NanoClaw creator turns down $20M buyout offer, raises $12M seed instead
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NanoCo raised $12 million in seed funding after its founders rejected a $20 million acquisition offer for their security-focused project, NanoClaw.Summary
NanoCo, the startup behind the security-focused tool NanoClaw, has successfully raised $12 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Valley Capital Partners. Founders Gavriel and Lazer Cohen decided to decline a $20 million acquisition offer to maintain control as the project gained viral popularity, supported by endorsements from high-profile figures like Andrej Karpathy. The company is now pivoting toward enterprise services, providing implementation support for businesses to deploy NanoClaw AI agents securely.
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