There's always a tug-of-war between data access & security. The struggle gets bigger in the AI era.

PVML's solution: a chatGPT-like tool that combines AI-centric data access w/ differential privacy.

We NFX led their $8M Seed.

Good TechCrunch post:

techcrunch.com/2024/04/15/pvm…

Today, for Israeli startups, NFX launched 'Restart Startup Nation: FAST' – an ultra-fast project to invest in the next wave of founders with a focus on AI and techbio.

$1.5M to $3M in seed funding  
Decision in 9 days
Now through May 2, 2024

Apply here:…

Congratulations to the Rails team on the close of a $6.2M seed funding round to fill the void that FTX left.  Rick Marini COO

Rails protects user funds and gains back trader trust techcrunch.com/2024/03/21/for…

So proud of this team for their execution, and so glad for the positive impact they have on the US. I remember helping them evolve to the idea and then help them name the company in my garage in Palo Alto in 2017...

This was an incredible trip Chris led. He pulled it together, taught us to take better photos, and regaled us with stories the whole time. Priceless.

Thanks Sri Batchu🇺🇸 it works because we simply like writing. It helps us think more clearly.

Rec has network effects where the more courts they onboard, the more users they will have, driving more facilities and towns, and so on.

Today NFX leads their $6.2M seed along w/ Long Journey Ventures, Precursor Ventures and others in TechCrunch:

techcrunch.com/2024/03/01/rec…

Hi from Miami where 1. I’m desperately missing SF and, 2. A common reaction to “where do you live?” is still um, not positive.

Well, I fucking love San Francisco. (While I recognize it’s not for everyone)

Thank you Ed Ludlow Henry Baker 🥞 (& team!) for letting me show vs. tell

Great creativity from SpaceCadet!

The Stoke train keeps making hits. There’s a pattern there. Keep watching this space.

Countdown to this event at UC Berkeley with omri_drory, a rare triple threat as a Scientist-Founder-Investor:

1. PhD
2. Postdoc at Stanford
3. Founder, Genome Compiler
4. Acq by Twist Bioscience
5. Founded tech.bio
6. GP NFX

RSVP: lu.ma/7tq2z9ur

This works. It’s no joke.

The AI application layer is where we expect much of the value in Generative AI to cluster.

It's going to be crowded, it's going to be war.

Morgan Beller, as usual, has a unique perspective.

What the bottled water market tells us about the future of Gen AI:
nfx.com/post/ai-like-w…

I know an app gets me when I open it up and it is all about promoting Satsumas.

I order 10 lbs at a time and never have a chance for recipes since I just eat through the whole batch. Yum 🍊

Anyway - nice work Feed! Very cool new social/personalized shopping experience

here is my conversation with James Currier , founding partner at the VC firm NFX and prior 5x founder. We discuss about network effects, the 2 key elements for success in building a business and why choosing the right life-partner is the only thing that matters in the end. ❤️…

Was just informed: series B security startup closed their biggest deal in company history via Sagetap.io today

We've seen this pattern in other markets before, and now my partner omri_drory is seeing it in longevity

You have everything you need right now

-tools of techbio (=speed)
-validated science
-hardcore founders
Here's what this energy should look like:

youtube.com/watch?v=sGoJV9…

Arc Bank is actually the new way to bank for startups. Software-first and AI-first, it does thinks old banks can't do. Check it out.

Without a doubt Andy Lapsa from Stoke Space 🚀

'I know you want the whole market and you've pitched your VCs and employees that you're going for the whole, giant market, and you'll be a billionaire someday...

But that's the convertible...

And you actually have to build a skateboard to begin with...

You have to love the…