Floodgate

On December 5th at 9 AM PT, Floodgate is teaming up with Deel and Global Founders Capital for a virtual panel on how startups can achieve outlier success. Floodgate Partner Mike Maples, Jr will share insights from Pattern Breakers, and Deel COO Dan Westgarth will discuss Deel’s journey to becoming one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies. The two will be joined by Floodgate partner Arjun Chopra and GFC partner Don Stalter who will share their respective lessons learned from meeting Deel in the early days before their breakthrough. All attendees will receive a free copy of Pattern Breakers. Register here: https://lnkd.in/guhAndqZ

On December 5th at 9 AM PT, Floodgate is teaming up with Deel and Global Founders Capital for a virtual panel on how startups can achieve outlier success. Floodgate Partner Mike Maples, Jr will share insights from Pattern Breakers, and Deel COO Dan Westgarth will discuss Deel’s journey to becoming one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies. The two will be joined by Floodgate partner Arjun Chopra and GFC partner Don Stalter who will share their respective lessons learned from meeting Deel in the early days before their breakthrough. All attendees will receive a free copy of Pattern Breakers. Register here: https://lnkd.in/guhAndqZ

Looking forward to catching up with college students throughout Southern California this week to talk about breakthrough startups and Pattern Breakers.

I’m filled with gratitude & excitement to share a quick life update! At the beginning of the summer, I pivoted away from my investing role with Floodgate in pursuit of a new venture. I am so appreciative for my two years with Ann Miura-Ko and the Floodgate team - it was an immense privilege to work alongside this insightful, talented, and fun group of folks. I loved every moment. So what’s next? Many will confirm that I have long been obsessed with peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, and over the last several months, I have channeled that passion into building a startup called Friends Know Best (aka FKB). While much is still in the works (and TBA), Friends Know Best is a social platform that unlocks collective intelligence by empowering the curation & exchange of opinions among friends. By mapping human taste & preferences, FKB strives to amplify trustworthy and authentic knowledge, simplify decision making, and nurture our most meaningful relationships. FKB has early support from Floodgate, and we are looking to hire 2 team members: a Founding Engineer & UI/UX Designer. More details linked below! If you (or someone you know) are interested in learning more, please reach out to brooke@friendsknowbest.ai. Lastly, I could not be more thankful for the wonderful friends who have shared their wisdom & encouragement on this journey so far - you all inspire me, and definitely ~know best~. ✨OPEN ROLES✨ https://lnkd.in/gxFaR5p7

Ann Miura-Ko, Co-founding Partner, Floodgate, talks about the future that’s coming quickly, sparked by inflections in technology, regulation, and culture. #intersect24 #automotivetech #artificialintelligence

Enjoyed doing this "Practice of the Practice" podcast with the legendary Joe Sanok. Thanks for having me on the show! It was one of the most fun to date. https://bit.ly/4dJhkmq