Simular, a startup developing AI agents that can directly control Mac OS and Windows computers, announced a $21.5 million Series A round led by Felicis with participation from NVentures and other investors. The company released version 1.0 of its Mac agent and is collaborating with Microsoft on a Windows version as part of the Windows 365 for Agents program. Founded by former Google DeepMind researchers Ang Li and Jiachen Yang, Simular’s technology, dubbed “neuro‑symbolic computer‑use agents,” aims to curb LLM hallucinations by generating deterministic code for repeatable tasks. Early customers include a car dealership and homeowners’ associations. Leer más →

Runlayer, a security startup built around the Model Context Protocol (MCP), emerged from stealth with an $11 million seed investment led by Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois and Felicis. Founded by third‑time entrepreneur Andrew Berman, the company already counts eight unicorns and public firms—including Gusto, Rippling, dbt Labs, Instacart, Opendoor, and Ramp—as early customers. Runlayer’s platform combines a gateway, threat detection, observability, and fine‑grained permissions, aiming to protect AI agents that interact with enterprise data. Advisors include the creator of MCP, David Soria Parra, and security leaders from Cursor and Neon. Leer más →

Periodic Labs, founded by former OpenAI researcher Liam Fedus and former Google Brain scientist Ekin Dogus Cubuk, emerged from stealth with a $300 million seed round led by Felicis and backed by a roster of top investors. The company aims to fuse large‑language models, advanced simulations, and robotic labs to accelerate discovery of new materials, initially focusing on superconductors. With a multidisciplinary team drawn from AI and physics, the startup is already generating experimental data and testing predictions, positioning itself at the forefront of AI‑powered scientific research. Leer más →