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  "markdown": "Venture firm.\n\nWebsite: https://www.gradient.com\n\n## Companies on Anchor Terminal\n\n- **Anchor Forge Inc.**, Seed, October 2025, through Gradient\n  - [Anchor Browser](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anchor-browser.md), graded B, 67.4/100\n  - Source: https://blumbergcapital.com/news-insights/anchor-launches-reliable-browser-automation/\n- **Cerebrium Inc.**, Seed, July 2025, led a round, through Gradient\n  - [Cerebrium](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cerebrium.md), graded C, 55.4/100\n  - Source: https://cerebrium.ai/blog/cerebrium-raises-8-5m-led-by-gradient-to-scale-the-leading-high-performance-serverless-ai-platform\n- **Charm**, $6M round, November 2023, led a round, through Gradient\n  - [Crush](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush.md), graded C, 56.7/100\n  - Source: https://charm.land/blog/the-next-generation/\n- **Infisical**, Seed, July 2023, Series A, June 2025, Series B, October 2026, led a round, through Gradient Ventures (Google)\n  - [Infisical](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/infisical.md), graded A, 84.5/100\n  - Source: https://infisical.com/blog/infisical-seed-round\n  - Source: https://infisical.com/blog/series-a\n  - Source: https://infisical.com/blog/series-b\n- **Linkup**, Seed, March 2026, led a round, through Gradient\n  - [Linkup](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/linkup.md), graded B, 68.9/100\n  - Source: https://www.linkup.so/blog/linkup-raises-10m-seed-to-build-web-search-for-ai\n- **Tactivos, Inc. 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