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EO Follow-Up

What happened after we met. New developments at the companies EO has interviewed, and how they connect to what the founders said.

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AI Is Squeezing Software Wrappers. Pigment Just Raised $250 Million Because It Isn't One.

AI Is Squeezing Software Wrappers. Pigment Just Raised $250 Million Because It Isn't One.

Before selling anything, the French startup spent its first years building a planning engine. Now companies from Anthropic to L'Oréal plan on it, and investors value it at $2.3 billion.

OCT 21, 2026
5 MIN READ
Otter.ai Takes $320 Million Without Selling a Share, Five Times the Venture Money It Raised in a Decade

Otter.ai Takes $320 Million Without Selling a Share, Five Times the Venture Money It Raised in a Decade

Free built Otter's user base. The new money is for selling to the companies those users work at.

OCT 20, 2026
5 MIN READ
EliseAI Raises $350 Million at $4 Billion, Nearly Doubling Its Valuation in 13 Months

EliseAI Raises $350 Million at $4 Billion, Nearly Doubling Its Valuation in 13 Months

Most of the largest US apartment managers already use it. The next doubling has to come from somewhere else.

SEP 28, 2026
5 MIN READ