Neo & Noteworthy: Aethero in orbit, Cursor’s Series A & more

Enjoy our monthly recap! For a daily dose, follow @Neo on Twitter, where we retweet our community’s voices each day.

In August, Neo portfolio companies shared exciting updates,

Cursor raised $60M to progress towards their vision of automating software engineering.

Kalshi received approval from the government to run one of the rare clearinghouses in the U.S.

Aethero launched their first satellite into orbit, thereby validating a computer 20x more powerful than its predecessors.

MagicX released Hero, the first Daily Assistant that allows you to run your life in one place.

Empower was named on Forbes’ 25 Next Billion-Dollar Startups list and Inc’s 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list.

and community members shared news and original content.

Maanav Khaitan (Neo Scholar) published an article on blockchains and the monopoly on truth.

Iliana Montauk (Manara CEO) reflected on the parallels between European explorers and startup founders.

Ayaz Hafiz (Treater CTO) shared his predictions on how programming languages will develop in the next 2-5 years. 

We can’t wait to see what you all learn, accomplish, and share in September 🎉