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Android creators just raised $56M to build the operating system for AI agents.

/dev/agents believes AI agents need their own OS to reach full potential. Founded by ex-Stripe CTO David Singleton and the Android team.

• $56M seed at $500M valuation
• Led by Index Ventures, co-led by CapitalG
• Investors: Andrej Karpathy, Andy Rubin, Alexandr Wang

How it happened:
• Singleton identified developer pain: "hard to build anything good" with current AI tools
• Assembled proven team from Android, Stripe, Meta
• Pitched Android parallel for AI era
• Secured rare pre-product growth investment

https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/28/ai-agent-startup-dev-agents-has-raised-a-massive-56m-seed-round-at-a-500m-valuation/

Takeaway: Proven execution beats everything when building next-gen infrastructure.

Source: TechCrunch

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TechCrunch Why AI agent startup /dev/agents commanded a massive $56M seed round at a $500M valuation | TechCrunch /dev/agents, a new company by the developers of Android, believes a new operating system is needed to fully realize the potential of AI agents.
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