a16z 押注的 AI 不再只是辅助，而是直接替代后台工作——做小企业 SaaS 或关注 AI 落地的投资人、创业者值得关注 Lassie 的实践路径。
a16z 宣布领投 Lassie 的 Series A 轮融资，总额 4700 万美元。Lassie 致力于构建能自主运营小企业的 AI，首先从牙科诊所切入。创始人曾亲自在牙科诊所工作数月，手工处理支付流程以深入理解业务。Lassie 不是辅助工具，而是能独立完成保险理赔、支付对账、排班和现金流管理等后台工作的 AI。目前已有 700 多家诊所使用，每月为每家节省 30 小时人力。
We’re thrilled to lead Lassie’s Series A. Most small businesses are run by reluctant operators. Own...
We’re thrilled to lead Lassie’s Series A. Most small businesses are run by reluctant operators. Owners set out to serve their customers and communities but end up buried in back-office work. Dental practices are a perfect example. Dentists train to care for patients, but much of their time is consumed by insurance claims, payment reconciliation, staffing, and cash flow. Lassie is building AI that runs small businesses, starting with dental practices. Before writing a line of code, Cofounders Steijn Pelle and Frédéric Renken spent months working inside a dental office, processing payments by hand to deeply understand the workflow. Lassie is not a copilot that creates more work for the practice to review. It does the work. We’re excited to partner with @steijnpelle , @fredericrenken , and the @lassieai team as they build toward the small business that runs itself. By @arampell and @omooretweets steijnpelle @steijnpelle Today, we're introducing Lassie and $47M in funding led by a16z. We're building AI that runs small businesses, starting with doctors' offices. Lassie is already trusted by 700+ practices across the country, working autonomously to provide them with 30 hours of labor per month. To get here, we first had to leave Robinhood and Superhuman to work in offices ourselves. Here's how that went. Your browser does not support the video tag. 🔗 View on Twitter 🔗 View Quoted Tweet 💬 4 🔄 11 ❤️ 72 👀 20584 📊 14 ⚡