Jay Cuthrell September 2, 2025 quantum

🔥 Hot Takes Tuesday for 2025-09-02

Funding hauls for AI, electronics, and quantum -- then some tech fun

First funding… and then something fun.

Funding

💰 + 🤖 + 🍪 + ⚛️ Funding flows for AI, electronics, and quantum companies.

• Kite (Agentic AI web infrastructure): $18M
• Aurasell (AI sales automation): $30M
• OpenLight (silicon photonic chips): $34M
• Phasecraft (quantum computing algorithms): $34M
• Paragraf (graphene electronics): $55M
• LayerX (AI back-office automation): $100M
• Anthropic (AI platform company): $13B

Fun

Does Agentic AI spell the end of dial twiddlers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCrrotz6Wms

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