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Cypris is the vertical AI platform for corporate R&D and innovation teams. We centralize scientific papers, patents, market news, and company intelligence into a single platform with over 500M+ global data points. On top of this foundation, we’re building AI Agents tailored to R&D workflows, powered by the latest models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others. With Cypris, teams can manage projects, automate research workflows, and track markets, competitors, and technologies to accelerate product development and R&D strategy. Today, leading mid-size to Fortune 100 companies in aerospace, genomics, cancer research, and autonomous systems rely on Cypris to innovate faster and with more clarity. Customers include the US Airforce, NASA, J&J, Yamaha and more.

We help music labels and artists track their songs to collect royalties by providing real-time audit reports of streaming play counts. Think PWC for song play count: Beatdapp tracks every song play from music streaming services. Labels estimate a 15%+ error in play count data from streaming companies. They've relied on APIs and data dumps, only to find the underlying data passed along is incorrect. With 600+ streaming services, auditing and compliance is now near impossible. Beatdapp's technology is now capable of tracking all music globally, on every platform, simultaneously in real-time. It authenticates every single play, allowing for accuracy of play count. We aren't looking to collect the money, or make payouts. We're simply looking to authenticate the plays. For streaming services (DSPs & OTTs) our proprietary technology can help fight streaming fraud by identifying bad actors, reduce the costs associated with audits, help authenticate their usage reports for new legislation.

IPdynamics.ai is AI powered platform which provides significant cost savings in IP analytics and reporting

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks. Under this system of protection, American industry has flourished. New products have been invented, new uses for old ones discovered, and employment opportunities created for millions of Americans. The strength and vitality of the U.S. economy depends directly on effective mechanisms that protect new ideas and investments in innovation and creativity. The continued demand for patents and trademarks underscores the ingenuity of American inventors and entrepreneurs. The USPTO is at the cutting edge of the nation's technological progress and achievement.

Modelyst is an online marketplace that enables its users to buy and sell 3D printable designs and custom content. Modelyst was launched in 2012 by Eran Savir and is based in California.