Issue #6August 10, 202613 links

LMArena raises $150m to benchmark AI models

A $150m Series A for a leaderboard is a bet that nobody trusts their own evals, and Uber open-sourcing the agent security tooling it runs in production makes the same point from the other end. Models ship freely now; knowing whether they behaved is the scarce part.

Cool Company Raises

YC F26

herdr launches at YC (Fall 2026)

building the open agent runtime

Artificial-Intelligence Developer-Tools AI-Assistant YC B2B

YC S26

Solo Labs launches at YC (Summer 2026)

Coding Agents

Developer-Tools AI Consumer YC

$150.0M

LMArena raises a $150.0M Series A round

LMArena is an open community platform for evaluating AI models, aiming to bring scientific rigor to AI reliability. It provides a neutral, reproducible infrastructure that allows researchers, developers, and users to understand AI model performance in real-world scenarios. With a focus on community-driven science, LMArena facilitates open evaluation and makes AI assessments transparent and reliable. The platform seeks to continuously innovate based on community feedback.

Artificial-Intelligence Machine-Learning Uc Investments Felicis $100M+

$10.0M

Malachyte raises a $10.0M Seed round

Malachyte is a behavior intelligence company co-founded by a team from Spotify, specializing in advanced personalization for e-commerce. Their technology leverages behavior analysis to optimize the online shopping experience for every visitor, enhancing conversion rates for retailers. The company aims to address the challenges of static website experiences in the face of rising customer acquisition costs. Malachyte's solutions are designed to read shopper intent and adapt in real-time, making online commerce more effective.

E-Commerce Fashion Internet Harpoon Ventures Gradient Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners+1 more

Dev Tools

github.com

uber/ADR: ADR secures enterprise AI agents through observability, security benchmarking, and threat detection. Deployed at Uber.

ADR secures enterprise AI agents through observability, security benchmarking, and threat detection. Deployed at Uber. - uber/ADR

Cybersec Uber Security

github.com

PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent: Prime Agent is a self-improving RLM agent that can be used for coding workflows, or even long-running autonomous tasks.

Prime Agent is a self-improving RLM agent that can be used for coding workflows, or even long-running autonomous tasks. - PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent

AI RSI

useclick.ai

Click | Give your agent more than web search

Click MCP provides context beyond search results - from LinkedIn reactions to YouTube transcripts to live flight fares.

MCP AI Search

zed.dev

DeltaDB

Version Control

primeintellect.ai

Prime Intellect - The Open Stack for Self-Improving Agents

The compute and infrastructure platform for you to train, evaluate, and deploy your own agentic models.

RSI

discoveryloop.com

Discovery Loop — Continuous Exploration

Discovery Loop is building AI systems that automate the experimental loops of science and engineering. Continuous Exploration.

AI labs

Interesting

noemamag.com

Why Is Everyone In Tech So Sad? - NOEMA

Work has never been able to provide people with the kind of value that a vocation, spiritual belief system or community once did. But AI might change that.

AI anxiety

mayerowitz.io

Mario meets Pareto

Discover how to find the best Mario Kart 8 build using the Pareto frontier method. This interactive guide explores multi-objective optimization of speed, acceleration, and other key stats to help you beat your friends on the race track.

Pareto Principle Fun

campion.edu.au

Aristotle’s Top 25 Quotes on Virtue & Joy

Explore Aristotle’s timeless insights on virtue, knowledge, and happiness. These 25 quotes offer wisdom for a thoughtful and fulfilling life.

Stoicism Philosophy

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