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Launch House is building programs for ambitious people to collaborate and make life-long connections. It offers three month-long programs including Launch House (for founders), Hack House (for engineers), and Venture House (for investors). Depending on the program and the dates, it can take place in either Launch House’s houses in Los Angeles and New York, or online in the metaverse. During each program, participants attend tailored events and office hours, get connected to the Launch House community, and optionally live at Launch House. Afterwards, participants can become Launch House members to stay plugged in to the community.

Climate X provides next-generation climate data and analytics, quantifying how different climate change pathways could result in physical risks to businesses, such as the probability of risks like natural disasters occurring and the severity of their impact. The company converts this impact on a business’s assets into a monetary value to enable companies to quickly identify the severity of climate-related risks, build climate-resilient business strategies, and comply with incoming regulatory requirements.

Lovewick is an app meant for couples to strengthen their relationships. It offers features such as question games, community-inspired date ideas, and research-based relationship tips to make it easier for partners to grow closer.

Castiron is an e-commerce service that provides websites to independent food sellers such as cooks and bakers. In addition to landing pages, it offers features such as inventory management, automated marketing, and more.

Weavit is an app that allows you to log thoughts that come to mind throughout your day and turn them into insightful and organized notes. After downloading the app, you can add a new “thought” by typing out what’s on your mind, and Weavit will suggest different actions to take and people or topics to tag. It does this through a combination of natural language processing as well as integrations with popular calendars and contact book solutions.

EarlyBird is an app that allows friends and family to invest in the financial future of a child. Once a parent has set up an account for a child, people can gift money to that account, and see an estimate of what their investment should be worth when the child turns 18. EarlyBird manages the money and gives parents the option to choose what kinds of securities they’d like to invest in.

Ownit gives direct-to-consumer brands the ability to sell their products on any platform through a single, consolidated checkout page. Regardless of where a customer found the product (social media, email, text, or anywhere else online), it can be immediately purchased using a unique Ownit checkout link.

Creatively wants to be the “LinkedIn of the creative world.” Its job platform offers tailored features for creatives such as portfolio-showcasing and gives companies the ability to reflect their corporate images by building specific brand pages and postings.

Jurny gives travelers as well as hotel and short-term rental operators an automated travel experience from check-in to checkout. Travelers have access to features such as keyless entry, temperature control, and a 24/7 virtual concierge service, while operators have access to a dashboard that automates monitoring services, cleaning services, and more.

Mem Protocol is building social tools for the world of web3. According to the company, it’s aiming to enable everyday users to own their own friend graph, explore the blockchain, and earn by sharing knowledge. Mem currently has a profile explorer and has started onboarding new members.