November 10th - 16th

Happy Sunday,

Hope you enjoy this newsletter as it grows the sections. I tripled my screentime to deliver best tech gossip for you guys: from across AI and startup landfrom legal dust-ups to uncanny humanoid demos and fresh calls for guardrails. Plus: a Raise Spotlight on startups actively fundraising, a Reverse Pitch from angel investors (how to reach them and what they want), and a few spicy links and wins to round it out. Grab a sip and dive in.

Tech Tea:

Lawyers abuse AI and continue to charge you $1000/hour despite OpenAI claim they banned ChatGPT from giving legal advice(allegedly). One French vigilante decided to gather all the AI slops in database.

Hot Asian Women are allegedly stealing your startup’s secrets. And Silicon Valley is falling for it, yet again. Imho: if you’re hot and Asian-American - step it up, girl. Marry into tech money and launch your own startup.¹

Chinese company's new humanoid robot, IRON, moves so smoothly, they had to cut its leg open to prove a person wasn't hiding inside (or remotely controlled like Neo). The breakthrough tech of “artificial muscle” used was developed in South Korea.

An Open Letter signed by Steve Wozniak and Richard Branson calls to regulate superintelligence. Meanwhile Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleyman highlighted the formation of a new team dedicated to developing a “humanist superintelligence” that’s “designed only to serve humanity” in his recent lengthy blogpost.

Bret Taylor’s AI startup Sierra is close to signing one of SF’s biggest office leases this year. The startup recently closed a $350 million funding round, led by earlier investor Greenoaks Capital, and has been growing its headcount. The 9-9-6 vibe is going strong.

Raise Spotlight: Epilog AI

One Line Pitch: 8K AI-vision + SideCar retrofit to bring human-level perception to cars, cameras, and health scanning.

Raising: Reg CF on StartEngine; ~$2.9M committed toward an ~$25.1M valuation (active Nov 2025).

Team: Michael Mojaver • CEO/Director; Lance Mojaver • CTO/Director; Kelly Jay Stopher • CFO;

Why yes: Multi-product platform (SideCar, Closeview, Wellcome, Vortex), 9–10 patents, and 5k+ investors to date. High-res, edge-AI focus is differentiated, and a public raise helps with community distribution.

Why pause: Hardware and safety/regulatory work can slow timelines and burn cash. Broad scope (auto, security, health) risks dilution of focus. Reg CF equity is illiquid; look for proof: live pilots, shipped units, safety/accuracy metrics, margins, and real partnerships.

Link / contact:²  Invest page on StartEngine and [email protected].

This week I’m hosting:

• November 13, Women in Real Estate — ​​This is a small gathering for women who are actively or passively invest in real estate. I’ve been to way too many overcrowded networking events and this one is intentionally 10 spots only.

  

Featured Events in LA:

• November 12, A Mindful Morning at Gnarwhal — Hosted by Katie Durko, co-founder of The Edit and mom of two, this mindful morning at Gnarwhal brings together women for meaningful conversation, community, and a little midweek reset. #womenonly

• November 12, Tech-Investor-Only Wine Social by FIC+Mission Matters — ​Join the Female Investors Club (FIC) + Mission Matters with Jenn Byrne (Grit Capital Partners), Chirag Sagar (Mission Matters) and Kate Lynch (Deep Tech Entrepreneur) for a Wine Tasting Experience. #investor

• November 14, AI LA x Chaperone Ventures: VC Panel + Networking Mixer — ​​Join us for an evening of AI insights, venture trends, and cross-border collaboration as AI LA welcomes a delegation of top Korean AI startups to Los Angeles. #investor

• November 14, Quantum Wellness Spa x Gravity LA — ​​a vibrant evening of hot sauna, cold plunges, shuffle dance class, good vibes, and real connection—all under the stars on our scenic rooftop.

• November 15, Ladies Level-Up Brunch Los Angeles — ​​​You may be climbing the corporate ladder, building your business, or simply figuring out your next move - this brunch is for you! Come ready for inspiration, community, and the confidence to go after everything you deserve. #womenonly

Reverse Pitch: Guillermo Flor

Portfolio highlights: Pally (YC S25) — AI relationship management / unified inbox.
HappyRobot — AI agents for logistics; announced $44M Series B led by Base10.

Pitch: Warm intro helpful but cold is fine if concise: what you do, traction, round size, and why now. He’s shared “no-warm-intro” investor resources and asks founders to DM with pre-seed rounds.

How he helps: High-signal fundraising guidance & intros via PMF (57k+ subs), curated Angel/Family Office lists, and active content on pitching/PMF. Expect hands-on help with narrative, target investor mapping, and process.

Notes: Formerly VC @ GoHub Ventures; based in New York; continues to build media + investing products

Lingo of the Week — “Boobplate Optics”

The PR headache when a completely redundant cosmetic chest shape on a robot distracts from the tech demo. Tbh, they should take it a step further and collab with Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS and her pierced nipple bra.

Featured Events U.S.-wide

SF

• November 10, Training the Workforce of the Future — One Humanoid Robot at a Time — Join Robots For Humanity — a startup that trains and deploys humanoid robots like the Unitree G1 in real industrial environments through teleoperation, digital twins, and AI — and Binbash, an AWS Advanced Partner, for an interactive deep dive into the latest real-world applications of AI, simulation, and remote robot control using AWS and NVIDIA infrastructure.

• November 12, Debate: "Christianity will destroy the West" — ​Christianity is making a return among young Americans. To some, this revival is a necessary step toward reversing the West’s social, ethical, and cultural decline. To others, it represents the final deathblow to Western civilization, reinforcing the very forces that led to its current instability.

• November 15, Global AI Pitch Summit 2025-Co-host by Stanford Entrepreneurs & Stanford Founders & BFC — ​10,000+ innovators, 1,000 startups, and 100 global investors and corporate leaders from 30+ countries will gather at the Santa Clara Convention Center to shape what comes next for humanity’s most transformative technology.

NYC

• November 12, SaaS Supper Club: Banking, Accounting & FP&A Tech Founders and Funders — ​Intimate gathering of Funders + Founders from specific verticals to talk about the most pressing topics in their industry.

• November 13, CUDA Meet-Up by NVIDIA and Flox — ​Engineers, platform teams, DevOps folks — come hang out and learn. We'll have talks, demos, food & drinks!

• November 13, Junto Founder Dinner (Hosted by Andrew Yeung) — Junto Founder Dinner series started two years ago to bring together the top founders + builders. Each month, we invite 28 vetted early-stage founders and CEOs for a 3-hour, multiple-course dinner experience.

Austin

• November 13, DESIGNED AND BUILT IN AUSTIN — Austin’s creative energy is one of a kind and we want to celebrate it. Join us at Base’s new studio for a panel discussion and evening of connection with local designers and makers.

• November 15, ​Uncommon Rooftop Meetup — an unforgettable evening in downtown Austin. The AustinUncommon brings together faith-driven entrepreneurs, creators, and builders in their 20s who want to grow deeper in purpose and community.

• November 17, AMC SUMMIT 2025 — ​This is your annual chance to connect across the medtech and life science ecosystem in Texas-from scrappy startups to seasoned strategics, clinicians to investors, researchers to regulators. We’re bringing the whole village together to push healthcare innovation forward.

1  this is a joke, people

2  Disclaimer: This newsletter is for information only and is not investment, financial, legal, or tax advice, nor an offer to buy or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a professional; you’re responsible for your decisions and past performance isn’t indicative of future results.