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Digimarc was founded in 1995 by Geoff Rhoads around digital-watermarking technology. The company commercialised watermarking in imaging software, went public in 1999 and later expanded into product identification, connected packaging and digital product information, including through acquisitions.
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BrainChip’s technology lineage includes neuromorphic work by Peter van der Made in the 2000s, which later contributed to the company’s Akida architecture. The Australian-listed company developed event-based and neuromorphic processing technology aimed at running AI locally with low power consumption rather than sending every workload to the cloud.
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SmartSens Technology was established in Shanghai and built its business around high-performance CMOS image-sensor design. By 2026, SmartSens was shipping image-sensor products across security, automotive, mobile and industrial applications, including high-resolution and high-dynamic-range designs.
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CI Games was founded in Poland in 2002 through the combination of several game-development businesses and originally traded as City Interactive. It listed in Warsaw in 2007, moved away from low-budget publishing, built the Sniper Ghost Warrior franchise and adopted the CI Games name in 2013 before expanding through studios and publishing labels.
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The UK company behind Fonix was incorporated in June 2006 and passed through several names before becoming Fonix Mobile and later Fonix plc. The business developed carrier billing, mobile payments and messaging services used by media, charities and other organisations, and later became a publicly traded UK technology company.
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Rigetti Computing was founded in 2013 by physicist Chad Rigetti to build full-stack quantum computers based on superconducting qubits. By 2026, Rigetti developed superconducting quantum processors, control systems and cloud access for research and commercial experimentation.
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Qoria grew from Family Zone into a digital-safety platform for schools and families. By September 2026 its merger with Aura had completed, and Qoria operated as part of the combined Aura group listed on the ASX under AXQ.
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NICE was founded on 28 September 1986 in Israel as Neptune Intelligent Computer Engineering, with early technology aimed at digitising information that had previously been captured in analogue form. By 2026, NICE provided cloud contact-centre, customer-experience and financial-crime software to enterprises.
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ReposiTrak’s technology traces to software developed from the operating experience of Mrs. Fields Cookies and the Park City Group business led by Randall Fields. Park City Group acquired Prescient Applied Intelligence in 2009, took full ownership of ReposiTrak in 2015 and changed the listed company’s name to ReposiTrak in 2023.
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EaseMyTrip was established in India in 2008 by brothers Nishant, Rikant and Prashant Pitti, building on an earlier travel operation known as Duke Travel. The company initially served travel agents, expanded its consumer-facing business from 2011 and differentiated itself by promoting a no-convenience-fee model. It completed an Indian IPO in March 2021.
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