67% now
Erik Bernhardsson@bernhardsson
There’s like 6-7 NYC infra founders I occasionally get drinks with and ~50% of them just got acquired: - @graphite - @astral_sh - @StainlessAPI
Congrats!! 🍻
10:38 AM · Jun 11, 2026 · 33.9K Views
Erik Bernhardsson, Modal Labs founder, says 67% of his NYC developer infrastructure founder cohort has been acquired
Acquisitions in the group include Graphite, Astral, and Stainless.
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Users praise the acquisitions of NYC infra startups Graphite, Astral, and Stainless for their tight filtering in coverage and express support for founders like those behind Modal.
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Kevin Kwok@kevinakwok
@bernhardsson I love that you are reporting this like some hidden eval for the labs. Wow fable scores 67% on buy out all of Erik’s drinking buddy bench
Erik Bernhardsson@bernhardsson
67% now
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Mike Ritchie@thisritchie
@bernhardsson the drinks: Strawberry Dacquiries
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Tim Jang@timjang3
@bernhardsson modal's in nyc?
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gustofied@gustofied
@bernhardsson much tighter and good filtering.
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N@Poyonoz
@bernhardsson erik you know you're also one such founder right
please don't get acquired too quick modal is awesome 🥲
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Kenneth Auchenberg 🛠@auchenberg
@bernhardsson Time to expand the circles. Wanna get people together next week? 🍹
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Aidarbek Suleimenov@idarbek
@bernhardsson I swear 6-7 reference is on purpose
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Jonathan Haas@JonathanHaas
@bernhardsson Liquid Capital incorporation time?
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