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10.07.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Preference Model on $16 Million Seed Funding as it Emerges from Stealth
On October 7, 2026, Preference Model, a superintelligence data research company, emerged from stealth and announced the completion of a $16 million seed financing led by a16z. SignalFire, South Park Commons, and Scale Angels also participated in the round, as did angel investors including Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Dr. Ian Goodfellow, and Julian Schrittwieser. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Preference Model on the transaction.
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9.30.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Proximal on $15 Million Seed Round as it Emerges from Stealth
On September 29, 2026, Proximal, a research lab focused on data, launched out of stealth, raising $15 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst. Chemistry, SV Angel, and other investors joined the round. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Proximal on the transaction.
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9.22.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises The Horowitz Andreessen Academy on $42 Million Funding
On September 22, 2026, a16z announced the launch of The Horowitz Andreessen Academy (The Academy), a highly selective school in San Francisco for the most ambitious young builders after high school—giving them the skills, network, and real-world experiences to excel in a world being fundamentally reshaped by AI. The Academy raised $42 million in funding led by a16z, along with a group of angel investors including Adam D'Angelo (co-founder, Quora), Tobi Lütke (CEO, Shopify), Tony Xu (CEO, DoorDash), Fidji Simo (recently CEO of Applications, OpenAI), Garry Tan (CEO, Y Combinator), Joe Liemandt (Principal, Alpha School), and Shyam Sankar (CTO, Palantir). Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised The Academy on its financing round.
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9.17.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Nex on $150 Million Financing
On September 17, 2026, Nex, the company behind Nex Playground, the active play system that gets families moving together, announced more than $150 million in new equity and debt financing to support the company’s expansion. Following continued U.S. consumer growth, Nex is expanding internationally, broadening its retail distribution and growing its content ecosystem with major gaming and entertainment partners. This round of financing includes a Series E led by Baillie Gifford and BAI Capital, with participation from NBA Investments, Logitech, Medici Capital Partners, and the Raine Group, alongside a new credit facility with JPMorgan. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Nex on the transaction.
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9.15.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Superpose on $2.2 Million Seed Financing
On September 15, 2026, Superpose, an AI-powered portrait camera app for iPhone, announced a $2.2 million seed funding round led by Khosla Ventures. Meitu and OVTR VC also participated in the funding round. Superpose uses real-time camera guidance and generative AI to turn a single photo into four enhanced versions of the same moment. Since launching on the iOS App Store in 2026, the app has surpassed twenty thousand installs and generated more than 190,000 superposes. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Superpose on the transaction.
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9.01.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Fambot on $3.5 Million Pre-Seed Funding
On September 1, 2026, Fambot, an AI "chief of staff" for families, launched and announced a $3.5 million pre-seed round, co-led by NextView Ventures and Baukunst. Correlation Ventures, Karman Ventures, and Founders Network also participated in the round. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Fambot on the transaction.
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7.29.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises DroneDeploy on $845 Million Acquisition by Procore Technologies
On July 29, 2026, Procore Technologies, a global provider of construction management software, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DroneDeploy, a robotics and visual intelligence platform. Procore will acquire DroneDeploy for approximately $845 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising DroneDeploy on the transaction
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7.08.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Monogram on $40 Million Seed Round as Company Emerges from Stealth
On July 7, 2026, Monogram, a developer of an artificial intelligence (AI) application built around visual interface, emerged from stealth and announced a $40 million seed round led by DST Global and Lux Capital. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Monogram on the transaction.
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7.01.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises yes& on $3 Million Pre-Seed Financing
On June 23, 2026, yes&, a remix-native AI creative community platform, announced that it has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding, led by Accel with support from Parable. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised yes& on the transaction.
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6.25.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Sail Research on $80 Million Series A
On June 25, 2026, Sail Research, an infrastructure company purpose-built for long-horizon AI agents, announced it has raised $80 million in seed and Series A funding at a $450 million valuation. The Series A was led by Kleiner Perkins, and the seed round was led by Sequoia. Other participating investors included Redpoint Ventures, Theory Ventures, Vine Ventures, CRV, A*, and Abstract Ventures, in addition to angel investors, including John Hennessy, chairman of Alphabet Inc., Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, and Tri Dao, Chief Scientist at Together AI. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Sail Research on the transaction.
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6.05.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises SewerAI on Strategic Investment
On June 2, 2026, SewerAI, a leading AI platform for sewer and underground infrastructure intelligence, announced a major strategic investment led by JMI Equity, a leading growth equity software investor based in the greater Washington, D.C., area and San Diego, with continued participation from Innovius Capital, Epic Ventures, and Bentley Systems. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised SewerAI on the transaction.
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6.04.26
Wilson Sonsini Practices, Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Chambers USA Guide
The 2026 Chambers USA guide has recognized Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a leading law firm in 44 geography-specific practice categories and named 87 Wilson Sonsini attorneys among the best in their fields. This year, the firm received four new practice area rankings, including in the nationwide National Security and Capital Markets: Convertible Debt categories, and three improved practice area rankings.