Acquired Wisdom Fund

WONDERSKIN set their sights on expansion, and they enlisted Angler AI to help scale and optimize their #TikTok and #Meta campaigns to acquire new customers. After fully integrating Angler across their US and UK stores, #WONDERSKIN now scales spend while continuously lowering marginal new customer CAC. Read the full case study here 👉 https://bit.ly/3Nozhv0 👈 to learn about how they achieved: ⬆ 42% ROAS increase ⬇ 23% CAC reduction "Angler AI's predictive CAPI dramatically reduced our CAC and significantly boosted our ROAS during the pilot, consistently outperforming our previous setup. After fully integrating Angler, we've continued to optimize our ad spend on Meta and TikTok, resulting in a noticeable decrease in blended CAC while increasing daily spend across our US and UK stores." – Michael Malinsky | Founder & CEO, WONDERSKIN #beautytech #digitalmarketing #beauty #AI #anglerAI #predictiveanalytics #marketingcasestudy

NEW RELEASE: 10x faster editing + Full timeline control Based on a ton of feedback, we have overhauled our editor to make things faster, easier, and with more control: 🏃♂️➡️ A new preview mode lets you pre-visualize your video edits nearly instantly ⭐ Streamlined interface makes making common edits much easier 🛠️ While Aeon largely makes fine-tuned adjustments for you, a new timeline editor gives you full control over *everything* in the video! Just another reason why some of the largest publishers in the world are leaning into video at scale with Aeon. Want a demo? Let me know 👇

🚨 New NOCAP Sports Newsletter is LIVE! 🚨 The NIL space isn’t slowing down in 2025, and neither are we. With March Madness on the horizon, brands are increasing their budgets, and universities are rolling out fresh NIL strategies. We’re kicking off the year by expanding partnerships, launching new initiatives, and delivering real impact across the industry.

Finally happy to share that Clafiya is partnering with adidas to enhance YOUR Wellbeing 🥳 Clafiya customers can now enjoy exclusive discounts (40%) from any Adidas store in Nigeria when they pay with their HSA! I've loved sports for as long as I can remember—especially the athletes. At one point, I even dreamed of becoming a track star, but that didn’t quite pan out lol. While I never became a professional athlete, I’ve come to believe that entrepreneurship is an extreme sport of its own. It demands everything—physically, mentally, and emotionally. The best athletes I admire prioritize their health. Messi has spoken about how therapy helped him navigate his time at Barcelona. Tom Brady, my personal favorite, is meticulous about his diet and workout routine—one of the keys to his longevity in football. Entrepreneurship is no different. To perform at my best, I’ve learned that investing in my well-being is non-negotiable. That’s why I’m excited that Clafiya is partnering with Adidas to help our customers invest in their well-being through fitness and lifestyle. We have so much more in store for you with our partnership! Follow us on all social media platforms to stay in the loop 💚

Congratulations to Sarah Bird, Anton Yakubenko, and the entire Canvas team on this exciting milestone! Securing a $10M Series A-1 investment is a huge achievement. I love how you’ve managed to blend cutting-edge tech like computer vision and AI to solve real-world problems for design and construction professionals. It’s awesome to see how you’re not just building a product, but also empowering people in the industry to work smarter and more efficiently. Keep up the amazing work and here’s to the next chapter of Canvas!

Canvas Just Raised $10M—What It Means for Construction Tech Key Points 👇 ❶ Canvas secured $10M in Series A funding to enhance AI-driven 3D modeling for construction and design professionals. ❷ The company’s technology converts mobile LiDAR scans into CAD/BIM models, eliminating manual measuring and reducing errors. ❸ Funding will support AI research and market expansion, making 3D reality capture more accessible and scalable. ❹ Trilogy Equity Partners led the round alongside Foundry Group. Additional investors include Acquired Wisdom Fund, GC&H Investments, and Frontier VC. “Canvas is solving a critical challenge in the design and construction industry: turning raw 3D scans into reliable, construction-grade models quickly and affordably. Our technology makes this process simple and accessible, allowing professionals to focus on what they do best. This investment is a strong endorsement of our mission to create a digital twin of every interior, transform it into structured data, and power the full lifecycle of each property” - Sarah Bird, CEO of Canvas "We're at a pivotal moment in 3D modeling, driven by AI and the growing accessibility of LiDAR in mobile devices. Canvas is uniquely positioned to deliver an end-to-end solution that turns the real world into structured data for digital workflows. Canvas is starting with the massive residential and light commercial markets, providing affordable solutions for professionals at all levels. The potential for future applications is enormous." - Yuval Neeman, Managing Director at Trilogy Equity Partners #constructiontech #funding #fundingnews https://lnkd.in/eeByBi2w

I’m beyond thrilled to share that Canvas has raised a $10M Series A-1 round, led by Trilogy Equity Partners and Foundry Group, with support from Acquired Wisdom Fund, GC&H Investments, and Frontier VC. This funding is a powerful vote of confidence in our vision and execution—making architectural-grade 3D CAD & BIM models easy for construction and design professionals. At its heart, this is a milestone for our customers. 💓 Your creativity, craftsmanship, and passion inspire us every day. We’re honored to help you work smarter, not harder—giving you back time to focus on what you do best: designing, building, and transforming spaces. Thank you for trusting Canvas to be part of your process. It’s also a milestone for our team—a brilliant group of technologists and go-to-market professionals who push the boundaries of AI, computer vision, and spatial computing every single day. I’m so grateful for your hard work and belief in our mission. 🙏 Canvas has come a long way, but we’re just getting started. We’re turning the page on our past and stepping into a new founding moment—one where AI and mobile LiDAR are finally making precision as-built modeling accessible to all. I wrote more about our journey, what this investment means, and what’s next for Canvas here 👇 https://lnkd.in/ga5Mj8VA

Great discussion with Peter Walker! If you’re raising a small pre-seed round, SAFEs are usually the way to go. They’re simple, fast, and cost-effective—perfect for small rounds without hefty legal fees.

You know how some of your life’s biggest moments are both super vivid and yet a blur? Meeting STEVIE WONDER at #CES was that for me! Lotus has taken me to a lot of places and given me the privilege to meet some incredible human beings (starting with my team, other CEOs, even world famous investors) - but meeting Stevie Wonder thanks to Stephen Ewell, Marie Tejero and moaz ゼ H. was nothing short of a dream come true. Given how Stevie’s lived experiences align exactly with our mission at Lotus, it meant A LOT that we were one of just a handful of booths that Stevie came to. Truly a milestone for the Lotus team. “Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn’t mean he lacks vision.” -Stevie Wonder Here’s to changing lives. #Lotus

Lotus at CES 2025 💍 At CES 2025, Paige West, Startups Magazine’s Managing Editor, interviewed Dhaval Patel, CEO of Lotus. Patel founded Lotus in 2021, developing the Lotus Ring, a wearable device that enables users to control home appliances – such as lights, fans, and televisions – through simple point-and-click gestures. Unlike traditional smart home systems, the Lotus Ring operates without the need for rewiring, apps, or an internet connection, as it utilises infrared technology to interact with devices. 👇 Continue reading here 👇 #Startups #Tech #Lotus #CES