Yard Call - September '25
Welcoming Levit to the Rock Yard Family, plus an ARC AGI 3 Recap!
Coming to you the first Wednesday of every month the Yard Call is your monthly update on what we’re up to at Rock Yard Ventures — podcasts, perspectives, events, investments, you name it!
If you’re building something great or investing in the same spaces, reach out to Daniel or Ryan - we’d love to chat!
This Month’s Headlines:
Our Newest Commitment: Welcoming Levit to the Rock Yard family!
RECAP: ARC AGI 3 PUBLIC LAUNCH EVENT!
Team Travel: SF and Mexico City!
Welcoming — Levit!
We’re incredibly excited to work with Ram Jayaraman and Ram Periathiruvadi as they build Levit, an AI powered field operations company utilizing AI-based ‘Always On Drones’ to monitor high risk and mas area work sites.
Stay tuned for more updates!
EVENTS
NYC
Austin
READS
For Founders
RECAP — ARC AGI 3 Public Launch Event
Just over a month ago, Daniel had the opportunity to cohost the ARC AGI 3 Public Launch event, brushing elbows with some of the greatest minds in the AI ecosystem.
The event revolved around ARC’s next generation benchmark designed to measure how well artificial-intelligence systems perform interactive reasoning tasks.
Early results show the challenge: frontier models scored 0% while humans hit 100%. To drive progress, ARC is offering a $10,000 competition ahead of the benchmark’s full 2026 launch, which will test AI’s ability to plan, adapt, and respond in real time.
You can play the games HERE.
Spare Parts
Interesting odds and ends from the last month.
Where You Can Find Us
Here’s the latest info on where the team will be traveling in the coming months. If you’re around hit us up!
September 7-13 — San Francisco — YC Demo Day
October 19-23 — Mexico City — Milken Symposium
Reach out to Daniel or Ryan - we’d love to chat!
That’s it for now! ‘til next time.