Blog Stories about VentureBridge

Fort (VB '25) featured in WIRED's "The Fort Strength Training Wearble Tracks Your Sets" (Mar 2026, )

Wood Wide AI (VB '25) featured as a top three startup on Technical.ly's RealLIST Startups 2026 rankings in Pittsburgh. (Mar 2026, )

Trainwell (VB '19) announces partnership with Peloton with the launch of Peloton Personal Trainer, powered by Trainwell. Available in beta on a waitlist basis. (Feb 2026, )

Gather AI (VB '18) raises a $40M Series B led by Smith Point Capital to build dock-to-dock intelligence. Physical AI for complete intralogistics. (Feb 2026, )

Addy AI (VB '23) secures partnership with Willow Processing (the #1 loan processing company in America) with the launch of its new Loan Officer Assistant Service powered by Addy AI. (Jan 2026, )
Trainwell (VB '19) Co-Founders: Matt Spettel and Gabe Madonna selected for the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Sports Industry.
Refiberd (VB '20) Co-Founders: Sarika Bajaj and Tushita Gupta selected for the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Social Impact industry.
Mach9 (VB '21) Co-Founders: Alexander Baikovitz, Zachary Sussman, Haowen Shi, and Michael Mong selected for the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Transportation/Aerospace Industry.
RoboForce (VB '24) Highlighted by NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang in GTC Keynote.
Advanced Optronics (VB '22) secures $2.6M in NIH SBIR Phase II Funding with a grant focused on reducing structural damage and adverse surgical events during cochlear implantation using an intraoperative sensing system.

Conduit (VB '23) raises $375K to tackle worker shortage issues.
Focal (VB '22) is Heating People, Not Spaces.

