The company invests in early-stage companies that make business work better. It published and open-sourced a guide to how its fund works.

Honeyjar builds AI tools to help companies and other communicators plan and execute public relations work. Founded by PR veterans Michelle Masek and Nadia Jamshidi, the startup automates tasks such as drafting announcements, finding journalists, and identifying speaking opportunities while keeping people in control of sending or publishing. Masek says the waitlist attracts 10,000 signups in its first 24 hours, and beta testers include Nextdoor, Coco Robotics, Bloomberg Beta, Mission North, and Full Picture.

Oct 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Inworld acquires Seattle voice AI startup Ultravox, formerly Fixie, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2022 by Google and Apple veterans, Ultravox builds speech models for real-time, natural-sounding AI voice agents. The acquisition gives Inworld technology for managing turn-taking and interruptions in voice conversations, while Ultravox customers are slated to move to Inworld’s Realtime TTS-2 voice technology.

Oct 2026 · GeekWireNews article

Vals develops confidential, industry-specific benchmarks to test whether AI models can perform real-world work. It assesses models in fields such as law, finance, and coding, as well as areas including cybersecurity, mental health, and biosecurity, without disclosing its test materials. Companies pay for evaluations that can inform model improvements and purchasing decisions. Vals says its revenue is eight times its year-ago level and its team has grown from eight to 25; Andreessen Horowitz leads its $40 million Series A.

Sep 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

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