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Product & TechnologyMajor product release

Vanellus plans to launch an MCP tool

Company

In a September 22 FDN Interview, co-founder Laurence Cullen described plans to move from a pure API service toward an MCP tool over the next couple of months. The tool was described as planned, not released.

Source

Founder interview · Laurence Cullen · Sep 22, 2026

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Evidence

“as we move from a pure API kind of service up to maybe probably more like an MCP tool is what we’re sort of planning to launch over the next couple of months”

Laurence Cullen · Founder interview · · Passage starts at 09:06

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CapitalFundraising opened or milestone

Vanellus reports it is fundraising

Company

In a September 22 FDN Interview, co-founder Laurence Cullen said Vanellus was fundraising. The statement did not establish a completed financing.

Source

Founder interview · Laurence Cullen · Sep 22, 2026

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Evidence

“we’re fundraising at the moment”

Laurence Cullen · Founder interview · · Passage starts at 23:12

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CommercialCommercial partnership

Vanellus reports a distribution agreement with SimScale

Company

In a September 22 FDN Interview, co-founder Laurence Cullen said Vanellus had entered a distribution agreement to bring its simulation tool to SimScale’s platform. Terms, platform availability, and activity under the agreement were not established.

Source

Founder interview · Laurence Cullen · Sep 22, 2026

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Evidence

“we’ve inked a distribution agreement with them where we’re bringing our tool to their platform”

Laurence Cullen · Founder interview · · Passage starts at 04:43

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Product & TechnologyProduct launch

Vanellus reports an active paying user for its simulation product

Company

In a September 22 FDN Interview, co-founder Michael Negus said Vanellus had an active paying user for its simulation product.

Source

Founder interview · Michael Negus · Sep 22, 2026

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Evidence

“we now have an active paying user”

Michael Negus · Founder interview · · Passage starts at 00:50

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Product & TechnologyProduct launch

Whispering AI launched Petrograph for AI-assisted diagramming

Company
Founders

Petrograph is a live diagramming application for creating mind and organizational maps that exports and imports JSON for use with AI tools. Whispering AI had publicly documented the product as launched by May 5, 2026.

Source

Whispering AI · Petrograph case study · May 5, 2026

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Product & TechnologyProduct launch

Immutaverse introduced APEX for governing AI-agent actions on physical systems

Company
Founders

Immutaverse introduced APEX, an agentic policy and execution control plane designed to govern AI-agent actions before they reach firmware signing, CI/CD workflows, and physical devices. The company subsequently opened APEX for early-access requests.

Source

Immutaverse · MCP is Powerful yet Dangerous Without a Control Plane for the Physical World · March 23, 2026

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