What it sells
Core is a $3,499 personal computer with an Nvidia GPU that runs local AI agents and models on the user's own data as a private assistant.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedIndividual privacy-minded consumers/prosumers buying a personal device.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
UnverifiedPrivacy concern about cloud AI; wanting on-device data ownership.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Device connects to apps, files and devices, builds context over time, runs local models continuously.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
One-time hardware sale at $3,499, no subscription.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Preorders opened Oct 5, 2026; shipping late October; units built in San Francisco
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | Seed | $11M | Andreessen Horowitz (lead), Abstract, Audacious Ventures, SV Angel, Nova | techcrunch.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.