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We’ve been quietly building Abstract for 9 years. Thank you to @patrick_oshag and @domcooke @joincolossus for giving us the opportunity to share our story.
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Abstract
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Abstract
@AbstractVC
Abstract is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco with $1.8 billion in assets under management.
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We’re excited to double down in @newlimit’s $435M Series C. NewLimit is one of the most ambitious companies we’ve ever backed. Excited to see what they accomplish over the next decade.Following breakthrough results, we’re bringing longevity medicine to human trials. We’ve raised a $435M Series C led by @foundersfund to make it happen. Reprogramming cell age has the potential to create more healthy years for everyone. We're closer than ever to realizing it.
00:00 - Abstract repostedCongrats to @SocketSecurity on their Series C at a $1B valuation. Security is a winner-take-all market. The company that sees the most attacks builds the best detection, which attracts more customers, which in turn surfaces more attacks. Socket’s flywheel is operating at scale
- Abstract repostedCongrats to @faionur and the @thestatusai team on their launch! Status is building a new kind of AI native entertainment platform. The engagement metrics are already some of the strongest we’ve seen in consumer AI, and it’s still early. Proud to have led their round.Status has raised $17M in seed and Series A funding led by @AbstractVC, @generalcatalyst and @usv to let anyone step inside their favorite stories, become famous, and live a million different lives. We quietly launched Status last year and grew to over 1 million users in 19 days
00:00 - Abstract repostedToday we’re proud to announce that we’re leading Dust’s $40M round. Most enterprise AI is still single-player. Dust is multiplayer, humans and agents collaborating together, with knowledge compounding across the organization. 300,000+ agents have already been deployed on the
- Abstract repostedCongrats to @Vapi_AI on this latest raise. Great product and one of the hardest working teams I know. Proud to be one of their earliest backers!
- Abstract repostedWorld class team achieving great results. We’re proud to have been early supporters.We’ve raised 75m in new funding from Sequoia and Spark Capital—partnering with @sonyatweetybird, @MikowaiA, and @YasminRazavi, all of whom are deeply supportive of our long-term mission. We’ve also brought on angels & advisors including @karpathy, @tszzl, and @_milankovac_.
- Abstract repostedWe raised a Series B led by @sequoia at a $2 billion valuation and I’m excited to welcome @andrew__reed to our board. All our existing investors doubled down: @kleinerperkins, @IndexVentures, @khoslaventures, @firstround, @sparkcapital, @AbstractVC, and @terraincap.
- Abstract repostedWe just raised $30M at a $500M valuation, after never spending a dollar on marketing. 4 million people decided @ComfyUI was the platform they wanted to build on, and they shaped it into something we never could have shipped alone. This funding will accelerate our mission to
00:00 - Abstract repostedExcited about this one!I've left OpenAI and the Codex team to build Blackstar: A new hardware company building the future of human-computer interaction. We believe that software is solved. Building apps is now easy, but the next meaningful improvement in human-AI communication requires changing the OS
- Abstract repostedCongrats to the @extradotemail team on their launch. Email should feel effortless, and Extra makes it actually enjoyable. A beautiful inbox built around your life, not just another place to sort messages. Thoughtful product, clean design, and a fresh take on something billions of
00:00 - Abstract repostedCongrats to the @FactoryAI team on the raise. @matanSF is an unstoppable force, and this team is just getting started!
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My latest profile. What I learned during a week in Singapore with Jeff Yan and the team behind Hyperliquid.This is the story of Hyperliquid, the most profitable startup per employee on earth, told from a guarded office in Singapore. Last year, its team of 11 generated $900 million in profit. It's 3 years old, has never taken a dollar of venture capital, and is beginning to change how
