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19 May 2026 • Stockhom
19 May 2026 • Stockhom
Stilta raises $10.5M to bring agentic AI to patent litigation and intelligence
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, with the world's largest IP firms and Fortune 500 teams already using the platform.
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, with the world's largest IP firms and Fortune 500 teams already using the platform.
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, with the world's largest IP firms and Fortune 500 teams already using the platform.
Stockholm, 19 May 2026 — Stilta, the agentic AI company for patent litigation, today announced $10.5 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Y Combinator and a group of founders and operators from leading AI companies including Sana, Legora, OpenAI, Lovable and Listen Labs.
Stockholm, 19 May 2026 — Stilta, the agentic AI company for patent litigation, today announced $10.5 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Y Combinator and a group of founders and operators from leading AI companies including Sana, Legora, OpenAI, Lovable and Listen Labs.
Stockholm, 19 May 2026 — Stilta, the agentic AI company for patent litigation, today announced $10.5 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Y Combinator and a group of founders and operators from leading AI companies including Sana, Legora, OpenAI, Lovable and Listen Labs.
Patents are the most underleveraged asset class in business. Over 90% of S&P 500 value is intangible, yet the vast majority of patents are never enforced, licensed, or monetized – not because the evidence doesn't exist, but because the analysis required is complex and expensive. AI companies including Sana, Legora, OpenAI, Lovable and Listen Labs.
Patents are the most underleveraged asset class in business. Over 90% of S&P 500 value is intangible, yet the vast majority of patents are never enforced, licensed, or monetized – not because the evidence doesn't exist, but because the analysis required is complex and expensive. AI companies including Sana, Legora, OpenAI, Lovable and Listen Labs.
Patents are the most underleveraged asset class in business. Over 90% of S&P 500 value is intangible, yet the vast majority of patents are never enforced, licensed, or monetized – not because the evidence doesn't exist, but because the analysis required is complex and expensive. AI companies including Sana, Legora, OpenAI, Lovable and Listen Labs.
Stilta builds agentic AI software to enforce, defend, and commercialize patents. Its agents reason across 180 million patents, 250 million scientific publications, and over a trillion archived web pages to surface evidence that legacy tools and manual review consistently miss. The platform helps companies defend against patent assertions, clear paths to commercialization, and uncover hidden value in their portfolios — with every finding traced to a specific document.
Stilta builds agentic AI software to enforce, defend, and commercialize patents. Its agents reason across 180 million patents, 250 million scientific publications, and over a trillion archived web pages to surface evidence that legacy tools and manual review consistently miss. The platform helps companies defend against patent assertions, clear paths to commercialization, and uncover hidden value in their portfolios — with every finding traced to a specific document.
Stilta builds agentic AI software to enforce, defend, and commercialize patents. Its agents reason across 180 million patents, 250 million scientific publications, and over a trillion archived web pages to surface evidence that legacy tools and manual review consistently miss. The platform helps companies defend against patent assertions, clear paths to commercialization, and uncover hidden value in their portfolios — with every finding traced to a specific document.
"When one company starts using AI for patent enforcement, every competitor has to follow. That shift is happening right now. We built Stilta to be the platform IP teams reach for when the stakes are highest, and to make sure no invention worth protecting goes unprotected."
Oskar Block, co-founder and CEO of Stilta
Oskar Block, co-founder and CEO of Stilta
Since launching in February 2026, Stilta has signed enterprises including Roche, Alfa Laval and Maersk – alongside three of the five largest IP firms globally, as customers or in active pilots.
Since launching in February 2026, Stilta has signed enterprises including Roche, Alfa Laval and Maersk – alongside three of the five largest IP firms globally, as customers or in active pilots.
Since launching in February 2026, Stilta has signed enterprises including Roche, Alfa Laval and Maersk – alongside three of the five largest IP firms globally, as customers or in active pilots.
"When you can analyze more than 10x more patents to find critical commercialization risks, you don't just get more efficient — you get better decisions. Our attorneys can focus on partnering with our clients on what matters most, backed by top tier FTO assessments protecting them from costly infringement risks."
Joakim Hernström, CEO at Bergenstråhle and Partners
Joakim Hernström, CEO at Bergenstråhle and Partners
Stilta will use the funding to hire its first employees — engineers, go-to-market, and patent experts across Stockholm and New York. The team will be the company's first hires beyond the four founders, who left McKinsey's AI practice to build Stilta.
Stilta will use the funding to hire its first employees — engineers, go-to-market, and patent experts across Stockholm and New York. The team will be the company's first hires beyond the four founders, who left McKinsey's AI practice to build Stilta.
Stilta will use the funding to hire its first employees — engineers, go-to-market, and patent experts across Stockholm and New York. The team will be the company's first hires beyond the four founders, who left McKinsey's AI practice to build Stilta.
"Patent litigation runs on labor-intensive workflows that haven't meaningfully changed in decades. Stilta automates them and, in doing so, becomes the system of record for how enterprises protect and monetize their most valuable intangible assets."
David Haber, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
David Haber, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
For more information, visit stilta.com.
For more information, visit stilta.com.
For more information, visit stilta.com.
About Stilta
Stilta is the agentic AI platform for patent enforcement, defense, and commercialization. Founded in 2026 by four former McKinsey engineers, Stilta's agents surface infringement that legacy tools miss, defend against patent assertions, and identify licensing opportunities hidden in existing portfolios — in hours, not months.
Stilta is the agentic AI platform for patent enforcement, defense, and commercialization. Founded in 2026 by four former McKinsey engineers, Stilta's agents surface infringement that legacy tools miss, defend against patent assertions, and identify licensing opportunities hidden in existing portfolios — in hours, not months.
About Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic: We invest in seed to venture to growth-stage technology companies, across bio + healthcare, consumer and enterprise apps, crypto, fintech, infrastructure, and companies building toward American dynamism. a16z has over $90B under management across multiple funds.
Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic: We invest in seed to venture to growth-stage technology companies, across bio + healthcare, consumer and enterprise apps, crypto, fintech, infrastructure, and companies building toward American dynamism. a16z has over $90B under management across multiple funds.
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