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Alex Hartz
@aehartz123
General Partner @ShineCapital. Previously @SciFiVC.
San Francisco, CA
Joined November 2011
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    After 8 amazing years @SciFiVC, I have joined @ShineCapitalNYC as a partner based in San Francisco! Thank you so much to @mlevchin and @nlevchin who took a bet on me as a new grad, and have been fantastic mentors as we partnered with dozens of category-defining founders. I am
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    Lending has massive economies of scale across underwriting, capital markets, and core operations. Embedded Lenders will reap the benefits of scale by working with multiple distribution partners. Check out why we @SciFiVC are excited about this.
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    Replying to @sama
    Caltech doesn't have legacy admissions, and never has (as far as I know)
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    Excited to back these founders and others via @SciFiVC w/ @mlevchin @nlevchin. Proud to be the first backers of @Sentilink, @PeachFinance, and more!
    This is clever. @mlevchin always said that he wanted to hire people who viewed his company as the last one they would work for before founding their own. As far as signaling goes, this is a great way to attract them.
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    Come join the original solo capitalist who, funny enough, is no longer solo! Great opportunity to work with @tonsing. See @varungupta for proof of how great this opportunity is.
    Let's do it again x2! USA & LatAm roles. Come PARTNER with me and invest $20M. Hello Miami 🌴 caffeinatedcapital.notion.site/Caffeinated-Ca…
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    We at @ShineCapitalNYC are so excited to announce our seed investment in BinIt, the company behind Visia. Visia is the first AI-powered material visibility platform for the recycling industry. Read more about it from the company here: rmecheri.medium.com/7fb4e62a8f79 The Visia AI
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    Congratulations to my friends @SadiSKhan, @murtada, @usmanghani, and team on their Series D! @AvenCard has quietly built the most innovative consumer fintech of the last 5 years. It's been incredible watching this come together since the beginning.
    Hello world! We’re excited to share that we've saved $100M in interest for our customers since inception - and have recently raised our Series D round. aven.com/press/series-d/
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    For anyone looking for the highest leverage way to make an impact on healthcare via tech, look no further than @virtahealth and @samiinkinen!
    Our real success measure at @virtahealth is how many patients’ t2 diabetes we’ve safely and sustainably *reversed*, yet I’m excited to share that we’ve just raised a $45m Series-B to accelerate our growth and treat more patients! blog.virtahealth.com/with-45-millio…
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    Replying to @aehartz123
    If you want to brainstorm Embedded Lending or something else in fintech, reach out to me or [email protected].
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    Big day @SciFiVC! Excited to announce our investments in @EmulateBio and @BrexHQ, transformational companies in Science and Finance.
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    Congratulations to @PeachFinance on their Series A! Eddie, Eran, Gur, and team have built the most modern loan management system and servicing stack on the market, so we @SciFiVC are thrilled to keep supporting them. Welcome aboard @JeffreyReitman @CanapiVentures!
    @CanapiVentures is excited to announce that we've led @PeachFinance's $20M Series A. Thrilled to be working with Eddie, Gur, Eran & the rest of the talented Peach team to improve the way loans are serviced going forward Sharing thoughts on our investment canapi.com/canapi-leading…
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    I've wanted to build a personal website for a long time, but never got around to it. Excited to back @PolyworkHQ and @multiplay3r who made this so easy! Check out my site at poly.work/alex or aehartz.com. DM me for a code to get in.
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    Thrilled to be partnering with @jordanbramble and @juliadewahl on @AntaresNuclear. They are incredibly creative, commercial, and ambitious!
    We are thrilled to announce our $30M Series A fundraise, led by AltCap @jaltma and @caffenaitedcap! Antares is building microreactors to power defense, space and industrial critical infrastructure and we’re excited to accelerate the development of our first reactor.
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    So so so excited to be part of @SciFiVC with @mlevchin, @nlevchin, and @tweetoferic! 🔬👨‍🔬💸
    Today, I am excited to announce that HVF Investments is now SciFi VC. Read more below on what's in the name.