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5.29.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Arc on $10.76 Million Seed Funding
On May 26, 2026, voice AI start-up Arc announced the launch of its drive-through platform and a $10.76 million Seed funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation by Adverb Ventures, Broadway Restaurant Group, LLC, United Talent Agency, and others. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Arc on the financing.
Founded by Square and Cash App veterans Mike MacLennan and Ali Hussain, Arc is the only voice AI platform purpose-built to bring e-commerce-grade optimization to the drive-through. Powered by its proprietary AI voice ordering system, Arc’s platform “lets operators manage their drive-through with the precision, measurability, and curated experience of a modern digital channel,” according to MacLennan. The company is already working with two major fast-food chains and says its system can complete orders on its own over 95 percent of the time.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Arc on the financing included Mark Baudler, Jonathan Chan, Jocqui Kaup, Peter Bratton, James Power, Mounika Yepuri, and Annie Xu.
For more information, please see coverage from Fortune and Startup Fortune.
Founded by Square and Cash App veterans Mike MacLennan and Ali Hussain, Arc is the only voice AI platform purpose-built to bring e-commerce-grade optimization to the drive-through. Powered by its proprietary AI voice ordering system, Arc’s platform “lets operators manage their drive-through with the precision, measurability, and curated experience of a modern digital channel,” according to MacLennan. The company is already working with two major fast-food chains and says its system can complete orders on its own over 95 percent of the time.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Arc on the financing included Mark Baudler, Jonathan Chan, Jocqui Kaup, Peter Bratton, James Power, Mounika Yepuri, and Annie Xu.
For more information, please see coverage from Fortune and Startup Fortune.
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3.25.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Sans Strings Studio on $5.5 Million Series Seed Financing
On March 25, 2026, animation and gaming company Sans Strings Studio announced that it has closed a $5.5 million Series Seed round. The financing was led by Red River West, with participation from a16z speedrun, Sisu Game Ventures, Kima Ventures, and several angel investors. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Sans Strings on the transaction.
Founded by Ryan Corniel, with his extensive background spanning from graphic design to VR development, and Sébastien Deguy, an Academy Award and Emmy-winning pioneer in computer graphics, Sans Strings Studio represents a fusion of creative vision and technical innovation that aims to shape the future of real-time interactive production. The company built F.E.L.T. (Fuzz-E Logic Toolset), a real-time performance system designed to put creators back in the driver's seat of animation and game development, which is the driver of its flagship project, “Felt That: Boxing.”
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Sans String on the financing includes Jonathan Chan, Mark Baudler, Lauren Lichtblau, Peter Bratton, Utsav Lall, and Joseph Auer.
Founded by Ryan Corniel, with his extensive background spanning from graphic design to VR development, and Sébastien Deguy, an Academy Award and Emmy-winning pioneer in computer graphics, Sans Strings Studio represents a fusion of creative vision and technical innovation that aims to shape the future of real-time interactive production. The company built F.E.L.T. (Fuzz-E Logic Toolset), a real-time performance system designed to put creators back in the driver's seat of animation and game development, which is the driver of its flagship project, “Felt That: Boxing.”
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Sans String on the financing includes Jonathan Chan, Mark Baudler, Lauren Lichtblau, Peter Bratton, Utsav Lall, and Joseph Auer.
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12.11.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Runware on $50 Million Series A
On December 11, 2025, Runware, which powers media generation for some of the largest marketing and social content platforms in the world, announced that it has raised $50 million in Series A financing. The round was led by Dawn Capital, alongside Comcast Ventures, DST, Speedinvest, and insiders including Insight Partners and a16z speedrun. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Runware on the transaction.
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11.20.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Peek on $70 Million Funding Round
On November 20, 2025, Peek, the operating system for experiences, announced a $70 million funding round led by growth equity firm Springcoast Partners. Existing investors include WestCap, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Eric Schmidt, and Kayak founder Paul English. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Peek on the transaction.
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9.17.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Irregular on $80 Million Funding Round
On September 17, 2025, Irregular (formerly known as Pattern Labs), an AI frontier security lab, announced that it has closed an $80 million round of Seed and Series A funding. The round was led by Sequoia Capital and Redpoint Ventures, with participation from Swish Ventures and angels such as Wiz Co founder and CEO Assaf Rappaport. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Irregular on the transaction.
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9.09.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Runware on $13 Million Seed Financing
On September 9, 2025, Runware, a performance and price-focused AI-as-a-Service provider, announced a $13 million fundraise led by global software investor Insight Partners, with participation from previous investors a16z Speedrun, Begin Capital, and Zero Prime. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Runware on the transaction.
The funding will be used to expand Runware's capabilities from image and video generation to all-media workflows, including audio, LLM, and 3D. To date, more than four billion visual assets have been generated on Runware's inference engine and over 100,000 developers have been onboarded in less than a year since launch. The platform hosts more than 400,000 AI models and powers media inference for over 250 million end users through customers like Quora, NightCafe, OpenArt, and FocalML.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Runware on the transaction includes Jonathan Chan, Mark Baudler, Catherine Riley Tzipori, Peter Bratton, Utsav Lall, and Joseph Auer.
For more information, please see Runware’s news release.
The funding will be used to expand Runware's capabilities from image and video generation to all-media workflows, including audio, LLM, and 3D. To date, more than four billion visual assets have been generated on Runware's inference engine and over 100,000 developers have been onboarded in less than a year since launch. The platform hosts more than 400,000 AI models and powers media inference for over 250 million end users through customers like Quora, NightCafe, OpenArt, and FocalML.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Runware on the transaction includes Jonathan Chan, Mark Baudler, Catherine Riley Tzipori, Peter Bratton, Utsav Lall, and Joseph Auer.
For more information, please see Runware’s news release.
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8.01.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Scale Computing on Acquisition by Acumera
On July 31, 2025, Acumera, a leading provider of secure edge connectivity, visibility, and computing solutions, announced its acquisition of Scale Computing, a pioneer in hyperconverged infrastructure and edge virtualization. The combined company will be known as Scale Computing and will serve as the largest edge computing-focused software company in the industry, with the ability to serve customers worldwide. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Scale Computing on the transaction.
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7.15.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises IntuigenceAI on $10 Million Seed Round
On July 15, 2025, IntuigenceAI, an AI start-up that creates AI engineers designed to work alongside human talent, announced it has raised a $10 million seed round led by Innovation Endeavors with additional funding from Recursive Ventures and Think+. IntuigenceAI launched the world's first superintelligent AI-based engineer platform, IntuiAI™, aiming to address the workforce shortage of engineers in the manufacturing industry while reducing major industrial disasters caused by human error.
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7.09.25
Firm Advises Circle Games on $7.25 Million Funding Round
On July 9, 2025, Circle Games announced that it has closed a $7.25 million round of funding. The round was led by Bitkraft Ventures, with a16z Speedrun, Play Ventures, e2vc, and APY Ventures also participating. Circle Games plans to use the proceeds from the funding to develop mobile casual games. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Circle Games on the transaction.
The Wilson Sonsini team included Jonathan Chan, Mark Baudler, Peter Bratton, Mounika Yepuri, and Kate Kirkpatrick.
For more information, please see this article from GamesBeat.
The Wilson Sonsini team included Jonathan Chan, Mark Baudler, Peter Bratton, Mounika Yepuri, and Kate Kirkpatrick.
For more information, please see this article from GamesBeat.
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7.08.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Landbase on $30 Million Series A Funding
In June 2025, Landbase, a San Francisco, CA–based agentic AI company, announced their $30 million Series A funding. The round was led by Sound Ventures and Picus Capital, with participation from 8VC, A*, Firstminute Capital, and TheGP. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Landbase in the financing.
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5.01.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Inco on $5 Million Funding Round
On April 24, 2025, Inco, a project building the universal confidentiality layer for web3, announced a $5 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz Crypto Startup Accelerator (a16z CSX). The raise welcomes new investor Coinbase Ventures and includes follow-on support from existing investors 1kx Capital, OrangeDAO, South Park Commons, and Script Capital. This round brings Inco's total funding to $10 million. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Inco on the transaction, as well as its prior fundraises.
Inco is leveraging various cryptographic techniques to build a confidential compute protocol for existing blockchains. Its first product, Inco Lightning, is designed to provide confidentiality to any onchain application.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Inco on the transaction included Jonathan Chan, Peter Bratton, and Kelly Stern.
Inco is leveraging various cryptographic techniques to build a confidential compute protocol for existing blockchains. Its first product, Inco Lightning, is designed to provide confidentiality to any onchain application.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Inco on the transaction included Jonathan Chan, Peter Bratton, and Kelly Stern.
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4.24.25
The Blake Brief: U.S. Federal Government Contracts For Space Companies (Part II)
SatMagazine’s latest Blake Brief article, “U.S. Federal Government Contracts for Space Companies (Part II),” provides important considerations for non-U.S. NewSpace companies looking to engage in U.S. government contracts, including establishing a U.S. legal entity, security clearance requirements, and compliance with export controls. Additionally, the article outlines the advantages of partnering with established U.S. contractors to reduce risks and improve chances of success in this complex procurement environment.