ABOUT ยท FOR INVESTORS

Everyone is building AI that replaces people. We’re building AI that teaches them.

Trace is the marketplace where the world’s best experts become AI personas that show you how — on your own screen, in your own software. The goal isn’t to do your work. It’s to make you the kind of person who can.

$325B
TAM — global learning & L&D
$42B
SAM — software & creator-led
$1.2B
SOM — 3-year wedge
55%
of 2026 PCs are AI PCs — the tailwind
THE FOUNDER

Upamanyu Naskar

Founder, Nascorp Global Softtech

I built the first version of this in 2025 and shelved it — the team and the funding stalled, not the idea. I came back in 2026 with a sharper thesis, a working prototype.

Returning to the same idea, sharper, is the strongest signal of conviction I can give.

Where we are.

✓Working prototypeThe hardest part — an expert that sees your screen and demonstrates — runs today on macOS.
⏺First expertsIn conversation with category-leading experts for the launch cohort.
Demand signalEarly-access waitlist building now, ahead of launch.
✓Sector fitEdTech is a named priority for our target ecosystem.
THE RAISE

Raising a pre-seed to bring the first experts online.

We’re raising $500K–$750K for a 12-month runway — to build the team, onboard the launch cohort, and ship the marketplace. The default product runs locally, so the economics work like SaaS, not like a cloud-AI money pit.

Stage
Pre-seed
Runway
12 months
Use of funds
60% team
Series A target
End of Yr 2
Read the pitch deck → letstalk@upamanyu.me