“What are you interested in investing in right now?? Honestly, Everything!!” -Kirsten Green #humansintheloop2025

everyone says AI is a platform shift. but when mike krieger talks about it, you realize it’s more than that. it’s a total rewrite of how we build, what matters, and how fast ideas crystallize into habits. the best insight: don’t build for the tech. build for the moment before

Feeling the energy to build and invest in consumer AI companies, coming out of a special day at Humans in the Loop. While no obvious new distribution platform has opened up (yet!), magical consumer experiences are growing through word-of mouth! Huge thank you to Forerunner

Gotta love SF tech events. Where else can you see a mayor and a bubble-blowing robot in the span of 10 minutes

C.C. Gong Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉 Reid Hoffman Forerunner Menlo Ventures SF startup ecosystem + consumer AI = next billion-dollar category. Mayor gets it. 🚀

Forerunner did a great job yesterday with Humans in the Loop! I sat with Kirsten Green to talk about how Consumer AI is on its way back and we are both open for business funding the next consumer wave

Can confirm this is me. Although, ReidAI is getting invited to more and more conferences these days...

The good energy is still buzzy from Humans in the Loop yesterday ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Kirsten Green will be on TBPN at 1:15 to recap the highlights!

Congratulations to Forerunner on an outstanding event on AI in the consumer space! Palpable excitement at the event. I came away far more energized than I already was about AI. Great talks by Kirsten Green, Reid Hoffman , Mike Krieger , Alfred Lin, April Underwood and Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉

We had the honor of designing the full brand identity for Humans in the Loop. A conference packed with energy and ideas at the frontier of AI and consumer. Huge thanks to Forerunner and Kirsten Green for trusting us with such a meaningful project.

It is funny how consumer has become “uncool” in the age of AI but yesterday was a refreshing day with Human in the Loop. Thanks Forerunner for hosting! A short thread summarising the discussions

We asked Kirsten Green (Founder of @forerunnerVC) about competition in AI and consumer markets. “If you’re going after something worth the prize, there’s going to be competition, period.” “It’ll come from startups, from incumbents, and from people who start two years behind

Just hit Humans in the Loop 2025 at the Presidio Theatre, easily one of the best venues in SF. Room was packed w/ builders, VCs & visionaries pushing consumer AI forward. Reid Hoffman & Mike Krieger brought 🔥. Alfred Lin dropped straight gems. Real-time annotation, ethical

The playbook for building in consumer AI is being rewritten. If you're a builder, this interview with Kirsten Green and Garry Tan is a must-watch this weekend 👇

In Forerunner's somewhat biased view, no better place to start a business than with the consumer!

We were grateful to join Forerunner and our fellow co-hosts in bringing together a standout group of early-stage consumer AI builders at #HumansInTheLoop. It was a powerful reminder that collective success grows from an inclusive community—where founders, investors, and

"Being a VC who invests in consumer shouldn’t be contrarian, and the hope of everyone at Humans in the Loop was that the event would inspire more builders. I think we achieved that. The energy at the event was palpable, with 1,000+ founders, builders, and investors crowding into

Our CEO Mariam Naficy spoke at #HumansintheLoop, a gathering hosted by Forerunner and others. She shared what we’re building at Arcade: a platform where shopping begins with whatever you’re dreaming of, whether it’s heirloom-inspired rugs or mulberry tree pillows. The hunt is

We designed the branding for the most important AI conference of 2025 Thousands of AI entrepreneurs joined. Reid Hoffman spoke and Mike Krieger shared the stage We had the honor of crafting the full brand system for Humans in the Loop in partnership with the brilliant team at

Been reading more into the brutal state of dating apps since Forerunner 's consumer conference last week. Every single public dating property is seeing user growth vanish - Tinder is already shrinking, and expect the others will follow. Notable exception here is Grindr.