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603 evidence records contribute source-level context for a16z Speedrun companies.
Public traction research
Compare a16z Speedrun 006 startups by public social, developer, launch, video, community, and web traction with source-level evidence.
Returner compares observable public signals for a16z Speedrun startups across social, developer, launch, video, community, and web sources. The current snapshot connects 1,003 evidence records to 59 cohort company records; it does not infer private revenue, retention, growth, or investment performance.
Use the ranking to discover companies with visible public momentum, then open each profile to inspect its evidence and coverage. Platform-native signals are normalized by the current documented scoring model; they are not converted with a hand-picked cross-platform exchange rate. Read the full traction score methodology and limitations.
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The first 25 companies are ordered by the current overall traction score. Scores can change when public evidence is refreshed or corrected.
The AI-Native Organization built by Ex-Palantir FDEs
The agentic AI platform for higher education ($4.5M cARR in 4 weeks)
AI sublet marketplace for GenZ. $6.5M in requests/mo, 40% MoM. Repeat founders, backed by GC
AI caretaker for seniors
The AI Workforce for Building Materials Distribution. Built by lifelong friends from xAI, Google, and McKinsey.
AI coordination software for allied defense.
Adaptive data transfer optimization for high-performance infrastructure, Berkeley CS founders.
AI operating system for trial lawyers; Harvard CS + lawyer founders; $210K ARR in 3 months.
AI camera that turns photos into personal apps. Ex-Snapchat founders with multiple previous exits.
The marketplace for licensing likeness for content & usage
AI for Workforce Intelligence & Planning (2x founder who raised $80M, F500 customers)
Predictive intelligence for social commerce, $450k ARR
ZeroDrift makes every message compliant before it's sent. 2x founder (raised $50M). $150K ARR, 50%+ MoM
We're building the first continuous hormone monitor.
Verification & alignment infra for AI decisions. MIT / BU team, design partnerships with Accenture, Dropbox, and Vercel.
The future of serialized storytelling. $0->$32K/mo since Jan with ~1 day ROAS breakeven
Unlocking the next one billion specialized models
Creating "Games Worth Sharing". Our team were leads on 8 different $1B/year games
TikTok for AI-native software. 350K+ plays, 10M organic TikTok views, Atari partnership. Ex-Stanford/Google/Tesla, prev #1 App Store.
Rate-locking for stablecoin FX. $2M/mo processing, 100% MoM. Stanford & MIT, ex-Amazon/NASA.
The AI-Powered Cardiac Care Team
Robot lamps that do your chores.
AI for construction wins.
Bridging AI agents and the real world: $0 -> $710K cARR in 5 weeks
AI Agents for Railways. ex Toma (a16z), Waterloo, UBC
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59 companies supported by 1,003 public evidence records.
Returner is an independent public-data project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Public traction is an observational signal, not investment advice, a valuation, or a complete measure of company quality.