Lyrie.ai Raises $2.0M Pre-Seed Funding

Algebra AI

Most companies don't fail at AI because of technology. They fail because nobody owns execution. Algebra AI is a managed service that owns critical workflows for you using AI agents and human supervision. We study how work actually gets done in your team, map the repeatable tasks, and then build AI systems to execute them at scale while our operators review edge cases and exceptions. Built by operators who've scaled messy, high-stakes systems in production. Our team has delivered across F&B, healthcare, recruitment, e-commerce, logistics, professional services, and B2B tech — across MENA and North America. We serve mid-market companies ready to turn operations from heroic effort into predictable infrastructure.

Whiteshield

Whiteshield is an AI-native sovereign intelligence company helping governments move from insight to action, and from periodic policymaking to continuous adaptation. Originating from the Harvard and OECD communities, Whiteshield was founded in 2011 to help governments navigate increasing economic and societal complexity through better policy, better intelligence and better decisions. Today, it combines world-class public policy and AI-economics expertise, proprietary data assets and AI-native applications to help leaders build more competitive economies, more resilient institutions and more adaptive societies. Its sovereign intelligence platform combines workforce intelligence, economic intelligence and adaptive policy applications to equip decision-makers with real-time intelligence, AI reasoning and adaptive decision capabilities across workforce development, economic competitiveness and societal transformation. Complementing the platform, Whiteshield's experts work alongside governments to design, deploy and scale high-impact policies and sovereign AI solutions that deliver measurable national outcomes. Operating from Dubai (DIFC) and Riyadh, with a global footprint spanning the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Eurasia and Asia, Whiteshield partners with governments, sovereign institutions, multilateral organisations and leading corporations to turn intelligence into action, with speed, evidence and trust. By combining economics, systems thinking and artificial intelligence, Whiteshield is transforming policy from a periodic planning exercise into a continuously adaptive capability, bringing policy to the speed of compute and enabling governments to anticipate change, evaluate alternatives and continuously improve national outcomes. Whiteshield's mission is to help build adaptive societies where every citizen can learn, provide and connect.

Cambridge Heavy Industries

Cambridge Heavy Industries is an MIT spinout dedicated to advancing the fusion supply chain. We aim to commercialize novel laser optics originally developed for high-pressure research. Our proprietary machine generates extreme pressure and temperature conditions, enabling the synthesis of rare isotopes critical for fusion reactors. Headquartered at The Engine - premier innovation hub in Cambridge, MA - we are actively seeking talent in laser optics, materials, and mechanical engineering to join our mission.