A $5.5M seed round has just closed for Fearn, a new venture aiming to redefine intellectual property law with its proprietary, hypercompact foundation models. The funding, which saw participation from Kindred Ventures, a16z speedrun, and Designer Fund, will fuel the company's mission to deliver unmatched efficiency and data sovereignty to the IP sector.
Fearn was founded by a unique combination of leading patent professionals from top-tier law firms and PhDs in artificial intelligence. Their models are designed to run securely on virtually any hardware, ensuring robust performance without compromising data security.













