The My NEXT Raise Founder–Funder Event on April 16, 2026 in Potomac, MD connects selected startups with active early-stage investors through curated 1:1 meetings.
There is no cost to apply or attend. Applications close March 31. https://t.co/ikT9ORpsli
#Startups
Startup Spotlight: Vercel
Vercel is a frontend cloud platform enabling developers to build fast, modern web applications.
Why it matters: Performance and developer experience drive user adoption.
Learn more about Vercel: https://t.co/XmIduQHiKF
Startup Spotlight: Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company building reliable and steerable AI systems.
Why it matters: Safe, aligned AI is critical as adoption accelerates.
Learn more about Anthropic: https://t.co/zy0T7AX9Cd
Startup Spotlight: Scale AI
Scale AI provides high-quality training data and infrastructure for AI applications.
Why it matters: Data quality determines model performance. Scale AI enables reliable AI at scale.
Learn more about Scale AI: https://t.co/6P24ONYrh7
Startup Spotlight: Pinecone
Pinecone is a vector database built for high-performance AI applications and semantic search.
Learn more about Pinecone: https://t.co/RqfGvdXXnu
Startup Spotlight: LangChain
LangChain provides an open-source framework that helps developers build applications powered by large language models.
Learn more about LangChain: https://t.co/uEeUje7f3b
Startup Spotlight: Mercury
Mercury is a digital banking platform built specifically for startups, offering banking, treasury, and financial tools in one place.
Learn more about Mercury: https://t.co/QtdzTiaApW
Startup Spotlight: Synthesia
Synthesia is an AI video platform that helps teams create professional videos without cameras, studios, or actors.
Learn more about Synthesia: https://t.co/ErKAQ1SIe5
Startup Spotlight: Hightouch
Hightouch enables companies to sync customer data from their warehouse into business tools in real time.
Learn more about Hightouch: https://t.co/58e3f43UG3
Startup Spotlight: Rillet
Rillet is building modern financial software that gives finance teams real-time visibility into company performance.
Learn more about Rillet: https://t.co/3ApFxHS5dy
Startup Spotlight: Typeface
Typeface is an enterprise generative AI platform built to help brands create personalized, on-brand content at scale.
Learn more about Typeface: https://t.co/LiblwCJtgm
Startup Spotlight: Abridge
Abridge uses AI to transform clinical conversations into structured medical documentation, reducing administrative burden for clinicians.
Learn more about Abridge: https://t.co/ofg1p1qKrK
Startup Spotlight: Relari
Relari is a U.S.-based AI infrastructure startup helping teams evaluate, test, and deploy AI systems with confidence. Their platform brings structure and reliability to AI development through automated evaluation and governance.
Startup Spotlight: Mantle
Mantle simplifies cap table and equity management for founders.
Why it matters: Clear equity management supports better founder decisions.
Learn more about Mantle: https://t.co/7YZD1qQY07
Startup Spotlight: Humans&
Humans& builds human-centric AI tools that amplify intent and context.
Why it matters: Human-aligned AI drives adoption and trust.
Learn more about Humans&: https://t.co/9J1TJPAU6r
Startup Spotlight: Town
Town builds accessible software tools that help teams collaborate and build more efficiently.
Why it matters: Lowering barriers to development expands innovation.
Learn more about Town: https://t.co/cfGBEI2SHL
Startup Spotlight: Pace
Pace is a fintech platform modernizing insurance operations through AI-powered workflow automation.
Why it matters: Automation reduces friction and cost in traditionally manual insurance processes.
Check it out: https://t.co/hzr8qMWWiX
Startup Spotlight: FLORA
FLORA is an AI creative platform that gives designers, artists, and creative teams a unified canvas where text, image, and video models work together.
Learn more: https://t.co/pzvGa1owS0
Phia is an AI shopping agent that helps consumers instantly compare prices, assess resale value, and discover better options across thousands of retail and secondhand sites, all in one place.
Round Treasury is making treasury and cash management simple for founders and CFOs. Their all-in-one platform aggregates banking, treasury, and yield opportunities so teams can manage cash, maximize returns, and reduce financial complexity across accounts without manual work.