tl;dr: frontrun flagged revnu, an ai growth hire, 132 days before its $3M seed led by NPIF II - PXN Equity Finance. frontrun flagged photon, which brings ai agents to iMessage and WhatsApp, 97 days before its $4.5M seed led by Gradient was announced. frontrun flagged halluminate, data and environments for knowledge work, 49 days before its $30M Series A led by Oak HC/FT. frontrun flagged doxxnet, an agentic networking platform, 49 days before its $38M Series A led by a16z.
Revnu: $3M seed, flagged 132 days early
@frontrunvc · Oct 1, 2026
Today's fundraises. @frontrunvc flagged 4 startups before they were announced. 👇
Average lead time: 82 days.
1. @revnu_app - 132 days ago. $3M seed led by - PXN Equity Finance
2. @PhotonHQ - 97 days ago. $4.5M seed led by @gradientvc
3. @HalluminateAI - 49 days ago. $30M Series A led by @oakhcft
4. @DoxxnetHQ - 49 days ago. $38M Series A led by @a16z
four rounds were announced on october 1 2026, and frontrun flagged all four before the announcement. average lead time: 82 days. revnu had the longest lead of the day.
revnu calls itself your ai growth hire. the round is a $3M seed led by NPIF II - PXN Equity Finance.
flagged may 22 2026, announced october 1 2026. 132 days.
the longest lead of the day, on the smallest round of the day.
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Photon: $4.5M seed, flagged 97 days before the announcement
Photon brings ai agents to iMessage, WhatsApp and the channels people already use. the round is a $4.5M seed led by Gradient.
flagged june 26 2026, announced october 1 2026. 97 days.
since april, photon says it has passed 50K developers and 450K monthly npm downloads.
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Halluminate: $30M Series A, flagged 49 days early
Halluminate builds data and environments for knowledge work. the round is a $30M Series A led by Oak HC/FT, with Y Combinator, Heavybit and FT Partners.
flagged august 13 2026, announced october 1 2026. 49 days.
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Doxxnet: $38M Series A, flagged 49 days early
Doxxnet is an agentic defined networking platform that lets humans and agents browse and communicate privately. the round is a $38M Series A led by a16z.
flagged august 13 2026, announced october 1 2026. 49 days.
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