Tip-offs
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Jan 2, 2026
Each week, we surface high-potential startups & promising founders.
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🎬 Final Cut
AI video startups with surging web traffic.
2Wai | 23x growth in 3 months
AI and metaverse platform enabling real-time, conversational digital twins (“HoloAvatars”) from video footage. Raised a $5M Pre-Seed in Jun 2025.
Los Angeles, US
Intangible | 10x growth in 3 months
AI-powered creative platform enabling rapid concept exploration, scene creation, and content generation for creative teams. Raised a $4M Seed in Mar 2025 from Crosslink Capital, Alumni Ventures, and a16z Games Speedrun.
San Francisco, US
AIVideo | 2x growth in 3 months
AI-powered video generation platform focused on producing visually consistent videos across characters, styles, and scenes. Raised a Seed round in Jul 2023.
San Francisco, US
Golpo | 1x growth in 3 months
AI video platform that turns text prompts and documents into whiteboard-style explainer videos. Raised a $4.1M Seed in Oct 2025 from BNVT Capital.
San Francisco, US
Nim | 1x growth in 3 months
AI video creation and editing app offering an all-in-one toolkit for creators. Raised a $2.9M Seed in Aug 2024 from One Way Ventures.
Denver, US
🔥 Hiring Heatwave
Startups growing their teams the fastest.
Alethia AI | 150% growth in 3 months
Decentralized AI protocol enabling intelligent, interactive NFTs and pioneering the iNFT standard with generative AI and animation. Raised a $16M Seed in Aug 2021.
Singapore
AI Dynamics | 107% growth in 3 months
Enterprise AI company delivering scalable, cost-efficient AI solutions through its NeoPulse® platform. Raised a $250K Series A in Dec 2022.
Bellevue, US
OpenArt | 106% growth in 3 months
AI-powered platform for generating images and videos using style-based tools, built for creators, designers, and marketers. Raised a $5M Seed in May 2023 from CapitalOven.
Redwood City, US
Maincard | 100% growth in 3 months
iGaming technology platform enabling no-code launches of online casinos, lotteries, and sportsbooks with a large game library. Raised a $2M Seed in Jan 2023.
Walmart, US
Yuzu Health | 90% growth in 3 months
Health tech platform helping employers design, launch, and manage self-funded health plans end-to-end. Raised a $5M Seed in Oct 2023 from Lachy Groom.
New York, US
🧙🏻♂️ Veteran Founders
Industry veterans building AI startups.
Yonas Beshawred
1x Exit.
Founder & CEO of StackShare (acquired by FOSSA). Now co-founder & CEO of StarSling (YC X25), automating deployments, incidents, and bugs with AI agents.
San Francisco, US
Tatjana Schuster
Kellogg MBA. 1x Exit.
Ex-VP at Amazon (Ads, Fashion). Former VP at Farmer's Fridge & GM at Groupon Goods (EMEA). Co-founder of pro7 Realty. Now founder & CEO of Solutioneers, using AI to identify underutilized SaaS and cloud spend.
Seattle, US
Hugo Soul
Ex-MD at TikTok Shop (Global Brand Partnerships), Commercial Director at Deliveroo & Global Business Leader at Google (11 years). Now founder & CEO of Unbox, combining brand safety tools with analytics to drive sales on TikTok.
London, UK
Huagang Xie
Tsinghua University alum. 2x Exits.
Founding engineer at Palo Alto Networks. Ex-Founder of Ancilia. Now co-Founder & CEO of Pallas Security, securing agentic AI for enterprise.
San Francisco, US
Mark Hull
UC Berkeley (Haas) MBA. 2x founder.
Ex-CPO at GoodRx, Senior Director at Facebook (News Feed, Stories, Reels) and LinkedIn (Messaging, Groups). Now co-founder & CEO of Exceeds, delivering repo-level AI observability & ROI analytics for engineering teams.
Los Gatos, US
