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TL;DR
Seed (YC)Stilta Agentic AI for high-stakes patent work.
Raised $10.5M across 1 funding round. Latest: $10.5M Seed (May 2026). Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator. (High).
Funding
Raised $10.5M across 1 funding round. Latest: $10.5M Seed (May 2026). Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator. (High).
Hiring
2 hiring‑related row(s); role‑spam risk if mostly generic boards (High).
Product / news
5 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings (High).
Verified facts
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Stilta raises $10.5M from a16z and YC to help companies rediscover the patents they forgot they had https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/legal-tech-announced-stilta-announces-10m-seed-backed-by-yc-and-a16z-months-after-launch/
Led by a16z with YC and operator angels; agentic AI for patent litigation and IP intelligence.
No open roles indexed yet.
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Source types found
Strongest / recent news-style rows
techcrunch · Mon, Jun 29, 09:49 AM · confidence 78%high quality
News / page · Mon, Jun 29, 09:06 AM · confidence 90%high quality
News / page · Mon, Jun 29, 09:06 AM · confidence 90%high quality
Newest first · 21 event(s)
Source: Careers page
Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Source: Homepage
Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Source: techcrunch
Stilta raises $10.5M from a16z and YC to help companies rediscover the patents they forgot they had https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/legal-tech-announced-stilta-announces-10m-seed-backed-by-yc-and-a16z-months-after-launch/
Source: official_site
Stilta | Agentic AI for Patents Product ')"> Security Careers About ')"> Log in Book a Demo Product ')"> Security Careers About ')"> Log in Book a Demo Book a Demo Join Stilta Join Stilta Join Stilta Our mission is to protect the ideas that move the world for…
Source: News / page
Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Source: News / page
Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Source: News / page
Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Source: News / page
Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Source: News / page
Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Source: News / page
Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Source: News / page
Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Led by a16z with YC and operator angels; agentic AI for patent litigation and IP intelligence.
Cursor for patent practitioners.
2 row(s)
The company's own site — the authoritative description of what they sell and to whom. Marketing-controlled, so treat claims as positioning rather than verified traction.
Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.
Open source ↗Stilta | Agentic AI for Patents Product ')"> Security Careers About ')"> Log in Book a Demo Product ')"> Security Careers About ')"> Log in Book a Demo Book a Demo Join Stilta Join Stilta Join Stilta Our mission is to protect the ideas that move the world for…
Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.
Open source ↗12 row(s)
Third-party press coverage. Independent reporting corroborates company claims; repeated coverage across outlets is a momentum signal.
Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗Cursor for patent practitioners.
Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗AI for patents
Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗AI for patents
Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗2 row(s)
Funding announcements and investor-database records. The strongest public signal of capitalization: round, amount, and syndicate quality when disclosed.
Stilta raises $10.5M from a16z and YC to help companies rediscover the patents they forgot they had https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/legal-tech-announced-stilta-announces-10m-seed-backed-by-yc-and-a16z-months-after-launch/
Why it matters: Funding signal — seed per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.
Open source ↗Led by a16z with YC and operator angels; agentic AI for patent litigation and IP intelligence.
Why it matters: Funding signal — Seed per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.
Open source ↗2 row(s)
Open roles and careers pages. Active hiring implies runway to spend and shows where the company is investing (engineering vs GTM vs ops).
Stilta builds agentic AI to enforce, defend, and analyze patents. Backed by a16z, NVIDIA and Y Combinator, Stilta is used by leading IP firms and in-house IP teams at global enterprises
Why it matters: Hiring signal — open roles imply runway to spend and show where the company is investing.
Open source ↗AI for patents
Why it matters: Hiring signal — open roles imply runway to spend and show where the company is investing.
Open source ↗3 row(s)
Company blog and newsletters. Shipping cadence and technical depth of posts hint at product velocity and team quality.
AI for patents
Why it matters: Company publishing — post cadence and depth hint at product velocity.
Open source ↗AI for patents
Why it matters: Company publishing — post cadence and depth hint at product velocity.
Open source ↗AI for patents
Why it matters: Company publishing — post cadence and depth hint at product velocity.
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