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  "markdown": "Angel investor.\n\n## Companies on Anchor Terminal\n\n- **Anysphere, Inc. (Cursor), a SpaceX subsidiary**, Series A, August 2024\n  - [Cursor Agent SDK](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-agent-sdk.md), graded B, 63.6/100\n  - Source: https://cursor.com/blog/series-a\n- **Anysphere, Inc. / Cursor (acquired by SpaceX per engineer biography)**, Series A, August 2024\n  - [Cursor CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-cli.md), graded F, 35.4/100\n  - Source: https://cursor.com/blog/series-a\n- **Elorian**\n  - [Glimpse](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/elorian-glimpse.md), graded D, 49/100\n  - Source: https://elorian.ai/\n- **LiveKit Incorporated**, Series A, June 2024\n  - [LiveKit Agents](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/livekit-agents.md), graded BB, 72.5/100\n  - [LiveKit Telephony](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/livekit-telephony.md), graded B, 67.6/100\n  - Source: https://livekit.com/blog/livekit-series-a\n\n## Where they invest\n\n- Agent frameworks \u0026 SDKs, 1\n- Agent harnesses, 1\n- Model APIs \u0026 inference, 1\n- Conversational voice agents, 1\n- Phone calling \u0026 voice transport, 1\n\n## Founders they backed\n\n- [Michael Truell](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/michael-truell/), Anysphere, Inc. (Cursor), a SpaceX subsidiary\n- [Sualeh Asif](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sualeh-asif/), Anysphere, Inc. (Cursor), a SpaceX subsidiary\n- [Aman Sanger](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/aman-sanger/), Anysphere, Inc. (Cursor), a SpaceX subsidiary\n- [Arvid Lunnemark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/arvid-lunnemark/), Anysphere, Inc. (Cursor), a SpaceX subsidiary\n- [Andrew Dai](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/andrew-dai/), Elorian\n- [Yinfei Yang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/yinfei-yang/), Elorian\n- [Seth Neel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/seth-neel/), Elorian\n- [Russ d’Sa](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/russ-d-sa/), LiveKit Incorporated\n- [David Zhao](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/david-zhao/), LiveKit Incorporated\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which AI tools has Jeff Dean invested in?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Anysphere, Inc. (Cursor), a SpaceX subsidiary, Anysphere, Inc. / Cursor (acquired by SpaceX per engineer biography), Elorian and LiveKit Incorporated backed by Jeff Dean.\n\n### How are Jeff Dean's companies graded?\n\nOn Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Cursor Agent SDK (B, 63.6), Cursor CLI (F, 35.4), Glimpse (D, 49), LiveKit Agents (BB, 72.5) and LiveKit Telephony (B, 67.6).\n\nInvestors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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