Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

And thus it is with the majority of open source software: Open source software is free if your time is worth nothing. I’m bracing my inbox for emails from disgruntled Gimp users explaining how charging for software is bad, commercial software is evil, and my mother dresses me funny. But I don’t buy it.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 25, 2021

just months after it came out of stealth. Building a ubiquitous platform that enables B2B payments at the right time and place, integrating with other suppliers’ offerings, improves the customer experience, extends Melio’s reach and fuels the rise of adoption within vertical SaaS products.

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View from Seed

MARCH 29, 2018

We wanted to learn more about the nuanced industry market forces before applying the same hands-on investing model we do with tech startups in other verticals. The seed ecosystem for health companies is much less robust than in traditional software. The third area we are focused on is new software-driven applications of health data.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

VCs see Agentic AI as $4 Trillion Opportunity “A multi-trillion-dollar opportunity to reimagine software, services, and work” Insight Partners A new report by Battery Ventures is calling it the Coming AI Market “Supercycle”. If you take into account the $2 trillion dollar spend on services, $1.5 billion in 2024 to $47.1

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Steve Blank

JULY 23, 2009

military realized that our advantage over the Soviet Union was in silicon, software and systems. to build sensors, stealth and smart weapons previously thought impossible or impractical, would give us a major military advantage. The 1970’s and ‘80’s were the endgame of the cold war, and the U.S.

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Hacker News new | comments | ask | jobs | submit login Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice. I work for a stealth startup. The idea is just a very small part of the reason why we are in stealth. If we are not in stealth mode, it will just draw unwanted attention. niyazpk 215 days ago | link.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 4, 2025

Well done Shay Levi and team Unframe AI on coming out of stealth with $50M in funding ($30M series A and previously undisclosed $20M seed round) to replace legacy software with rapid, tailored solutions! Aharon El-Bahar and team Retym, Inc on securing a $75M series D for your AI datacenter chip!

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VC Cafe

MARCH 6, 2025

Vertical AI Even with the commoditisation of foundational models, vertical AI is a huge opportunity because it addresses complex, industry-specific demands with tailored functionalities, deep integrations, and specialised workflows. Below are three examples of potential winners. Madrona’s Jon Turow has a great primer on this.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 20, 2024

William Arthur Ward NEW FUNDING ROUNDS Big congrats Dean Leitersdorf and team Decart on raising a $32M series A (at a reported $500M valuation ) just three months after coming out of stealth with your (this was previously wrongly reported as a $25M round). theres reason to be optimistic that capital will flow more freely next year.

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