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Ask HN: Builder.ai ($1B Microsoft-backed AI company) who's lookin at the assets?

6•gamelock•17h ago
Builder.ai raised $450M from Microsoft and the Qatar Investment Authority. Peak valuation $1B+. Filed insolvency May 2025.

Administrator: Alvarez & Marsal (Jul 2025)

Assets available: - builder.ai domain ($50K-$200K est.) - Natasha AI platform ($100K-$500K est.) - Full source code ($500K-$5M est.) - Enterprise clients: NBCUniversal, Fujitsu, Virgin Unite ($50K-$300K est.)

Total estimated: $830K-$6.65M+

Full intelligence report available covering collapse timeline, assets, administrator contacts, acquisition guide.

Report: selar.com/s2121g2629

Comments

kokken•12h ago
I’m curious about the report but 30 years on the internet have honed my instincts and they say not to paste that link on my url bar
gamelock•8h ago
Completely understandable - healthy skepticism is warranted. The report is hosted on Selar.co, a Nigerian creator platform similar to Gumroad.

All the core information in the post is verifiable independently - the Alvarez & Marsal appointment was covered by BusinessCloud, the collapse by Sifted and Bloomberg. Happy to answer any questions here directly.

harris-012•11h ago
yeah idk about clicking any links, but im just struggling to understand why anyone would pay anywhere close to any of these estimated valuations for the source code or platform, unless the enterprise client's contracts/work will come with the purchase. I'd have a completely different opinion on its valuation if the sale was happening a few months within when insolvency was declared.
gamelock•8h ago
That's a fair point. The valuations are estimates based on comparable distressed asset transactions - the actual sale price will depend heavily on what the administrator packages together.

You're right that client contracts are the key variable. The report notes that the enterprise client database value is contingent on whether Alvarez & Marsal can transfer existing relationships. Source code alone without clients is worth significantly less.

The timing concern is also valid - assets depreciate the longer they sit in administration.