Stilta raises $10.5M from a16z and YC to help companies rediscover the patents they forgot they had
Stilta has raised $10.5 million in a seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz to develop an AI platform that automates patent research and analysis. The startup aims to make the patent litigation process more efficient and affordable, allowing companies to rediscover and leverage their unused patents. CEO Oskar Block emphasizes that while AI can enhance the analytical work, human professionals will still guide the process.
- ▪Stilta raised $10.5 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Y Combinator.
- ▪The platform automates the research and analytical work behind intellectual property cases.
- ▪Stilta aims to lower the cost barrier of patent litigation, enabling companies to utilize their patents more effectively.
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Stilta raises $10.5M from a16z and YC to help companies rediscover the patents they forgot they had Dominic-Madori Davis Tue, May 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM PDT 3 min read From left to right: Tobias Estreen, Petrus Werner, Oskar Block, Oscar Adamsson | Image Credits:Stilta Oskar Block has never been able to stay away from entrepreneurship for long. He was just 18 when he launched his first startup, building machine learning models for sports betting. “I’ve always been drawn to solving difficult data problems,” he told TechCrunch. He went on to consulting, where he helped companies with their AI integration strategies and learned what it took to get large enterprises to embrace the technology.
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