Overview
And AI is an AI workspace platform that executes litigation-grade patent work at machine scale for in-house counsel and litigation teams.[1] Founded in 2024 by MIT computer science graduates Herbie Turner and Caleb Harris, the company assembled an early team of MIT engineers with prior experience at Google, Meta, and Citadel Securities.[3] The platform covers prior art search, invalidity analysis, infringement detection, claim charts, and business development, and includes an AI agent named Andy.[4] And AI announced a $6.5 million seed round led by First Round Capital on February 6, 2025, with participation from Y Combinator, BoxGroup, SV Angel, and angel investors Kulveer Taggar, JJ Fliegelman, and Rich Aberman.[2] The company is SOC 2 Type II certified, does not train on customer or client data, and supports SAML SSO and role-based access control.[5]
&AI was founded in 2024 by MIT computer science graduates Herbie Turner and Caleb Harris, with an early team of MIT engineers who had worked at Google, Meta and Citadel Securities. [3]
&AI sells an AI workspace for patent litigators covering prior art search, invalidity analysis, infringement detection, claim charts and business development, including an AI agent named Andy introduced alongside its February 2025 seed round. [4]
&AI states it is SOC 2 Type II certified, does not train on customer or client data, and supports SAML SSO and role-based access control. [5]
&AI lists its address as 717 California St, San Francisco, California, 94108. [6]
Funding history
&AI announced a $6.5 million seed round led by First Round Capital on February 6, 2025, with participation from Y Combinator, BoxGroup, SV Angel and angels Kulveer Taggar, JJ Fliegelman and Rich Aberman. [2]
Backers
BoxGroup
BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups, typically committing up to $1 million per company.
BoxGroup
NYC-based seed-stage venture capital firm
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