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Sports tech investors I want to speak to you… I’ve got something that I’m looking to connect to some experienced investors in sports technology. There’s an Ai aspect and it’s got applications in other areas. Anyone who is interested or knows any VCs or angels in that space drop me a DM. #soccertech #sportai #investors

Doing Loby’s Y Combinator application for W25. Any YC Founders want to give it a review (or if u know a YC founder who's down)? Would help a loooooooot. #ycombinator #yc #ycw25

#ScalingXatSeoul Reliving the moments at 'Navigating Investment in Web3: Tech, Narrative, or FOMO?' hosted by DFG, Jsquare, Ticker Capital & Starbase 🇰🇷 Energized by the deep dive into Web3 investment drivers & the future of mass adoption.  Exciting times ahead 🚀

🎙 Thrilled to feature Kyle Corbitt, co-founder and lead engineer at OpenPipe, a fellow YC company on our latest episode of the accelerometer! Here are a few highlights from the conversation: 🤑 #FineTuningCosts: "Cost-wise, we can come in at between 1-10th and 1-50th of what you're paying right now, depending on how small a model you can get away with." 👨👩👦👦 #StartupFamily: "I chose to work with my brother because he was the best co-founder I knew, and so it's been great." 🌍 #ClassifyEverything: "they're actually classifying every regulation in the world, which I just think is super cool, that that's like a thing that's possible now." Check the comments below for a link to the full video!

Today is Y Combinator demo day. A day we tried hard to be part of. But failed. Let me explain... In 2019, we made it to the YC final interview stage and got rejected (because we didn't have any paying customers yet). So we pulled some all-nighters, added a paid plan, got our first paying customers, and went back two days later and asked them to reconsider. They still rejected us. That hurt. A lot. But it turns out it was the best thing that ever happened to VEED.IO. A year later, we grew to $1M ARR, bootstrapped. 1 year later, we crossed $6M ARR, raised $35M from Sequoia Capital (and have doubled ARR each year since.) This month, we just crossed 100k concurrent paid users, with our revenue growth accelerating YoY. For everyone who never made it into YC / got the opportunity to pitch at demo day, remember to: Focus on your customers. Focus on growing your business. Pretty much everything else will fall into place.

Exciting times in the world of gaming / Voice / AI! At BITKRAFT Ventures, we're thrilled to be at the forefront of Voice AI innovation in the gaming industry. Our investments in Volley and Voicemod highlight our commitment to transforming how players interact with games and each other. Volley, a leader in voice-controlled gaming and our portfolio company since 2022, has just secured an impressive $55 million in Series C funding. Their AI-powered games are revolutionizing the smart TV and Alexa gaming experience, engaging over 5 million players monthly with titles like "Song Quiz" and "Jeopardy!". Meanwhile, Voicemod, our portfolio company since 2020 (raised $22 million and is a high growth profitable business), continues to push boundaries in real-time AI voice/sound technology. Their AI technology is empowering gamers and content creators in exciting ways across various platforms. These investments underscore our belief that Voice x AI x video games are not just a trend but a fundamental shift in gaming interaction. From voice-controlled AI-powered gameplay to immersive AI audio experiences, we're witnessing the birth of new gaming categories that were previously unimaginable. As we look to the future, we're excited about the potential of Voice AI to create more engaging, accessible, and personalized gaming experiences. Congrats to Max Child and Jaime Bosch Jochen Doppelhammer teams for having established category-defining businesses within this fast growing market segment. Humbled to be part of this revolutionary paradigm shift in video games. #GenAi #VoiceAI #GamingInnovation #BITKRAFTVentures #Volley #Voicemod

If you're attending TechBBQ, definitely check out the session with Joe Perkins where we will be talking about "Will AI cause job loss in Venture?" If you want to learn more about what we're building at Landscape, shoot us a message and we'd love to meet in-person!

Best video of the day, taking memes to the next level! You’ve Invested 10,000 Hours in Mastering Your Field—Now, Let’s Turn That Expertise into a $20M Business! Brainz Is Here to Guide You Every Step of the Way—Start Today at www.brnz.ai/go

TLDR; if your users absolutely love your product, don't be discouraged if every investor turns you down. Even if the best investors on the planet turn you down. As a former video producer and early VEED.IO user (2020), I had a strong conviction VEED.IO was going to be huge one day. Ironically, I discovered VEED by accident. When the pandemic hit, it forced OneSixOne Ventures to cancel our in-person events so we shifted our focus to launching a virtual accelerator modeled after YC. While browsing Y Combinator's Hacker News trying to understand their selection criteria, I stumbled upon a post from Sabba Keynejad talking about how they were rejected. In the thread, there were several people saying negative / harsh things and basically stating VEED deserved to be rejected. Since at the time I was still running Rootex, the video production agency I had started while in college, I had used both Final Cut Pro and Premier Pro to edit client videos. So after reading a bit of the thread I went to their website and tried out their product and I was absolutely mind-blown! What would've normally taken me 2 hours to create using both Adobe AfterEffects and Premier Pro took me 3 minutes on VEED. I immediately texted several video producer friends telling them they needed to try the product. I then kept reading more about their story and I recall them mentioning they had been working on this for years and had completely run out of money. Many other investors had also rejected them and they were forced to work other gigs just to make ends meet. And yet, despite not having a marketing budget they were growing rapidly through word of mouth. My next thought was- how can I invest in this company? I even messaged Sabba to set up a call to learn more and try to figure out a way to invest or at least connect him to other investors, but at the time I had no network of investors, no capital and no knowledge around how to set up an SPV to invest in a startup. In early 2022, an article came out in TechCrunch about Sequoia Capital investing $35m into Veed. It was the first capital they'd ever raised and they were generating around $6m/year while being profitable. Today, VEED has 100,000 paying customers and is generating an estimated $50m in annual revenue. Congrats Sabba Keynejad and the VEED.IO team on an incredible journey! Onwards and upwards 🚀

😎 Guess who's back? Back again? Lasse's back. Tell a friend. Everyone's favourite unicorn tech founder is here for another episode of Lasse's Lessons, where he shares crucial tips for those wanting to win at digital innovation. In this instalment, Lasse Andresen explains: 🔊 The crucial role good storytelling plays in pitching to investors ❓ What you can bring to the pitch that will make investors sit up and listen 🤔 How you need to change your story based on who you're talking to If you want the best storytelling device there is - a clickable prototype - then you're in the right place. At SmplCo we've pioneered creating prototypes in just 5 days. 💰 Our clients have raised millions using them. Want to know more? Drop our delightful MD, Andreas Melvaer, a message or email him on [email protected]