Today we announced our third fund of $400 million to support seed to Series B founders who are building the future of work, commerce, health, and money.
We’re proud to announce our seed investment in crypto payments company
@getcode
, alongside our peers at
@usv
and various individual investors.
Code is taking on micropayments, making it possible for anyone anywhere to be paid for their online content in increments as low as 5¢.…
@latifperacha
@usv
@BradUSV
“I think that crypto is at about the same place that the Internet was in about 1995, where we just got the first browser and we've just seen the first web application.
You know, there's this hint that there's something really important going on here. There's a bunch of people…
When M13's
@latifperacha
first met
@getcode
founder and CEO
@ted_livingston
, the thing he was most impressed by was his ability to keep his same core team of nine together for a decade across multiple companies. It is a testament to Ted's leadership and vision as well as to the…
.
@lightning
announced its $10M Series A & its new bitcoin financial product Loop. 4,000+ developers and testers are building on the platform, spurring the growth of 30+ startups that integrate its payments technology to enable instant, low fee payments.
We’re thrilled to participate in the Series A for
@llcoolj
’s
@RockTheBells
! Built for fans to celebrate classic hip hop culture,
#RockTheBells
will expand direct-to-consumer business with a focus on content, commerce & experiences.
@THR
@geoff_yang
From our entire M13 family, THANK YOU to everyone in the M13 community. The LA community shines brighter than ever, thanks to our founders, investors, and friends.
M13 was established in 2016 with the goal to help founders execute better. Each of our 10 partners is an experienced founder/operator with a track record of building iconic companies–they work closely with our founders to help them make better decisions faster✨
#BrighterTogether
"I didn't get this far by being a dumb blond, but by pretending to be one.." -Paris Hilton at
#UpfrontSummit
now with $3B in sales, 25 fragrances, 50 stores, traveling 250 days per year.
.
@ionet_official
is building a global decentralized GPU network to provide computing power to resource-intensive AI companies. M13 is excited to back
@shadid_io
,
@MTorygreen
& the whole team! Read about the funding & what it means for
#crypto
in
@Reuters
:
We're thrilled to announce our
#investment
in
@flipsidecrypto
, an operator of bounties that incentivize developers and analysts to explore and earn in web3. Congrats and welcome to the M13 family!
Does it really take an average of seven to eight years for a successful
#startup
to exit? What can early-stage
#founders
do to accelerate outcomes? We looked at years of data from hundreds of successful startups to find the answer...
Looking forward to hearing from Miami Mayor
@FrancisSuarez
at
#FuturePerfect
about the latest from Miami, how we can help Surfside, and his message to tech investors today. Register:
We’re proud to participate in
@river
's Series A, which will allow the company to grow the team, improve digital product offerings and expand reach to the entire U.S market. Congratulations Alex
@Leishman
,
@AndrewBenson
and the whole team!
#bitcoin
#fintech
We're excited to announce we are leading the $17 million Series A for
@MiloCredit
, which reimagines how global and
#crypto
consumers can buy U.S.
#realestate
. On behalf of
@latifperacha
and the M13 family, welcome to
@JRupena
and the whole Milo team!
After a long week of marathon Zooms, we think we can all relate to this insightful note by Ava, age 6 and the daughter of Sarah Tomolonius, our VP of Investor Relations. TGIF.
M13 Partner
@annawbarber
alongside
@vitalcartapp
Founder
@AdaobiK
! Learn about this healthy eating startup that was incubated by M13's Launchpad with
@PepsiCo
and is now hiring a Founding Engineer:
We're excited to lead a $7.3M Series A in
@northstarmoney
, a fintech co. that enables employers to offer financial wellness as an employee benefit. Founded by
@wp
&
@mattmatt
, Northstar helps improve employees' financial decision-making & wealth-building
.
@fold
is going full on
@lightning
by the end of 2022! Amazing to see two M13 crypto-focused companies working in tandem. Congrats on the partnership with
@OpenNodeCo
to help jumpstart the transition.
@BitcoinMagazine
About M13’s superpowers,
@annawbarber
says: "There is an incredible diversity of talent and we work hard to create a process to avoid that narrow funnel... we understand what
#entrepreneurs
get excited about, what they’re looking to do, what their values are."
@womanvc
@VCJournal
.
@llcoolj
joined us last week to discuss the importance of envisioning success, how he sets & achieves goals, & why he believes humility is a superpower. This is the perfect short clip from
@listentopodz
; listen to the rest of his sage advice here:
We're excited to announce our investment in Coinmine - a platform that is broadening access and driving meaningful consumer engagement in the crypto market. Read our blog post, by our Partner Latif Peracha, here:
#Crypto
#Blockchain
#Tech
River Financial CEO
@Leishman
shares what is in store for
#Bitcoin
and
@river
in 2022, and looks back on his predictions and most significant moments of 2021.
📣M13 is
#hiring
for its next senior investor📣 What are we looking for? We’re eschewing the traditional job description and looking to create a role to match the right person. No predetermined background, level, or experience set. Learn more:
Congrats to M13's
@annawbarber
on being named to
@BusinessInsider
's 55 rising-star VCs who shook up the industry in 2021! According to other VCs, "founders love having her on their cap table because of her experience."
We’re looking for aspiring founders w. great entrepreneurial instincts & background in product development or go-to-market in the consumer sector to join us for our new Founder-in-Residence program, sponsored by
@PepsiCo
& announced today via
@TechCrunch
.
In 2012,there were afew tech focused funds in LA of size/scale.
Now: (by AUM)
Upfront - $2B
B Capital- $1.5B
Fifth Wall - $1B
March - $800MM
Others like Mucker, Science, Anthos, M13, Crosscut, Bonfire, Fika, TenOneTen, 3L, etc also growing/scaling. Fun to watch the area mature
Congrats Passport on your $12M Series A! Thrilled to support your simplified intl shipping solution that e-comm brands so desperately need. We’re proud to have led this round + invested alongside
@ResoluteVC
@PrecursorVC
@joinrepublic
& RiverPark Ventures
Future Perfect is our conversation series that convenes our community of investors and founders to reflect on lessons learned and exciting innovations that inform how we build the future. Here are highlights from an incredible in-person day of conversation and connection.…
In this golden age of creators, OG
@ParisHilton
has led the way from the start. As the "original influencer" Paris was also an early adopter of
#cryptocurrencies
and
#NFTs
, and is self described as "an undercover nerd" into innovative tech. More from
@WSJ
:
Considered the original influencer, Paris Hilton looks to expand her brands with a new company. “I wanted to take it to the next level and bring all my companies under one media entity.”
Wrapping up our afternoon of amazing conversations with
@Adobe
Chief Strategy Officer
@scottbelsky
talking about AI, creativity, and the future of everything — standing room only.
#BrighterTogether
We loved seeing our office chock-full of designers at our LA Tech Week Design Brunch this morning!
Attendees got to hear
@northstarmoney
CEO & Co-Founder
@wp
share his story about navigating his career as an immigrant, designer, founder, and learner. He talked about how he…
#CRYPTO
. It’s become a regular part of our Twitter feeds and dinner table convos. Not only has the space grown to a $1.8 trillion market cap industry, but we believe it’s an emerging technology that represents a paradigm shift around how businesses operate and how consumers live.
🚨 New Episode Alert 🚨
My guest today is
@latifperacha
GP at
@M13Company
Topics:
▪️Early Stage Investing in Web 3.0 Startups
▪️Ideal Characteristics for Founders
▪️Advice for Entrepreneurs
▪️The Promise of
#Bitcoin
& Crypto
▪️Much More
🙏
@kava_labs
@shopping_io
From
@trybounty
to
@allvoicesco
to
@thePathMatch
and more, we estimate half of our investments in 2022 have been into companies targeting consumer behaviors that Gen Z is driving.
“I’m not spending my life so that billionaires can manipulate things, or so that rich people can get richer,”
@starkness
says. “I’m spending my life so that a billion people will have access to this technology...”
@lightning
Our first founders have arrived! Welcome to
@shoppietra
Co-founder and CEO
@therealRoShow
, who will be chatting about the future of building and scaling e-commerce businesses with Arrae Co-founder and Co-CEO
@plentyofnish_
and M13 Partner and Head of Propulsion
@lizziehfrancis
.
.
@Padmasree
has spent most of her career running large hard-technology operations at Cisco, Motorola, and Tesla competitor Nio. But her new startup,
@GetFable
, is dedicated to reading. Find out why on
@FortuneMagazine
:
To recognize LA’s thriving ecosystem for entrepreneurs, M13 recently gathered founders, investors, and others for an evening of community and connection. Check out some highlights from the event below ✨
#BrighterTogether
As we head into the new year, M13 partners share the industry trends, investment areas, and pendulum swings we’re paying close attention to in 2024. A few highlights:
1) AI matures: We’re entering the next chapter of the 2023 AI innovation wave, with a deeper focus on safety,…
Great things happen when women come together—especially in industries where they’ve historically been underrepresented. Earlier this month, our female partners
@annawbarber
,
@wchristinec
, and
@lizziehfrancis
had the opportunity to host a brunch in honor of
#WomensHistoryMonth
.…
Thrilled
@JawharaTariq
is featured on
@dotLA
’s list of top LA
#investors
under 30! “I am looking for founders who are unstoppable forces; the
#entrepreneurs
who have the audacity to dream up a world that looks, feels, and operates differently.“ 💯🙌
The Flywheel Is Starting to Spin🙌⚡️
Read the latest from
@lightning
and their role as internet-native digital money that has seen a surge of interest, growth, and usage since stealing the show at
#Bitcoin2021
in Miami.
The July edition of the Lightning Lab 🧪 newsletter is out! We cover:
📈Network numbers going up, and up
🌋New node communities like Plebnet
☀️The summer of LN hackathons
🕸Network effects, flywheels, and how building follows price
Read the full issue:
Together, it is our responsibility to take a stand and help put an end to the violence, racism, and alarming rise in Asian hate crimes. We support the
#AAPI
Community Fund and
@StopAAPIHate
. To help
#StopAsianHate
, join us in donating.
.
@shoppietra
is building the critical infrastructure DTC operators need to start and scale an
#ecommerce
business—which is why we’re excited to announce that
@M13Company
led their $16M round of funding. We invested alongside a remarkable group of investors, including…
What's one thing you'd tell your younger self? "Stop worrying. Life is a dance between making it happen & letting it happen. When we look back on our lives, we realize the best things in our life we didn't make happen, we were just open to the opportunity." -
@ariannahuff
Part of the problem for Bitcoin's mainstream adoption is that it is hidden in “bits”.
So, we're bring it to the world of “atoms” where it can be seen, shared and enjoyed by everyone.
Like you, we're frustrated, angry, heartbroken, yearning and searching.
With you, we are committed to progress, racial justice and closing the many gaps that persist.
For you, we are here and remain committed to your contributions toward a better tomorrow.
The AI space can be a lot of chatter—but this
#NYTechWeek
, we’re hanging out with the experts, the students, and the innovators in this complex space.
Join us alongside
@huggingface
,
@salesforce
, and
@nomos_ai
for an evening curated by
@hearthai_co
at a cozy loft in NYC as we…
Excited to announce that I have joined the investment team at
@M13Company
to focus on the future of consumer behavior. Seed + Series A Founders - my DMs are open.
#M13
#brightertogether
🚨 🚨 BREAKING NEWS!!!🚨 🚨 It was just announced that our very own
@llcoolj
will be honored as a
#RockHall2021
inductee! Please join us in giving the G.O.A.T. his flowers as he continues to make history!
Want a look into how M13 is investing in the
#FutureOfMoney
? Here’s our approach.
Our overarching investment thesis is predicated on understanding changing consumer behavior, and we invest in companies that are building defensible businesses around these emerging behaviors.
Our…
Loved seeing M13's
@annawbarber
take the stage at
@shoptalk
to discuss the investor perspective on retail growth opportunities. Hear more from Anna on investing in the future of commerce at
Honored to gather some of the brightest minds in investing on stage together: Joe Dowling (Global Head of
@blackstone
Alternative Asset Management),
@Samirkaji
(CEO of
@joinallocate
), and Sara Naison-Tarajano (
@GoldmanSachs
Partner, Global Head of Private Wealth Management…
Congrats to
@Nori
on their latest round of funding and welcome to their new CEO,
@mtrudeau
! We’re proud to continue supporting co-founder and new Chief Product Officer
@paulgambill
and the whole team on their mission to scale carbon removal.
M13 Partner
@annawbarber
speaking words of wisdom on
@technology
today.
Anna talked about responding to the SVB failure, the importance of diversification (and how
@rhobusiness
' banking solution can help small companies manage risk), and keeping perspective amid uncertainty in…
After stints at startups & an investment management firm, Keenan decided to align his career with his passion in health,
#wellness
& sustainability. We’re excited to introduce him as a Founder-in-Residence as part of our
#venturestudio
model with
@PepsiCo
.
Cristina Poindexter’s work leverages business to solve the social and psychological needs of our time. As a two-time
#founder
,
#operator
, marketing leader, and
#strategist
, she brings her seasoned experience to the M13
@Pepsico
Founder-in-Residence program.
#m13
#brightertogether
That we get to wake up every day thinking about & investing in the future is a genuine privilege. But our true passion is in supporting founders with our Propulsion Platform–purposefully designed with one full-time vertically focused operating partner for every investing partner.
This morning we held our Office Hours for Underestimated Founders at the M13 LA office as part of
#LATechWeek
, hosting alongside the great teams at
@EverywhereVC
and
@BBGVentures
. Thanks to those who attended and made this event so exceptional!
#Opportunity
As Investment Associate, you’ll work on all aspects of the investment process. We’re seeking candidates who are excited about consumer tech & want to create a world-class portfolio. Underrepresented candidates are encouraged to apply:
Today we announce our Founder-in-Residence (FIR) program, sponsored by
@PepsiCo
, which will focus on launching new businesses in consumer health & wellness. FIRs will develop & test new product concepts & secure funding in 12 weeks. Learn more
@TechCrunch