Excited to share more about what we have quietly been building at A* over the last few years. I'm grateful to our investors and founders for the opportunity. We are just getting started. @kevinhartz @GGuptaSF @vik_rama @jhwindmueller https://t.co/UzYWKLJvPI

The definition of a bubble is asset prices rising with no relationship to their fundamentals. Multiple tranched financing rounds closed over the last few weeks where the second tranche is at a meaningfully higher valuation than the first. In most cases, the investors blend

We're excited to share that we are expanding the @A_StarVC team and looking for the next great investor! Apply using the below link👇👇 https://t.co/MtKILPlXFO

RT @BennettSiegel: The best companies often face some skepticism in the early days: “Why will this work when others have failed?” Having…

https://t.co/NYavNY9qMT Decagon raises series C at $1.5B valuation

Industry leading enterprises are hungry for AI to improve their customer support, and they overwhelmingly choose to work with @DecagonAI. I continue to be blown away by the pace of @thejessezhang & @AshwinSreenivas’ execution, product velocity and customer obsession. Congrats to

Today @tryramp announced a fundraise at a $16b billion valuation. My partnership with @eglyman, @karimatiyeh and Ramp dates back to 2019 when I met Eric in a NYC coffee shop the morning after he incorporated the company. By the end of the day, I had committed to investing. It

AI co-workers are coming to your enterprise. We're thrilled to lead https://t.co/Kcrp31OjpW's seed round, and invest alongside our friends @spencer_crawley, @MStothard, @MattMulvey17, @GauravAhujaK, @ElizabethTurner, @davidneckstein, @gokulr, @firstminutecap, @svangel, @Liquid2V

Lessons learned working with half a dozen founders on Series A fundraises over the past few months. Story telling is king, and brevity is the soul of wit. Investors are still largely underwriting you (as much as the market and metrics), so nail the narrative. Momentum matters.

Amazing to see so many companies we partner with featured here @DecagonAI @krea_ai @mercor_ai @cartesia_ai @tryramp @Flock_Safety @anduriltech @SpaceX https://t.co/wUovJTQbKf

Wiz raised at $1.7B on $2M of ARR in 2021. Investors in that round made 15x+ in 4 years. Expensive rounds can look very smart in hindsight.

If you see a VC firm release a white paper or market map saying they are "looking for founders building here", I'd suggest not starting a new company in that space.