trending · updated Aug 3, 2026
startups top investors just started following
frontrun watches the follow graphs of 2,000+ tracked venture investors on X. when several of them start following the same small company in the same week, that convergence usually happens months before a round is announced. this page is the last 7 days of that signal - counts only. who followed is in the product.
receipts from past weeks: @techdollarhq flagged at 13 followers, $3M pre-seed 123 days later · @orthogonal_sh flagged 184 days before a $4.3M round led by Pantera · @rialto_xyz flagged jun 5 at 18 followers, 26 days before its Robinhood chain launch partner announcement.
| # | company | sector | followers | first flagged | new tracked follows (7d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Superlogical @superlogical | AI | 4 | Jul 29, 2026 | +33 |
| 2 | Applied Electrodynamics @ae_dynamics | Hardware | 179 | Jul 30, 2026 | +15 |
| 3 | Antora Energy @antoraenergy | Climate | 2,066 | Jun 25, 2026 | +15 |
| 4 | Portola @tryportola | Payments | 81 | Jan 25, 2026 | +12 |
| 5 | Lanyon AI @lanyon_ai | AI | 727 | Jul 17, 2026 | +12 |
| 6 | Programmable @0xprogrammable | DeFi | 4 | Jul 27, 2026 | +11 |
| 7 | wafer @wafer_ai | AI | 702 | Apr 16, 2026 | +11 |
| 8 | Synapse Semiconductor @synapsesemi | Hardware | 388 | Jul 28, 2026 | +10 |
| 9 | Hop Aero @hop_aero | Space | 440 | Jul 28, 2026 | +10 |
| 10 | RUNNR @runnrtrade | Trading | 3,382 | Feb 11, 2026 | +10 |
| 11 | StockRip @stockripx | RWA | 440 | Jul 27, 2026 | +9 |
| 12 | Token @utokenpro | Payments | 2,095 | Aug 2, 2026 | +9 |
| 13 | V12 @v12sec | Security & Auditing | 4,504 | May 9, 2026 | +9 |
| 14 | Oak Lab @oaklab_ai | AI | 1,151 | Jul 13, 2026 | +8 |
| 15 | Mariana Minerals Co @marianaminerals | Climate | 1,495 | Mar 17, 2026 | +8 |
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