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Former Palantir duo’s startup Dream reportedly raises $17M from a16z to challenge Autodesk

Former Palantir duo’s startup Dream reportedly raises $17M from a16z to challenge Autodesk

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Two Stanford roommates turned Palantir veterans are reportedly aiming AI models at one of design software's biggest incumbents Dream, a startup founded by two former Palantir veterans, has reportedly raised $17 million from Andreessen Horowitz, better known as a16z. The goal, per TechCrunch’s reporting, is to build AI models that can disrupt Autodesk, a long-established name in design and engineering software. The founders are Andy Alder and Arjun Mather. They met as roommates at Stanford, where both studied computer science. After college, both spent a decade at Palantir, the data analytics company known for its government and enterprise work.

Source: Crypto Briefing

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