Frances, welcome to your first CAST Quarterly for Q1 2026.

You’ll find a handful of startups we thought you would find interesting. We have also included a startup who will be raising in the coming months and a founder Insights article with Reggie from Alias - His Month with OpenClaw

Let me know If anything stands out or it’s even a conversation with Reggie on OpenClaw let me know. As always, your feedback is incredibly valuable as we continue shaping what CAST can become.

Startups

Alias

Alias turns your existing event materials into an interactive guide audiences can chat with in real time, across languages and devices.

Paysqaud

Splitting the cost with others at checkout.

Wiingman

Wiingman is the enterprise AI system automating admin and decision-making for events.

Talentsheet

Turn data into revenue-making decisions lightning fast.

Guin

Search and edit video with descriptive AI search.