Former Palantir Executives Launch Dream With $17 Million in Backing

Dream came out of secrecy on October 29, 2026, with $17 million in early funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Founded by former Palantir executives Andy Alder and Arjun Mather, it is developing AI "world models", computer simulations of buildings, to automate design and engineering. Alder and Mather are Stanford roommates who each spent a decade at Palantir.