Entrepreneur Oskar Block, who cut his teeth on AI‑driven sports‑betting models and later consulted on enterprise AI adoption, co‑founded Stilta after witnessing the sluggish patent workflow at an autonomous‑truck firm. He and co‑founder Tobias Estreen assembled a team that includes Petrus Werner and Oscar Adamsson to build an AI platform that automates the research and analysis behind intellectual‑property cases for companies.

On Tuesday Stilta closed a seed round of $10.5 million, led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Y Combinator and operators linked to OpenAI, Legora and Lovable. The capital will fuel development of a network of AI agents that ingest a patent number and relevant data, then scour prior filings, court histories and overlapping claims to produce litigation‑grade reports for clients today.

Stilta joins rivals such as Solve Intelligence and DeepIP, but its promise lies in lowering the cost barrier that leaves many firms with dormant patents never examined or licensed. By delivering AI‑driven analysis at scale while keeping lawyers in the driver’s seat, the startup could unlock hidden portfolio value and reshape how corporations manage intellectual property assets for their growth.