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Meet the Fall 2025 Startups

Herfes

www.herfes.us
Irvine, CA, United States
Herfes is building 95AI, an AI-powered operating system for TikTok Shop sellers, automating creator marketing and ad performance to unlock viral growth from day one.
E-Commerce, Creator Tools, AI / ML
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Herfes

Our Website
Irvine, CA, United States
Herfes is building 95AI, an AI-powered operating system for TikTok Shop sellers, automating creator marketing and ad performance to unlock viral growth from day one.
E-Commerce, Creator Tools, AI / ML
Sales Motion:
B2B
Revenue Model:
Subscription
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Post-Product

Founding Team

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WhyHi

https://www.whyhi.app
Los Angeles, CA, United States
WhyHi increases B2C / C2C live call engagement by showing context and duration before pickup.
Communication Technology
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WhyHi

Our Website
Los Angeles, CA, United States
WhyHi increases B2C / C2C live call engagement by showing context and duration before pickup.
Communication Technology
Sales Motion:
B2C, C2C
Revenue Model:
Subscription with Metered Services
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Post-Product

Founding Team

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Yorbis

https://yorbisapp.com
Culver City, CA, United States
For business owners experiencing expensive and slow international remittances with manual systems, Yorbis provides high-speed, low-cost FX payments with a simplified portal for SMBs.
Fintech, Banking / Finance, Payment Processing
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Yorbis

Our Website
Culver City, CA, United States
For business owners experiencing expensive and slow international remittances with manual systems, Yorbis provides high-speed, low-cost FX payments with a simplified portal for SMBs.
Fintech, Banking / Finance, Payment Processing
Sales Motion:
B2B, B2B2C, Marketplace
Revenue Model:
Subscription
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Post-Product

Founding Team

Anant Kulkarni
CTO, Co-Founder

Interlink Spatial

https://www.interlinkspatial.com/
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Interlink helps couples visualize their wedding day for wedding venues and planners using spatial media.
3D technology, AR / VR, Media
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Interlink Spatial

Our Website
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Interlink helps couples visualize their wedding day for wedding venues and planners using spatial media.
3D technology, AR / VR, Media
Sales Motion:
B2B
Revenue Model:
Licensing
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Pre-Product

Founding Team

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Carnival of Masks

http://carnivalofmasks.com
Santa Monica, CA, United States
Carnival of Masks is the premiere social marketplace for costumes and costumed events, a one stop shop bringing the booming cosplay scene together under one roof.
E-Commerce, Marketplaces, Social Networks, Entertainment, Media
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Carnival of Masks

Our Website
Santa Monica, CA, United States
Carnival of Masks is the premiere social marketplace for costumes and costumed events, a one stop shop bringing the booming cosplay scene together under one roof.
E-Commerce, Marketplaces, Social Networks, Entertainment, Media
Sales Motion:
Marketplace
Revenue Model:
Marketplaces
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Pre-Product

Founding Team

Evan Malouf
Co-Founder

WaffleVideo.ai

https://www.wafflevideo.ai/
Los Angeles, CA, United States
AI companies lack commercially safe, purpose-made video data; Waffle Video’s patent-pending app mobilizes creators to capture annotated footage and run RLHF to stress-test models for fine-tuning.
AI / ML, Enterprise, Media
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WaffleVideo.ai

Our Website
Los Angeles, CA, United States
AI companies lack commercially safe, purpose-made video data; Waffle Video’s patent-pending app mobilizes creators to capture annotated footage and run RLHF to stress-test models for fine-tuning.
AI / ML, Enterprise, Media
Sales Motion:
B2B
Revenue Model:
Licensing
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Pre-Product

Founding Team

Joey Newfield
CEO, Co-Founder
Mario Aburto
CTO, Tech

CyberWing

https://www.sound-intelligence.info/nova-platform
Lakewood, California, United States
CyberWing brings predictive maintenance on-aircraft with NOVA—an edge AI platform that works offline, delivers explainable alerts, and helps airlines cut AOG costs of $10k–$150k per hour, saving $150k–$500k per aircraft annually.
AI / ML, Analytics, Hardware, Sensors
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CyberWing

Our Website
Lakewood, California, United States
CyberWing brings predictive maintenance on-aircraft with NOVA—an edge AI platform that works offline, delivers explainable alerts, and helps airlines cut AOG costs of $10k–$150k per hour, saving $150k–$500k per aircraft annually.
AI / ML, Analytics, Hardware, Sensors
Sales Motion:
B2B
Revenue Model:
Services/Fee for Service
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Pre-Product

Founding Team

Jimme Donnelly
Other C-suite role

AnyCase

anycase.app
Glendale, CA, United States
Transform your legal practice with an all-in-one solution
Legaltech, SaaS, AI / ML
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AnyCase

Our Website
Glendale, CA, United States
Transform your legal practice with an all-in-one solution
Legaltech, SaaS, AI / ML
Sales Motion:
B2B
Revenue Model:
Subscription with Metered Services
Investment Stage:
Pre-Seed
Revenue Stage:
Pre-Revenue
Product Stage:
Pre-Product

Founding Team

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