# Ghost announces $11 million seed round and opens Core computer preorders

_Published Monday, October 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM EDT · AI, Capital · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Ghost announced an $11 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz and opened preorders Monday for Core, its $3,499 computer designed to run AI agents that take actions on a user's behalf. Abstract, Audacious Ventures, SV Angel and Nova also invested.

Founder Zain Javaid said Core includes an Nvidia RTX Pro 4000 SFF Blackwell GPU and runs models and personal memory locally. Users access the screenless device through a phone or app and can install additional models from Hugging Face or load their own.

The team builds units in San Francisco, with shipping scheduled for the last week of October. A firewall intended to limit agents' use of credentials is still being built.

## Sources

- [Startups | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/05/at-19-ghost-founder-raises-11-million-to-build-a-3499-computer-for-your-personal-ai/)

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