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TL;DR
Seed (YC)Aster AI-native research lab accelerating AI discovery.
Raised $500K across 1 funding round. Latest: $500K Pre-seed (Mar 2026). Investors: Y Combinator. (High).
Funding
Raised $500K across 1 funding round. Latest: $500K Pre-seed (Mar 2026). Investors: Y Combinator. (High).
Product / news
1 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings (High).
Verified facts
Finalcad, the mobile platform for the construction industry, raises $40M Series C https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/12/finalcad/
Swiftly raises $10 million Series A to power real-time transit data in your city https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/07/swiftly-raises-10-million-series-a-to-power-real-time-transit-data-in-your-city/
Wluper, a London-based startup building a better conversational AI, picks up $1.3M seed https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/22/wluper/
OpenDataSoft raises $5.4M to turn data into APIs https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/24/opendatasoft-raises-54-million-to-turn-data-into-apis/
Spring 2026 batch; AI-native research lab for automated ML discovery.
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Strongest / recent news-style rows
About page · Thu, Jul 2, 04:14 PM · confidence 90%high quality
techcrunch · Mon, Jun 29, 03:10 PM · confidence 98%high quality
techcrunch · Mon, Jun 29, 03:10 PM · confidence 98%high quality
Newest first · 17 event(s)
Source: techcrunch
Finalcad, the mobile platform for the construction industry, raises $40M Series C https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/12/finalcad/
Source: techcrunch
Swiftly raises $10 million Series A to power real-time transit data in your city https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/07/swiftly-raises-10-million-series-a-to-power-real-time-transit-data-in-your-city/
Source: techcrunch
Wluper, a London-based startup building a better conversational AI, picks up $1.3M seed https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/22/wluper/
Source: official_site
Aster Join Us Aster is a research and product company focusing on automating research. Currently, discovering novel technologies takes years. Our mission is to develop autonomous research systems that compress research into hours. We believe in effectively ha…
Source: official_site
Aster A New Era of Research We're making tools for researchers and scientists to accelerate scientific discovery. Aster can find SOTA research results in a matter of minutes to hours. Leadership Emmett CEO, Founder Emmett is an AI researcher who has been…
Spring 2026 batch; AI-native research lab for automated ML discovery.
Source: npm_registry
Aster 飞书 CLI 接入插件 — 让 Aster 通过官方 lark-cli 主动操作飞书（读消息/搜文档/发消息/查日程等）
Source: npm_registry
Aster CNL (Controlled Natural Language) TypeScript Compiler - Lexer, Parser, AST, Core IR, Type Checker
Source: npm_registry
Aster debt and finance management plugin
Source: npm_registry
Aster Web UI
Source: npm_registry
Aster CLI — 通过 npm 全局安装的通用 AI Agent 命令行工具
Source: techcrunch
OpenDataSoft raises $5.4M to turn data into APIs https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/24/opendatasoft-raises-54-million-to-turn-data-into-apis/
Public research preprint on Aster discoveries across math, kernels, biology, and ML.
3 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.
The Frontier of Research
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 ↗Aster Join Us Aster is a research and product company focusing on automating research. Currently, discovering novel technologies takes years. Our mission is to develop autonomous research systems that compress research into hours. We believe in effectively ha…
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 ↗Aster A New Era of Research We're making tools for researchers and scientists to accelerate scientific discovery. Aster can find SOTA research results in a matter of minutes to hours. Leadership Emmett CEO, Founder Emmett is an AI researcher who has been…
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 ↗4 row(s)
Third-party press coverage. Independent reporting corroborates company claims; repeated coverage across outlets is a momentum signal.
The Frontier of Research
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 ↗Public research preprint on Aster discoveries across math, kernels, biology, and ML.
Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗5 row(s)
Funding announcements and investor-database records. The strongest public signal of capitalization: round, amount, and syndicate quality when disclosed.
Finalcad, the mobile platform for the construction industry, raises $40M Series C https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/12/finalcad/
Why it matters: Funding signal — Series C per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.
Open source ↗Swiftly raises $10 million Series A to power real-time transit data in your city https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/07/swiftly-raises-10-million-series-a-to-power-real-time-transit-data-in-your-city/
Why it matters: Funding signal — Series A per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.
Open source ↗Wluper, a London-based startup building a better conversational AI, picks up $1.3M seed https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/22/wluper/
Why it matters: Funding signal — seed per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.
Open source ↗Spring 2026 batch; AI-native research lab for automated ML discovery.
Why it matters: Funding signal — Pre-Seed per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.
Open source ↗OpenDataSoft raises $5.4M to turn data into APIs https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/24/opendatasoft-raises-54-million-to-turn-data-into-apis/
Why it matters: Funding signal — Series A per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.
Open source ↗5 row(s)
Public engineering activity. Sustained commits, releases, and stars indicate real product development and, for dev tools, developer adoption.
Aster 飞书 CLI 接入插件 — 让 Aster 通过官方 lark-cli 主动操作飞书（读消息/搜文档/发消息/查日程等）
Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
Open source ↗Aster CNL (Controlled Natural Language) TypeScript Compiler - Lexer, Parser, AST, Core IR, Type Checker
Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
Open source ↗Aster debt and finance management plugin
Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
Open source ↗Aster Web UI
Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
Open source ↗Aster CLI — 通过 npm 全局安装的通用 AI Agent 命令行工具
Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
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