Active Ventures & Labs | Ricky Cadden

The Lede

Sophisticated AI–driven information curation.

An AI–powered news briefing and discovery engine (curing information overload). Built entirely on the edge to synthesize daily feeds into actionable intelligence without the noise.

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Architecture Stack

Cloudflare Pages
D1 SQL Database
React
Google Gemini Orchestration

Navio

Road trips, reimagined.

Planning the perfect path shouldn’t be work. Navio aligns every mile with your vehicle and unique preferences–using vibe–aware routing and curated 'Gems' so you can just enjoy the drive.

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Architecture Stack

Next.js
Cloudflare Workers (OpenNext)
Google Routes API V2

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