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▶ 20:25 · Enterprise AI Adoption · Horizontal AI data platforms sell to AI-forward non-technical operators, not traditional buyers
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Rig raised $2.8m Pre-seed: Toby Mather, Co-Founder of Rig

2026-07-01 · 1 company · 5 thematic
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toby mather

Serial entrepreneur building Rig, an AI data infrastructure platform; previously founded Lingumi (language learning for children), scaled to 2M users and exited to Novakid; led product and data at Novakid; second-time founder focused on capital-efficient, AI-native company building.

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