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Blackstar
Hardware devices and operating systems for human-AI interaction.
About Blackstar
Blackstar is a hardware technology company building the future of human-computer interaction. Founded in April 2026 by Daniel Edrisian, formerly of OpenAI's Codex team, the company develops new hardware devices and operating systems designed to fundamentally improve how humans communicate with artificial intelligence. The company's thesis is that software development has been largely solved, and the next meaningful leap in human-AI communication requires rethinking the underlying hardware and operating system layer rather than iterating on existing software paradigms.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- 15
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 0.0/100
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Sector
- AI, Core AI, Generative AI, AI Chips and Processors, AI Computing Infrastructure, AI Model Deployment and Monitoring, AI Applications
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Machine Learning, Deep Learning
- Business model
- Manufacturing
- Client focus
- b2b, b2c
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Apr 2026 | $12M | $48M | SV Angel · Timeless Ventures · Abstract Ventures · Chapter One Ventures | ↗ |
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed5 investors entered at this stage
Abstract Ventures
SV Angel
Timeless Ventures
Chapter One Ventures
Naval Ravikant
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