We invest in founders at the earliest stages building across the public sector, fintech, enterprise, climate, and tech-forgotten industries. What they have in common: 1) they’re taking on big problems with goals to make seismic shifts in our society, 2) they want to go faster, flat out, and 3) they have a key insight but still make *doing the work* their unfair advantage.
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Founders who are gearing up to raise in the new year, we have a few seats left for our Pitch Practice at XYZ next Thursday 12/12 5-8 pm. This will be our third - join a very small group and cycle between 3-4 seasoned storytelling coaches who will help you debug and hone everything from content to delivery to data, and more. Interested? You can apply here: https://lnkd.in/gR3VK6-s Hope to see you there!
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Pretty great EOY surprise, XYZ.
Our Managing Partner Ross Fubini in conversation with Yurts Co-founder & CEO Ben Van Roo talking about the challenges of building AI applications for government and high-security environments, the trends they're seeing, what the future looks like, and what it's like to sell into customers with the highest of expectations for new tech. Check it out ▶️
Really nice to see Yurts get exclusive coverage on TechCrunch. Reporter Margaux MacColl always nails it when it comes to the nuance of what makes public sector and defense tech sharp and unique - in this case, really nice to see Yurts highlighted as *the* company in AI implementation that's bringing deep lived experience and research to bear on servicing the public sector and government customers. Give it a read when you get a chance 👀 https://lnkd.in/gcqk9Mjs #funding #publicsector #ai #defense #govtech #venture
We just led Yurts' $40M Series B, and excited just isn't the right word. Thrilled doesn't do it either. We're honestly ecstatic that we get to work with Ben Van Roo Jason Schnitzer and Guruprasad Raghavan as they deliver the best AI integration platform designed for government, defense, and global enterprises. As one of the largest LLM distributors for customers like the Air Force, Department of Energy, and more, they're unlocking new insights, decision-making capabilities, and automations every day - all taking high security, regulatory sensitivity, precision accuracy into account. We feel lucky to get a front row seat to what they build next, lengthening their lead in this category - and giving our government and most important businesses better tools to do their best work 🙏 You can read more about Yurts and why we're inspired by them on the XYZ blog here: https://lnkd.in/dhYs37aX And watch the video of our Managing Partner Ross Fubini talking with Ben Van Roo about the reality and future of building for these customers here ▶️ https://lnkd.in/dKRrSxnW #defense #govtech #ai #venture #funding #publicsector
We’ve just secured $40 million in Series B funding, led by XYZ Venture Capital, with participation from Glynn Capital, Nava Ventures, and other strategic partners. 🚀 This investment is a testament to our mission to deliver secure and scalable #GenAI solutions that transform mission-critical systems.💡 We're proud to provide solutions to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) , the US Army, and the United States Air Force. 🇺🇸 At Yurts, we’re committed to empowering organizations with #AI that works where it matters most—seamlessly integrating into existing infrastructures while maintaining the highest security standards. With this funding, we’ll expand our capabilities, deepen partnerships, and continue to deliver solutions to defense, government, and the enterprise. 🤖 https://lnkd.in/gcqk9Mjs #AISecurity #AIinDefense #GovernmentTech #MissionCritical
Founders looking for that next gen social tool that'll actually give you new, differentiated content ideas - Plot just analyzed 3000 unsponsored videos for SEPHORA, and made a list of the products that have been *authentically* recommended the most. We're thrilled to be working with a team that's giving companies super powers in this age of video-first, influencer-centric marketing. It's never been more important to deliver the exact right message at the exact right time.
Because I can—I analyzed over 3000 unsponsored SEPHORA sale hauls to determine the most authentic product recommendations using Plot's Video Social Listening. We scan every video frame to visually detect products and convert all spoken words to text across TikTok and Instagram so that we capture the most complete picture about your brand (no tagging or hashtag required to pull this in). Here are the 10 most featured brands (based on total mentions and views) along with each brand's 3 most recommended products during the sale. Comment "Sephora Winners" to see the full report broken down by performance and sentiment analysis powered by Plot. :) Charlotte Tilbury Beauty MAKEUP BY MARIO Hourglass Cosmetics Rare Beauty Kendo Brands, Inc. (Fenty Beauty) Patrick Ta Beauty Summer Fridays Saie Parfums Christian Dior Huda Beauty Natasha Denona Kosas
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Looking good from every angle 👀 Have you spotted any of our Puzzle 🧩🚀 billboards yet? Check out a few snapshots of our boards out in the wild, looking sharp from all perspectives! Tag us if you've seen one—we’d love to know where you’ve spotted them 🌟
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Thrilled to hear Cavela mentioned in this week's episode of Fintech Takes with the brilliant Alex Johnson and Simon Taylor. And thanks for the fantastic quote, guys: "Holy crap, the dropshipping game just changed." We might just have to use that tagline on our next order of company swag 🚀 Catch Cavela at 39:45, but do listen to the episode in full. Some great insights on the space, and a number of other brilliant companies mentioned here too:
Since we got started, we've invested in 16 companies and 22 founders out of the Palantir Technologies network - mostly because of the culture of talent, performance, and leadership described in this piece from Apoorv A.. Wanted to reshare given how tactical it is!
My time at Palantir Technologies was crucial in teaching me how to operate. Apoorv A. and I were reflecting on our time there and wanted to share our thoughts on how Palantir generates an environment where people learn to execute. The most important elements of the serum: #1 Uncompromising talent bar #2 Mission Orientation #3 Forward Deployed Engineering #4 Seek Truth #5 Define a shared enemy #6 Remain as flat as possible #7 Uncomfortable amount of transparency https://lnkd.in/etpae9di
The more personalized healthcare payers can be in their communications with their members, the better standard of care they can deliver 🩺 That is what RadiantGraph is helping them do — taking data about who has a cardiac condition, who needs to quit smoking, who is at risk for diabetes, etc. and using it to tailor outreach and programming to each person. This is how healthcare delivery changes in big ways within the system, and we couldn't be more excited for the team to announce their $11M Series A today! https://lnkd.in/giUaByw9