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Orbits (Bit Household AI) funding, valuation and investors
Consumer AI assistant Bit that manages household coordination, calendars and tasks; Speedrun SR007 alumnus with nearly $2M USD pre-seed financing.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Pre-seed
Nearly $2M · September 16, 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$2M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
pre seed · Toronto, Canada and San Francisco, California, United States
Investors in latest funding
Other: a16z Speedrun , N49P , Garage Capital
Overview
Orbits develops Bit, an AI household assistant for families juggling calendars, groceries, chores, messages, appointments and service providers. Users can interact through the app or text, and Bit can coordinate reminders, gather home repair quotes, book appointments and initiate authorized transactions. CEO Nomaan Ahmed and CTO Erik Tillberg founded the company in Toronto and San Francisco and participated in a16z Speedrun SR007.
The company announced almost $2 million USD in pre-seed financing on September 16, 2026, describing the amount as approximately C$2.6 million; backers included a16z Speedrun, N49P, Garage Capital and angel investors. It is important not to misreport the C$2.6M headline as $2.6M USD.
The team cites experience scaling a previous platform to more than one million monthly subscribers and nine-figure annual recurring revenue, which is history at an earlier business, not Orbits' financial performance. The company reports Bit is available on iOS and Android and describes plans for free access followed by paid subscriptions for new cohorts.
Key open questions are active household retention, reliability of external bookings, authentication and consent for shared family accounts, safeguards around authorized purchases, and the cost of maintaining agent integrations.
Why Orbits (Bit Household AI) is interesting
Orbits combines a verified Speedrun SR007 cohort membership with a September 2026 financing announcement of nearly $2M USD. The company’s Bit product is publicly available on iOS and Android, offering a tangible consumer-agent test beyond a demo. Prior founder revenue achievements belong to their earlier companies, not Orbits.
Product & use cases
Shared household assistant accessible on mobile and via text, designed for calendar coordination, grocery workflows, reminders, service appointments and permissioned real-world tasks.
- Families coordinating calendars, shopping lists and chores across members
- Busy households requesting quotes or scheduling home maintenance
- Consumers testing whether agents actually complete tasks rather than just suggesting plans
Funding history (newest first)
Pre-seed
2026-09-16 Nearly $2M- a16z Speedrun (participant)
- N49P (participant)
- Garage Capital (participant)
Source: Read source · tryorbits.com
Competitive landscape
Edge: Household-wide shared context and task execution can be more valuable than a solo to-do chatbot, but requires explicit consent, robust multi-user identity and reliable vendor execution.
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Ohai.ai direct
Family-focused AI organizer and assistant.
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Google Calendar and Keep alternative
Familiar shared calendars and list tools, with limited cross-app autonomous execution.
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ChatGPT adjacent
Broad AI assistant that may be used for planning, but Orbits specializes in coordinated family workflows.
Notable stories
- Company primary funding statement: nearly $2M USD, approximately C$2.6M, September 16, 2026: tryorbits.com (external source)
- Official SR007 membership and named founders: speedrun.a16z.com (external source)
- Independent source with funding qualification: dealroom.co (external source)
- App availability and product description: tryorbits.com (external source)
Market / IPO context
Editorial / static context — not a live quote.
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