NZ RL lab Tacit discloses 7-figure pre-seed raise with full founder backstory
joecole · x · 2026-11-01
Tacit, an RL lab and post-training platform, closed part of a 7-figure pre-seed from New Zealand investors including Antler Global, with no revenue yet. The founders — all in their 30s-40s with non-AI academic backgrounds (biochem, IT, physical education) — shared what helped close the round: an 8-figure exit from data platform Smartabase, a social search algorithm, and adding 2M users to TikTok.
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