Issue #54October 20, 20268 links

Kairo joins a16z speedrun with AI code security plane

Kairo, a three-person San Francisco company founded in 2026, joined a16z speedrun cohort SR007 with a continuous security plane that reviews every pull request inline and keeps testing the running system, producing a signed report. ObsessionDB launched in YC's Fall 2026 batch selling managed ClickHouse hosting pitched as a real-time data warehouse for AI agents.

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Confidence

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Spotify Loops

Cool Company Raises

speedrun SR007

Elu joins a16z speedrun (SR007)

Your software, improving itself: An autonomous product, run entirely by agents

Dev-Tools-Devops AI-Agents a16z speedrun

speedrun SR007

Kairo joins a16z speedrun (SR007)

Kairo is a continuous security plane for teams shipping code with AI agents: it reviews every pull request for security issues inline and keeps testing the running system, producing a signed report. Three people in San Francisco, founded 2026, in a16z speedrun cohort SR007.

Infra Cybersecurity AI-Models-Research a16z speedrun

speedrun SR007

Superintelligence Foundry joins a16z speedrun (SR007)

Creative AGI for autonomous invention, scientific discovery, and company creation.

Robotics Deep-Tech AI-Models-Research a16z speedrun

YC F26

Tilo launches at YC (Fall 2026)

A Linux-based, AI-native operating system.

Aiops AI B2B YC

YC F26

ObsessionDB launches at YC (Fall 2026)

ObsessionDB is fully managed hosting for ClickHouse, pitched as a real-time data warehouse for AI agents — a drop-in replacement focused on performance per dollar with no operational overhead. YC Fall 2026.

Analytics Big-Data Databases YC B2B

YC F26

Particularity launches at YC (Fall 2026)

Building the tech stack for government regulators

Govtech Government YC

YC F26

Obia launches at YC (Fall 2026)

AI-native commercial real estate brokerage

Real-Estate B2B Proptech YC Real-Estate-And-Construction

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