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There are truly incredible things happening right now in the #software industry. I’ve been building applications since the dot com era and I’m convinced we are in a time of step-function advancement. Yes, on the level of the Jet Age and the launch of the Internet itself. Perhaps even bigger than these inflection points for reasons we cannot yet see...  We will look back at the ‘20s’ as a pivotal time in history and either the peak of the 4th Industrial Revolution or just the beginning of it. Below I share my current thoughts on AI, how we evaluate it at Massive, and provide a case study on Beem who is leading the industry in adoption of AI in the fintech space.

🎙 Another episode of the #FundraisingDemystified podcast is out! Check out this conversation with Ari N., co-founder of Massive, on the dangers of SAFEs. #VC #fundraising #podcast #founder #startups You can tune in on your favorite platform: YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eBxaxKxT Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eBMcu5Yc Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eeWrXDVd

Almost everyone in the #startup world says SAFEs are '#Founder Friendly.' But are they really? If you don't think about how and when to use them, they can actually be very painful for both founders and investors. Listen as Ari N. from Massive talks with Jason Kirby on 'Fundraising Demystified' about how too many founders get in trouble with SAFEs and how you can avoid it. https://lnkd.in/g4cZGeya

Every investor wants to come across a company and team that you know can really transform our technology landscape for the better. Vrajesh B., Priyanka Tembey, and Ashley Roof and the entire Operant AI team have built something remarkable — true runtime protection — that actively protects every layer of modern applications from APIs to Kubernetes. This gets to the very heart of the challenges that security teams are facing in the Age of AI. Needless to say, we’re grateful and honored to be investors in Operant’s Series A raise! Check out more about their unique cybersecurity approach to securing modern applications and blocking AI-fueled attacks at www.Operant.ai Ari N., David Mandell, Maggie Rodney

This is a huge achievement and milestone for Orbit Fab. In-Space servicing has become one of the hottest and most interesting sectors in the "new space" realm due to how critical price/performance is for mission viability. Everyone from legacy prime contractors to small startups are claiming that refuelling is going to be part of their offering. From what we have seen publicly, none of other concepts are close to where OrbitFab is w.r.t proven performance, cost, and functionality. We believe RAFTI can become an industry standard technology that many service providers can adopt vs re-inventing the wheel. The entire space economy benefits when standards are adopted vs in-fighting with proprietary ideas that don't work. Huge congrats to the Orbit Fab team on achieving this approval and milestone. If Space Force trusts RAFTI for refuelling defense satellites, than commercial projects should feel great about adopting the same standards.

#boulderstartupweek is off to a great start! Some of the early highlights... Monday: Ari N. hosted a panel discussion on Fundraising for Climate Startups with Tim Weiss Tim Wolters Srikant Vasan and Emily McAteer Ari was also a judge at the #NextCycle startup pitch competition Monday night. Great group of 7 companies and congrats to Renegade Recycle on the win! Tuesday we had a great Fireside chat with Shadi Bakour the CEO of PATH as well. This afternoon we are looking forward to a packed house for the BadA** CEO talk with David Mandell and Clarence Bethea of True Ventures. https://lnkd.in/dCBKKAMV It has been amazing to feel the energy and the community come together this week - just awesome to see how vibrant our ecosystem is here in the front range. Huge thanks to Lindsey Rohde for making all of this happen for us! #boulder #startups #community #venture

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Kudos to Operant AI!

⛰ Boulder Startup Week ⛰ is back this year and Massive is showing up in a big way. We are leading and participating wherever we can May 13th-17th! Hope to see you there! We’ve got a packed week: 🔹 Leading: Fundraising For Your Climate Startup with Kirsten Suddath, Tim Wolters, Tim Weiss & Srikant Vasan 🔹 Ari is judging: NextCycle Pitch Competition with RRS (Resource Recycling Systems) and Juri Freeman 🔹 Leading: Fireside Chat - yours truly and Shadi Bakour, CEO of PATH on the company's journey, impact and what it took to raise a Series A. 🔹 Maggie Rodney is joining the panel: Dissecting A Successful Pitch Deck (reg link TBA) 🔹 Leading: Bad A** CEO Talk with Clarence Bethea of True Ventures) and our very own David Mandell 🔹 Leading: Climate Tech Happy Hour See everyone there!  And none of this would be coming together if it wasn't for our amazing sponsors. J.P. Morgan True Ventures KO Law - thank you! Schedule, registration and more at https://lnkd.in/gTxxBYd5

🌲 Reforestation after a wildfire may seem like its just a matter planting seeds or saplings but it's far more involved. An entire ecosystem has to be rebuilt along with it, and that takes an entire supply chain also. Complex problems require holistic solutions and Mast Reforestation has started to tackle this with a vertically-integrated platform. You can read more about the work they are doing in this great NYT piece ➡ https://lnkd.in/eYvQQc-S