Tip-offs
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Nov 28, 2025
Each week, we surface high-potential startups & promising founders.
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🛠️ Developer Darlings
Startups with sensational GitHub traction.
Kodezi | 488% growth in 3 months
Developer tools suite offering automated code improvement, CI/CD optimization, and OpenAPI documentation generation. Raised a Seed round in Jul 2025.
San Francisco, US
Pickle | 34% growth in 3 months
Personal AI apps for memory organization (Whisper) and task management (Clone), with plans to shift to a subscription model. Raised a $4.5M Seed in Jun 2025 from Bass Investment.
San Francisco, US
Droidrun | 31% growth in 3 months
Software enabling AI agents to autonomously control smartphone apps across Android and iOS. Raised $2.5M Pre-Seed in Jul 2025 from Merantix Capital.
Osnabrück, Germany
Firecrawl | 30% growth in 3 months
Web scraping and data extraction platform offering simple APIs, credit packs, and tiered plans for structured and unstructured data retrieval. Raised a $14.5M Series A in Aug 2025 from Nexus Venture Partners.
San Francisco, US
Airweave | 30% growth in 3 months
Data sync and search platform for developers, offering rapid integration and multi-tenant support. Raised a $6M Seed in Jul 2025 from FundersClub.
San Francisco, US
🌳 Green Gains
Climate tech startups with surging web traffic.
D-CRBN | 41x growth MoM
Plasma-based carbon capture tech converting CO₂ into circular carbon monoxide for industrial clients. Raised a Seed round in Feb 2024 from EIC Accelerator.
Antwerp, Belgium
TruCarbon | 8x growth MoM
Carbon accounting platform offering emissions measurement, and reduction tools with API/IoT integrations. Raised $100K Pre-Seed in Dec 2022 from Antler.
Jakarta, Indonesia
Cool Planet Technologies | 5x growth MoM
Membrane-based carbon capture technology licensed to cement and steel plants. Raised a $25.5M Series A in Oct 2024 from Taranis Investment.
Guildford, UK
Bono | 3x growth MoM
Decarbonization platform, offering emissions measurement and reduction tools. Raised $300K Pre-Seed in Feb 2024 from 500 Startups LatAm.
Mexico City, Mexico
Cotierra | 2x growth MoM
Biochar-based carbon removal company converting coffee waste into permanent carbon sequestration. Raised a $1M Pre-Seed in Mar 2024.
Zurich, Switzerland
🏌️♂️ Second Innings
Serial founders with exits building AI startups.
Jason Goldberg | 3x Exit
4x founder. Stanford GSB alum.
Founded Socialmedian (acquired by XING), Fab.com (unicorn e-commerce pioneer) & Hem. Later built OST/OpenST & Airstack. Now founder & CEO of Senpi, the AI-powered crypto wallet for autonomous trading.
Florida, US
Scot Wingo | 3x Exit
5x founder. University of South Carolina alum.
Founded Stingray Software (acquired by Rogue Wave), AuctionRover (acquired by Goto/Overture), and ChannelAdvisor (IPO: ECOM). Later built Get Spiffy, scaling on-demand car care across multiple US cities. Now co-founder and CEO of ReFiBuy, applying agentic AI to ecommerce.
Raleigh, US
Niels Bosma | 2x Exit
3x founder. Linköping University alum.
Co-founded Offerta (PE exit) and Tessin (IPO 2022). Now founder & CEO of Ivy, an open-source .NET framework for secure, AI-powered internal applications.
Stockholm, Sweden
Antony Ede | 1x Exit
5x founder. Partner at New + Improved Ventures.
Previously founded Zavy (acquired by DCM), Tracksuit, Ideally & Paydar. Now building Aether, applying AI to marketing & insights.
Auckland, New Zealand
Dimitry Norenko | 1x Exit
2x founder. 2x cloud-compute patents.
Founded upSWOT (acquired by Uptiq) & previously built bNesis. Now founder & CEO of Graphio, which detects early execution risks across operating teams.
Charlotte, US
