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Sam Fort

@samofort

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Investing in the future @ DFJ Growth

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@samofort
Sam Fort
24 days
Every era of computing is defined by breakthroughs that simplify layers of complexity. We believe Modular is building this for AI, freeing developers from hardware lock-in so they can focus on creating, not configuring. Proud to partner with @clattner_llvm, @iamtimdavis, and the
@dfjgrowth
DFJ Growth
24 days
Today, we’re proud to back @Modular $250 million Series C financing and its mission to build AI’s unified compute layer. https://t.co/ZGeGMosbzt
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Modular
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We raised $250M to accelerate building AI's unified compute layer! 🔥 We’re now powering trillions of tokens, making AI workloads 4x faster 🚀 and 2.5x cheaper ⬇️ for our customers, and welcomed 10K’s of new developers 👩🏼‍💻. We're excited for the future!
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Front
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Front has surpassed $100M in ARR. This milestone shows what’s possible when support teams have the right tools and fuel a future where AI and humans work together to deliver faster, more personal customer experiences. https://t.co/TYlSASHuye
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Sam Fort
3 months
Excited to back @mitesh711, @trsohmers and @positron_ai in their Series A! Inference is becoming the backbone of AI workloads, and Positron is building the “brain” to power it. Proud to support a breakthrough product and an exceptional team! More here: https://t.co/xot3RFSkom
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AI has fundamentally changed the future of computing.
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@trsohmers
Thomas Sohmers
3 months
My startup, @positron_ai just raised $51.6M Series A to rebuild the infrastructure powering AI inference and bring Superintelligence to everyone. Led by Valor Equity Partners (@valorep) , Atreides Management (@Atreidesmgmt) , and DFJ Growth (@dfjgrowth) —the same teams behind
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@Jocelynkinsey
Jocelyn Kinsey
5 months
As longtime believers in the Commercialization of Space🚀 going back to our investment in SpaceX over 15 years ago, we see Impulse as a key enabler unlocking high precision and responsive in-space mobility. Thrilled to be partnering with Impulse Space in their $300M Series C!
@GoToImpulse
Impulse Space
5 months
We’ve raised a $300M Series C to #MobilizeSpace. 🚀 It’s one of the largest venture rounds in space industry history—and it means we’re growing our team and scaling production to keep accelerating in-space mobility. Since our founding in 2021, we’ve flown two successful Mira
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Impulse Space
5 months
We’ve raised a $300M Series C to #MobilizeSpace. 🚀 It’s one of the largest venture rounds in space industry history—and it means we’re growing our team and scaling production to keep accelerating in-space mobility. Since our founding in 2021, we’ve flown two successful Mira
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@BSchuler
Barry Schuler
5 months
We are thrilled to announce DFJ Growth’s launch of our $1.2B Fund V. It was been quite the journey captured by Allie Garfinkle at Fortune Termsheet https://t.co/hGKto8jW6I
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Sam Fort
6 months
AI is rapidly changing how software gets built — but security products haven't kept up. That’s why we’re so excited to announced @dfjgrowth is leading the $93M Series B in @EndorLabs. Endor is rethinking AppSec for the AI era, giving devs a smarter way to ship secure code
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TechCrunch
6 months
Endor Labs, which builds tools to scan AI-generated code for vulnerabilities, lands $93M
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@iam_smx
SMX 🇺🇸
6 months
Elon Musk's Starman, who is currently in space, also urges you not to panic: "Don't Panic!"
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Jimmy Ba
7 months
Join xAI. Play in the big league 🚀
@elonmusk
Elon Musk
7 months
@xAI has acquired @X in an all-stock transaction. The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45B less $12B debt). Since its founding two years ago, xAI has rapidly become one of the leading AI labs in the world, building models and data centers at
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@dfjgrowth
DFJ Growth
9 months
We are proud to partner with Hidden Level, leading its $65 million Series C financing to help tackle one of our most pressing defense challenges with its unique counter-UAS technology. https://t.co/WbQ5pFqjEG
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@TFR_Pod
The Full Ratchet
9 months
@BSchuler, former AOL CEO & founder of DFJ Growth, shares lessons from the dot-com bubble, investing in @coinbase, Unity, @Patreon, & insights on AI, crypto, & more. Plus, stories about working with Steve Jobs & @elonmusk. Listen to Ep 467 now!
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@djseo
DJ Seo
9 months
This is an essay version of what I just shared with the team @neuralink, where I highlight the importance of our long-term goal: "Understand and Expand Consciousness"—imo, humanity's greatest quest. If this resonates with you, consider joining our team! -- Throughout history,
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@BobMumgaard
Bob Mumgaard
10 months
Get ready, Virginia: We're bringing fusion energy your way. @cfs_energy has picked a site in Chesterfield County for our first fusion power plant, ARC, which will generate power for the grid starting in the early 2030s. Details in a thread, and more in my blog:
@CFS_energy
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
10 months
Fusion is coming... to Chesterfield County, Virginia. In an enormous development for CFS and for the commercialization of fusion energy, we've committed to build the world's first grid-scale fusion power plant, ARC, in Virginia. We'll independently finance, build, own, and
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Sam Fort
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RT @anduriltech: We’re joining forces with @OpenAI to advance AI solutions for national security. America needs to win. OpenAI’s models c…
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SpaceX
1 year
Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster!
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Sam Fort
1 year
Huge congrats to Olympic gold medalist @FaulknerKristen on the amazing finish today in women’s road race!! 🥇 💪 🚴🏼‍♀️
@NBCOlympics
NBC Olympics & Paralympics
1 year
KRISTEN FAULKNER SECURES A STUNNING GOLD MEDAL FOR TEAM USA! 🥇🚴‍♂️ #ParisOlympics
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