FirstMark portfolio in one day: Daytona Series B, Baba Series A, Gradium's on-device voice model
mattturck · x · 2026-10-21
Matt Turck of FirstMark Capital rounds up a busy day across his firm's portfolio:
- Daytona announced its Series B
- Baba announced its Series A
- Gradium launched a new SOTA open source on-device voice AI model
- Synthesia and Rillet took over the NYC subway with ads
The cluster of simultaneous funding and launch announcements highlights the accelerating pace of AI application-layer companies.
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