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In 2019, Jonas Schneider, formerly OpenAI's first engineering hire and technical lead for their robotics division, experienced a manufacturing pain point firsthand while building a robotic hand that required precision parts. Waiting months for critical components, he recognized a fundamental problem: the precision manufacturing industry was highly fragmented, relying on thousands of small, low-tech machine shops using pen-and-paper processes to supply the world's most advanced companies. This realization sparked the founding of Daedalus in Karlsruhe, Germany, with a mission to build the world's most advanced factories for precision parts using AI and software-driven automation. Today, Daedalus operates a 50,000-square-foot factory in Germany that represents a fundamental reimagining of precision manufacturing. Instead of relying on individual craftsmen, Daedalus deploys a proprietary Manufacturing AI Platform that orchestrates and automates the entire production process from quoting to delivery. The system captures manufacturing decision data from each part produced, using pattern matching and machine learning to continuously improve how similar parts are created in the future. Serving industries ranging from semiconductors and aerospace to medical devices and defense, Daedalus transforms bespoke precision part production from a months-long artisanal process into a reliable, scalable operation. With over $40 million in funding from NGP Capital, Khosla Ventures, Addition, and Y Combinator, the company is scaling its blueprint factory to meet growing demand across Europe and beyond.

Makro PRO is an exciting new digital venture by the iconic Makro. Our proud purpose is to build a technology platform that will help make business possible for restaurant owners, hotels, and independent retailers, and open the door for sellers. Makro PRO brings together the best talent across multi-nationals to transform the B2B marketplace ecosystem. We welcome bold, energetic, and thoughtful people who share our belief in collaboration, diversity, excellence, and putting customers at the heart of our work. The platform enables businesses to order supplies conveniently, with delivery services for raw materials, fresh products, dry goods, and complete products available 24 hours a day.

At LiveEO, we believe the key to protecting our planet lies in seeing it more clearly. Founded in Berlin in 2018, we've built a team of 160+ people from over 30 countries united by one mission: unlocking the full potential of Earth Observation data for the benefit of all mankind. Our engineers and data scientists combine cutting-edge satellite technology with advanced AI to transform how industries monitor and protect critical infrastructure. We operate at the intersection of space technology and real-world impact, serving customers including Deutsche Bahn, E.ON, Iberdrola, and Network Rail across six continents. Our product suite - Treeline for vegetation management, SurfaceScout for pipeline monitoring, and TradeAware for EUDR compliance - monitors over a million kilometers of infrastructure grid. Backed by €25M in Series B funding and recognized with multiple Red Dot Product Design Awards, we're building the Twinspector satellite constellation to secure Europe's technological independence in Earth observation. We value pragmatism over process, moving fast while maintaining the engineering rigor that makes our solutions trusted worldwide.

We're a team of 270+ strategists, designers and developers who collaborate to create digital product experiences that scale. From humble beginnings in sunny Dundee, our story began with three graduates, some blue sky thinking, and a shared belief in the power of technology to make a real difference. Fast forward to today, and we've built a global client base across financial services, healthcare, energy and the public sector. What really drives us is our people. We've built an inclusive community of expert technologists from 34 different nationalities, speaking 39 languages, who thrive on designing, building and delivering digital solutions that actually matter. Our vision is simple: to make the world a better place through impactful software. We live by our values every day - raise the bar, bring others with you, make it count, work in the open, and enjoy the journey.

In 2014, Minut was founded by four Swedes working in China and San Francisco with a vision to solve a growing challenge in the sharing economy: how property managers could protect their assets without invading guest privacy. The founders, including former Apple design engineer Nils Mattisson, recognized that traditional security solutions relied heavily on cameras - creating discomfort for guests and residents while still failing to prevent many real problems like noise complaints, unauthorized parties, and smoking violations. So they built something different: a privacy-first sensor that uses machine learning to monitor sound levels, occupancy, motion, temperature, humidity, and even detect smoking - all without cameras or microphones that record conversations. Today, Minut serves over 50,000 property professionals across more than 100 countries, from individual hosts to large property management companies, student housing operators, and hotel chains. The platform has evolved from a single smart home device into a comprehensive property insights platform that helps prevent disturbances, protect properties, and create better experiences for everyone involved.

In 1870, John D. Rockefeller and his associates formed the Standard Oil Company, establishing the foundation for what would become ExxonMobil. Over the past 140 years, the company evolved from a regional marketer of kerosene in the U.S. to one of the largest publicly traded petroleum and petrochemical enterprises in the world. The modern ExxonMobil Corporation officially formed on November 30, 1999, through the merger of Exxon and Mobil, creating an industry-leading portfolio of resources and establishing the company as one of the largest integrated fuels, lubricants, and chemical companies globally. Today, ExxonMobil operates in more than 56 countries with a workforce of 61,000 scientists, engineers, researchers, technicians, and professionals. The company is organized into three primary businesses: Upstream, focused on strengthening energy security through oil and natural gas operations; Product Solutions, integrating downstream and chemical operations for lower-emission fuels and innovative products; and Low Carbon Solutions, helping reduce emissions through carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and biofuels. Committed to responsibly meeting society's evolving energy needs, ExxonMobil pioneers new research and technologies to reduce emissions while creating more efficient fuels and sustainable solutions that improve quality of life worldwide.