One of Xfund’s greatest honors is to have backed the archetypal liberal arts founder @DanielNadler twice -- in his first company @Kensho upon his graduation from @Harvard; and now, at @EvidenceOpen.

THE LIBRARY OF MINDS: EPISODE 1 - starring Keith Rabois (@rabois) An OG member of the PayPal Mafia, co-founder at OpenDoor, Managing Director at Khosla Ventures, and one of Delphi's earliest believers. We discuss: • Lessons learned building PayPal, LinkedIn, Square, $OPEN &

We are so thrilled to have been @StevenGlinert and team’s first partners in Sphere Semi -- today the company announces its Series A to make AI-designed chips the default. If you’re in business operations, AI, and chip design: get in touch. We’re hiring!

Our amazing portfolio company @withdelphi is about to blow your mind with its Library of Minds. This isn’t just another podcast - it’s the first interactive podcast where you can talk to the guest’s digital mind after the episode.

We are so thrilled to have been @withdelphi’s seed investor. As co-founders @daraladje and @samspelsberg write, “Delphi is like a living Library of Alexandria—not just for famous thinkers, but for anyone with wisdom to share.” Check it out here: https://t.co/XECi7PiaSF.

We are deeply honored to have been @chalk’s first investor — the team led by @marcff, @marx_elliot, and @Derander are powering the most important part of the AI revolution now underway: inference. We long ago inferred that they’re the team to back. 💪🏼

Harvard Business School just posted this video of our @xfund fireside chat with Aravind Srinivas!

With @HBSRock and @innovationlab, we were thrilled to bring @perplexity_ai CEO @AravSrinivas to Harvard in an electrifying series of events. Aravind was the guest judge at Xfund’s pitch competition and met with fellow scholars at Harvard and MIT. Students found him captivating!

We are so proud to have been @DistSpectrum’s very first investors. The team is redefining electronic warfare for the 21st century.

Introducing DELPHI ACTIONS Your digital clone can now take automated actions based on user behavior. Just describe what you want in plain language, and boom - our system builds the flows for you.

What do people think *you* sound like? Try @boldvoiceapp’s amazing new accent guesser: and see if you can fool it by putting on your best foreign accent!

.@HarvardHBS just posted this video of Sam Altman at the @Xfund Experiment Assembly 2024. @patrickchung was Sam’s very first investor, and presented him with the first pitch deck he ever gave at age 19 in a packed event co-hosted by @HarvardHBS and @hseas:

“Reflecting on 15 years in venture capital, @brandonfarwell notes some of the changes he has seen… there’s a noticeable shift — more founders are driven by missions that extend beyond mere profitability.”

The curse of the Michelin star: Restaurants awarded the honour are more likely to close, research finds

YouTubers like MrBeast are coming for Hollywood: Scandals will not be enough to stop a new generation from taking over

Generative AI is transforming Silicon Valley: The technology is forcing America’s disrupters-in-chief to think differently

How much trouble is Boeing in?: A protracted strike could cause lasting damage

Should you be nice at work?: Kindness is in vogue

How FIFA was outplayed by Electronic Arts: The video-game publisher called the football chiefs’ bluff—and won

This week in Harvard ES-134, we explored #fundraising with insights from top VCs—@DaFrankel (@fcollective), @kentbennett (@BessemerVP), Tuan Ho (@xfund). Topics: finding the right investor, equity splits, & relationship-building. https://t.co/tvJnO9zwXs #StartupFounder #startup