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  • Magpie Brewing Co. – South Korean craft brewery founded in 2012 in Itaewon, Seoul; among the country's pioneering craft breweries, credited with producing South Korea's first commercially available sour beer (The Ghost Gose, 2013). Operates four locations across Seoul and Jeju Island; exports to 45 U.S. states through B-United International. CNN Travel NPR Lonely Planet
  • Map My Tracks—a social fitness network used by people to track their outdoor activities (such as cycling, hiking, running). Established in 2007, Map My Tracks is regularly used to broadcast long distance endurance events live to online viewers). Substantive;[1][2][3][4]resource searches[5][6]
  • Mangomint (Mangomint is the highest-rated scheduling and management software for salons and spas.) [7][8][9])
  • Matchbook Betting Exchange - A betting exchange similar to Betfair, Smarkets and Betdaq. Founded in 2004. [10][11][12][13]
  • Mathews Archery – An American manufacturer of compound bows founded in 1992 that has become one of the largest companies in that sphere. Also owns Mission Crossbows, Mission Archery, and Genesis Archery; the last of these makes the official bow of the National Archery in the Schools Program.[14][15][16]
  • mberry is a small business located in Arizona that sells Miracle Berry products. These products have the ability to change your taste buds. Founded in 2009, it has been the focus of many viral videos and articles around flavor tripping. [17][18][19][20][21][22]
  • Magnusmode - software for individuals with developmental disabilities. Started in 2011 by Nadia Hamilton, MagnusCards step-by-step guides [23] Reference material can be found here:,[24][25][26][27][28]
  • Marakon Associates Marakon is a top-tier global management consulting firm founded in 1978 by Peter Kontes, James McTaggart and James McGrath in Stamford, Connecticut. On June 9, 2009, the Company was acquired by CRA International. Marakon invented a comprehensive, four-in-one tool for organizing, analyzing, managing, and strategizing to deliver shareholder value. Some of it's success stories include The Coca-Cola Company, Loyds and Nordstrom.[29][30][31][32][33]
  • Master Purveyors, Inc. - wholesale/retail meat business in New York City. established in 1957 by Sam Solasz. [34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
  • Medical Air Services Association - (branded as MASA Assist) pre-paid medical transportation assistance in North America and the Caribbean islands. founded in 1974 by Frank Halley, based in Southlake, Texas, with satellite offices in the Caribbean..[41] [42][43][44][45][46][47]
  • MeMD - Privately-held American telehealth company founded in 2010 and based in Scottsdale, AZ, which connects patients to medical providers via secure online video, phone, or mobile app for remote consultations and treatment. The telemedicine company provides on-demand, online care for common illnesses, injuries and behavioral health issues to consumers and businesses nationwide.[48] Third party sources: [49][50][51][52][53]
  • Mielle Organics - hair care company[61][62]
  • MIM Software Inc. - Medical imaging analysis software company that has solutions for radiation oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine, neuroimaging, and cardiac imaging.[63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70]
  • MindSpa (formerly Synctuition) is a software company based in Tallinn, Estonia. It was founded in 2016 by Platon Tinn, Allan Esmaa and Michael Burich.[71][72]MindSpa produces B2B and B2C products specialized in mental relaxation, including spatial and binaural beats meditative audios, which are available on its subscription-based mobile application. [73][74] In 2020, the company was chosen to join Google's startup accelerator program and ranked among the top 5 most downloaded meditation apps in the United States.[75][76] A 2023 study by researchers from Rutgers University found that listening to MindSpa's audio technology can effectively perceived stress levels in healthcare workers.[77]
  • Mistplay - Mistplay is the first loyalty platform for mobile gamers. Using the Mistplay application, users can discover mobile games and earn rewards for playing them [78]. It is a Montreal-based startup which was ranked as the 4th fastest growing company in Canada by the Globe and Mail[79] and the #1 fastest growing company in Quebec by L'actualité[80] Mistplay has a goal of planting one billion trees by 2025 through the Ecoplay application, which allows users to plant trees by playing mobile games [81]. As of January 2021, the Mistplay application has been downloaded over 10 million times from the Google Play Store and given away over $11,785,079 in gift cards [82] [83]
  • Modus Games Modus is a indie and AA video game publisher based out of Walnut Creek, California. Founded in 2019, the company is a sub label of Maximum Games. Modus specializes in bringing AAA publishing services to smaller studios. Modus has published several hit games, including Trine 4 and Rock of Ages III: Make & Break. The first game that the studio published was Extinction. The company recently announced a Stadia exclusive title, Lost Words.
  • Middle East and Africa Bank A bank based in Beirut, Lebanon with some controversy related to its owners.
  • Mlhuillier Financial Services – One of largest Financial Services Company in the Philippines offering Quick Cash Loans, Money Transfer Services (Domestic & International), Bills Payment and other services.
  • Moonbounce Inc. is a technology provider of an AI control engine that ensures systems behave exactly as designed at any scale. Focusing on AI safety, AI guardrails and online platform safety applications for businesses. [84][85][86][87][88]
  • MOONDOG Animation Studio, LLC - is an animation studio located in Charleston, South Carolina[89][90][91][92]
  • Mona Moore (company) (Mona Moore is an independent, woman-owned and women-operated luxury store in Venice, CA. The store first opened in Montreal, QC, Canada, then opened a sister store in Los Angeles on Abbot Kinney. A few years after, all business was moved from the Montreal store to the Los Angeles location. The store moved from Abbot Kinney, to main street, and is now preparing for a move to 208 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, CA, recently purchased by Mona Moore for use as the flagship store and to become the permanent home of Mona Moore. Mona Moore was initially opened by Lisa Bush with business partner Anna Varriano, but since, full ownership of Mona Moore was transferred to Lisa Bush. Some links to provide additional information (more detailed business history, notable events held at Mona Moore, brands carried, info about the owner, etc.) and confirm the information noted above:
  • MTN Retail Advisors - MTN Retail Advisors is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, providing retail data collection and analysis. Delivering detailed market insights for retailers, municipalities, developers, & real estate investors increase business growth. Founded in 2001 by John Tippetts and Doug Munson to serve clients nationwide.[93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105][106][107]
  • MyBodyGallery - Crowdsourced website of un-retouched photos of bodies. Founded in 2010 by photographer Odessa Cozzolino as part of the Body Positive Movement.[108] In the media:,[109][110][111][112][113]

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  • Nabriva Therapeutics—Austrian biopharmaceutical company (citation links saved to archive.is)[114][115][116]
  • * Nationwide Pet Insurance – An American pet health insurance provider operating as part of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Originally established as Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) in 1982 by veterinarian Jack Stephens, the company issued the first pet insurance policy in the United States and was an early participant in the development of the American pet insurance industry. VPI held a dominant share of the U.S. pet insurance market throughout much of the 1980s and 1990s. Nationwide acquired the company in 2009, and VPI began transitioning to the Nationwide brand in 2014. The company provides insurance for dogs, cats, birds, and exotic animals and has been the subject of independent reporting concerning its history, insurance market position, and business operations. In 2024, Nationwide received national news coverage following its decision to discontinue approximately 100,000 pet insurance policies, citing rising veterinary costs and changes to its underwriting practices. Independent sources documenting the company's history and industry significance include the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Veterinary Practice News, dvm360, Insurance Journal, and CBS News. [117][118][119][120][121][122]
  • Nameberry—The world's largest name website often used as a source in the New York Times [123][124], People Magazine [125][126][127][128][129][130]
  • Nashville Biosciences—This is a company venture launched by Vanderbilt University to commercialize research emerging from the university. Came across a GenomeWeb article related to the company,[131] then did some subsequent source hunting to support this entry.[132][133][134][135][136]
  • Natco Foods - UK food manufacturer employing 200 people donates £millions to charity (mainly Human Capability Foundation), written about in Guardian, bought Trigon Snacks factory saving 110 jobs when it controversially went into Administration, prompting discussions in House of Commons. Natco was part of "T Choithram International SA v Pagarani" precedent-setting Privy Council case which has its own Wiki page already. [137][138][139][140][141][142][143][144][145]
  • Native American Lending Alliance (NALA) - an association of Native American tribes that provides financial products for underbanked consumers and creates new economic opportunities for Native American communities. These two news article links mention:[146][147] (refers to the organization as "Native American Lenders Alliance") and[148]It is also described as an alliance of tribes in the business of predatory lending online. Delvin Cree, "Predatory lending a cash cow in Indian country", Indianz.com, 17 February 2012 [149]
  • Natus – medical technology company[150][151][152][153][154]
  • NAVEX Global - Navex Global, a Lake Oswego, Ore.-based provider of employee compliance training software[155][156][157][158][159][160][161][162][163][164][165][166][167][168][169][170][171]
  • NavVis - NavVis develops innovative hardware and software to map, navigate, and digitalize the indoors. NavVis is a fast growing, Munich-based tech start-up that brings indoor mapping and positioning to the next level. NavVis has raised a €7.5 million Series B round of funding[172][173][174][175][176][177][178][179][180][181]
  • Nelo Group Medellín company, private investment fund and financial services holding company from Colombia. appears notable: 1 & 2 & 3 & and has had coverage by Forbes. 4
  • Nelson-Jameson, Inc. - Nelson-Jameson, a Marshfield, Wis.-based supplier to food, beverage, and dairy processors that has been family-owned since 1947. The company has distribution centers across the United States and employs more than 300 people[182][183][184][185][186]
  • Neumi LLC - Nano supplement and skincare company. Neumi is a supplement and skincare company that was founded on July 7, 2021, by Steven K. Scott, Christian author and entrepreneur[187]. Along with the launch, Neumi introduced two glutathione products, NutriSwish and Neumi Skin, which were made through HydraStat™ Nanotechnology with the goal to increase bioavailability.
  • Neurotic Media - digital music private-label service provider back-office functions. Software as a Service (SaaS) Sources [188][189][190][191][192][193][194][195][196][197][198][199][200][201][202][203][204]
  • Neurosync Laboratories, a VR R&D company behind the novel VR Interface, the C-Infinity, a game-changing neuro-digital VR Interface. SOURCES: Yahoo Finance, 2024-01-23, New Atlas, 2024-02-01, Neuroscience Letters. 825: 137692. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2024.137692. ISSN 0304-3940, Nausea-Abating VR Platforms Neurosync Laboratories on crunchbase.com
  • Newtopia - corporate health company that utilizes genetic testing, personalized coaching, and engagement science to create personalized programs. [205][206][207][208][209][210][211][212][213][214][215][216][217][218][219][220]
  • NextStep - An online certified nursing assistant (CNA) training and placement program created to help solve two growing problems in the United States: the critical shortage of certified nursing assistants to care for an expanding older population[221] and technological unemployment of workers due to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation [222][223][224][225][226][227]
  • Nightlink - based on a request over at the helpdesk. See these links, appears notable: & & & and has had coverage by the BBC ... and by Cornish Guardian:
  • Nightscape Press A small press publisher of dark fiction [228][229][230]. Three novels published by Nightscape Press have been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award: A Requiem for Dead Flies by Peter N. Dudar (2012), Life Rage by L.L. Soares (2012), and The Evolutionist by Rena Mason (2013). Both Life Rage and The Evolutionist won the award in their respective years of being nominated[231].
  • Nimbus CD International - CNET News
  • Nomupay - Irish-based payments business. Formed after buying licences from bankrupt payments company Wirecard. Parent company of KlickEx and minority subsidiary of Softbank. Coverage in Reuters. [232]
  • Northern Reflections - A specialty women's casual clothing company based in Canada with over 150 stores as well as an online business,[233] with a target market of women aged 40 to 65. Northern Reflections was established in 1985 by the F.W. Woolworth company[234]
  • Nuheara - Nuheara Limited, is an Australia-based audio wearables company. The Company is engaged in developing hardware and software to deliver multi-functional intelligent hearing technology that augments a user's hearing and facilitates cable free connection to smart devices. Their 3rd-generation product, IQbuds² MAX, was named as one of TIME's best inventions of 2020.[235] The company is traded on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) under the ticker symbol "NUH" [236]. The company is also in the process of producing and manufacturing a new line of earbuds for HP as part of a 3-year manufacture and supply agreement. [237]
  • Nuttall Gear - Founded in 1887, Nuttall Gear developed and introduced single helical gears, one of the most significant contributions to the field of gear engineering. Today, Nuttall is the only global company that specializes in providing complete custom packaged drive assemblies combining both mechanical and electrical components to meet specific customer requirements.[238][239][240]
  • NuMe Hair Styling Products - Disclosing that I work for NuMe and I'm requesting the page be written by someone without a conflict of interest, per Wikipedia guidelines. NuMe launched in 2009 and won Brand of the Year from the Hollywood Beauty Awards in 2017.[241] NuMe products have been endorsed by actress Ashley Tisdale[242] and numerous internet celebrities, including Laura Lee.[243] NuMe has also been featured on Good Morning America,[244] The Today Show, and Access Hollywood. NuMe YouTube tutorials posted by social media influencers continue to climb to over 150 thousand videos and 200 million combined views.[245]
  • Neal Analytics(A B2B consulting company focused on AI, data science, and cloud technology. Founded in 2011, headquarters is in Bellevue, Washington. Currently over 200 employees across several countries. Serving the United States, Canada, and India. Gold Partner with Microsoft.)
  • Novantas, Inc. – An international banking analytics and advisory services firm with locations in New York, Chicago, Toronto and others. A FinTech 100 firm ;

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  • Overclockers UK— Overclockers UK was founded in 1999 as one of the first ecommerce companies in the UK that specializes in selling computer hardware and video games accessories. The company also runs one of the oldest and largest running forums in the UK for computer hardware experts and gamers to connect and discuss on a variety of topics.[246][247][248][249][250][251][252][253]
  • Omnicron Productions Ltd - New Zealand video production company, one of the longest-running in the country. Represents New Zealand in the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers (IQMPP). Known for the award winning reality series 'Henderson to Hollywood' & 'Logan's Run' [254][255][256][257]
  • OnBuy—A leading UK online marketplace that announced launching into 140 countries over the next 12 months. £5m investment in 2020 and reported 24,000% growth in four years to YE20 [258][259][260][261][262][263][264][265][266][267][268][269][270][271][272][273][274][275][276][277][278]
  • Orion Engineered Carbons - supplier of Carbon Black. They offer standard and high-performance products for Coatings, Printing Inks, Polymers, Rubber and other applications. Their high-quality Gas Blacks, Furnace Blacks and Specialty Carbon Blacks tint, colorize and enhance the performance of plastics, paints and coatings, inks and toners, adhesives and sealants, tires, and manufactured rubber goods such as automotive belts and hoses. With 1,360 employees worldwide, Orion Engineered Carbons runs 14 global production sites and four Applied Technology Centers, focusing on quality supply and collaborative partnerships with customers. Common shares of Orion Engineered Carbons are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OEC. Orion Engineered Carbons was formally traded under the company name Evonik Degussa before being brought out of Evonik by Rhone Capital and Triton Partners. [298][299][300][301][302]
  • Ox Eye Media - Ox Eye Media is an industry leading entertainment company that is made up of Source Point Press, publisher of "Franklin and Ghost" and "Gloomhaven: Fallen Lion", Deep Water Games, publisher of the "Welcome To" and "Fantastic Factories" series, and N3, an art merchandising collective. Franklin and Ghost is soon to be adapted into an animated series starring Sean Schemmel and Billy Bob Thornton. (
  • Oyster HR (Oyster HR is a global employment platform that helps companies hire, pay, and provide benefits to global talent. Oyster is a certified B-Corporation with a mission to unlock global job opportunities that can improve the health of people, communities, local economies, and the environment worldwide.[308][309]Oyster HR, Inc., Oyster HR, Exclusive: Oyster, a remote workforce management platform, hits $1 billion unicorn valuation, How To Lead Teams Effectively In A Distributed Work Environment, HR Platform Oyster Raises $150M, Reaches Unicorn Status
  • OpenSanctions (is a global database of sanctions, enforcement actions and politically exposed persons, QID: Q122186942). The company produces the public and free-to-search OpenSanctions database[310] and is used widely in journalistic investigations: NYT[311], FT[312], ICIJ [313]
  • OANDA – Key player in the retail FOREX. Analysts are frequently quoted in top-tier news sources. Cited/sourced on wiki regularly. Conspicuous by their absence since AFD of an apparently promotional article in 2016. These are just a few examples in the last day, from the first couple pages of this 82,000-hit Google search of news sources[314]
  • Ox Bonding – national leader in credit and bonding services. The Contractor Credit Program (CCP) provides A.M. Best A− rated Bid, Payment and Performance bonds to contractors as well as working capital advances, payroll processing and other services designed to support their client’s needs. In addition to the CCP program, they offer traditional commercial surety bonds to the millions of American business that are required to post a bond under the terms of their licenses [dead link][dead link]; .
  • Optum Bank Optum Bank started operating on July 21, 2003, in Salt Lake City, Utah, as a Utah state-chartered industrial loan corporation. They provide health accounts and payment solutions and leverage their digital platforms, advanced analytics, and proprietary technology to help people and organizations better manage health care expenses. Optum Bank is the largest provider of health savings accounts, managing over 5.6 million member accounts and $12 billion in assets in the United States. [315]

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  • Piql AS Piql, based in Drammen, Norway is a provider of digital preservation and long-term information storage services. Its clients include Github, the Vatican Library and ESA. Piql is most prominently known as a creator of the Arctic World Archive, a safe information repository located on Svalbard.[366], [367], [368], [369], [370]
  • Plated (company) - meal kit company, ready-to-cook meal delivery service in USA. Founded 2012 in New York City. more than 400 employees.
  • Picsume - Canadian-based job search platform founded in Windsor, Ontario by Jordan Goure in 2023. Introduced live dynamic work profiles that link to a job board powered by proprietary technology. Supported by organizations such as WEtech Alliance and the National Research Council of Canada's Industrial Research Assistance Program. Website: [371][372][373][374][375][376][377][378]
  • Perkbox (UK-based employee rewards and benefits platform; founded in 2010 as Huddlebuy and later rebranded to Perkbox; raised £13.5m led by Draper Esprit in 2019; in 2024 was acquired by Great Hill Partners and combined with Vivup.) ( )
  • Pontera - Financial technology company that provides software for financial advisors to manage clients' employer-sponsored retirement accounts, including 401(k)s and 403(b)s. The platform enables advisors to view, analyze, and rebalance "held-away" assets—accounts not custodied with the advisor's primary institution—as part of holistic porfolio managers. Founded in 2012 as "FeeX" by Yoav Zurel, Eyal, Halahmi, David Weisz, and Uri Levine, who is also known for co-founding Waze. Funded by Iconiq Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Hanaco Ventures, Blumberg Capital, among others. Website: [379][380][381][382][383][384][385][386][387][388]

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  • POPS - Helados POPS - Central American Ice Cream Company that originated in Costa Rica and currently operates in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador. Press: [389][390][391][392][393]
  • Popular Pays - A tech platform that connects brands with social media influencers to create content at scale. [popularpays.com],
  • Porter (Company) - Porter[394] is a platform that connects companies and local truckers to provide last-mile delivery solutions in India. Founded in 2014, the platform provides multiple support solutions such as on demand transportation, real-time visibility and supply chain management.[395][396][397][398][399][400] In 2018, Mahindra Group invested USD 10 million in Porter, to merge with Smartshift.[401][402][403][404]
  • Poten & Partners - New York-based international brokerage, consulting, and project development services company involved in the fields of crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas and liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and other commodities. It is considered an industry leader in commercial brokerage and advising[405]. The company's market intelligence is often featured on Bloomberg[406][407][408][409]. Poten recently developed the Natural Gas Master Plan for Trinidad & Tobago which will serve as a policy guide for the natural gas sector for the next 10 years [410] The company was also recently named the #2 technical adviser on infrastructure projects in the world, behind Arup Group, and #1 in Europe by IJ Global [411]. In 2009, Poten & Partners completed a study, commissioned by the World Bank, with its recommendations on the development of LNG supply to Lebanon, taking into account the projected global market conditions and current import terminal technologies[412]. The study concluded that Lebanon construct a subsea pipeline and floating storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU) to import natural gas. Poten identified Qatar, Algeria, Yemen, and Egypt as the key potential gas sources for the LNG plant. Poten's Chairman and former CEO, Michael Tusiani, was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the Shipping Industry by Lloyd's List[413], and he currently sits on board of the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy[414]
  • Powerhouse Dynamics - Newton, Massachusetts based Energy, Asset, and Operations management technology company. Creator of the SiteSage platform, which enables owners of portfolios of small commercial facilities[415] to connect, monitor, analyze, and control HVAC and other equipment remotely[416]. The patented[417][418][419] SiteSage system continuously analyzes equipment-level data to detect performance problems. Notable customers include Arby's,[420][421] Taco Bell, Bertucci's,[422] Au Bon Pain,[423] Global Partners,[424] and Pizza Hut.[425] They have been credited by Arby's with delivering innovative resource-saving measures.[426][427][428][429] Partners include Rheem,[430] and Constellation Energy Group, who has also invested in the company through its Constellation Technology Ventures arm.[431] Other investors include the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC),[432][433] Emerald Technology Ventures,[434] SOSV,[435] and Point Judith Capital. The company is considered a leader in the developing Internet of Things business cluster in Massachusetts[436][437] and beyond.[438][439] Originally focused on the residential energy management with its eMonitor product[440], the company turned to commercial buildings in 2012, rebranding the product as SiteSage[441].
  • PrettyBird - commercial & music video[442] production company in Los Angeles[443][444] with awards and recognition.[445]
  • Prime Publishing, LLC - Publishing company with more than 8 million subscribers that specializes in multi-platform brands related to cooking, crafting and DIY. [446][447][448][449][450][451]
  • Profile (company) - Men's grooming and skin care collection, developed by actor Rob Lowe.[452][453][454][455][456][457][458][459][460][461][462][463][464][465][466][467][468][469][470][471][472][473][474][475]
  • Progen Pharmaceuticals (Progen Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.) - "Discovery, development and commercialisation of small molecule therapeutics primarily for the treatment of cancer." Based in Australia.[476][477][478]
  • Proper Media - a digital services company that became part owner of Snopes, the fact checking website, when Barbara Mikkelson sold her shares to Proper Media during her divorce. Proper media owns Salon.com which has a politically progressive, liberal editorial stance. [479][480][481][482][483][484]
  • ProSymmetry - ProSymmetry is a global company technology company based in Cleveland, Ohio. The company has two enterprise software platforms, Tempus Resource and Tempus Portfolio, for strategic portfolio management and resource management solutions, which are used by organizations for capacity planning, resource forecasting, scenario analysis and portfolio decision-making. ProSymmetry has been recognized as an industry leader in resource management and strategic portfolio management by Gartner®, being included in their Magic Quadrant™ for Adaptive Project Management and Reporting for four consecutive years. ProSymmetry has also been recognized in the Gartner® Hype Cycle for Program and Portfolio Management for nine consecutive years. ProSymmetry has achieved FedRAMP Marketplace inclusion at the Moderate baseline for federal agencies who are utilizing cloud service providers. ProSymmetry’s two platforms Tempus Portfolio and Tempus Resource are both listed for federal agencies. The company has also been featured or cited in industry publications including Enterprise Times and The National CIO Review.
  • Protagonist Therapeutics - 27 employees, based in Milpitas, California. Supporting citation: [485][486][487]
  • Protego Biopharma, a pre-clinical San Diego-based biopharmaceutical company working on interventions against amyloid light chain amyloidosis (AL); (homepage). The word "protego" has a meaning in Latin as a verb, "to protect, defend", according to Wiktionary. Following are supporting: [488], [489], [490], [491], [492]
  • Provenance Hotels [493] boutique hotel group based in Portland Oregon, but with hotels in Seattle, New Orleans and Nashville as well, employing 450 employees in four states. PH specializes in adapting historic properties while preserving their historic value - several properties are on the National Register of Historic Places. Existing related Wikipedia articles: Hotel Lucia, Sentinel Hotel, Hotel deLuxe, Gordon Sondland Source materials about the company:,[494][495][496][497]
  • ProVentures - sports and entertainment firm that specializes in consulting, hospitality, and talent. President and Founder, Patrick McGee left a 19-year career at Octagon to start his own firm. He runs the company with VP, Jerry Casselano. They have done work with all of Red Bull's mainstream sport athletes, PGA Masters Tournament, At&T, Mark Cuban, Hank Haney, KFC, The Super Bowl, and many more elite athletes and sports companies. The office is located in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia[498][499][500]
  • Pubslush a crowdfunding platform focused on literary projects, such as novels. Originally founded in 2011 by Hellen and Amanda Barbara, as a publishing company with a crowdfunding component, it shifted to being crowdfunding only in 2012. (Keeps getting removed from Comparison of crowd funding services because of the red link despite notability.) Website: [501][502][503][504][505][506][507][508][509]
  • Pure Technologies - Pure Technologies Ltd - (TSX: PUR) Publicly traded, Canadian, inspection and monitoring of infrastructure[510][511][512][513]
  • Pushbullet - "Pushbullet is a cross platform service that allows you to send links and small files between your devices, lets you receive mobile notifications and texts across devices, and lets you subscribe to various information services.". There are a few to Pushbullet on Wikipedia already, (including the previous quote). See also List of Y-Combinator Startups, IFTTT#Productivity. External references: cnet review, their website, androidguys review. Pushbullet distinguishes itself from pushover and other similar services with channels, mobile/desktop integration (notification mirroring, texting), file pushing, browser extensions, and viewing pushes/messages in the browser. I came to WP looking for some more info on the company, but did not find anything, so I'm submitting this request.
  • Pure Haven Essentials (Pure Haven Essentials is a non-toxic, chemical-free organic company. They carry all sorts of personal products. Initially went by the name Ava Anderson until a rebrand in early 2017.) (, , , , , , , , , , )
  • PuroClean - Property damage restoration franchisor headquartered in Tamarac, Florida, operating more than 500 franchise locations across the U.S. and Canada as of 2025.[514] The system traces to Purofirst, founded in 1986,[515] and began franchising under the PuroClean name in 2001.[516] In 2015, restoration-industry executives Mark W. Davis and Frank Torre acquired majority ownership of parent company PuroSystems, Inc., later becoming full owners of the franchise system in 2019.[517][518] PuroClean's franchise network provides water damage mitigation, fire and smoke damage restoration, mold remediation, and biohazard cleanup services. The brand has repeatedly ranked in Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500 list.[519] President Steve White has served on the International Franchise Association's VetFran committee, including as chair.[520] Chairman & CEO Mark W. Davis sits on the board of the Restoration Industry Association.[521]
  • The Phoenix (Phoenixville, PA) - The Phoenix - Daily Newspaper, Chester County, PA and Montgomery County, PA[522][523](subscription required), [524](subscription required)* Paytron – an Australian financial software company that specializes in payments online. Offering a global payments platform that simplifies the way businesses and accountants can manage their transactions from start to end. The Saas tool simplifies accounts payables, international transfers, payroll payments and approval workflows. Paytron currently integrates with additional accounting, financial and payroll software companies including Xero and KeyPay while MYOB Advanced and Netsuite are coming soon. Paytron was co-founded in Sydney Australia by Francois Henrion and Jaco Veldsman. [525]

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  • R&D Systems (R&D Systems, a Minnesota-based biological products company, started by producing hematology controls. R&D Systems serve as one of the flagship brands in Bio-Techne's life science portfolio.) [571][572][573][574][575]
  • Radius Book Group - Hybrid book publisher and imprint of Diversion Books based in New York, NY, USA. Provides self-publishing and ghostwriting services for author-led book publication. Notable authors of Radius books include Joe Theismann and Steve Madden. I have disclosed on my userpage that I have a conflict of interest and am paid by Radius Books/Diversion Books.[576][577]
  • Razorpay – Indian financial technology company headquartered in Bengaluru, founded in 2014 by Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar. The company provides payment gateway, banking, and business financial services in India. Razorpay became one of India’s most valuable fintech startups after raising $375 million at a $7.5 billion valuation in 2021. The company later expanded internationally through its Malaysian subsidiary Curlec and partnerships enabling UPI payments in Malaysia and Singapore, and expanded its offline payments business through the acquisition of Ezetap.[593][594][595][596][597]
  • Rearz Inc. - Rearz Inc. is a company specialising in production and distribution of ABDL products based in Canada. Offering a wide range of different adult baby products from adult printed diapers, pacifier, onesie and more. Sold in over 12 countries worldwide. [617][618][619][620]
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  • Recharge Industries - Recharge Industries is an Australian renewable energy company headquartered in Geelong, Australia. The company has ambitions to create large-scale lithium-ion battery factories – one being in its home region and the other through its acquisition of UK battery manufacturer, Britishvolt – acting as colocation facilities to a US-based (Endicott, NY) gigafactory owned by technology partner, Charge CCCV (C4V). Recharge Industries is a portfolio company of New York-based, Scale Facilitation, founded and led by David A. Collard.[627][628][629][630][631][632][633][634][635][636][637][638][639]
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  • Research Solutions Inc., formerly Derycz Scientific - A software and information services company (Ticker Symbol: RSSS) that provides research solutions to facilitate the flow of information from the publishers of scientific, technical, and medical (“STM”) content to enterprise customers in life science and other research intensive organizations around the world, helping them to identify the most useful and relevant content for their activities.[649][650][651][652][653][654][655][656]
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  • RoboKind - An education company that uses facially expressive robots to help people with autism learn social and emotional skills under the product name robots4autism and to teach elementary school aged children to code under the product name robots4STEM. They have 3 robot characters named Milo, Jett and Robon. Founded in 2011.,[720][721][722][723][724][725][726]
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