Episode 382 The VentureFizz Podcast features Abe Murray GP AlleyCorp. We discuss Abe's unique background story, working with AI/ML in the early days, role at Google working with Rich Miner, his focus on making deep tech & robotics investments & more! venturefizz.com/insights/episo…

Great podcast interview with Abe Murray AlleyCorp - it starts out with his background story - dropping out of high school to help with the family business! Plus, we chat about what he's targeting for investments in deep tech & robotics.

“I’ve raised 50m to automate software engineering” - Brad, 23, never built a developer tool or written anything else than Python

Today’s office - time to bring advanced materials back to the center of attention.

3 years EBITDA is not enough. Because bankers know that if you have a hard good product ‘hit’ and great market penetration results then you will be targeted, your products will be quickly purchased and the US buyers will send your products to China. In China the sub-contract

ARR vs Valuation at Series A. Vals from us at Carta, ARR data from the old friends at Silicon Valley Bank. 1) Valuations in 2024 were quite high, yes. 2) But ARR has shot upwards much faster. Median ARR at A was about $3M last year. 75th percentile was nearly $7M!

I was an "unusually smart/talented" kid. One of the things I learned early is that mobs form to beat up bright deviants like me, and that the kids who will grow up to use the phrase "altruism and communitarianism" like this are the organizers of those mobs. They talk like they

"We back technical founders building the world's most ambitious companies" – Bob, GP {Tier-1 VC} passed on every deep tech deal this year

I will post a longer write up on the visit to DC Radical AI did this week - but long story short is everyone across The White House, WHOSTP47, Department of Defense 🇺🇸, U.S. Department of Energy, and The Hill are hungry for innovation and directly focused on continuing US technological superiority. 🇺🇸

Kenneth Auchenberg 🛠 "I've raised $100M to build foundation models" - Greg, 24, never built anything that earned a customer dollar or turned a profit (spent his life in BigTech R&D labs 5 steps removed from customers)

Gonna be awesome 🦾 We’ll have Brannon Jones from AlleyCorp there - so say hi 👋 Lucky folks who will get to hear Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors in person talking about how he’s making the world’s energy 🏭