Tower Research Ventures

Prediction markets have evolved from academic experiments into multi-billion-dollar regulated financial exchanges. In Part 1 of our new series, we explore the market structure, regulatory history, and parallel rise of sports betting that drove this shift. tower-research.com/the-prediction…

We’re excited to back Guard Owl in its $3M seed round as the company brings AI-driven transparency & automation to physical security. Guard Owl’s platform delivers real-time accountability on site and helps security teams run daily operations efficiently. businessinsider.com/guard-owl-ai-p…

ICYMI: AI-driven rollups are one of the hottest trends in venture right now. Our latest piece explores why the model is attracting so much capital — and why we believe building AI-native services businesses may be the stronger path forward. tower-research.com/the-ai-service…

AI-driven rollups are one of the hottest trends in venture right now. Our latest piece explores why the model is attracting so much capital - and why we believe building AI-native services businesses may be the stronger path forward. tower-research.com/the-ai-service…

We’re proud to back Mentium in their $3.2M seed round as they bring modern, AI-driven automation to freight brokerages. Mentium’s platform streamlines manual back-office workflows across TMS, ERP, & email systems — helping brokers operate faster & smarter. freightwaves.com/news/exclusive…

TRV is hosting a talk with Vineeth Sai Narajala about his work as a security researcher in gen AI and how he finds vulnerabilities in MCP servers, agents, and more. RSVP here: lu.ma/314n01k3

TRV is inviting cryptographers and entrepreneurs to our NYC office on 8/15/25 for a talk with @richardzliang about building ZKP2P and the future of applied cryptography. If you’re interested, please sign up here: lu.ma/ca3hsfpt

TRV is inviting founders and engineers to co-work at our NYC office on 6/20! We will have a catered lunch and learn with @YouveGotFox speaking about voice AI. If you’re interested, please submit this short application! docs.google.com/forms/d/1X5X9Z…

TRV backed @Atomic_Canyon at pre-seed — and now we’re in their $7M seed round. Initial work shows Neutron Enterprise cuts doc search from hours to seconds. As data demand soars, smarter nuclear ops are key to a #cleanenergy future. techcrunch.com/2025/05/28/ato…

TRV is inviting founders and engineers to co-work at our NYC office on 5/23! We will have a catered lunch and learn with @AndrewHami88192 speaking about MCP. If you’re interested, please submit this short application! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

TRV is excited to host a happy hour for AI founders & engineers on 6/3 as part of @Techweek_ w/ a16z! #NYTechWeek unites VCs & startups in the tech ecosystem. Join us! 🎟️partiful.com/e/i6lX2jq0Qvu9…

Next Friday 5/16, TRV will be hosting AI researchers and developers to read, discuss, and recap the big ideas from this year’s ICLR conference. From new model types to novel training methods, we’ll share favorites and discuss breakthroughs. Sign up below: lu.ma/1zyk1zvk

TRV is thrilled to announce the public launch of Assembli, an AI-native end-to-end workflow automation software for residential preconstruction. For more info, read our blog here: tower-research.com/introducing-as…

ZKPs go beyond blockchain—transforming finance, healthcare & more. As proving costs drop, new opportunities emerge. TRV tracks key trends in ZK. Explore our insights: tower-research.com/contemporary-a…

TRV is proud to launch @ArvorInsurance; building an AI-enabled insurance brokerage for the middle-market P&C space. Incubated by TRV with Gates Maus & team, Arvor is rethinking brokerage tech to free brokers from outdated systems & tedious work! tower-research.com/rethinking-ins…

TRV’s inaugural Conference on Synthetic Software gathered top minds to discuss LLM-driven codegen—tracking edits, managing models & leveraging semantic diffs. The future is evolving fast. Read our recap: tower-research.com/semantic-maint…

CaseBlink's AI-powered automation is transforming legal practice. TRV is proud to lead CaseBlink's $2M pre-seed round & excited to support their mission to reshape immigration law! shorturl.at/bATW0

TRV recently hosted our Conference on Synthetic Software with close to 150 guests in attendance and featured speakers from leading organizations in the AI code generation space. Read the full recap: tower-research.com/key-takeaways-…

Last call for Tower Research Ventures’ Conference on Synthetic Software 2025! Join us in NYC on Feb 18 for talks from @ellipsis_dev, @princeton_nlp, & more on using generative AI for software development. Seats are filling fast: lu.ma/k2q27yi3

Less than 1 week to our Conference on Synthetic Software 2025! Join us in NYC to see how innovators use generative AI to build performant software, with speakers from @codeflashAI, @princeton_nlp, @morph_labs, @daytonaio & more. lu.ma/k2q27yi3 #GenerativeCode