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30 Sept

Dev Tools · kapso.com

Kapso

The fastest way to add WhatsApp to your product. Connect in 2 minutes, integrate this afternoon. Ship to 3 billion users today.

CommunicationsAgent Infra

Interesting · derekthompson.org

The Death of the American Host

The share of US adults who say they regularly entertain friends at home has declined 70 percent since 1975. Why?

Economics

Cool Company Raises · $220.0M

General Intuition raises a $220.0M round

General Intuition is a research and technology company building machines that learn, reason, and adapt through interaction—just as humans do. While most foundation models are trained on words, General Intuition focuses on developing intelligence grounded in perception, anticipation, and improvisation within dynamic environments. By using games as the ultimate testbed for ingenuity and problem-solving, the company is pioneering a new path toward truly general, embodied intelligence.

Information-TechnologyGeneral CatalystKhosla VenturesPoint72776Atreides+2 more

Cool Company Raises · $22.0M

OuterSignal raises a $22.0M Series A round

OuterSignal is an agentic customer intelligence platform that helps brands understand their customers on a personal level, allowing for 1:1 personalization in marketing. Launched in January, the company has rapidly grown to support thousands of consumer businesses and facilitate hundreds of millions of orders. By leveraging public context, OuterSignal transforms customer interactions to enhance retention, acquisition, and conversion. The platform is designed to empower brands to deliver tailored experiences to consumers.

SoftwareAdvertisingE-CommerceNik SharmaJames BesharaSahil Bhaiwala+26 more

Cool Company Raises · $251.0M

Varda Space Industries raises a $251.0M Series D round

Varda Space Industries is making reentry as common as launch. We are building the infrastructure for a thriving orbital economy and enabling foundational science, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical hypersonic reentry capsules.

OtherManufacturingInformation-TechnologyAlso CapitalGiant Step8090 Industries+8 more

Cool Company Raises · $7.3M

Beltic raises a $7.3M Seed round

Beltic is a company focused on building agent verification infrastructure to empower businesses to confidently do business with agents. Their Know Your Agent (KYA) platform ensures trust in AI agents by providing verification and authorization infrastructure. With a mission to support the agentic economy, Beltic addresses the need for reliable identity and trust systems as transactions become increasingly autonomous. Led by experts in identity, payments, and data, Beltic is positioned to redefine the standards for agent verification.

SoftwareCollide CapitalOxford Seed FundRestive VenturesNorwest Venture Partners$1M+

Cool Company Raises · $15.0M

Proximal raises a $15.0M round

Proximal is an AI coding data startup based in New York City. Founded in 2025, the company develops an advanced AI infrastructure platform that automates the post-training feedback loop across complex operational domains. It specializes in converting unstructured real-world data into rigorous evaluation sandboxes to expose model reasoning flaws for optimization. Proximal aims to expand its reach into various verticals, including drug discovery and software refactoring.

SoftwareArtificial-IntelligenceMachine-LearningErik BernhardssonKevin WeilLiam Fedus+5 more

Cool Company Raises · $50.0M

Fortem Technologies raises a $50.0M Series B round

Fortem Technologies is the leader in airspace awareness, security, and defense for detecting and defeating dangerous drones. Through an advanced, end to end system of distributed radar, AI at the Edge, deep sensor integration, and autonomous drone capture, Fortem monitors and defends the world’s venues, infrastructures, cities, and regions. The same system is accelerating the safety of the world’s airspace for urban air mobility.

ManufacturingSecurityAerospaceUnusual MachinesLockheed Martin$50M+

Cool Company Raises · YC F26

Hundred launches at YC (Fall 2026)

100% automated inspection for consumer electronics parts

Hard-TechHardwareMachine-LearningYCComputer-VisionIndustrial+1 more

Cool Company Raises · YC F26

Dydema launches at YC (Fall 2026)

The model company for neurotech.

NeurotechnologyNeuroinformaticsAIYCB2B

29 Sept

Cool Company Raises · YC F26

OpenSEO launches at YC (Fall 2026)

Open source alternative to Semrush and Ahrefs

Open-SourceMarketingSEOYCB2B

Cool Company Raises · $140.0M

Quartermaster raises a $140.0M Series B round

Quartermaster is an Arlington, Virginia-based startup that is developing a maritime sensing solution called SmartMast. This technology consists of advanced sensors that provide real-time maritime data, creating a distributed sensing network designed to improve safety and efficiency in maritime operations. The company aims to address the vulnerabilities of existing maritime identification systems while facilitating various applications in marine autonomy and data collection.

Public-SafetyStifelOvermatch VenturesFirst Round CapitalQuiet CapitalSteel Atlas+5 more

Cool Company Raises · $7.0M

RemoteThreat raises a $7.0M Seed round

RemoteThreat is an AI-enabled offensive cyber operations platform company founded by security veterans Chris Thompson and Shawn Jones. The company's O/C/O Platform is a fully integrated, end-to-end commercial solution designed for enterprise red teams, U.S. government mission teams, and vetted defense partners. The platform combines eight connected systems including mission planning, command-and-control infrastructure, implants, and AI-assisted operations while maintaining human control over mission decisions. RemoteThreat's team includes operators, researchers, and engineers with experience from IBM X-Force, Mandiant, SpecterOps, Microsoft, and government organizations.

Information-TechnologySoftwareArtificial-Intelligence$1M+Cyber-Security

28 Sept

Dev Tools · github.com

hraness/algal

ALGAL is a programming language and VM for AI agent programs that wait for approval and leave receipts you can replay

Autonomous Orgs

Dev Tools · versine.com

Versine — Autonomous authentication for agents

Versine helps agents sign users in and sign them up with user-controlled identity and consent.

AuthenticationQa

Interesting · humalike.ai

AI NPCs for FiveM | Humalike

Fill your FiveM server with AI characters that talk, remember and react, keeping meaningful roleplay within reach even when other players aren’t around.

Cool As FWorld ModelsNpc Life

Cool Company Raises · YC F26

HABU launches at YC (Fall 2026)

Like Crosby, but for real estate development

Hard-TechReal-EstateHousingYCReal-Estate-And-Construction

Cool Company Raises · $1.3B

Motive Technologies raises a $1.3B round

Motive empowers those who run physical operations with tools to enhance safety, productivity, and profitability. The platform unifies safety, operations, and finance functions, enabling management of workers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet-related spend in a single system. Serving over 120,000 customers, from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises, Motive is transforming industries such as transportation, construction, energy, and retail.

Information-TechnologyGeneral Catalyst$100M+

Cool Company Raises · $10.0M

Presto raises a $10.0M round

Presto is the Voice AI market leader for restaurant drive-thrus. Presto’s products increase revenue, decrease labor costs, improve staff productivity, and standardize/enhance the guest experience. Presto is expanding nationwide with several of the most recognized quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands in the United States. Based in Silicon Valley, Presto is backed by Voice AI specialist Remus Capital and delivers a Connected Enterprise AI vision that provides a full suite of Vertical AI solutions for restaurant chains, enabling end-to-end automation.

Information-TechnologySoftwareRemus Capital$10M+

Cool Company Raises · $750.0M

Modal raises a $750.0M round

Modal is a company that provides a global, code-first compute platform built specifically for AI and machine learning workloads. Its platform supports the full machine learning lifecycle, from training and inference to batch processing and sandboxed environments. Modal’s technology is designed to address the growing demands of AI workloads, including generative AI inference, large language model fine-tuning, computational biotech, media processing, and other resource-intensive applications. With headquarters in New York, Stockholm, and San Francisco, Modal’s customer base includes companies working on a wide range of AI applications, from drug discovery to generative media production.

SoftwareInformation-Technology-ServicesAccel$100M+

26 Sept

Interesting · sunilsadasivan.com

First Principles Thinking

On first principles thinking, learning to work with agents, and setting experience aside long enough to see a problem clearly.

First PrinciplesMental Models

Cool Company Raises · $75.0M

BigHat Biosciences raises a $75.0M Series C round

BigHat’s mission is to improve human health by making it far easier to design advanced, next-generation antibody therapeutics. Our AI-enabled experimental platform integrates a high-speed characterization or “wet” lab with machine learning technologies to speed the antibody engineering process. When applied, these design capabilities have the potential to drive the development of new generations of safer and more effective treatments for patients suffering from today’s most challenging diseases.

Biotechnology$50M+

Cool Company Raises · YC F26

OpEra launches at YC (Fall 2026)

Automated operations research (OR) lab

LogisticsManufacturingSupply-ChainYCOperationsAI+1 more

25 Sept

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