The Mythical Man-Month in the age of AI

Issue #63November 2, 20268 links

Super interesting article called The Mythical Man-Month in the age of AI you should read. Upwind raised a $400.0M Series C at a $3.8B valuation, and says its 2026 revenue quadrupled. Plato raised $16.0M in a Series A to build simulated work environments for training and evaluating AI models, and Superserve released an open-source sandbox that runs long-running agents in Firecracker microVMs.

Interesting

The Mythical Man-Month in the age of AI - Jan van den Berg

j11g.com

An update to Brooks's Law in the age of AI.

Dev Tools

Superserve

superserve.ai

The open-source sandbox for long-running agents. Run AI code in secure, fast Firecracker microVMs.

Sandboxes

Cool Company Raises

RouterPlus launches at YC (Fall 2026)

YC F26

Marketplace for AI inference: the right model at the best price

Developer-Tools Marketplace B2B YC AI

Northstar Security raises a $7.0M Seed round

$7.0M

Northstar Security is a cybersecurity company focused on uncovering hidden risks across disconnected security systems by providing a context foundation for agentic security. Their AI platform connects various security and IT data, enabling real-time analysis and autonomous remediation workflows. The company aims to move the industry from merely identifying security problems to continuously fixing them. Founded by experienced professionals, Northstar combines AI technology with insights to enhance security measures.

Information-Technology Artificial-Intelligence Security Wing Venture Capital $1M+Cyber-Security+1 more

Sava raises a $10.0M Seed round

$10.0M

Sava is a next-generation trust company that provides administrative trustee services through its subsidiary, Sava Trust Company, an independent corporate fiduciary chartered in Nevada. The company is focused on making the creation, funding, and administration of trusts simpler and quicker for families, advisors, estate attorneys, and trust officers. By combining AI technology with regulatory foundations, Sava aims to improve the transparency and accessibility of estate planning tools that were traditionally reserved for high-net-worth individuals. Founded by experienced entrepreneurs, Sava redefines trust administration by creating modern software infrastructure.

Real-Estate Y Combinator SV Angel Max Mullen Orange Collective Surgepoint Capital+2 more

Plato raises a $16.0M Series A round

$16.0M

Plato builds working simulations of real jobs and tasks for AI training and evaluation. Its environments combine realistic tools, situations, and task requirements so AI labs can train models on complex work and assess their performance. The company provides a repeatable way for AI developers to train and test models in a controlled setting. Plato aims to enhance AI's ability to perform real-world tasks through comprehensive simulated experiences.

Software Artificial-Intelligence Machine-Learning Gradient Ventures Transpose Platform Mustafa Suleyman+2 more

Upwind raises a $400.0M Series C round

$400.0M

Upwind closes $400M Series C round at $3.8B valuation as 2026 revenue quadruples.

$100M+

The Letter Company launches at YC (Fall 2026)

YC F26

The world's first coding agent, harness, & IDE for growth engineering.

Developer-Tools SAAS Web-Development YC B2B

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