"In a move that signals the next phase of the artificial intelligence boom, Emanate, an AI startup focused on the gritty reality of America's industrial supply chain, has emerged from stealth. Backed by venture capital heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and led by Gen Z standout Kiara Nirghin, the company aims to modernize the "physical economy" through the deployment of autonomous revenue agents."
"Nirghin, a Thiel fellow as well as the youngest board member of the Google Impact Fund, has won backing for Emanate from Thiel himself, as well as Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and other prominent angels. San Francisco-based Emanate was founded in 2025 and is currently built by a small tight-knit group of under 10 AI engineers and product designers."
"Emanate's debut is part of a16z's $1.1 billion " American Dynamism fund," an investment thesis that prioritizes companies supporting national interests, such as logistics, industrials, and critical infrastructure. For a16z, the investment underscores a belief that the "biggest remaining AI upside" lies in sectors like energy and industrial distribution rather than classic software."
Emanate emerged from stealth in 2025 as an AI startup targeting America's industrial supply chain with autonomous revenue agents to modernize the physical economy. Kiara Nirghin leads the company; she is a Thiel fellow, a Stanford AI researcher, and a former Google Science Fair Grand Prize winner. Emanate secured backing from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Peter Thiel, Alexis Ohanian, and other angels. The San Francisco team comprises fewer than ten AI engineers and product designers. Emanate positions itself as the first AI revenue engine for industrial materials companies and projects rapid revenue growth through design partnerships with leading industrial distributors.
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