# Pillar VC's AI Investments: 13 Startups in Its Portfolio (2026) > The 13 AI startups Pillar VC has backed, by stage: $459M raised between them. From the rounds we track; updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/pillar-vc-ai-portfolio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Series A 8 - [Catena Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/catena-labs) - [Neural Magic](https://millionrounds.com/company/neural-magic) - [Latent Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/latent-labs) - [LightSource](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightsource) - [Cimulate AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/cimulate-ai) - [Day AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/day-ai) - [OpenHands](https://millionrounds.com/company/openhands) - [Tycho AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/tycho-ai) ## Stage not reported 3 - [Asimov](https://millionrounds.com/company/asimov) - [Talla](https://millionrounds.com/company/talla) - [Pyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/pyte) ## Pre-seed and seed 2 - [*R* Rowan](https://millionrounds.com/company/rowan) - [BoolSi](https://millionrounds.com/company/boolsi) ## Segment by segment ### Series A 8 startups · $251M raised - [**Catena Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/catena-labs) Catena Labs incubate independent products spanning identity, communications, AI, and commerce. United States $48M - [**Neural Magic**](https://millionrounds.com/company/neural-magic) Neural Magic provides high-performance inference serving solutions for deploying leading open-source LLMs on CPU and GPU infrastructure. United States $45M - [**Latent Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/latent-labs) Latent Labs is an artificial intelligence research laboratory and biotechnology company founded in 2023 and based in London, with United Kingdom $40M - [**LightSource**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightsource) LightSource is an AI-native operating system designed for direct materials procurement. United States $33M - [**Cimulate AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cimulate-ai) Cimulate uses generative AI to enhance customer interactions by providing instant, accurate, and personalized responses. United States $28M - [**Day AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/day-ai) Day AI is an AI-native Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform founded in 2023 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. United States $20M - [**OpenHands**](https://millionrounds.com/company/openhands) OpenHands is an open-source platform based in Boston, MA, founded in 2024. United States $19M - [**Tycho AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tycho-ai) Tycho.AI is a defense technology startup based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in autonomous navigation and AI systems f United States $18M ### Stage not reported 3 startups · $193M raised - [**Asimov**](https://millionrounds.com/company/asimov) Asimov is a biotechnology and synthetic biology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2017. United States $180M - [**Talla**](https://millionrounds.com/company/talla) Talla Eyewear is an Italian luxury eyewear brand founded in 2016 by Gianluca Gualandi in Bologna. United States $8.3M - [**Pyte**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pyte) Pyte is a California-based digital platform that provides solutions such as secure data collaboration, computation, and privacy ma United States $5.0M ### Pre-seed and seed 2 startups · $15M raised - [*R* **Rowan**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rowan) United States $9.4M - [**BoolSi**](https://millionrounds.com/company/boolsi) We're on a mission to make designing and verifying hardware as easy as software. United States $6.0M **How this map is made.** Every startup here works in AI and has raised money in a round we track that names Pillar VC as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. 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