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Dynamic Creatures is building mobile character robots that turn programmed performances into responsive encounters. Their work points to a harder requirement for physical AI: behavior…

Stock trading platform Public has purchased Otis, a startup that allows individual investors to buy fractional ownership in alternative assets including NFTs and sports memorabilia. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, though Crunchbase data shows Otis has raised $16.5 million from investors including Maveron and Union Square Ventures.

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Kanyi serves as a Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures. He focuses his investment and formation work in theme areas including digital health and wellness, e-commerce, financial technology, supply-chain, and climate tech. Over the last 10 years in venture, he has led and participated in over 50 investments.

Kindred backs visionary thinkers and pioneers building the technologies that will move humanity into the frontier of innovation.

Steve is the Founder and Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital fund investing in technology startups based in San Francisco

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Sandbar co-founder and CEO Mina Fahmi tells TechCrunch’s Equity podcast why he believes voice is the future of AI wearables and why earlier voice-hardware devices struggled to break through. The startup makes Stream, a private voice ring, as a new wave of wearables bets that people want to capture stray thoughts and ideas. Sandbar has raised $36 million, including a $23 million Series A led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures; Fahmi says keeping people in control is key to wearable technology.

Aug 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Corgi reportedly closes a second extension of its Series B at a $4 billion valuation, according to sources cited by Forbes. The funding amount is undisclosed; the reported round follows a $106 million raise at a $2.6 billion valuation about eight weeks earlier. Sources say Corgi is on track to reach a $450 million annualized revenue run rate by year-end, up from $40 million when it announced its Series A.

Jul 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Kindred Ventures announces $355 million in new funds named Kindred Ventures IV and Kindred Selector II. The funds continue the firm's focus on early-stage frontier technology investing.

Jun 2026 · Kindred VenturesNews article

Corgi announces a $106 million Series B1 at a $2.6 billion valuation, three weeks after its $160 million Series B priced it at $1.3 billion. The startup offers insurance to companies including Deel and Artisan, with coverage for emerging risks such as AI-related financial loss, misinformation, operational failures, and compliance issues. Co-founder Nico Laqua says the proceeds will expand insurance categories, scale its AI underwriting platform, grow embedded distribution partnerships, and increase its team; Corgi has raised $378 million in total.

May 2026 · TechCrunchNews article