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StartupsCA / Silicon Valley·Ranked Friday, April 24, 2026
We're former Google coworkers who raised $4.5M for an AI startup. We didn't build a big team — we built fast instead.
Ex-Google founders raise $4.5M for lean, fast-moving AI startup
“After meeting at Google, two friends reunited years later. They built a six-person AI startup, moved fast, and raised $4.5 million in seed funding.”
AI score breakdown
#21 that day5.90/ 10
Technology breakthrough · weight 30%6/10
Economic impact · weight 25%7/10
Job impact · weight 20%5/10
Regional relevance · weight 15%7/10
Policy & geopolitics · weight 10%3/10
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