KredosAI secures $7M Series A to tackle overdue bills with behavioral science and agentic AI
Most consumers who fall behind on their bills actually want to pay, but traditional, aggressive collection tactics often alienate them. Seattle-area startup KredosAI is changing the approach by using AI and behavioral ...
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Cleatus closes $4M seed to automate government contracting
New portfolio company Cleatus is building an agentic AI platform that helps businesses find, apply for, and win government contracts — all without leaving the job site. The Arlington-based startup hit $1 million in ...
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Marble Technologies closes $30M Series A to automate meatpacking
Fund II portfolio company Marble Technologies just closed a $30M Series A — mostly from Nebraska investors — and is already profitable. The Lincoln-based startup builds AI-powered robotics for meatpacking's pack-off ...
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Alt Sports Data names Jake Cassaday as its new CEO
Fund II portfolio company ALT Sports Data named Jake Cassaday as its new CEO, bringing in an operator with 15+ years across sports media, technology, and betting — most recently as COO of Playmaker Capital and then CEO ...
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Firestorm Labs raises $82M to manufacture drones at the front lines
Fund II portfolio company Firestorm Labs has raised $82M in Series B funding to expand its containerized drone manufacturing platform. The San Diego-based defense startup makes xCell, a shipping container-sized factory ...
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How Mycroft scaled to 100+ cybersecurity customers without a playbook
Building a cybersecurity startup is entirely different from standard SaaS — the sales cycles are longer, expectations are higher, and sometimes, you have to tell customers what they need rather than what they want. ...
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Bidbus accelerates growth to reach $120 million annualized GMV milestone
Building on its nationwide expansion momentum, automotive marketplace and MFV portfolio company Bidbus has officially hit an annualized Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) run rate of $120 million. By connecting local ...
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iCapital acquires Passthrough
Fund II portfolio company Passthrough has been acquired by iCapital, the global fintech platform for alternative investments. The acquisition enhances iCapital's investor onboarding capabilities, extending support ...
Read moreIs Consumer the Contrarian Bet of the AI Era?
Consumer investing has been venture capital's least favorite table for years. According to Carta, consumer companies captured just 7% of all U.S. venture investment in 2023 — the sector's lowest market share in the data going back to 2018, and the first time in that period ...
Read moreHow Much Should AI Decide Without Asking You?
In response to my recent piece on AI-powered embedded finance, a reader raised a sharp question about the governance and trust layer: As AI agents start making financial decisions autonomously, who defines what an agent is authorized to do, and how do organizations build ...
Read moreYour Private Fund Account and Your Estate Plan: What You Need to Know
Estate planning has a way of prompting great questions about the investments you've worked hard to build. One we hear often: how should my private fund account be titled? Whether you're setting up a trust for the first time, reorganizing how you hold your assets, or simply ...
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