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AI network startup Eridu emerges from stealth with hefty $200M Series A
Publisher description: Unlike a vibe-coded product built by a college dropout, Eridu's co-founder, Drew Perkins, has been inventing networking tech since the dawn of the internet.
TechCrunch | Mar 10, 2026 | Julie Bort
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Drew Perkins has been inventing computer network tech and building startups since the dawn of the internet age. But after OpenAI released ChatGPT, Perkins had an epiphany. Hsieh told Doerr about Eridu, after which the legendary former Kleiner Perkins investor (who had backed one of Perkins’ previous startups) also wanted in.
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