Lev8 bets live AI signals beat stale B2B databases: PH #1, $6M GL Ventures seed

Lev8 is a real-time people-intelligence platform from Singapore-based Simplex AI. Instead of a static lead database, users chat with parallel AI agents that search the open web for the person or company they need - a Bay Area CTO who scaled fintech infrastructure, say - then verify identities, watch for timing signals such as funding, launches or leadership moves, and draft personalized outreach.

The company announced on January 21, 2026 that it had secured $6 million in seed funding led by GL Ventures to accelerate Lev8, which had officially launched on January 15, 2026. CEO and co-founder Tony Zhang framed the bet as replacing databases that are 'outdated the moment they're published' with live signal intelligence, at machine speed and far below the cost of traditional research or executive search.

On July 21, 2026 Lev8 reached #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt with 578 upvotes and 124 comments, according to the hunted.space launch dashboard. The launch debate centered on whether agent-driven outreach is a cure for cold prospecting or just 'educated spam'; in response the team described cross-model validation - a data point is accepted only when multiple LLMs agree - plus a source URL for every claim so users can check before sending.

As of September 2, 2026 Lev8 remains live and available to sales, recruiting and growth teams; the Product Hunt spike gave the seed-stage product its first large public audience, but there is no disclosed evidence yet of how many teams converted into paying customers.