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The governed runtime for agent skills

The runx mark at the centre of a glowing network of agent skills

Pivoted.

Listed 2 March 2014 · Athens · Greece

SpeakerZen

“Speakerzen aims to be the first place a speaker will need to be”

Changed courseas of 28 Sep 2026

An Athens startup that won Google's 2013 Launchpad Athens contest with a plan to rate public speakers and connect them with event organizers.

Social and communityJobs and HR

Listed 19 August 2014 · Brisbane · Australia

GO1

“Intelligent Business Solution”

Changed courseas of 29 Sep 2026

Before Go1 became a workplace learning platform, its founders ran GO1 in Brisbane as a shop selling Drupal builds, Salesforce consulting and an LMS called Aduro.

Business software

Listed 20 October 2014 · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania · United States

3D PrintNerd

“3D Printing Social Network”

Changed courseas of 29 Sep 2026

A Philadelphia social network for 3D printing news and hacks whose domain became a shopping engine, then an AI deals assistant.

Social and communityMedia and entertainment

Listed 17 November 2014 · Amsterdam · Netherlands

Passenger

“Check-in. Travel. Score!”

Changed courseas of 28 Sep 2026

An Amsterdam travel check-in game that logged trips for badges and miles, and lives on at the same domain as the Psngr mileage tracker.

TravelSocial and community

Listed 27 November 2014 · London · United Kingdom

VentureFounders

“An equity crowdfunding platform backed by a team with a wealth of investment and start-up experience”

Changed courseas of 28 Sep 2026

VentureFounders launched in London in 2014 as a curated equity crowdfunding platform and now presents itself as a venture capital firm backing fintech and SaaS companies.

FinanceStartup resources

Listed 28 November 2014 · Amsterdam · Netherlands

Cirqle

“Turn Inspiration into Commerce”

Changed courseas of 28 Sep 2026

An Amsterdam startup that put shop buttons on bloggers' photos, and later became an influencer marketing platform for brands.

Commerce and marketplacesMarketing and sales

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