Kurt Schlosser
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See all 28Pascal Matta launches kolmo.io/permits mapping 457 verified permit rules across 80 Washington jurisdictions with address-specific 3D visuals
Pascal Matta, a former software engineer turned Seattle general contractor, built kolmo.io/permits — a free AI-powered database that decodes municipal permit rules and links 457 verified rules across 80 jurisdictions to their original city-source pages. The tool provides address-specific, lot-level guidance including 3D buildable-envelope visualizations and flags which rules are directly verified versus based on statewide baselines.
Pay-i Rebrands as Ascerta and Raises $18M Series A Led by Dell Technologies Capital to Expand AI ROI Platform
Bellevue startup Pay-i has rebranded as Ascerta and raised an $18M Series A led by Dell Technologies Capital to expand from AI cost tracking into measuring enterprise AI ROI and adoption.
Databricks acquires Row Zero to embed high-performance enterprise spreadsheet into its platform
Databricks has acquired Seattle startup Row Zero, which built a high-performance cloud spreadsheet for millions of rows, and plans to embed the technology into its platform and Genie AI assistant while keeping the standalone product available to existing users. Row Zero, founded in 2021 by former AWS engineers Breck Fresen and Nick End, raised a $10 million Series A and will leverage Databricks’ customer base to scale distribution.
