Hola Familia to Edition #125! 🌿
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If you’re building on AI, you know how fast token spend can get messy: usage spikes, bills show up late, and no one’s totally sure which model, team, or workflow drove the cost. Ramp gives founders real-time visibility into AI spend across vendors, models, teams, and individuals — plus anomaly alerts before a surprise bill hits.
Founders are using it to:
Catch runaway token spend before it eats runway
Compare model costs and switch to cheaper options when performance doesn’t justify the price
Show investors and see yourselves how efficiently the team is using AI to drive output
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AI & Tech News
North American startup funding shattered records in first half of 2026, driven by AI — H1 2026 venture funding hit a record $510 billion with AI companies capturing 86% of dollars invested. OpenAI and Anthropic alone accounted for 43% of total funding—a seismic shift in capital allocation. Read more →
Billionaire Eduardo Saverin-backed B Capital raises $500 million to fund early stage startups — B Capital announced a $500M early-stage fund focused on seed through Series B companies. This signals strong LP appetite for founders betting on AI infrastructure, developer tools, and AI-native applications. Read more →
Venus Aerospace raises $90 million Series B — Venus Aerospace secured $90M to develop rotating detonation rocket engines for hypersonic applications. Defense-tech and advanced manufacturing are attracting mega-rounds as geopolitical dynamics shift. Read more →
🌎 NYC Events
This month we are focusing on NYC and getting ready to celebrate across all of our chapters for Hispanic Heritage Month!
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Meet the Founder & CEO - Ivan Rahman 🇬🇹🇧🇩
Avistar.AI helps organizations secure one of the fastest-growing risks in modern tech: AI agents with too much access. It surfaces over-permissioned identities, uncovers vulnerabilities, and helps teams tighten governance before an incident happens.
The need is real. In a proof of concept with a Fortune 500 healthcare company, Avistar uncovered 400+ vulnerabilities and 12 potential breach paths.
The lesson: the sharpest founders don't wait for a problem to announce itself. They connect what they're seeing and move early.
Community ask 💬: Ivan is looking for introductions to MSPs, MSSPs, cybersecurity leaders, and organizations navigating AI governance and compliance.
#Siembra con LaFamilia 🌱
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Open Positions in VC and Startups 💼
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We pull this newsletter together every two weeks for free. If today's grants list, jobs, or events helped you, the easiest way to say thanks is to chip in here. Even $5 keeps the lights on. We've got 7,500+ of you. If even a fraction of you covered a coffee, that's our entire year.
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