A $40M Seed Round Led by DCVC: The Signals That Made Developers Care
TheMoonMidas · x · 2026-09-20
Sections 9-10 of the thread: several signals made developers take the company seriously—the founder's track record, a $40 million seed round led by DCVC, and early platform support. None guarantees a good product, but developers are choosing where to spend their weekend, and these signals make trying feel worth it. The team also kept showing up: diogo answered technical questions on Hacker News, and a team member offered a skeptic help getting access.
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