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Rebel Fund Portfolio News: Venn Acquires Zuma, VideoGen Raises $3.3M, PayNearMe Acquires Marr Labs

Venn, a New York-based AI platform for real estate, has acquired Zuma, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed developer of AI agents for multifamily property operators, for $50 million. The acquisition expands Venn's capabilities in leasing, renewals, and rent collection while supporting its goal of managing over one million units by the end of 2026. Zuma's technology and co-founders are being integrated into Venn's Company Brain platform, with Kendrick Bradley as General Manager of Venn Leasing and Shiv Gettu as Chief Partnerships Officer. Venn also reported that its contracted revenue has more than quadrupled over the past year.

• Venn acquired Zuma for $50 million in a completed transaction.
• Zuma was founded in 2021 and backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and King River Capital.
• Venn serves more than 270 property owners and operators and expects its platform to manage over 1 million units by the end of 2026.

Rebel Fund Portfolio News: VideoGen Raises $3.3M, PayNearMe Acquires Marr Labs

Rebel Fund's portfolio news section has been updated with two new announcements: VideoGen raises $3.3M in seed funding and PayNearMe acquires Marr Labs to accelerate AI innovation in payments.

AI Assistant Tab Launches with $300M Valuation

Personal AI assistant startup Tab has emerged from stealth with a $300 million valuation, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The company, founded by Brennan Erbz, Stafford Schlitt, and Ammar Amdani, offers a consumer AI assistant accessible via iMessage and WhatsApp. Users can text tasks like grocery ordering or gift finding, and Tab handles them by leveraging its own phone number, computer, and wallet. Investors include SV Angel, Valar Ventures, and American Spirit. The founders emphasize trust and privacy, stating that user data is never used to train AI and that the card details are stored in a vault inaccessible to Tab. The startup is growing via word of mouth and plans to launch a new product soon. Tab enters a competitive consumer AI market alongside Instinct and Meta's Muse.

• Tab emerged from stealth with a $300 million valuation.
• Tab is a personal AI assistant accessible via iMessage and WhatsApp.
• Investors include SV Angel, Valar Ventures, and American Spirit.

Vinyl Bar in Shibuya Raises $5.5M for Music Apps

A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya, a startup founded by former Spotify head of innovation Máuhan M. Zonoozy, has raised a $5.5 million pre-seed round. The company develops a series of small, interactive music apps that allow users to play with sounds and vocals, such as altering speed, creating mixes, and turning videos into samplers. Its flagship iOS app, bop, lets users create mixes by arranging instruments and effects on a grid, with easy export to TikTok and Instagram. The startup intentionally avoids heavily integrating AI, focusing on human interaction and participation in music creation. Investors include Mantis VC, SV Angel, BoxGroup, and others, with former Spotify executive Dawn Ostroff joining as an advisor.

• A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya raised $5.5 million in pre-seed funding.
• The round included investments from Mantis VC, SV Angel, BoxGroup, Quiet Capital, and others.
• Former Spotify chief content and advertising business officer Dawn Ostroff joined as an advisor.