FlintLab Inc. AI-Powered IPaaS at Seattle Deep Tech Demo Day

A founder we worked with burned ₹5 Cr building a product no enterprise would pilot. Not because the tech was weak. Because the milestone was wrong. Most DeepTech founders focus on building the full product before validating: • deployment readiness • integration feasibility • operational ROI • adoption timelines The hardest part of DeepTech is often not invention. It’s commercialization sequencing. The startups that scale fastest are usually the ones that reduce market uncertainty early. Most DeepTech companies don’t fail because of engineering. They fail because they validate the wrong thing first. What’s one milestone you wish you had prioritised earlier? #SanchiConnect #DeepTech #StartupFunding #Commercialization #FounderInsights

Actuality is hitting its stride just in time for Toronto Tech Week! 🏁 We are days away from the Google for Startups Accelerator: Canada Demo Day. It’s the perfect crescendo to an intense, high-growth 10 weeks of scaling our AI RFP automation platform alongside the brightest minds at Google. 📈⚡ Whether you're catching us in person in Toronto or tuning into the YouTube livestream, we can't wait to show how we’re shaping the future of construction tech. The original announcement is below! 🇨🇦✨ #TorontoTechWeek, #GoogleForStartups, #ConstructionTech, #AI

Actuality AI is building AI for the AEC industry to automate one of its most time-consuming workflows: RFP responses. Being part of the Google for Startups Accelerator has been a major inflection point for us as we build version 2 of our platform, onboard new customers, and learn from the Google team and fellow founders. Excited for Demo Day on May 26 during Toronto Tech Week. Come celebrate the cohort and hear how founders are using technology to solve some of the world’s most complex challenges. Harsh Pujara, Luke Doner, Sameer Zaheer & Rishabh Gupta Register here: In-person: https://luma.com/3w5dlz1p Virtual livestream: https://luma.com/nit0g1l6 #GoogleForStartups #AIFirst #AEC #ConstructionTech #Gemini #Actuality

Anthropic is in advanced talks to acquire Stainless, a four-year-old New York developer tools startup, for at least $300M, marking a significant premium to its last valuation of $150M in December 2024. Stainless sells software that takes complicated APIs and uses AI to automatically generate software development kits that make it easier for developers, non-technical people, and AI agents to build applications from those APIs, with customers including Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, as well as non-model companies like Cloudflare and Cerebras. If the deal closes, Anthropic would own a main way developers access OpenAI and Google models, and the acquisition would extend Anthropic’s recent dealmaking streak following the company’s acquisitions of developer tools startup Bun in December, computer use startup Vercept, and AI biotech startup Coefficient Bio. https://lnkd.in/em3x7brg

Founder Institute Introduces Agentic Environments for Fall 2026 Cohorts The world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator integrates AI agents into its Fall 2026 curriculum, giving non-technical founders a way to execute what they learn. https://lnkd.in/gVX4Z_Fb

Tech & Startups Just wrapped a late-night coding sprint on NetZeroAI's latest feature: an AI dashboard that predicts carbon offsets for small businesses in real-time. If you're bootstrapping a tech startup like I am from SF, USA, here's a tactical hack that's saved me weeks—use GitHub Copilot paired with Notion AI for rapid prototyping. Start by outlining your MVP in Notion (bullet points for user flows, APIs needed), then feed it into Copilot to generate 80% of the boilerplate code. Test on Vercel for free deploys, iterate based on dummy data from Postman. I've cut dev time by 40% this way, no fancy Silicon Valley budget required. Building in public: this week's goal is 100 beta sign-ups—DM if you want early access. Who's hacking their startup tonight? #Startups #TechTips #NetZeroAI

Got that sinking feeling when every little patch feels like a band-aid on a broken leg? 🫣 Last month, we took on a climattech startup drowning in quick fixes. Every sprint they ran to patch was slower than the last. Bugs stacking on bugs. Features breaking other features. Patching had become a full-time job with zero progress. Then came the brutal honest conversation: “Your project isn’t saveable without a full rebuild.” Ouch... 😕 But here’s the kicker - spending more weeks patching would’ve cost twice as much as rebuilding properly from scratch. We redesigned the architecture, implemented the right frameworks, and within 4 months, they had a stable, scalable product ready for growth. Turns out, rebuilding isn’t the expensive gamble everyone fears. It’s the real saver. Have you ever delayed a rebuild too long? How did it hit your budget or timeline? #startups #softwaredevelopment #technicaldebt #scaling #hyggesoftware #architecture #buildordie #climattech #deeptech #ai #engineering

Most engineers dream of scaling systems. Very few ask what they are scaling, and why. In Episode 28 of Let’s Talk RC, I sat down with Tushar Mathur, Founder of ForgeCode, to discuss a journey that moves across Dream11, startup pivots, AI coding agents, engineering culture, and the uncomfortable questions engineers rarely ask themselves. Tushar was part of Dream11 during its high-growth engineering phase, where systems had to handle massive traffic spikes during IPL. On one side, there was deep technical scale. On the other side, there were bigger questions around morality, impact, and what it means to spend your best years building something. We also spoke about: • Raising $3M with no product • Why his first startup had to pivot • Why enterprise SaaS is harder than it looks • Why AI coding tools are still early • Why developers care about output, not fancy UI • The dream of zero tech debt • Whether AI will replace software engineers • Why India can build global developer tools This conversation is not just about AI. It is about engineering choices, founder reality, and the future of software. Watch full video here: https://lnkd.in/gVbfczGV #AI #Startups #DeepTech #SoftwareEngineering #DeveloperTools #ForgeCode #Dream11 #FounderJourney #ArtificialIntelligence #EngineeringLeadership #LetsTalkRC

Building something is easy. Building something people actually care about? That's where the work begins. 💛 Our very own Thalis Laspias, headed back to Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences for the annual Startup Lab by #ADandPRLab. The message to the next generation of builders was simple: Assume less. Test more. Through the keynotes and open discussion, we explored how to sharpen an idea before making it bigger. In a world where AI can build almost anything, the real skill is judgment: knowing what is actually worth building. Big thanks to Betty Tsakarestou and the #AdandPrLabbers for the incredible energy. #HereForGood #HellasDirect #StartupLab 

I'll be sitting on the jury for this one - so I can tell you firsthand: the prize alone makes this worth clearing your calendar. Ada Ventures is putting £150,000 into the winning team. The Open Source AI Hackathon: Build Freely, Deploy Anywhere is happening June 3rd in Mandal, Norway. 7 hours. Real builds. Open-source models only - no OpenAI, no Anthropic, no proprietary black boxes doing the heavy lifting. This is a deliberate provocation. The question on the table: what can you actually build when the AI is open, inspectable, and fully yours to deploy? The event is powered by Ada Ventures in collaboration with Startuplab and The Foundry, with a remarkable coalition of partners including CAIR, Kjeller Innovasjon, UiA, Impact StartUp, and others. Applications are open from until 11:59 pm CET 17th May 2026. Spots are limited. If you're a builder, a founder, or a technical co-founder looking for a real signal opportunity in front of serious investors — this is it. 👇 To apply head to the comments below Lead judge: Michael Tefula (Ada Ventures) Supporting judges: Jørgen Veiby (Startuplab), Alexander Martynau, (NVIDIA) and Anjali Bhatnagar 🗓️ Event Details: Date: Wednesday 3rd June 2026 Check-in: 8:30 AM CET | Hackathon Starts: 9:00 AM | Ends: 6:00 PM CET Location: Bryggeta 24, 4515 Mandal, Norway In partnership with: Impact StartUp Norge, Insj UiO, 6AM, @Alna GründerHub, CAIR Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research, University of Agder (UiA), Kjeller Innovasjon AS, SEFiO, [Vibe Club] And if you're in AI, deep tech, or startup communities — please share this where it matters. The builders who should see this probably won't unless someone puts it in front of them. #OpenSourceAI #AIHackathon #Norway #StartupEcosystem #AdaVentures