Meet the 2025 VB Transform Innovation Showcase Finalists
▼ Summary
– VB Transform is a long-trusted event for enterprise leaders, focusing on real AI strategy, happening June 24-25 in San Francisco.
– Seven finalists will showcase disruptive generative AI products at VB Transform, presenting to 600 industry decision-makers and VC judges.
– CTGT, a 2024 startup, offers real-time AI risk management, enabling continuous model refinement without downtime, and raised $7.2M in seed funding.
– Other finalists include Catio (tech stack optimization), Kumo (predictive analytics), Solo.io (cloud networking), Superduper.io (AI-database integration), Sutro (no-code apps), and Qdrant (vector database).
– Judges include Emily Zhao (Salesforce Ventures), Matt Kraning (Menlo Ventures), and Rebecca Li (Amex Ventures), with awards for success likelihood, tech innovation, and presentation style.
The 2025 VB Transform Innovation Showcase will spotlight seven groundbreaking companies shaping the future of enterprise AI. These finalists, selected for their disruptive potential, will present their cutting-edge solutions to an exclusive audience of 600 industry leaders at the June event in San Francisco. Each company brings unique advancements in generative AI, from real-time model optimization to no-code application development.
CTGT, a San Francisco-based startup, has developed an AI risk management platform that revolutionizes how enterprises deploy generative models. Unlike traditional systems requiring offline updates, their solution enables continuous real-time monitoring and refinement, ensuring maximum uptime for critical applications. The company secured $7.2 million in seed funding earlier this year.
Palo Alto’s Catio offers an AI-powered tech stack optimization platform, acting as a copilot for technical teams. By providing data-driven insights and personalized recommendations, Catio helps businesses streamline their infrastructure. The company has raised $7 million across multiple funding rounds since 2023.
Mountain View’s Kumo AI focuses on democratizing predictive analytics through Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) and Relational Deep Learning (RDL). Their platform simplifies building and deploying machine learning models directly from relational data. With $37 million in funding, including an $18 million Series B round, Kumo is poised for significant growth.
Solo.io, headquartered in Cambridge, specializes in cloud-native application networking, simplifying connectivity and security for Kubernetes and microservices environments. The company, valued at $1 billion, has raised $175 million, including a $135 million Series C round in 2021.
Tel Aviv’s Superduper.io eliminates the complexity of AI integration by embedding models directly into databases. Their open-source Python framework enables businesses to deploy AI applications without separate infrastructure. Backed by $1.75 million in seed funding, the startup has gained traction with investors like Hetz Ventures and MongoDB.
Oakland-based Sutro empowers non-technical users to build production-ready applications using plain text descriptions. Since its 2021 founding, the no-code platform has secured $6 million in early-stage funding, making software development accessible to a broader audience.
Berlin’s Qdrant delivers a high-performance vector database optimized for AI workloads. Built in Rust for speed and reliability, the platform supports large-scale vector search applications. The company has raised $37.8 million, including a $28 million Series A round in early 2024.
Esteemed judges will evaluate the finalists, including Emily Zhao (Salesforce Ventures), Matt Kraning (Menlo Ventures), and Rebecca Li (Amex Ventures). Each brings deep expertise in AI, enterprise software, and venture investing.
The showcase will take place on June 25 from 4:45–5:30 PM PT, with three-minute pitches followed by judge feedback. Awards will recognize the most promising technology, presentation style, and overall potential.
For a glimpse of past success stories, last year’s winners included SambaNova, Instabase, and Tabnine—companies now leading the AI revolution. This year’s finalists are set to follow in their footsteps, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in enterprise AI.
(Source: VentureBeat)
