Three weeks old AI model startup says 29.4% of Fortune 500 showed up, lands big a16z Series A
johnlindquist · x · 2026-10-10
- A model startup jokingly recaps its first three weeks: accidentally serving trillions of tokens a day, with 29.4% of the Fortune 500 showing up as users.
- The company also closed a large Series A led by a16z, saying "we would like to sleep now." The post plays on the Jevons paradox—growing efficiency driving even more total compute demand.
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