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Todd Bishop / GeekWire Aug 13

Lev names startup veteran Jay Bartot as CTO to build its ‘AI co-founder’ and productize PSL playbook

Lev, a Pioneer Square Labs spinout building an 'AI co-founder' for entrepreneurs, named veteran startup builder Jay Bartot as CTO to help productize the venture-studio playbook and launched Lev Learn, a free guide to startup terminology.

Grace Lee / dot.LA Jul 17

Singularity Raises $80M Series A at $400M Valuation to Mass-Produce Low-Cost Air-Defense Interceptors

Los Angeles startup Singularity emerged from stealth with an $80M oversubscribed Series A at a $400M valuation to mass-produce low-cost air-defense interceptors using automotive-style assembly and a team from Tesla, Toyota, SpaceX, Anduril and Lockheed Martin; the company is already running multiple monthly flight tests. The round was led by Khosla Ventures and Felicis with participation from AE Ventures, NEA, Long Journey, Harpoon, Menlo Ventures, Y Combinator and others.

Bhuvana Kamath / ETEntrepreneur Jul 17

Logcat.ai Raises $2.55M Pre-Seed Led by Founders' Co-op to Build AI-Native Android and Linux OS Engineering Platform

Seattle-based Logcat.ai raised $2.55 million in a pre-seed round led by Founders' Co-op to build an AI-native platform for Android and Linux systems engineering, aiming to automate OS debugging, validation, and feature building; its beta has analyzed over 10 billion lines of trace data and run thousands of autonomous investigations.

Bhuvana Kamath / ETEntrepreneur Jul 17

Logcat.ai Raises $2.55M Pre-Seed Led by Founders' Co-op to Build AI Platform for Android and Linux OS Engineering

Seattle startup Logcat.ai raised $2.55 million in a pre-seed round led by Founders' Co-op to build an AI-native platform for Android and Linux systems engineering, aiming to automate debugging, validation, and feature building across the OS lifecycle.

Win Warfield / citybiz Jul 17

Logcat.ai Raises $2.55M Pre-Seed to Automate Android and Linux OS Debugging for Device Makers

Logcat.ai raised $2.55 million in a 2025 pre-seed round led by Founder’s Co-op to expand Delta, its automated Android and Linux OS debugging platform that helps device makers analyze logs and reduce manual investigation of complex defects.

Shrishti Bisht / Inc42 Media Jul 16

logcat.ai Raises $2.5M Pre-Seed Led by Founders’ Co-op to Scale AI Platform for Android and Linux Engineering

Enterprise AI startup logcat.ai raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Founders’ Co-op to expand its engineering team and enhance Delta, an AI platform that automates Android and Linux device engineering by analyzing system traces and recommending code-level fixes. Founded in 2025 by Varun Chitre and Tarun Vashisth, the Seattle-based company says Delta has processed over 10 billion lines of trace data, served hundreds of beta developers and a few paying enterprise customers.

Todd Bishop / geekwire.com Jul 16

logcat.ai raises $2.55M pre-seed to build AI agents that debug Android and Linux device OSes

Seattle startup logcat.ai raised $2.55 million in pre-seed funding to build AI agents that debug and develop low-level Android and Linux operating-system software for devices. Founded by former Esper engineers Varun Chitre (CEO) and Tarun Vashisth (CTO), the system analyzes device logs to find root causes and recommend fixes, with a roadmap to autonomously write and test fixes.

FinSMEs / FinSMEs Apr 6

Ridge AI Raises $2.6M Pre-Seed to Accelerate Dashboards and AI Data Agents for B2B Software

Ridge AI, a Seattle-based company that provides a platform for B2B software firms to deploy interactive dashboards and AI data agents quickly, raised $2.6 million in pre-seed funding. The round will support the company’s efforts to enable customers to ship dashboards and AI agents in hours.

Taylor Soper / GeekWire Mar 3

Seattle-San Francisco Fund TheFounderVC Launches $5M Inaugural Vertical AI Early Stage Fund

TheFounderVC (TFVC), a new early stage fund based in Seattle and San Francisco, publicly launched its inaugural $5 million fund focused on vertical AI startups. TFVC plans to invest $100,000 to $250,000 in 25 to 30 pre-seed and seed companies, mostly with ties to Seattle, including startups in AI-powered knowledge storage, science automation, weather risk planning, and more.

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