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Meibel Raises $7M to Bring Confidence to AI Systems at Runtime - Meibel

Meibel has raised $7 million in seed funding to scale its runtime platform for confident AI. In this post, CEO Kevin McGrath shares why the company was founded, how Meibel helps teams bring explainability and control to AI in production, and what comes next. He highlights challenges that prevent generative AI from moving beyond prototypes, explains the core capabilities of the Meibel platform, and showcases early deployments with customers like SpecBooks and FAST. The post also previews Meibel’s upcoming presence at The AI Summit in London on June 11–12.

Zoho's Revolutionary Path: Challenging Silicon Valley's Conventional Wisdom

Zoho’s success story of building a global software company with $1B+ in revenue without any VC $$.

The Infrastructure Behind AI's 'App Layer'

Reach out to arraydeals@array.vc if you are building an infrastructure-first company :) We can be your first investment for $250k - $2m and get you to Series A.

[Array VC] Exciting Reads, Investments, & Job Opportunities

Year-End Update

Perspective AI Emerges from Stealth to Deliver Customer Truths

Perspective AI, founded by Customer Success pioneer Guy Nirpaz, launches with $4M in seed funding to transform how businesses understand customers.

HappyRobot AI | Series A Announcement

We’re excited to announce our $15.6M Series A round led by Andreesen Horowitz (a16z), with support from RyderVentures and other strategic investors.

Wokelo raises $4M for AI-driven due diligence, sees customer traction in M&A, investing and consulting

Seattle-area AI startup Wokelo raised $4 million to fuel the development and growth of its technology that generates detailed due diligence reports.

[Array VC] Exciting Reads, Investments, & Job Opportunities

Investment Opportunities, Exits, News, IPO, Events & More...

Experiment #2: AI Generated Looks and Videos

Using Nano Banana Gemini 2.5, Kling 2.1, and Seedance 1.0, we transformed regular photos into Paris Fashion Week runway looks.

Joby Acquires Xwing Autonomy Division, Looks Ahead to Autonomous Flight

Joby Aviation announced the acquisition of Xwing Inc.'s autonomy division, an industry leader in autonomous aviation technology.

How Shruti Gandhi, a solo venture capitalist with 15 exits in 5 years, went from underestimated to unstoppable

Array Ventures' Shruti Gandhi is quick on her feet as a solo VC, betting on startups she thinks will provide big returns.

This AI startup that helps stores catch shoplifters just bagged $1.5 million in pre-seed funding without using a pitch deck

MokSa.ai, which aims to help stores curb theft and employee fraud using AI-enabled security cameras, is gearing up for an expansion.

[Array VC] Exciting Reads, Investments, & Job Opportunities

New Investments, Exits, IPO, M&A, Valuations, Market Observations, & More...

[Array VC] Exciting Reads, Industry Updates, and Investment & Job Opportunities

New Investments, Exits, IPO, M&A, Valuations, Market Observations, & More...

TREND Health Partners Accelerates Innovation Agenda with Acquisition of PrecisionGx

TREND Health Partners acquires PrecisionGx to advance precision medicine and pharmacogenomics capabilities.

Integral Secures $6.9 Million Seed Round led by Haystack to Maximize Data Privacy and Quality

Integral, an innovator in safeguarding privacy and maximizing data quality, today announced it raised a $6.9 million seed round to protect sensitive health d...

[Array Ventures] Exciting Reads, Industry Updates, & Jobs Opportunities

Q2 2023 Update from Shruti Gandhi, Founder of Array Ventures

How to define a vision for your startup?

Vision from Day One

LP Update: Navigating AI, VC, Fundraising Today

VCs say hybrid work, generative AI, and niche collaboration tools will be some of the top future-of-work trends that dominate 2023

Between the pandemic, Great Resignation, and layoffs, workplaces have changed a lot. Here are the next future-of-work trends VCs say we can expect.

Jamf completes acquisition of ZecOps

Jamf announces completion of ZecOps acquisition, enhancing mobile security capabilities for Apple enterprise management.

ORO Raises $25 Million in Series A Funding to Reimagine Procurement

ORO, a modern enterprise software platform that helps orchestrate end-to-end procurement across teams, announces $25 million in Series A funding.

Tumble Smart Laundry Announces $7 Million in Seed Funding Led by Hivers and Strivers

Tumble, the smart laundry technology platform, announced today that it has raised $7 million in seed funding to modernize the shared laundry experience and t...

ServiceNow to Acquire Observability Innovator Era Software

ServiceNow plans to add Era Software log management capabilities to Lightstep for a unified observability solution at scale.

Team Dynamics for Preseed Round

Array Bytes: Pitch Deck Insights

3Ts - Team, Traction, and Tech

Array Ventures raises $56M to back tech-heavy enterprise software | TechCrunch

Shruti Gandhi wants to clear up a misconception in first-check fundraising: Every founder doesn’t need their early-stage investors to be a shoulder for

Exciting Array Ventures Updates, Exits, Jobs, and Links

Q3 enterprise numbers, trends, new deals, numbers, and lots more!

The Megatrons — $1B+ Valuation Investors

Rocketship Investors who chase the unicorns to bring them to $10B+ valuations.

Exciting Array Ventures Updates, Exits, & Job Opportunities

4 new investments, 2 exits, Expert & Angel Networks, Remote Job Openings, & more

Amazon Buys Art19, a Podcast Hosting and Ad Company

Amazon bought Art19, a podcast hosting and ad-serving provider, as part of its bigger focus on the podcasting sector.

Activate your Investors: Monthly Investor Updates in 5 Bullets

Companies that regularly communicate with their investors are twice as likely to raise follow on funding. I have a concept called “activating” your investors.

All Things B2B Summit

How to build unicorn businesses?

Capsule raises $2 million for its collaborative video platform aimed at brands | TechCrunch

Capsule, a video Q&A platform aimed at brands, emerged last year in direct response to the challenges companies were facing in terms of reaching

2 white, male startup founders just raised a $2 million seed round from only female VCs, thanks to a tweet

Investor Shruti Gandhi said the Capsule round took longer so she could work her network of female investors. Typically she's the only woman in a deal.

Mozart Data lands $4M seed to provide out-of-the-box data stack | TechCrunch

Mozart Data founders Peter Fishman and Dan Silberman have been friends for over 20 years, working at various startups, and even launching a hot sauce

Money Talks: When vetting founders for VC, this is Shruti Gandhi's red flag

Array Ventures founder Shruti Gandhi shares her approach to evaluating founders and what raises concerns during due diligence.

If you don't dream big, you are not going to get there: Shruti Gandhi of Array Ventures

In this week's 100x Entrepreneur Podcast, Shruti Gandhi talks about backing early-stage enterprise SaaS founders and taking their companies from zero to $10 million ARR.

The 19 'super angel' investors writing lots of checks that every founder should scramble to pitch

Some tech investors are sticking to writing small checks even as $100 million rounds became the norm. Here are the solo general partners to watch.

ServiceNow acquires conversational AI startup Passage AI

ServiceNow announced it has acquired Passage AI, a startup that helps customers build chatbots in multiple languages.

WeWork acquires workplace management platform Managed by Q

WeWork announces acquisition of Managed by Q, a workplace management platform helping companies streamline office operations.

This VC explains why she's sticking to small checks even as $100 million rounds become the norm in Silicon Valley

BI PRIME: Shruti Gandhi started Array Ventures so she could apply her engineering expertise to the world of venture capital. Three years later, it's already paying off.

PayPal to buy Simility, a specialist in AI-based fraud and risk management, for $120M

PayPal Holdings, Inc. announced it has agreed to acquire Simility, a leading fraud prevention and risk management platform.

An Array of Talents

Shruti Gandhi, ’12, leveraged her strong investing track record and the Booth network to found her own venture capital firm, Array Ventures.

3 stories from entrepreneurs who made it work

In this series of podcasts, USA TODAY talks to tech entrepreneurs about what it takes to build a successful business.

Meet Shruti Gandhi, Managing Partner at Array Ventures

Profile of Shruti Gandhi, founder and Managing Partner at Array Ventures, discussing her approach to early-stage investing.

Disruption is more than a buzz word: Change Agents Live

Sometimes you have to reinvent the wheel.

Winter is coming to Silicon Valley

It's heady times for venture-funded start-ups in the valley, but everyone knows the shining summer of funding can't last forever.