Varda Partners Secures $251.

RSYNQ Corporation

RSYNQ is building the intelligent middleware layer between AI models and sensor-enabled devices. Our platform enables robots, industrial systems, and smart devices to securely connect with cloud AI and autonomous agents, allowing developers and enterprises to deploy Physical AI at scale. RSYNQ bridges software intelligence with real-world action through secure, scalable, and interoperable infrastructure.

Fermeate

Backed by IndieBio and SOSV, Fermeate is the first startup in the world to apply optogenetics and photomolecular gene circuits to microbial based biomanufacturing. Photomolecular gene circuits open a new era in biomanufacturing. Essentially, software-like level of control, and fast on/off switching that allows biology to live up to the ideal of “programmability.” At Fermeate, we are committed to making sustainable bio-based products cost-competitive. By integrating optogenetics, advanced hardware, and AI/ML algorithms, we pioneer optogenetics for biomanufacturing, and our platform empowers partners to significantly improve their fermentation economics, delivering dramatic gains in titer, rate, and yield. ——— Winner of the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein @ NUS × Enterprise Singapore “Sustainable Protein Startup Competition” at the Asia‑Pacific Agri‑Food Innovation Summit 2025. Also supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Blueprint The Engine, and NSF I-Corps Hub Northeast Region.

GasLab

"Our mission is to continue to lead as gas sensing experts in the field; by providing accurate, precise, and innovative gas sensor solutions used for measurement, control, and analysis." Our solutions encompass industrial, medical, scientific, indoor air quality, and safety environments. We are dedicated to delivering unique and custom solutions to our customers which exceed their technical and commercial requirements. Gaslab.com is the website for GasLab™, a company based in Ormond Beach, Florida that specializes in unique and advanced gas sensor technologies for many industries including aerospace, industrial, scientific, medical, indoor air quality, food processing, agriculture, and more. We provide industry leaders, researchers, university professors, and engineers with best-in-class alternatives for a variety of environments and applications. Our product’s key benefits include high-speed, durability, accuracy, and easy integration into a variety of applications. Our R&D engineers are constantly testing, building, and expanding on current trends in gas detection to understand the latest industry and consumer requirements. Based in Ormond Beach, Florida, we are a woman-owned business with over 30 years’ experience in the gas-detection industry. GasLab is committed to our clients. We look forward to working together with you and your team to make an impact on your success and in the world.