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The future of software won’t be built by humans alone. But most enterprises are still running AI agents on infrastructure that wasn’t built for them. The result? ❌ Developer machines overloaded ❌ Security teams flying blind ❌ Platform leaders stuck between innovation and control This isn’t a tooling problem. It’s an infrastructure problem. This week, our portfolio company Coder launched a major update designed for the era of hybrid human + agent teams: ▪️ AI Bridge – A single dashboard for all AI usage across your org ▪️ Agent Boundaries – Enterprise-grade controls for agent access ▪️ Coder Tasks – Resilient, long-running job execution — no babysitting required We backed Coder because they aren’t just optimizing workflows. They’re rebuilding the foundation. Explore what they’ve shipped → launch.coder.comF

Thrilled to share that Uncork Capital is leading the seed round in Buildcheck, the leading AI platform for construction design review! Anyone who knows me well knows that I am quite passionate about architecture and interior design, and decreasing friction in the creation of new housing and office buildings. That being said, the construction design review process is still extremely manual and error-prone. Small mistakes in drawings turn into massive bills and delays in the field. Buildcheck is tackling this with an AI-first, collaborative design platform that catches issues much earlier. I first met Alexander Michalatos, Andrei Molchynsky, and Alex Gureev a few years ago when they were still at the GSB, shortly after founding the company. When we reconnected a few months ago, I was struck by how quickly they had captured the hearts (and wallets) of large developers and GCs (quite rare for an early stage company in an industry like construction). They’re already working with over fifty major construction organizations and their customers rave about the product and ROI they’re seeing. For one recent customer, Buildcheck found a two-foot difference in the thickness of the foundation slab between structural and geotechnical drawings. This was a difference of six million pounds (!) of reinforced concrete, at least $800k in raw materials alone, let alone rework costs and soil issues if discovered during construction. If you’re in the construction industry, I highly recommend you give them a try. And, if you’re interested in joining a killer team to help tackle a massive problem that AI is uniquely well-suited to solve, they’re hiring!

Thrilled to share that Uncork Capital is leading the seed round in Buildcheck, the leading AI platform for construction design review! Anyone who knows me well knows that I am quite passionate about architecture and interior design, and decreasing friction in the creation of new housing and office buildings. That being said, the construction design review process is still extremely manual and error-prone. Small mistakes in drawings turn into massive bills and delays in the field. Buildcheck is tackling this with an AI-first, collaborative design platform that catches issues much earlier. I first met Alexander Michalatos, Andrei Molchynsky, and Alex Gureev a few years ago when they were still at the GSB, shortly after founding the company. When we reconnected a few months ago, I was struck by how quickly they had captured the hearts (and wallets) of large developers and GCs (quite rare for an early stage company in an industry like construction). They’re already working with over fifty major construction organizations and their customers rave about the product and ROI they’re seeing. For one recent customer, Buildcheck found a two-foot difference in the thickness of the foundation slab between structural and geotechnical drawings. This was a difference of six million pounds (!) of reinforced concrete, at least $800k in raw materials alone, let alone rework costs and soil issues if discovered during construction. If you’re in the construction industry, I highly recommend you give them a try. And, if you’re interested in joining a killer team to help tackle a massive problem that AI is uniquely well-suited to solve, they’re hiring!

Most leaders ask, “Which AI tools should we use?” Uncork Capital's Head of Talent Adriana Roche argues that’s the wrong question. The real challenge is adopting an AI-native mindset—rethinking workflows so ambition matches execution. That’s the difference between companies that accelerate and those that get left behind. 🎥 Watch more from our AI in HR Masterclass here:

We’re thrilled to see Streamfold collaborating with the ClickHouse team on a new guest post. The piece dives into Rotel, ClickHouse, and what it takes to efficiently run observability ingest at petabyte scale — from OpenTelemetry pipelines to Rust, Kafka, and performance engineering. It’s a fantastic look at the kind of deep infrastructure work they’re doing. Read the full post: https://lnkd.in/gPip5cZm

Want to race like an F1 driver at #AWSreInvent? Join bem, Uncork Capital, Coder, Tailscale, and Nuon on night 2 for pro-grade racing sims, top-shelf drinks, and infra startup founders & engineers in a luxury car garage steps from the venue. 👉 Save your spot: https://luma.com/u7108v3m

“Smaller, excellent teams aren’t just more efficient—they’re more fun.” — David Singleton, former CTO of Stripe, now co-founder and CEO of /dev/agents/agents 🎥 Watch the clip from our Uncork Capital Masterclass:

“Invisible software wins.” Uncork portfolio CEO Avery Pennarun of Tailscale nails it in his latest Fast Company op-ed. Worth a read.