Newcomer Launches First Emergent List: Founders Pick 29 Seed-Stage AI Startups
cyrilzakka · x · 2026-11-06
- Newcomer, with Felicis, launched the first Emergent List: 29 seed-stage-or-earlier AI startups nominated by founder speakers from its Cerebral Valley summits, each with a blurb on why they could become generational companies.
- Track record: past summits early-hosted Etched (later raised nearly $2B), Physical Intelligence, Factory, Exa, Higgsfield and more.
- Among nominees: Almanac Health, building AI to handle work around clinical visits so doctors can see more patients — nominated by Glean CEO Arvind Jain.
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