Shapes emerges from stealth with $8 million in seed funding for its app, where people and AI characters participate together in social group chats. Founded in 2022, the company reports more than 400,000 monthly active users and says users have created three million AI characters, called Shapes, to join conversations. Lightspeed leads the round, which Shapes plans to use to accelerate product development and user acquisition.
Apr 2026 · TechCrunchNews article
Didero is using AI to solve supply chain management at mid-market companies
Didero builds an AI-powered supply chain management tool for mid-market companies with limited IT resources. Its product supports procurement teams across supplier discovery, contract negotiation, purchase orders, invoices, payments, and supplier management, using existing AI models and specialized tools for extracting data from procurement documents. The startup emerges from stealth with its product generally available and announces a $7 million seed round led by First Round Capital.
