Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
The Anatomy of Greatness: What Makes a Unicorn Founder? | Antler
Antler’s report provides new insights on speed, geography, experience, and the changing profile of founders behind the world’s most valuable startups.
Context Engineering for Personalization – State Management with Long-Term Memory Notes using OpenAI Agents SDK
Modern AI agents are no longer just reactive assistants—they’re becoming adaptive collaborators. The leap from “responding” to “remembering” defines the new frontier of context engineering. At its core, context engineering is about shaping what the model knows at any given moment. By managing what’s stored, recalled, and injected into the model’s working memory, we can make an agent that feels personal, consistent, and context-aware.
Eight Software Markets AI That Will Transform Differently
The strategic question isn’t “how does AI change software?” It’s “which market am I in, and what are its specific dynamics?” Changes to production costs will cause enormous changes in who makes money from software, with possible answers that may very well include “notably fewer professional software engineers”
Large American VCs Topped 2025 Active Investor Ranks, Including A16Z, Accel And Sequoia
Overall, there were at least 15 investors who participated in 50 or more post-seed rounds of over $3 million, per Crunchbase data, plus another three in the high 40s. We rank them below:
3 students with Oregon connections win Marshall Scholarships, including first from Oregon State University – oregonlive.com
The trio – Beaverton native Ashwin Sivakumar of Harvard University, the Puget Sound area’s Giulia Wood of Oregon State University and rural Illinois native Anna Singley of the University of Portland – all have used advanced math and science methods to conduct sophisticated research as undergraduates.
What’s working in SaaS pricing right now
Across these changes, we’ve got our eyes on four trends that defined SaaS in 2025, and will continue to shape how AI business models evolve in 2026. For each trend I’ll share real-life examples and guidance to help you evolve your own pricing.
Local ≠ small brand impact – by Lindsay Amos – The Angle
As a founder, this is how you land local coverage. You talk to your customers. You listen to their stories. And you pitch their story to highlight your own.
Here’s where Seattle ranks among U.S. cities based on capital raised – GeekWire
Seattle’s startup scene stayed consistent with its venture capital activity in 2025.
