Deals
Stilta Raised $10.5M to Make Patent Warfare Feel Like Cursor
Stilta wants AI agents to read patents like caffeinated litigators. The pitch is oddly sensible, a little ominous, and kind of charming.
Deals
Cerebras Priced Its IPO at $185. The Market Said $385. Nothing Means Anything Anymore.
A year ago, Cerebras couldn't IPO because the government had questions. Yesterday, its stock doubled in a single morning. The AI chip goldrush is now completely unhinged.
Deals
White Circle Raised $11M to Put a Chaperone on Your AI Agents
White Circle raised $11M to keep AI agents from improvising their way into trouble. A witty safety layer, and one of the saner seed bets in the agent boom.
Startups
The AI Therapy App Nobody Wanted Now Handles All of Amazon Ring's Calls
Vapi started as an AI therapy bot nobody wanted. It just beat 40 rivals for Amazon Ring's calls and hit a $500M valuation. The feelings were always infrastructure.
Deals
Wispr Raised $260 Million to Let You Talk to Your Computer. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Did This in 1997.
An AI dictation startup is in talks to raise $260M at a $2B valuation. Your Mac has had this built in for free since 2012. Let's discuss.
Deals
Balcony Raised $14 Million to Audit America’s House Paperwork
Balcony thinks county deeds, tax rolls, and title records should stop behaving like separate centuries. Weirdly niche, surprisingly useful, and kind of charming.
Silicon Valley
Lime Is Going Public — Apparently Losing $59 Million a Year Are the Right Market Conditions
Lime filed for IPO today. The e-scooter startup still posts net losses, officially answers to “Neutron Holdings,” and earns 14% of its revenue from the same company that funds it. Bullish!
Startups
Balcony Raised $12.7M to Put County Deeds on Digital Rails
Balcony thinks county land records should behave less like mildew-soaked filing cabinets and more like infrastructure. The pitch is blockchain-coded, but the pain point is real.
Boston Tech
Roche Bought PathAI, So Boston Tech Is Allowed to Strut for One Whole Minute
Roche is buying Boston-based PathAI for $750M upfront plus milestones, and yes, this is exactly the kind of hard-tech, health-AI win Boston should be insufferably proud of.
Startups
Kalshi Just Tripled Its Valuation Three Times in Seven Months. Bet You Didn't See That Coming.
A prediction market startup is now worth $22 billion after its third funding doubling in seven months. The only thing harder to predict than the future is apparently Kalshi's valuation.
Startups
Davis Raised $5.5M to Make Permitting Anxiety a Design Input
Davis says it can turn months of real-estate feasibility work into days. Slightly insane pitch, oddly grounded founders, and a pre-seed I can picture.
Startups
Pacific Hybreed Raised $1 Million to Make Oyster Seed Pull Its Weight
Pacific Hybreed thinks shellfish farming starts with better seed, not louder software. The $1M round is tiny, earnest, and weirdly convincing.