Cal AI Raises $5M to Build AI Beyond the Chatbox, After $50M Bootstrapped Revenue
benaratame · x · 2026-08-19
Zach Yadegari announced raising $5M to build AI "beyond the chatbox." His previous product, Cal AI, was completely bootstrapped and did $50M in revenue in the first 18 months.
The new capital will be used to scale faster and hire world-class talent from day one.
Hiring for:
- AI Founding Engineers
- Design Engineers
- Growth Marketers
Offering 1-10% equity plus competitive base salary.
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