Andrew Chen

CipherOwl has emerged from stealth with $15M in seed funding co-led by General Catalyst and Flourish Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Sancus Ventures, Enlight Capital, OKX Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Road Capital, and Predictive VC. Founded by Leo Liang and Ming Jiang, the company is building an AI-native intelligence layer that turns blockchain data into explainable, auditable compliance decisions for institutions. https://lnkd.in/eMDRQfqc #AI #Blockchain #CryptoCompliance #Fintech #StartupFunding #RegTech #OnChainData

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YC encourages startups to do things that don’t scale at first - because it forces founders to learn what users actually want before wasting months building complex systems. Doing things manually is the fastest way to validate demand, fix the product, and avoid scaling the wrong thing. Instacart and DoorDash used this approach early on by personally onboarding users and doing manual deliveries. Once you know that people truly want what you offer, you can always automate and scale. If you optimize for scale too early, you often end up with a product that might never take off. #neurobay #founders #scaling #startupfunding #Instacart #DoorDash #YC 

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🚀 Introducing Omniston SDK: Empower Your TON DeFi Projects with Aggregated Liquidity For developers building on TON: STON.fi’s Omniston SDK allows seamless integration of aggregated liquidity from multiple DEXs and RFQ resolvers across the TON ecosystem. Deliver optimal swap rates, minimal slippage, and the best possible execution to your users — whether in wallets, trading bots, or custom dApps. What Omniston SDK Provides   🔹 Unified liquidity access from TON’s entire DEX landscape   🔹 Automatic smart routing for the best trade paths   🔹 Developer-friendly APIs, documentation, and sample code   🔹 Continuous support and protocol updates from the STON.fi team Getting Started – Step by Step   1. Set up your environment: Install the SDK via npm or GitHub   2. Configure: Initialize with TON wallet credentials and API keys   3. Connect: Link to STON.fi API and Omniston endpoints   4. Integrate: Use SDK to fetch liquidity data, execute swaps, and apply smart routing   5. Test & Deploy: Validate on TON testnet, then launch on mainnet Ideal Use Cases   🔹 Developing your own DEX aggregator with superior routing   🔹 Building high-performance trading bots   🔹 Enhancing TON wallets with aggregated swap functionality Resources   🔗 Documentation: https://lnkd.in/e_gFqdR2   🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/ston-fi   🔗 Overview: https://ston.fi/omniston If you’re working on DeFi, wallets, or trading tools on TON, Omniston SDK is a game-changer. Let’s connect if you’re building in this space! ⚠️ DYOR — always test integrations on testnet before mainnet.   ❗️ Not financial advice — just sharing tools from the TON ecosystem. #TON #STONfi #Omniston #DeFi #Web3Development #Blockchain #TONBlockchain #DEX #LiquidityAggregation #CryptoDevelopment #SDK

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Jarsy Inc, a San Francisco-based digital investment platform founded by CEO Han Qin, COO Yiying H., and CTO Chunyang S., has emerged from stealth with $5 million in pre-seed funding led by Breyer Capital. The platform enables retail investors to access tokenized equity in high-growth private companies like Anthropic, Stripe, and Perplexity AI with as little as $10, using a 1:1 asset-backed token model to ensure transparency and stability. Backers include angel investors such as Evan Cheng (Mysten Labs), Nathan McCauley (Anchorage Digital), and Richard Liu (Huma Finance). The funds will support product development, regulatory compliance, and investor education initiatives. INVESTORS: Breyer Capital, Karman Ventures, Evan Cheng, Nathan McCauley & Richard Liu ROUND: Pre-seed AMOUNT: $5,000,000 HQ: #SanFrancisco #California #VentureCapital #Jarsy #BreyerCapital #KarmanVentures #EvanCheng #NathanMcCauley #RichardLiu #ChunyangShen #YiyingHu #HanQin #TradedVC

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🔥 Headline: Cerebras Shatters Fundraising Records As AI Capital Frenzy Hits New Peak -- Cerebras’ Landmark Funding Signals Investor Conviction -- - Cerebras, a Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence chipmaker, secured a monumental 1.1 billion US dollars in fresh funding—one of the largest rounds for any AI company this year. - The funding round, led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and other heavyweight backers, underscores a strategic global race for AI infrastructure dominance. - Cerebras specializes in building some of the world’s most powerful AI chips designed to challenge Nvidia’s stronghold—a bold positioning that investors clearly believe has scale potential. -- AI Infrastructure Is Becoming A Geopolitical Asset -- - This round reflects a growing trend: AI infrastructure is now treated as national economic security, not just a commercial bet. - Sovereign wealth funds, including Saudi Arabia’s PIF, are aggressively backing companies that could help nations reduce dependency on US chip suppliers. - Cerebras’ technology, which focuses on training large language models at unprecedented speeds, aligns with government ambitions to secure domestic AI capabilities. -- Market Dynamics: Competitive Pressure Intensifies -- - Nvidia’s dominance is being challenged on two fronts—cost efficiency and speed—where Cerebras aims to differentiate through its wafer-scale chips. - Investors are positioning Cerebras as a key alternative supplier, anticipating that demand for high-performance AI chips will far outstrip current supply. - The funding sets the stage for faster product rollouts, deeper R&D investment, and potential long-term supply contracts with global AI players. -- Implications For Investors And Startups -- - This scale of investment in a single company will likely redirect capital flows toward AI hardware, signaling that investors see long-term infrastructure value, not just application hype. - Startups operating in complementary spaces—such as AI software optimization, model training, and energy-efficient compute—stand to benefit from ecosystem expansion around Cerebras. - For institutional investors, this move reinforces that the next wave of AI winners may emerge from the infrastructure layer, not just consumer-facing applications. Reference: https://lnkd.in/eqdh-Ra6. #ArtificalIntelligence #AutonomousAgents #LLMAgents #AgenticWorkforce #AgentApplications #AIProductivity #AIAgentNewsletter #AgenticAI #AgenticWorkflows #AIAutomation #AIAgents #AgenticAI #FutureOfWork #Innovation #AIInvestment #AIBusiness #AIBank

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Berkeley Xcelerator Launches Global Non-Dilutive Accelerator for Frontier AI Startups 📌 Berkeley Xcelerator is launching a global, non-dilutive accelerator for frontier AI startups, offering access to cutting-edge research, $350K+ in cloud credits, and mentorship-without giving up equity. Selected founders will showcase their agentic AI innovations at the 2026 Agentic AI Summit, reaching 100,000+ global attendees and investors. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/d9uE4fNF #Berkeleyxcelerator #Frontierai #Rdi #Preseedstartups

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