We are early believers in magically weird founders and help them realize their vision for the world. Journeys we've seeded:
@Uber
,
@PostMates
,
@Loom
,
@NotionHQ
.
"There is about $140 billion sitting in [HSA/FSSA] accounts, mostly going unused." Imagine a world where these healthcare dollars go towards incentivizing metabolic habits to stay healthy. Offense > defense.
We are thrilled to be on this journey with you and your team
@jwmares
…
Over the past decade, I've seen how HARD it is to start a healthy company.
The US incentivizes toxic food + healthcare only kicks in when you're sick
I'm changing these incentives + enabling wellness brands with/
@TrueMedPayments
Aerospace and defense engineering teams are overburdened by paperwork and insufficient workflows.
@malory_mclemore
,
@annewen_
, and the
@stell_space
team have developed a tool for requirements management that engineers actually want to use. We are proud to be on this journey with…
Join
@bbalfour
and
@ElenaVerna
and the
@reforge
team tomorrow 2/23 at 9am PT for a webinar on how to lead growth teams through non-growth markets.
Register here:
A magically weird weekend of ideas and conversations at the HammingBio Symposium. 👏
@jasoncbenn
and
@ad0rnai
for breathing this unconference into existence.
✅ HammingBio Day 2
Thank you for joining us on such a beautiful spring day! We had 10 amazing lighting talks followed by unconference sessions in the afternoon 🧬🌟
Looking forward to tomorrow!
Cyan: The enlightenment of an iconoclast
When
@cyantist
was 14, her mom abandoned her with $20 and a note that said "good luck."
Today, she leads
@LongJourneyVC
and is known for early investments in
@SpaceX
,
@Uber
, and
@NianticLabs
.
This is her story:
We're proud to be on this journey with Brian, Jacob, Mark, and the entire Arcee team as they create a magically weird future where organizations can truly own their SLMs (Small Language Models) — from "pretrain through maintenance." Onwards!
We're thrilled to see
@reforge
Artifacts out in the world. Know that this will benefit many startups (not needing to start from scratch) as they build.
I’ve secretly 🤫 been using a new product every week that is now live for everyone.
Today we are launching Reforge Artifacts and it’s completely free 🆓. Take a look 👇
Artifacts let you access the real work from those who have done it before, so you’ll never have to start…
"Every time I talk to you, I'm like f***, I need to reform, which is always my favorite kind of person. [Someone] that just gets me thinking about vectors of improvement."
@patrick_oshag
during his conversation with
@jwmares
, Long Journey venture partner and co-founder of…
My conversation with
@jwmares
Justin has built several business in and around healthier eating and living
He’s encountered a set of problems that has made him passionate about chronic illness, and shares his lessons with us
We close on something fun..
Grateful we are building
@TrueMedPayments
with bold investors like
@ariellezuck
who support our dreams of changing incentives from sickcare to healthcare.
Thanks to
@LongJourneyVC
for convening such an inspiring group of people and inviting me to discuss our work.
1/ When Cyan Banister writes a check, other investors pay attention. Her track record with Uber, SpaceX, Niantic, Postmates (and many more) speaks for itself—and the industry knows it. Her support can make a round.
So, what are the DOs and DON’Ts of pitching Cyan?