Patent systems are first-to-file. It's produced a quiet two-tier system: well-funded companies file in 48 hours. Everyone else waits weeks.
Today we're announcing @fearn_ai's $5.5M seed to end that gap. 🧵
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congrats to Han, Angela, and team Fearn on closing their $5.5m seed round led by our friends at Kindred, Designer Fund, & Essence VC! @fearn_ai is the AI-native patent platform built for a fast-moving IP world where being first-to-file is the difference between making money offPatent systems are first-to-file. It's produced a quiet two-tier system: well-funded companies file in 48 hours. Everyone else waits weeks. Today we're announcing @fearn_ai's $5.5M seed to end that gap. 🧵00:00 - a16z speedrun 🧊 reposted
Introducing Argus, our unmanned ground vehicle designed to execute a wide range of critical missions – from logistics resupply and casualty evacuation to terrain mapping. Learn more: blog.exialabs.com/p/introducing-…
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Today we're announcing the $5M pre-seed round for Orbital (@orbitaldotinc), led by a16z speedrun (@speedrun), with participation from Basis Set (@BasisSet), Human Element, Antler (@AntlerGlobal), Anti Fund (@Antifund), Ascent, Rubik (@rubikvc), Zero Knowledge Ventures 
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02:21ZeroDrift raised an oversubscribed $10,000,000 seed round to enforce compliance on AI communications, just 3 months after launching out of stealth. AI agents are becoming the next enterprise communication layer, and every regulated company will need compliance enforced before AI- a16z speedrun 🧊 reposted
⚡️ Breaking: Today is the biggest tech week day in the history of tech week, with a record-breaking 459 events happening across New York City.
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My first company went to Apple. My second, the largest short-video platform in Latin America, went to TikTok. My third is still running as Vietnam's biggest music streaming platform. I built all three because I could see what was coming before anyone else did. The vibe coding - a16z speedrun 🧊 repostedCongrats @lucky_z2 and Sekai team on closing a $26m Series A from our friends at Khosla, Connect, Mayfield, and A*! Sekai has become the home for a new generation of AI-native personalized apps. In a short period of time, users have built >15m mini apps across personal utility,
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No better way to start #nytechweek than doing @Barrys with @speedrun alum and the Barry’s king himself @tkexpress11 @Techweek_
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@SnappStats is excited to announce a total raise of $4.4 million to deliver AI-driven fan personalization to sports fans and teams! We are grateful for our investors, particularly our leads @speedrun , @GoldHouseCo Ventures and @DormRoomFund. Also thanks to @ValiaVentures ,
