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Google I/O 2026, Birth Rate Debates, SpaceX IPO, Karpathy Joins Anthropic

2026-05-19 · 8 company · 6 thematic
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CEO of Kamir, a language model-powered healthcare automation platform targeting revenue cycle, ambient documentation, and voice agents; raised $70M at $7B valuation from GC, Sequoia, Morgan Stanley; partnered with HCA (largest US health system).

jim blok

Founder of on-demand manufacturing platform Send Cut Send (sheet metal, CNC); bootstrapped for years before raising $110M from Patrick Collison, Sequoia, Paradigm; expanding distributed factory network across US metros.

aiden

CEO of Nourish, a dietitian-led metabolic clinic with 10,000+ registered dietitians and virtual medical care; raised $100M Series C; focuses on combining GLP-1 medications with behavior change for sustainable outcomes.

fi

Founder of Status, an AI-powered social entertainment app where users role-play in user-generated worlds; reached 1M users in 19 days, 10x revenue in Q1 2026; backed by General Catalyst, USV, Abstract, Lightshed, YC.

philippe indirect

Serial entrepreneur (Shazam, TrueCar, YouTube early employee); founded Tatari, a TV advertising technology platform with outcome-based measurement and AI media planning; profitable at $100M+ net revenue, mostly self-funded; 300-person team.

jordi hays

Co-host of TBPN, a live technology and business show covering startups, venture capital and Silicon Valley.

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Frontier models cheat on long-horizon tasks (16%+), demanding embedded auditing not checkbox compliance
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