The company was founded in 2010 by Microsoft senior executive Hank Vigil. It has invested in more than 350 technology companies and achieved more than a decade of consistent, top-quartile returns.
The company is an early-stage investment platform connected to a global ecosystem that attracts and fuels technical founders and product teams building global businesses.
Seattle startup TriMagnetix raises up to $1 million to develop nanomagnetic chips that, in initial lab tests, consume 800 times less energy than traditional chips processing the same data. The chips use electrical pulses, generate less heat, resist radiation, and are designed to work with existing computing infrastructure. TriMagnetix is partnering with WaveWorks Technologies on its first paid pilot and aims to offer the product commercially within the next year, with satellite applications a key focus.
Deta launches Surf in beta as a browser and research tool for creating editable notebooks on different topics. Users can summarize and extract insights from webpages, PDFs, and YouTube videos, ask questions using multiple tabs as context, and generate code for mini apps, graphs, and charts. The app is free and keeps notebook data locally for offline use; Deta is working on image generation and may add a paid subscription.
Oct 2025 · TechCrunchNews article
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