--- title: At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499... description: 19-year-old Zain Javaid's startup Ghost has emerged from stealth with an $11 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Ghost's first product, Core, is a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/at-19-founder-raises-11m-for-ghost-maker-of-a-3-499-computer-for-personal-ai-loww2zma4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI | daily.dev og:description: 19-year-old Zain Javaid's startup Ghost has emerged from stealth with an $11 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. 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Ghost's first product, Core, is a $3,499 personal computer built specifically to run AI agents locally, bundling an Nvidia RTX Pro 4000 SFF Blackwell GPU and preinstalled models like Qwen-3.8-Next, Qwen-3.8-27B, and Gemma-4-31B. The device stores and processes all personal data and models on-device rather than in the cloud, supports over-the-air model updates, and includes a firewall to restrict agent actions. Preorders open with shipping scheduled for late October. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is the Ghost Core device and how much does it cost? Core is a personal computer built by the startup Ghost specifically to run AI agents locally, priced at $3,499. It includes a bundled Nvidia RTX Pro 4000 SFF Blackwell GPU, has no screen, and is accessed via a phone app or voice mode. It ships with three preinstalled models: Qwen-3.8-Next, Qwen-3.8-27B, and Gemma-4-31B, and supports installing additional models from Hugging Face. _Developers weighing local versus cloud AI agent setups can follow emerging personal AI hardware on daily.dev._ ### How does Ghost's Core differ from using a Mac Mini for running local AI models? Core's hardware and software are purpose-built for running AI agents with models already installed and configured, while a Mac Mini is a general-purpose computer that must be manually configured to run AI tools. Core also runs all personal memory and model weights locally and includes a firewall that monitors outgoing network requests to restrict what an agent's credentials can access. _Anyone comparing dedicated AI hardware against repurposed general-purpose machines can track these trade-offs on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Nvidia sells tiny new computer that puts big AI on your desktop](https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-sells-tiny-new-computer-that-puts-big-ai-on-your-desktop-dvq3my73q) · Ars Technica · 35 upvotes · 2 comments - [Local AI has a hardware accessibility problem, and the answer to it isn't RTX Spark](https://daily.dev/posts/local-ai-has-a-hardware-accessibility-problem-and-the-answer-to-it-isn-t-rtx-spark-dnhqilz04) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#startup](https://daily.dev/tags/startup), [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/at-19-founder-raises-11m-for-ghost-maker-of-a-3-499-computer-for-personal-ai-loww2zma4) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/at-19-founder-raises-11m-for-ghost-maker-of-a-3-499-computer-for-personal-ai-loww2zma4","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/at-19-founder-raises-11m-for-ghost-maker-of-a-3-499-computer-for-personal-ai-loww2zma4"},"datePublished":"2026-10-05T18:09:35.836Z","dateModified":"2026-10-05T19:32:21.672Z","description":"19-year-old Zain Javaid's startup Ghost has emerged from stealth with an $11 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. 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