Kastle

This startup is building the future AI OS for traders, starting with a modern web & mobile trading platform with an integrated AI coach, journaling, and more.

Augustus is building the global dollar bank. Moving dollars across borders still runs on correspondent banking, a chain of intermediaries that is slow, opaque, and expensive. Augustus replaces it with programmable USD and EUR accounts, direct clearing and settlement, and an AI-native core banking platform built from scratch. The moat is the license. Augustus holds OCC conditional approval for a US national bank charter, which is rare and very hard to replicate, and euro clearing is live today for customers including Kraken. $180M Series B at a $1B valuation, led by Tiger Global with QED, plus operators from Nubank, Ramp, Circle, Revolut, and Coinbase. Fewer than 50 people, in NYC and Berlin.

Duna is an AI-native business identity platform focused on KYB, KYC, AML, and lifecycle compliance, enabling enterprises to manage risk and regulatory adherence across the customer journey. By delivering automated identity verification, ongoing monitoring, and risk scoring, Duna helps organizations streamline compliance while reducing friction for legitimate customers. Global customers like Plaid, Moss, and Bol rely on Duna to maintain robust, scalable identity programs.