John Carrieri

AI isn't just powering software. BrightAI just raised $51 million to automate inspection and other hardware-based AI capabilities. As Alexa von Tobel, co-founder of Inspired Capital put it: “So many people are so focused on the future of digital AI, but we’re excited about this new layer of AI: the physical world AI.” We are in the early innings of a series of AI-fueled innovations! https://lnkd.in/enhmafvH

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🚀 Verif-y is redefining digital record management. With 9 State DOE contracts, 200+ institutions onboarded, and 90%+ margins, this AI-powered SaaS platform is solving a $20B+ global problem: fragmented, insecure, and outdated education and credential systems. Now raising $5M Seed funding to accelerate U.S. and international growth. 👉 For VCs and institutional investors: this is defensible, AI-driven SaaS with regulatory moats — the right product, right time. See www.verif-y.com Then DM me for more info. Join us on this funding round? Follow me on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/e8bZ8srt

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The announcement of Lila Sciences’ $235M Series A and $1B+ valuation marks a significant milestone, and it’s only the beginning. Lila is building a new model for discovery by combining AI and automated labs to accelerate breakthroughs in life sciences, chemistry, and materials. They are tackling some of the most significant opportunities in science and technology, and I couldn’t be more confident in Geoff and his team as they scale what’s ahead. I have had the privilege of knowing Geoffrey von Maltzahn for many years, and backing him once again through March Capital is both a professional and personal highlight. His leadership, vision, and ability to execute on transformational science give us great conviction in Lila’s future. Congratulations to Geoff and the entire Lila team on reaching this next chapter. I am honored to continue this partnership and look forward to what’s to come. Read more about Lila here: https://lnkd.in/gQfk6msT

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Aprio Expands in Pacific Northwest, Uniting Two Leading Oregon Firms - Delap LLP and ... https://lnkd.in/ewd45ttB #technology #IT #managedIT #MSP ARCOA

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#AmTech Weekly Roundup: -> Clarium raised $27 million in Series A funding from Northzone, General Catalyst, AlleyCorp, and Kaiser Permanente Ventures. Clarium’s hospital supply chain management software works with crowdsourced data from providers, suppliers, and vendors to lower costs and prevent disruptions.   Steve Liou   -> Reflect Orbital raised $20 million in Series A funding from Lux Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Starship Ventures. Reflect Orbital builds satellites that reflect sunlight down to Earth for large-scale solar generation and night-time lighting for things like overnight construction projects, disaster relief, and public events.   Ben Nowack, Tristan Semmelhack    -> Adyton PBC raised $11 million in funding from Venrock, Khosla Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and Initialized Capital. Adyton’s defense-focused operational software gives warfighters access to information about resources, supplies, and support platforms.   JJ Wilson, James Boyd #VentureCapital #VC #USA #Startups

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Project Vend reads less like a capability story and more like a governability story. Phase two improved because institutional scaffolding (tools, procedures, role separation) reduced predictable judgment failures—persuasion, compliance blind spots, boundary confusion, values drift. The board-level question isn’t “can an agent run a business?” but “what governance primitives must exist before we delegate authority.” Until incentives, escalation rights, and refusal boundaries are structurally enforced—not merely prompted—agents remain high-performing managers, not autonomous executives.

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