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VCs as rappers – no explainers:
Sequoia: Jay-Z
Greylock: Future
Felicis: Gunna
Amplify: Young Thug
Benchmark: Kendrick
Index: Skepta
Lux: Tyler the Creator
Tiger: Kanye
Khosla: Eminem
a16z: Drake
Tobi Coker
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Tobi Coker
@tecoker
- feeling the energy from #duckcon. loved learning more about @duckdb and the @motherduck cloud offering. excited for the future of the platform. top tier swag too!
- wrote some thoughts on #webassembly, featuring our latest investment @dylibso (and the great @nilslice)! features from @redpandadata and @motherduck as well 👇👇
- Proud to say @felicis is leading @metaplane's Series A! Metaplane offers the most powerful & configurable data observability platform, empowering organizations to trust their data—crucial in the AI era. So excited to partner w/ @kevinzenghu, @PeterCasinelli, @gurubavan & team.
- while I agree with a lot of the points you typically raise Dare, I do think this is slightly myopic. There are plenty of indifferent or bad actors in VC, but sprinkled in are people that genuinely care about technology and the opportunity to connect with other impressive
- Excited to feature trends like AI & the burgeoning python ecosystem (@pydantic + others), edge deployment & caching (@flydotio, @render, @readysetio, @dragonflydbio, & others) and developer abstractions (@jetpack_io, @Modal, @railway, @replicatehq, & many others)Ten years ago, AWS was a fraction of its current size, React was nascent, & microservices hadn’t caught on. A lot can change in a few years. Felicis Deal Partners @tecoker and @I__S__0 looked into what's in store for developers over the next decade: felicis.com/insight/develo…
- Been looking forward to this day. Eager to get to work helping @jrdntgn, @thetinot, @ryguyrg + the rest of the @motherduck team build towards the future of serverless data analytics. This one's been a long time coming👇👇 We first met Jordan in March of 2022. We were so
- Everyone knows someone affected by cancer; it hijacks the body's systems and manipulates cellular processes. But what if we could utilize the body's most powerful natural weapon, the immune system, to fight back? We at @felicis are leading the Seed round of funding in
- good data is the foundation of any competent AI strategy. Excited to work with @arimorcos , @hurrycane, @leavittron, and the rest of the stellar @datologyai as they bring the industry closer to this future reality. cc: @vivfaga and @AstasiaMyers!
- Excited to support @RattrayAlex and the rest of the @StainlessAPI team! From the first time meeting Alex we were impressed by his vision is to build the best platform for helping developers create world-class APIs. As AI platforms like @OpenAI , @AnthropicAI , and @Meta reshape
- very excited for fund 9 & feeling grateful to have the opportunity to work with amazing investors, founders, and LPs. 🚀🚀Today, we’re announcing a new $825M fund (our ninth core fund and largest to date) to continue backing founders across stages, sectors, and geographies. felicis.com/news/felicis-f…
- Had a blast sharing the stage with @nabsicle, Freddie Vargus, and @alex @TechCrunch #earlystage to discuss TAM. It ended up being a packed house! Super fun to also co-host with @bioagelabs and meet 80+ operators focused on longevity and AI in biotech. Thanks Boston for a great
- Congrats to Felicis Deal Partner @tecoker for being named to the #ForbesUnder30 in Venture Capital! forbes.com/30-under-30/20…
- A lot is happening at the intersection of AI and Science and we at Felicis are excited about all the developments. 1. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year went to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper of Google DeepMind for their work in computation protein design and
