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π 8 AI Startups raise $80M+
BONUS: a16z Thesis on AI Voice Agents
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TODAYβS RECAP ποΈ
Maven AGI raises a $20M Series A β AI agents for enterprise customer support
Iris AI raises a $8.3M Series A β AI assistant for scientific research
ExpressionEdits raises a $13M Seed β Gene redesign using AI
Play AI raises a $4.3M Seed β Modular chain for gaming AI
4 more rounds caught by my funding tracker
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TOP PICKS π’
1/4
Amount: $20M π
Round: Series A
Lead Investor: M13
Maven AGI builds AI agents to improve enterprise customer support.
The platform provides conversational AI that instantly resolves customer issues through various interfaces like chat, SMS, and Slack. It also features a support agent co-pilot that enhances human agent efficiency by integrating with CRM tools such as Zendesk and Salesforce.
2/4
Amount: $8.3M π
Round: Series A
Lead Investor: Silverline Capital
Iris AI is an AI engine that understands and processes scientific texts.
The engine uses in-house developed scientific LLMs to accurately categorise, navigate, summarize, and systematize data and facts from academic papers, patents, and other technical or research documentation.
3/4
Amount: $13M π
Round: Seed
Lead Investor: Octopus Ventures, redalpine
ExpressionEdits utilizes AI-driven intronization technology to enhance gene expression.
The platform integrates millions of biological data points with ML algorithms to predict and prioritize key gene properties, enabling the automated optimization of gene design.
4/4
Amount: $4.3M π
Valuation: $70M
Round: Seed
Play AI is a modular chain platform designed for gaming AI.
The platform aggregates and validates user gameplay data to create a marketplace for gaming datasets, offers a sandbox environment for developers to train gaming AI agents using decentralized compute, and includes an SDK for integrating gaming AI agents into games.
OTHER ROUNDS π€
ESSENTIAL INTRODUCTIONS
β Firefly raises a $23M Series A β Cloud asset management with an βinfrastructure as codeβ solution
β 11thestate raises a $2M Seed β AI-powered platform for investors to claim compensation in securities fraud cases
β Zendata raises a $2M Seed β AI-powered data security & governance
PITCH DECKS & TOOLS βοΈ
timeOS $5.7M Seed - Productivity work companion
Apriora $2.8M Seed - AI to conduct job interviews
Grasp $1.9M Pre-Seed - AI assistant for financial advisory
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BONUS π₯
FOR CURIOUS MINDS
π¨ New @a16z investment thesis!
It's time for AI to reinvent the phone call - enter conversational voice agents π±
What we're excited to invest in + market maps (from me and @illscience) π
β Olivia Moore (@omooretweets)
3:08 PM β’ May 29, 2024
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