A 19-year-old entrepreneur created an AI computer and attracted $11 million in investments

19-year-old Zain Javaid raised $11 million in a Seed round for his startup Ghost, which is developing a computer to run personal AI agents. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with other investors including Abstract, Audacious Ventures, SV Angel, and Nova.

The company's first product is the Core, priced at $3,499. It is a screenless computer designed specifically for AI agents that can perform tasks on behalf of the user, interact with applications, and process personal data. The device features an Nvidia RTX Pro 4000 SFF Blackwell GPU, along with a software layer, browser, and file system. The Core comes with pre-installed Qwen and Gemma models, while users can install other models from Hugging Face or upload their own.

Data and models are processed locally, and personal information is encrypted. Ghost is also developing a protective mechanism that monitors AI agent network requests and can block suspicious actions.

Pre-orders for the first batch of Cores opened on October 5, with deliveries scheduled for the last week of October. The devices are currently being assembled at the company's facility in San Francisco.

Source: Zain Javaid