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Artie Announces Series A to Make Real-Time Data the Default for AI Systems
SAN FRANCISCO, January 22, 2026--Artie, a fully managed real-time data streaming platform, today announced a $12M Series A led by Dalton Caldwell at Standard Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, Pathlight Ventures, and angel investors including Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox co-founder & former CTO), Benn Stancil (Mode CTO), Chris Best (Substack CEO), Charles Hearn (Alloy CTO), and Lenny Rachitsky (Lenny’s Podcast).
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