Passed deals worth a second look
6 of 30 passed deals are de-risked, with dated proof points from Akta news and Hacker News.
Top of the queue
Decagon
“no enterprise logos yet, mostly SMB pilots. come back when a real enterprise signs”
No big customers:De-risked97
conviction
Lithic
“no enterprise anchor customer when we met”
No big customers:De-risked97
conviction
Baseten
“no enterprise customers, all hobbyist and indie usage so far”
No big customers:De-risked85
conviction
Increase
“too early on revenue, just a handful of design partners”
Too early on revenue:Partially de-riskedNo big customers:De-risked85
conviction
Latest evidence
Oct 22, 2026 · Akta news
Modal
Why AI Compute Comes in Rectangles — Erik Bernhardsson, Modal CEO — Latent Space
Oct 20, 2026 · Akta news
Clay
demandDrive Named Clay's Inaugural "Rising Star" Partner Following Rapid GTM Tech Integration
Oct 20, 2026 · Akta news
Modal
Nvidia wins fast-growing AI startup Modal for new central processors
Oct 20, 2026 · Akta news
Modal
Modal taps Nvidia Vera CPUs after firm's internal tests show 2x throughput over Intel and AMD chips — AI agentic workflows said to favor Arm chips, but firm will keep x86 chips deployed in heterogeneo
Oct 20, 2026 · Akta news
Moov
Lenders Cooperative Integrates Moov to Embed Modern Payments Across Its Unified Lending Platform
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Data sources
- AffinityPass logDemo workspace
- akta.proCompany news and signalsConnected
- NicrronAI gatewayConnected
- PRISMAI run tracing and rulesConnected
- RoundtableApproved memos for the fund's agentsConnected