Jacob Mullins
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Founder @vcmastermind | Venture Partner @VillageGlobal | Managing Director @Shasta investing in applied AI, computer vision, crypto / web3. Fortuna favet audaci
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Joined January 2008
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Launching a fund as a #soloGP is brutal. @SamaraMHernandz did it with a $6M proof fund → scaled to $53M in the Midwest investing in overlooked founders at @ChingonaVC. Her playbook: differentiation, preparation, and doing what you can to get into business fast. 🎧 Full
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What gets a VC fund backed by a top institutional LP?. 🎧 On the latest @vcmastermind pod, I sat down with Melissa Richlen of MacArthur Foundation @macfound to break down how she underwrites emerging managers—signals, red flags, and tactics that build real trust. 🎧 Listen here
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Just dropped a 🔥 @vcmastermind convo on hiring VC investors in this crazy market with Dan Miller from @true_search_US. We break down:. – The seed AI investor land grab.– What GPs are doing right to win talent.– Comp & carry benchmarks from associate to partner.– Why many
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Super fun #ReidRiffs event yesterday in NYC with @villageglobal. Village Chairman @reidhoffman dropped wide-ranging knowledge from future-proofing your AI apps, to crypto, and advice for founders building and raising capital in today's market. Lets go! 🧠🔥🚀
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How do you build a VC firm across 80+ countries?. I sat down with @vishalharnal of @500GlobalVC to unpack how they scale globally, structure local funds, and build resilient teams. 🔥 Global VC strategy masterclass. Watch the clip & listen to the full pod inside @VCMastermind:
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So many nuggets of wisdom from @venturedan of @CommerceVC about his journey from solo GP to institutional VC, scaling his firm and staying laser-focused on the future of commerce, fintech, and payments. 🎧 New episode live @vcmastermind 🎧. Our conversation is packed with
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LPs see 10 - 20 VC fund pitch decks a day. This week on @vcmastermind, Dubai-based LP @ChiragLocham sheds light on how the best GPs cut through the noise:. ✅ Clear edge.✅ Planned DPI .✅ Cohesive story. Listen to the full episode at
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I built @vcmastermind to be a resource of knowledge for VC Managing Partners. I'm proud to feature 3 of our current 8 episodes that dive deep into the operational excellence required in today's volatile market. #venturecapital #fundraising #secondaries
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🚨 Launch Day 🚨 @VCMastermind is live. A private global network + podcast for global #VC GPs building firms managing $50M–$5B. 👇. 🎙️ Weekly private podcast. 🍸 IRL & virtual events. 💡 Fund strategies that actually work. By application only:.
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Exciting day for Justin, Dina and the @fortpointbeer team as they combine forces with @HenHouseBrewing. The two best Bay Area breweries combining is 1+1 = 3, delicious!! 😋😋😋.
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The newly formed company will become the fifth-largest craft brewery in Northern...
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Fired up to continue partnering with @Overland_AI_X as they lead the world of off-road "ground autonomy", congrats on the Series A! 🚀.
We’re thrilled to announce our $32M Series A funding, led by @8vc with participation from @p72vc, @overmatchvc, @shasta, @ascend_vc, @OUP_VC, and @TheCaprockGroup. Overland AI is advancing ground autonomy to save soldiers’ lives in contested environments. This funding
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Wow @ai taking @sekoia_virtuals to the MOON and likely changing VC as we know it. Very excited to watch this combo of disruptive Venture Capital + #AI agents, as a tiny part of the $SEKOIA community. Go go go Anand!.
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It’s a brutal VC fundraising market out there (if you’re not a megafund); I recently spoke with a few GPs who raised $000s Fund I’s for their new firms in under 3 months. Here’s what they said worked and what is resonating with LPs today. TLDR; BACK TO BASICS 👇🏽. 1/ Selling a.
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Thanks @BenJorgensen and the @Conste11ation team for inviting me to share thoughts about investing in blockchain and web3 at their annual #Hydef2024 in San Francisco today. In short: identity solutions, *anything* in data workflows (labeling, provenance, audit), and collaborative
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Congrats @ethankurz and team, the best is yet to come!! 🚀🚀🚀.
Today we’re unveiling @chemistry_fund - a new firm founded by @kshenster, @Mark_Goldberg_ and me. We’re also announcing a debut fund of $350M – dedicated to going all in with a select number of high conviction investments at the Seed and Series A. I couldn’t be more excited to
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Honored to speak at @JETRO_InvestJP & @500STARTUPS #VC University in Tokyo today, helping teach a growing generation of VCs investing to create a strong startup ecosystem in Japan 🇯🇵. Thank you for the invitation @vishalharnal and the 500 team!
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More of this!! Congrats Elias!!.
Big congrats to SomosVC Fellow Alum, Elias Mufarech, on starting full-time as a Senior Associate at @CollideCapital🎉 . SomosVC has now become a leader in helping diverse individuals break into VC via our fellowship program. Way to go, Elias!!
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Just 11 years early. Timing is everything, especially in startup building. Yesterday, I sent this screenshot to my co-founder of @exitround, @gsdean. In 2013, we built an early "AI for M&A." It was an ML graph extracting 25+ features of company characteristics (industry,
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