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Table 1 Template used to collect information about the startups
From: Triple Helix and the evolution of ecosystems of innovation: the case of Silicon Valley
Name | Plazah | MetaMoto | Zentri | Crysp | JeyLore | Parrable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position (interviewee) | CEO & Co-founder | CEO & Co-founder | VP, Business Development and Product, Marketing | Co-founder | COO & Co-founder | CEO & Co-founder |
Num. of founders | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Board of advisors | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Product | Platform that gives everyone instant access to sell top products and services from some of today’s leading companies | Metamoto brings best practices for test and validation of autonomous system software to world-class enterprises and is a provider of superior simulation-centric products and services. | Helps companies build secure-connected products such as industrial HVAC systems to highly critical connected medical devices to high end commercial appliances. Zentri provides a secure IoT platform with integrated product OS, SaaS, and Mobile to deliver a connected product experience. | Crysp enables verification of users based on how they interact with their devices, leveraging their device-usage patterns, typing rhythm, gestures and touch-related sensor data. | AI-powered platform that maps consumer behavior into structured predictive attributes. This structured data allows companies to optimize content and communication, make better merchandising decisions, optimize search, and empower customer service. | Parrable unifies a user’s profile across one device with its patented technology by providing the fundamental unit of data which is necessary for any advertiser, publisher or data company to target, retarget and/or measure their spend across any device. |
Founding date | 2016 | 2017 | 2013 | 2014 | 2012 | 2010 |
Headquarters | Los Gatos, CA | Los Altos, CA | Los Gatos, CA | Silicon Valley, CA | San Mateo, CA | San Francisco, CA |
Sector | e-commerce | Autonomous Car | IoT | Software | Software, AI | Software for marketing |
Team | 6 | 6 | 23 | 4 | NA | 15 |
Accelerator | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |