idler

idler is a frontier data research lab and artificial intelligence evaluation platform. From its funding announcement.

$9M SeedRaised 53 days agoSan Francisco, USAAI & Data InfrastructureUSA
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In their own words

What idler says it is doing

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Public signal Described in the funding announcement as "frontier data research lab and artificial intelligence evaluation platform". Source

ProductResearch and development

Public signal Read from the company's own description of what the funding supports.

Why now

Where idler is today

idler announced a funding round of $9M on 21 August 2026, led by Paradigm.

Latest round
Seed
Amount
$9M
Announced
21 August 2026
Headquarters
San Francisco, USA
Sector
AI & Data Infrastructure
Investors
Also participating
Y Combinator, Long Journey, Manish Chandra, Catheryn Li, Dan Posch, Janine Leger, Lynett Capital, Feross Aboukhadijeh, Nur Bazylbekov, Smaiyl Makyshov
Relevant leadership
Not stated

Momentum AfterRaise intelligence

AfterRaise Score

52
Steady growth
1 funding signal in the last 90 days
Funding recency
34/40
announced within the last 60 days
Round scale
8/25
round size relative to the market
Funding stage
10/20
Seed
Funding cadence
0/15
one funding event tracked this year
Arriving with the signals layer
  • Hiring momentum Open roles and hiring pace
  • Market expansion New offices and new countries
  • Leadership Executive appointments
  • Product activity Launches and releases

Since the raise

What has happened since

  • 21 August 2026
    $9M Seed
    Led by Paradigm.

Public signal The timeline currently holds funding events, because those are the signals AfterRaise observes today. Hiring, leadership, expansion and product events join it with the signals layer.

What may happen next

What this raise could create

AfterRaise intelligenceNot a statement of fact

What may happen next

  • Product launches and new tiers
  • Product leadership hiring
  • Research programme expansion
  • Scientific team growth

Opportunities this could create

  • Data partnerships
  • Product leadership
  • Design partners
  • Specialist engineering
  • Scientific advisers

Based on the AI & Data Infrastructure sector, a Seed round and the priorities the company itself set out. Not a statement of fact.

Medium momentum3 connected signals
  • 21 August 2026$9M Seed announced
  • 21 August 2026Stated priority: product
  • 21 August 2026Stated priority: research and development

High momentum means several meaningful company changes have occurred in a short period. Signals here are funding events and the priorities the company stated; hiring, leadership and expansion detection join with the signals layer.

Open to

What idler is open to

Not yet specified

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Opportunities

Ways to work with idler

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OpportunityJOBPublic signal37 days ago
idler
San Francisco

Special Projects Operator

idler is hiring for this role on its own job board, after raising $9M.

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OpportunityJOBPublic signal48 days ago
idler
San Francisco

Forward Deployed Engineer

idler is hiring for this role on its own job board, after raising $9M.

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OpportunityJOBPublic signal48 days ago
idler
San Francisco

Design Engineer

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OpportunityJOBPublic signal48 days ago
idler
San Francisco

Research Scientist

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OpportunityJOBPublic signal12 months ago
idler
San Francisco

Software Engineer

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