Aaru is rethinking the science of prediction.

Abstract is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco with $3.3 billion in assets under management. It invests across sectors in seed and early-stage companies.

Abstract is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm with $3.3 billion in assets under management. It invests across sectors in seed and early-stage companies.

Ghost AI raises $11 million, led by Andreessen Horowitz, to build Core, a computer designed to run personal AI agents locally. Founded by 19-year-old CEO Zain Javaid and other young entrepreneurs, Ghost equips Core with an Nvidia RTX Pro 4000 SFF Blackwell GPU and software for running open-source models. The device stores encrypted user data locally, with encryption keys held by users, and its first $3,499 batch sells out.

Oct 2026 · SiliconANGLENews article

Nineteen-year-old Zain Javaid’s startup Ghost emerges from stealth with an $11 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz to build personal AI hardware. Its first product, Core, is a $3,499 computer built for AI agents, with an Nvidia RTX Pro 4000 SFF Blackwell GPU, preinstalled models, and software for managing personal data and tasks. Ghost says models and personal memory run locally, data is encrypted, and users control agent autonomy; preorders open Monday, with shipments scheduled for late October.

Oct 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Volantis raises $88 million in a Series A led by angel investor Lachy Groom and Abstract Ventures to develop an inference-optimized chip architecture. Its optical interconnect uses VCSELs, and the company says it provides more than 30 times the memory bandwidth of current accelerators. The A-1 appliance, planned for shipment next year, has 10 terabytes of memory and 250 terabits per second of bandwidth; Volantis estimates it can process up to 10,000 tokens per second on a 20-trillion-parameter model.

Oct 2026 · SiliconAngleNews article

Era raises $11 million to build a software platform that lets hardware makers create AI agents and orchestrations for gadgets. The funding includes a $9 million seed round led by Abstract Ventures and BoxGroup, following $2 million in pre-seed funding from Topology Ventures and Betaworks. Era’s platform offers more than 130 large language models from over 14 providers for devices such as glasses, jewelry, and home speakers.

Apr 2026 · TechCrunchNews article