope: Deeligence is changing that

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Holly Brooks

April 15, 2026

Deeligence uses agentic AI to deliver precise legal due diligence reports for law firms and investors in hours, not weeks.
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Building the off switch for an always-on world: In Conversation with Sally Wood, Kinrest

Taylor Jackson

June 18, 2026

Sally Wood is building Kinrest, a screen-free sensory companion that helps children settle into sleep by calming their nervous system.
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Speaking everyone's language: In Conversation with Minh Cung, Hyperlocalise

Taylor Jackson

June 18, 2026

After six years in the localisation industry, Minh Cung kept noticing the same problem. Companies would expand into global markets, and their messaging just wouldn't translate.
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Property search hasn’t changed in 20 years: Neuralindex is building what comes next

Holly Brooks

April 27, 2026

Neuralindex is the intelligence layer for smarter property purchase decisions