FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Who we are, how we work, and how to reach us.
What is RuntimeWire?
RuntimeWire is an independent media startup covering AI and the startup economy — funding rounds, product launches, model and infrastructure releases, and founder moves. We cover the long tail of founders building real things that the consolidating tech press keeps missing.
Who is behind RuntimeWire?
An independent newsroom run by people who have spent their careers inside startups — shipping products, raising money, and watching friends do important work that almost nobody covered. We stand behind everything we publish. Learn more on our about page.
Where are you based?
Austin, Texas and San Francisco, California — close to the founders, funds, and labs we cover.
How do you use AI?
We use AI tools to move faster — monitoring sources, surfacing what is genuinely new across thousands of feeds, drafting under our direction, transcribing audio and video, and summarizing long documents — so a small newsroom can keep up with the whole industry. Every story links back to its primary sources, every article carries a “How this story was made” breakdown showing exactly which steps were human and which were automated, and we are accountable for everything we publish. The full breakdown is in our AI use policy.
How much of RuntimeWire is human vs. AI?
Publication snapshot checked October 30, 2026 UTC: of 1,475 currently published articles dated September 29–October 28, 2026 (30 complete America/Chicago days), 1,009 (68.4%) have no automatic-publication timestamp and 466 have one. The 68.4% is our human/manual-publication classification, not independently proven human review. A separate audit found authenticated user-account publication events within five minutes of the publication timestamp for 608 of the 1,475 articles (41.2%); account activity alone does not establish a physical click or review of the final copy. The remaining articles lack that matching audit evidence, not necessarily human involvement. This replaces the undated “roughly six in ten” claim. Method: count one row per currently published article in the fixed period, including all editorial products; exclude drafts, withdrawn articles and rows without a publication date. Classify only by the stored automatic-publication timestamp, then separately check article.publish audit events attributed to a non-anonymous user account. Republication, missing audit events and historical marker inconsistencies can affect attribution. Neither a byline, an absent automatic timestamp nor a publication action proves final-copy review. Human sourcing is a different stage; In Public’s human-sourced read share measures reads, not the share of articles published or reviewed by people. Publication methodology.
What do you cover?
Seed and Series A rounds at companies you have not heard of yet, founder moves and small-team acquisitions, real AI product launches, accelerator graduates shipping v1, and the model, infrastructure, and devtool releases that change how things get built. We favor shipped work and primary sources over rumor.
How do you stay independent?
Advertisers, sponsors, investors, and the subjects of our reporting do not get to review, approve, or kill stories, and they do not influence what we choose to cover. When anyone on our team has a financial interest in a company we cover, we disclose it. See our ethics policy and editorial policy.
What is Share & Earn?
Share & Earn is our reader referral program: sign in, grab your personal share link, and earn money when people read RuntimeWire stories through it. Only qualified views count — our anti-fraud systems filter out bots, repeats, and self-clicks — and earnings become payable after a short clearing period, with payouts via Stripe or PayPal once you pass the minimum. There may also be a public leaderboard, which you can opt out of any time. Get started at runtimewire.com/earn.
How do I send a tip or pitch a story?
Email [email protected] with launches, funding announcements, founder stories, scoops, and embargoed news. We read every message. More ways to reach us are on the contact page.
Can I write for RuntimeWire?
Yes — we hire contract writers, paid per published post, with real bylines and flexible hours. See careers for what we are looking for and how to apply.
I found a mistake. How do I get it corrected?
Email [email protected] with the article URL, the specific disputed claim, and supporting documentation. Our corrections policy explains what happens next.