19-Year-Old Founder Raises $11M for Ghost to Launch AI-Focused Computer
Zain Javaid, a 19-year-old entrepreneur turned founder of Ghost, has raised an $11 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The company is launching its first product, Core — a personal computer designed specifically for running AI agents that can perform tasks and assist users in their daily lives. Core costs $3,499 and includes specialized hardware like the Nvidia RTX Pro 4000 SFF Blackwell GPU to support continuous AI processing. The device is built with privacy in mind — all data remains local, encrypted, and independent of cloud services or Ghost’s infrastructure. Preorders are open as of Monday, with shipping expected by late October. Javaid emphasizes that Core differs from general-purpose computers like the Mac Mini due to its tailored hardware-software integration for AI agents and over-the-air model updates. The company also plans a firewall system to monitor agent behavior and protect user credentials.
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