Founder @GPGPTai | Host of @VCMastermind | Managing Director @Shasta; Investing in vertical AI, applied CV, blockchain. Fortuna favet audaci
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Have you read this? @RibbitCapital’s new Token Letter lays out the future of AI and the road ahead. Reminds me of the early days of mobile when everything was so opaque and, in hindsight, so obvious. Maybe the most formative synthesis of the AI shift we’re experiencing everyday. This is the future. Let’s build it.
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Thanks @BenJorgensen and the @Conste11ation team for inviting me to share thoughts about investing in blockchain and web3 at their annual #Hydef2024 in San Francisco today. In short: identity solutions, *anything* in data workflows (labeling, provenance, audit), and collaborative #deAI are near term targets 🎯. Always great speaking next to you @ai !!
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Regionally appropriate quote: "America has only 3 cities: NYC San Francisco & New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland" -Tennessee Williams
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Learnings from inside the room at @multicoin's Investor Summit; a snapshot of the current #blockchain market from one of the leading #crypto hedge funds. Featuring @twobitidiot @VinnyLingham @DavidSacks @AriannaSimpson @amittm @KyleSamani @tushar_jain medium.com/@jacob/inside-the…
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Wow @ai taking @sekoia_virtuals to the MOON and likely changing VC as we know it. Very excited to watch this combo of disruptive Venture Capital + #AI agents, as a tiny part of the $SEKOIA community. Go go go Anand!
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Huge fan of the @FacemojiHQ product enabling real people to become digital avatars in real time, today. Clutch uses for #esports and #livestreaming. Great #ComputerVision & #AR tech. #mobileARsummit
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Congrats to my partner @nbt on his promotion to Managing Director at @shasta!! So happy to be on the same team as this guy! forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/…
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Incredible cast tonight at @cyantist’s #AR event at @foundersfund. CEO & CTOs of industry leading companies, demos, wearables and #camerafirst conversations galore. @EscherReality @NianticLabs @HelloTorch @6d_ai @DAQRI @mirareality @OsterhoutGroup @dwshepard @ScopeAR & many more
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Toni Reid VP of Alexa shared that at Amazon, when pitching new product concepts, employees write a mock Press Release to articulate why this actually matters to the customer. I love this practice, feels like something most entrepreneurs could benefit from! #FortuneTech
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Interesting product release from @Bose today. I’ve been thinking a lot about “ambient computing” lately and when a user experience would welcome a proactive Voice / Alexa chiming in. Having something like these on, may be that welcome UX. bose.com/en_us/products/wear…
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Founder M&A at $210M postSeriesD makes same $$ at exit as if sold for $38M postSeed. @indievc @bryce Save the 8 yrs! bryce.vc/post/154821809555/m…
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Interviewing candidates for the @LatinxVCs Breaking Into VC Fellowship and I am SO inspired by the positive, visionary, human-centric people who are working REALLY HARD to get into Venture Capital. Here we come.... 💪🏼
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6/ The Camera is THE NEXT platform opp for developers & entrepreneurs. Leverage 2B smartphones to bridge the digital & physical worlds today
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Fun fact: @BillGates paid for my education @Yale, I was a Gates Millennium Scholar in 2001. So thankful for his investment in underrepresented youth that enabled me to grow from humble circumstances to being a VC at @Shasta where I enable entrepreneurs & @LatinxVCs daily #TED2022
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Excited to join @Shasta to invest in the future of #VR & #AR & the other emerging platforms on the horizon... medium.com/@jacob/investing-…
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Great meet-up of LA @LatinxVCs to kick off #UpfrontSummit !! @SamaraMHernandz @jomayra_herrera @mexiCALiAL @VamosVentures @noramayc @PalafoxCarmen @ashaydin @MarcosCGonzalez
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Kicking off #mobileARsummit in SF with some of the smartest entrepreneurs building the best mobile #AR experiences today!! #camerafirst
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Super fun afternoon doing deep, very serious #VR industry research at @SandboxVR w @robconeybeer @dougpepper @nbt @rachel_a_star @katiespi of Team @Shasta !! #ToughDayAtTheOffice
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I am sitting in Alabama, and I can tell you the Heart of America is all for Pacquiao!! #PacquiaoMayweather #PacWins
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Just off a monthly call with my @KauffmanFellows small group, it’s like a breath of fresh air. The startup life is very stressful for founders, and investors too. So important to have peers you can talk to, mental health and fortitude is learned, not innate.
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.@AltaCAsf Chef @_yonilevy_'s recipe in @foodandwine this mo! He said dream of a lifetime, I think just the beginning Instagram.com/p/n2TZ3yNovE/
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#ARKitchen 5 in the books!! We had nearly 60 #AR & #CameraFirst companies apply for our Office Hours with @peterrojas & @VRInvestments. And a packed house meet up to follow.
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In this job you get to meet a lot of inspiring people. Of many, Edward Saatchi the team at Fable Studio are doing such an incredible job creating the future of Virtual Beings, AI, VR. So inspiring! vimeo.com/313038866
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💵 What it takes to raise a Series A in San Francisco right now 💵- Jacob's Newsletter - Issue #3 getrevue.co/profile/jacobmul…
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Spent the day at @cameraiqco today and was BLOWN AWAY by the team. Product is looking great, team is electric, and we are crushing sales 🚀🚀🚀 #CameraMarketing is here !!
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This. Is why we started the @Shasta Camera Fund. link.medium.com/vhlKhnHZJW thanks @mgsiegler & HT @hunterwalk
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Exitround is 1 yr old! Vibrant M&A marketplace in 36+ countries, >1200 buyers, sellers doing >$305M in revenue & more exitround.com/exitround-is-o…
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Had a great conversation with @ubiquity_6 ‘s CTO @ankitkumarsf at #TCDisrupt on the future of #AR and the importance of persistence and social interactions!
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Just spent 30 mins in @SansarOfficial. The first time social #VR learning, sharing, meeting, watching does not feel like a jump. It’s here.
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Surprise selfie! Team @shasta showed up in force today at #mobileARsummit !! Featuring Shastans @rachel_a_star & @NatSandman !!
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After 16 years of success in Enterprise Software, @shasta Ignite is a detailed series of workshops, playbooks and 1:1 coaching to help our early stage software/#SaaS companies accelerate to $10M ARR and beyond.
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Well stated vision of where we are and where we need to go in the crypto/web3 world, from a team who has seen multiple cycles and continues to execute through it all. Crypto rarely has this type of perspective.
My thoughts on @Conste11ation for 2024 link.medium.com/FspfZSwHGIb
ENJOY- Thank you for the read
- 2024 Outlook
- Metagraph Development
- Institution Demos (AI, IoT, Secure Information)
- Liquidity w @3aaadao
- DEX
- @LatticeExchange
- Grant Program w @stardustco11ect
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FIRED UP 🔥 for @shasta to lead @threekitsocial's $20M Series A -- the future of visual ecommerce !! Let's do this @BenHouston3D @godardabel @joachimklein & team !
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Join our team at @shasta ventures !! Come work hands on with our close-knit team across our Consumer, Enterprise and Emerging Platforms focus areas. Please share !! medium.com/shasta-apex/were-…
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Fantastic @cameraiqco Board Meeting today in Venice, CA. Excited to be bringing the biggest brands, media co’s and marketers into this new #camerafirst world! #AR
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Spending the week in Tel Aviv for the @KauffmanFellows Israel Summit immersing into the wealth of the startup ecosystem. Excited to get out and meet local entrepreneurs on the cutting edge. #KFIsraelSummit
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Check out what a room full of future LATINX VCs looks like!!! So 🔥🔥🔥'ed up after tonight's "LatinxVC Fellowship: Breaking into Venture" session featuring Yale Entrepreneurship & VC professor @jorgemtorres. Hit me up if you're hiring....
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Sent out our second @LatinxVCs Job Opportunities newsletter yesterday to a strong response. If you are hiring for roles in VC (Analyst, Associate, Principal, VP, Partner) and want a diverse candidate base, ping me we would love to include your open reqs to our membership...
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Congrats to @mattmiesnieks & the @6d_ai team on their acq by @NianticLabs !! Thank you for enabling me and @Shasta Camera Fund to be a small part of your journey and creating the future of spatial computing & #AR. Here's to the #CameraFirst future.... 🚀🚀🚀
We’re excited to welcome @6d_ai to the Niantic family! Learn more about the future of Augmented Reality we’re building: nianticlabs.com/blog/6d/
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Welcome to #RAIDERNATION @iAM_JoshJacobs !! It was incredible meeting you last night. Performance, hard work and humility. You are the triple threat!! Here’s to the future.... ☠️🚀 @Raiders
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Fresh off the red eye at JFK, bumped straight into a Facebook #VR demo lounge. No Oculus, no GearVR branding. Just Facebook VR. Telling!
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Incredible session yesterday with @LatinxVCs @miriamulu1 @veelarco @fjeg1987 @npilosof & @jazminsmedina sharing our paths into VC from operating roles. We hope it helps others find their way and contributes to a more diverse ecosystem wholly. Video link coming soon!
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This is so exciting!! Not only is @frederiquedame an undisputed product expert, but she is an amazing human. @GVteam & their entrepreneurs are very lucky to have her onboard !!! forbes.com/sites/bizcarson/2…
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Exciting day for @shasta as we announce Shasta Camera Fund preseed/seed fund for #CameraFirst opps in #AR #VR & #CV! venturebeat.com/2017/09/18/s…
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🚨 Launch Day 🚨 @VCMastermind is live.
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This team & their products are the best of what is immersive entertainment & social interaction. Very excited to announce @Shasta's investment in @BigBoxVR, the future of Esports in VR !! medium.com/@jacob/thrilled-t…
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Kicking off New Years Eve with "10 predictions & opportunities for #VR & #AR in 2017" on @VentureBeat #VRTuesday venturebeat.com/2016/12/31/1…
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I could not be happier for @chiachinlee @gabosgab and the entire @BigBoxVR team on their acquisition by Facebook / Oculus. What an honor to work with such a product centric and innate team. Here is the to the future, my friends! 🍌🚀🍌
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Very excited for this !! #VR variety.com/2017/digital/new…
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Oooooooh yah. Here we go. To experience #VR hardware evolve from the Vive to the #OculusQuest in just a few years is a pretty incredible feat of hardware & mobile engineering. To the future!
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I'm proud to introduce my new company, @Exitround! The private, anonymous mktplce to explore acquisition opps. exitround.com/introducing-ex…
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Heading onstage to intro @Exitround Asia at #Echelon2014 in Singapore. Hellooooo Asia exitround.com/asia @e27co
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Congrats to the @Tonal team (@aorady, @natebosshard, @ryanvance & all) on their launch!! In-home digital weight training, revolutionary product, incredible results in your home. Check it! We’re proud investors here at @shasta !
techcrunch.com/2018/08/16/to…
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Happy New Year from the @LatinxVCs familia, congrats and welcome to the new Board Members @jomayra_herrera, @veelarco, @mexiCALiAL & Marjorie Lopez. Lots going on this year including hiring for an Exec Director, catch up on all the haps... latinxvcs.substack.com/p/new…
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Thrilled to see @michaelperry unveil his new company @growmaple, the SaaS super app for the family. Thankful he’s let us at @shasta be one of his financial partners to change the world by better enabling parents. 🍁🚀🙏
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Excited to announce our @Shasta Camera Fund investment in @6d_ai with @mattmiesnieks and crew. To the future of #AR !! #CameraFirst medium.com/@jacob/announcing…
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Great meet up of Bay Area #LatinxVC s yesterday on Sand Hill Road with @jomayra_herrera @miriamulu1 @veelarco @jazminsmedina @JacobShea @divlams @DualUse_Venture @dgoniel @alanarturoday & many more!! Reg at the link below and join our community and upcoming events!!
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I blogged! "The Great Camera Awakening-the incredible opportunities at the intersection of Camera + AI" #camerafirst medium.com/@jacob/the-great-…
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That offer has probably already happened. The diff here is Coinbase is massively cash flowing so they have no need to sell, as opposed to Fbs other targets. I don’t know if there is any other compelling buyer tbh. This could very well be the next tech major a la Fb, Google, Uber.
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Very excited to announce our @Shasta Camera Fund investment in @the8thwall !! #CameraFirst #AR #ComputerVision medium.com/@jacob/investing-…
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Cool take on Private Equity + Crowdfunding, new co @EquireFunds connecting entreps w existing running biz + capital equire.co/smb-investors
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Lots of friends at #AWE2018 seeing the latest #AR #VR! Devices are smaller, more outside the headset, software & content quality getting very good! Two @Shasta Camera Fund co’s @the8thwall @6d_ai as booth neighbors. The future of #CameraFirst is bright! @OsterhoutGroup @kabaqApp
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Just dropped a 🔥 convo w/ @dkimerling of @Deciens Capital on @vcmastermind.
💡 Leading every deal
💡 Concentration over diversification
💡 6,000 LP leads → 183 yeses for Fund III
Why differentiation = survival in VC.
🎧 vcmastermind.com/conviction-…
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This is just fantastic rumor milling!!! Apple Glass #AR idropnews.com/rumors/apple-g…
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.@leoarapp CEO @luckyloberg showing some incredible UGC videos of super creative consumer #AR social experiences! #mobileARsummit
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An awesome #ARKitchen Office Hours this am w @abatalion @peterrojas @mattmiesnieks & @VRInvestments meeting 5 exciting #AR companies!!
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Announcing @shasta's investment in @cameraiqco, the Camera Experience Manager for in-Camera/#AR content #CameraFirst medium.com/@jacob/inventing-…
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Hungry business person looking to be at the center of the startup tech world? Be @exitround's next business hire: bit.ly/1CWqYvF
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🔥 New for 2019: I've started a weekly newsletter. Join me? :) “Jacob's Newsletter - Issue #1: "Smart cards, smart cars, all smart everything"” getrevue.co/profile/jacobmul… (thx @revue)
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Looking for folks building on #ARKit to speak at upcoming #VRTuesday in SF on Aug 22. Who would you recommend?? meetup.com/VRTuesday/events/…
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Discussing the need for simplification of creating #3D content w @HelloTorch’s @MugOfPaul; and the complexity of coordinating Matter, Space and Time to create “stateful #AR” with Diana Hu, CTO & CEO @rossfinman of @EscherReality.
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Seeing the future of spatially aware #AR by @fantasmoio CEO @jaymstr. The Camera Positioning System & TerraOS are coming...!! #mobileARsummit
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Building for #AR or #ARKit? Pitch 4 VCs @peterrojas @abatalion @VRInvestments & me at our second AR Kitchen on 8/24 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Fired up for @shasta to be backing autonomous trucking co @StarskyRobotics in their Series A. I've known co-founder Stefan Seltz-Axmacher since 2013 and it's been incredible to watch him develop this idea into the leading autonomous trucking today. money.cnn.com/2018/03/08/tec…
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Say goodbye to the Boarding Pass, just look at the Camera! Nice #camerafirst implementation means faster airport lines. @Delta thepointsguy.com/news/i-just…
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If you're building for #ARKit, join @peterrojas @VRInvestments & me in SF for #ARKitchen Office Hours on 7/27! #AR medium.com/@jacob/join-us-fo…
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Attn all early stage #AR/#CV startups looking for expert acceleration. #Visioncamp, @betaworks & @peterrojas are best of class! #CameraFirst
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Having spent the better part of 2016 in #VR, here's my list of "Top 10 of VR in 2016" on @TechCrunch techcrunch.com/gallery/the-t…
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Incredible tasting menu of soon to come @aster_sf by Brett Cooper & @dcpatterson's next culinary experience!
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Congrats to @annimaniac, the newest Trustee of the @Yale Corporation !! Hoping you can bring more openness, interest and opportunities in technology, innovation and entrepreneurship to the school and student body overall !!
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Excited to be on with the #AccelerateYale community of entrepreneurs & angel investors tomorrow talking about how we at @Shasta are working with our portco's and looking at making new investments in this time of COVID-19. @YaleAlumni @Yale
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Today's #ARKitchen investor crew Skyping & mtg teams @shasta building in #AR & #ARKit in these early days! @peterrojas @VRInvestments @lgb1
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Happy @Shyp launch day! Easiest way to ship anything anywhere around the world. #sendwithshyp shyp.com
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.@streem_pro CTO @seanadkinson showing the future of #HomeImprovement through #AR !! #mobileARsummit
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