Issue #35September 21, 202610 links

Impulse Space raises $308.0M for in-space transport

Impulse Space raised a $308.0M Series D for its Mira and Helios in-space transportation vehicles, which carry payloads from LEO to GEO, lunar and heliocentric orbits. Daytona raised $48.0M in a Series B for isolated infrastructure that runs AI-generated code, and AIUC raised a $40.0M Series A for AI agent insurance and audits.

Interesting

blog.ploeh.dk

On learning programming in an age of LLMs

Open answers to a reader's letter.

Programming

Dev Tools

aiuc-1.com

AIUC-1 | The world's first AI agent standard

AIUC-1 is the world's first AI agent standard. Designed to unlock enterprise adoption. Covers all enterprise concerns. Built with trusted institutions.

Agent Insurance

Cool Company Raises

$75.0M

Multiply Labs, Inc. raises a $75.0M Series B round

Multiply Labs develops advanced robotic systems that manufacture individualized drugs at scale. Our products are enabled by the combination of pharmaceutical science with robotics technology. Multiply Labs has built and operates a unique robotic pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in San Francisco.

Information-Technology Founders Fund Lux Capital Casdin Capital Strange Ventures Legend Biotech+3 more

$48.0M

Daytona raises a $48.0M Series B round

Daytona provides a secure, scalable infrastructure for executing AI-generated code. Our platform delivers instant environment creation, complete isolation, and enterprise-grade security for AI workflows. With comprehensive APIs and native Git/LSP support, we enable developers to safely run AI-generated code while maintaining full programmatic control. Built for the future of AI development.

Software $10M+

YC F26

Lark launches at YC (Fall 2026)

Lark - Specialized agents for wholesale distributors

B2B Supply-Chain AI YC Industrials

YC S27

Memorable launches at YC (Summer 2027)

Self-evolving workflows for AI agents

Developer-Tools Infrastructure B2B YC

YC F26

Perit.AI launches at YC (Fall 2026)

Expert-led data and RL platform for AI labs

Data-Labeling B2B YC

$308.0M

Impulse Space raises a $308.0M Series D round

Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers from LEO to GEO. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.

Other Transportation Logistics Valor Equity Partners Lux Capital Linse Capital+4 more

$23.2M

Terviva raises a $23.2M round

Terviva is a food and agriculture company that delivers tasty and nourishing plant-based food ingredients from the pongamia tree. We provide patented high-yielding trees and offer proprietary bean processing to create the world's most sustainable oil and protein food ingredients. Pongamia trees restore farmland to productive use, helping farmers feed people while taking care of the planet.

Agriculture-And-Farming Food-And-Beverage Farming $10M+

$40.0M

Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company raises a $40.0M Series A round

The Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) focuses on providing insurance coverage and rigorous safety standards to help enterprises deploy artificial intelligence systems safely. Founded by a former Anthropic executive, AIUC aims to bridge the trust gap in AI deployment by offering independent audits and creating a comprehensive security framework for AI agents. Their solution, termed 'SOC 2 for AI agents', addresses key concerns around safety, security, and reliability in AI applications.

Information-Technology Artificial-Intelligence Machine-Learning First Harmonic Ribbit Capital $10M+

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