Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

Ellis builds an AI-driven platform and agents to tackle fragmented workflows used by private credit managers, connecting documents, accounting data, and multiple software systems into a single interface. The system can flag data discrepancies and deploy agents to assist with portfolio monitoring, preparing reports, and month-end book-closing tasks. Ellis emphasizes integration with firms’ existing systems rather than replacing them, and it maintains a human-in-the-loop approach so material decisions remain with human experts. The company was founded by Ryan Williams, who previously co-created Cadre; Williams began work on Ellis in the year prior to the article. At emergence from stealth Ellis announced functionality and product goals alongside its $10 million seed raise from a syndicate of venture investors.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2026

Pillar builds an AI-driven platform that ingests and parses data from client contracts, cash flows, inventories, ERP systems, spreadsheets, and messaging to continuously analyze exposure across commodities, FX, and freight. The platform can build and manage hedge portfolios, execute trades, and automatically adjust positions based on market conditions, volatility, and client risk tolerance while keeping humans in the loop for approvals and complex situations. Pillar serves commodity-driven businesses and lists clients including Shibuya Sakura Industries, Sigma Recycling, and United Metal Solutions Group. The company was founded in 2023 by Harsha Ramesh and Chinmay Deshpande; Ramesh previously managed large derivative trading books. Pillar has raised $23 million to date following the $20 million seed led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Participated · Series A · Mar 2026

Chexy began as a service to help renters earn rewards on rent and has evolved into a broader consumer finance startup focused on changing how money moves in Canada. The company is led by CEO Liza Akhvledziani Carew with co-founder Ben Gigone and a growing team. Chexy raised a $14 million Series A to advance product development and scale its offering, supported by Khosla Ventures and several early backers. The startup positions itself as addressing an underserved consumer finance market in Canada and aims to build a category-defining product. The article does not disclose revenues, users, valuation, or the company's founding year.

Participated · Series A · Nov 2025

Vend Park offers a single platform that combines agentic AI with an in-house operations team to replace the traditional two-vendor parking model for commercial real estate owners. Its software automates daily parking management, unifies access, billing, and reporting, and delivers a seamless driver experience while boosting property net operating income by about 30 % and trimming operating costs by 30–50 %. Over the last 24 months, the company says it has achieved 35× growth, scaling from 3 to 15 U.S. cities and winning customers such as Nuveen, Jamestown, Federal Realty, and Harwood International. The system is deployed across office towers, mixed-use sites, healthcare facilities, hotels, campuses, event venues, and airports. Vend positions parking as “digital infrastructure” that can unlock trapped revenue and real-time data for owners. The new capital will fuel national market expansion, accelerate its AI product roadmap, and support hiring across sales, engineering, and customer success teams. Headquartered in Boston, the firm markets itself as turning parking into a strategic lever for property value creation.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2025

Founded in 2024 and based in San Francisco, Bedrock Robotics is building system-level autonomy for the construction industry by upgrading excavators, bulldozers, loaders and other heavy equipment with advanced vision and control software. Its flagship Bedrock Operator platform allows contractors to manage connected fleets that run longer, reduce idle time, and improve safety while addressing the sector’s acute labor shortage. After emerging from stealth in July 2025, the company completed a large-scale supervised autonomy deployment on a 130-acre manufacturing site and is now piloting with contractors across port infrastructure, industrial facilities, data centers and earth-moving projects. Bedrock plans to launch its first fully operator-less excavator deployments in 2026, marking a significant leap toward fully autonomous job sites. The firm recently strengthened its leadership team with executives from Meta’s AI safety group and Waymo’s engineering organization. Its rapid execution and capital efficiency have attracted top-tier investors and pushed its valuation to $1.75 billion. To date, Bedrock has secured more than $350 million in total funding to accelerate product development and large-scale roll-outs.