Coram.AI
Earlier this month we announced that Ansa co-led Coram AI’s $35 million Series B alongside Battery Ventures, with participation from 8VC and others. As part of the financing, Allan joined Coram’s Board.
Why were we excited to lead the round? We believe physical security is one of the largest industries yet to be transformed by AI. Today, security teams spend countless hours reviewing camera footage, access logs, alarms, and other systems after an incident occurs. Coram is changing that by building autonomous AI agents that investigate events across the physical world, synthesize evidence across disparate security systems, and deliver actionable insights in minutes instead of hours. Hundreds of customers already run on Coram’s platform, which works with existing IP cameras and security infrastructure—allowing customers to deploy frontier AI without ripping and replacing the systems they already own.
With the financing behind them, Coram is now focused on scaling. The company plans to more than triple its sales organization, and this is exactly where our network can help. Meghan Gill—one of our Venture Partners and employee #8 at MongoDB—has been working alongside us and the leadership team to refine their hiring process and build a world-class go-to-market organization.
Working with companies like Coram has also resurfaced a question we hear repeatedly from founders: When should I make my first marketing hire, and what should that person actually own? Meghan has spent the last several months writing about the topic on the Ansa blog (link, link) and recently led a breakfast discussion with me for founders at Base10's San Francisco office. This theme has become one of the most common scaling challenges we see across our pipeline and portfolio, regardless of industry, so we're turning it into a regular series where Meghan and I will share practical advice and lessons from working with our founder community. Email me if you’d like to join our next meet up.
Another area where we’ve continued to spend a lot of time is national security. Momentum across the sector remains incredibly strong, and it’s been rewarding to watch our portfolio companies become increasingly visible. Defense Unicorns recently sponsored the No. 71 Spire Motorsports car at this month’s Anduril 250. Held at Naval Base Coronado, the race took place as part of the Navy’s 250th anniversary — a fitting backdrop for a company helping modernize software delivery across the US Government!
