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This week: the Intuit Mafia - 245 companies founded, $19B raised. Full highlights dropping tomorrow, stay tuned!

Less than 5% of decision-makers in VC are women. Yet some of the biggest consumer brands were shaped by one: meet Kirsten Green in this week's investor highlights series. As the Founder & Managing Partner of Forerunner Ventures, Kirsten launched the firm in 2010 and has since raised over $1B+ while investing in 100+ companies that define modern consumer experiences. Some of the biggest names she’s backed include: Away Bonobos Chime Dollar Shave Club Glossier, Inc. hims & hers HotelTonight OURA Warby Parker ...and more. Her investment strategy? Multi-stage, consumer-first, and high conviction. 📌 Check sizes: $1M-$15M 📌 Focus: US & Canada 📌 Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B & beyond A true powerhouse in venture! 🔥

YC’s latest AI batch is here and it's a 🔥 one From AI-generated users to virtual coworkers, here are the top 12 startups making waves: 📌 1. SAMMY - using AI to mimic real users by tracking clicks, generating content, and spotting issues. Founded by: Joe Savidge, Shav Vimalendiran. 📌 2. Opine - a social media app that lets you create and share videos as an AI character. Founded by: Manuj M., Diogo Valdivieso. 📌 3. Rebolt (YC W25)- using AI to manage restaurant tasks like order checks, refunds, and staff screening. Founded by: Celia Manzano, @Javier Sanchez. 📌 4. Pinch - a video conferencing tool that uses AI for live translation and creates an AI version of you. Founded by: Keyu Chen, Christian Safka. 📌 5. Retrofit (YC W25) - an online marketplace that uses AI to gather and showcase the best vintage finds. Founded by: Sandra Lifshits, Maddy Yip 📌 6. Artificial Societies - using AI to simulate human behavior for testing marketing and content ideas. Founded by: James He, Patrick Sharpe. 📌 7. Sennu AI (YC W25) - building AI agents that help tech consulting firms with tasks from sales to project management. Founded by: Sriman Gaddam, Sukhjit Singh. 📌 8. Riviera (YC W25) - creating AI voice agents for hotels to handle calls, orders, and reservations 24/7. Founded by: Shaun Lane, Sathvik N. , Daniel Tyshler 📌 9. Solidroad (YC W25) - offering AI-powered coaching to improve customer service conversations. Founded by: Patrick Finlay, Mark Hughes. 📌 10. Pickle (YC W25) - using an AI body double to replace your video feed so you can join meetings while on the move. Founded by: Sanio Jung, Chris Kang, Emmett Kim, Daniel Park, Sam Yu. 📌 11. General Agency - developing Tessa, an AI coworker that learns web tools to automate everyday business tasks. Founded by: Harvey Hu, Mo Naisiry. 📌 12. YouShift- making doctor scheduling fast by blending hospital rules with personal preferences. Founded by: Jota C., Adolfo Roquero Gimenez, Lucía Vives Martorell. We're excited to see these startups take off 🚀 PS: Check out PIN's weekly newsletter for startup investors: https://lnkd.in/dJckyWBr

These 16 startups were funded by top VCs this week: 1. Fetii - A startup that offers an on-demand group ridesharing service ($7.4 million seed round with Y Combinator joining). 2. Sanas - A startup that converts various accents into a neutral accent while preserving the speaker's unique voice characteristics ($65 million round with Insight Partners joining). 3. Saronic Technologies - A startup developing autonomous surface vessels ($600 million with Elad Gil, General Catalyst, a16z, Caffeinated Capital, and 8VC joining). 4. Lingo.dev - An AI-powered localization engine that helps software companies make their products available in multiple languages ($4.2 million seed with Initialized Capital and Y Combinator joining). 5. Abridge - A startup that leverages AI to automate the creation of clinical notes and documentation ($250 million with Elad Gil, IVP, Lightspeed Venture Partners, CVS Health Ventures, and Redpoint Ventures joining). 6. Dream - A startup using AI to provide cybersecurity protection for governments and national organizations ($100 million Series B with Bain Capital Ventures joining). 7. Hightouch - A platform that lets sales, marketing, and customer service teams synchronize data warehouses ($80 million with Sapphire Ventures, Amplify Ventures, ICONIQ Growth, Bain Capital Ventures, and Y Combinator joining). 8. Capi Money - A startup that provides an international payments platform tailored for SMBs ($18 million Series A round with Y Combinator joining). 9. MirrorTab - A startup that provides advanced web application protection by reducing the browser's attack surface ($8.5 million with GV and Alumni Ventures joining). 10. K2 Space Corporation - A startup that builds large, high-powered satellites that are more affordable and faster to produce ($110 million with Lightspeed Venture Partners and First Round Capital joining). 11. Prenuvo - A startup offering radiation-free MRI scans that screen for over 500 conditions ($120 million with Forerunner Ventures, Left Lane Capital and Felicis joining). 12. Eudia - AI-powered software helping legal departments analyze contracts, track compliance risks, and streamline routine legal tasks ($30 million with General Catalyst and Floodgate joining). 13. Koala - A startup using AI to help sales teams identify leads, assess potential clients, and maintain engagement($15 million with CRV joining). 14. Tofu - An AI-driven marketing platform that creates and manages personalized marketing campaigns ($12 million with Alumni Ventures and Index Ventures joining). 15. Dorsia.io - A membership-based platform that guarantees reservations at high-end restaurants and exclusive venues ($50.4 million with Index Ventures joining). 16. Beam - A platform designed to help construction businesses manage their operations ($11 million with Accel joining). Congrats to all these startups on their impressive milestones! 🚀 #fundraisingnews #startups #fundingrounds #venturecapital #VC #investors

Here's a list of 50 VCs & angels that are actively investing in healthtech (aka have announced deals in the last month or two): - Tony Fadell (Quibim) - Tom X Lee (Systole Health) - Amadeus Capital Partners (Quibim) - Maverick Ventures (Aligned Marketplace) - Spark Capital (VideaHealth) - Sam Altman (Retro Biosciences) - Lightspeed (Neko Health) - Y Combinator (General Proximity, Tuva Health, Stepful) - Pillar VC (VideaHealth) - J Ventures (Systole Health) - APEX Ventures (Quibim, Robeaute) - Benchstrength (Systole Health) - Bpifrance (Bioptimus, Coave Therapeutics, Orakl Oncology) - Impact Engine (The Helper Bees, Twentyeight Health) - Zetta Venture Partners (VideaHealth) - Adara Ventures (Quibim) - Centana Growth Partners (The Helper Bees) - Battery Ventures (Cleerly) - A* (Aligned Marketplace, GroveAI) - SoftBank Investment Advisers (Umoja Biopharma) - Wellington Management (Helicore Biopharma, SiteOne Therapeutics, nChroma Bio) - Initialized Capital - Khosla Ventures (Clear Labs, Siren) - January Ventures (Systole Health) - ANIMO Ventures (Sage) - Index Ventures (Allara Health) - Lux Capital (Bluenote, Cala Health) - General Catalyst (Manas AI, Neko Health. Hippocratic AI, Maze Therapeutics, Soda Health) - Molten Ventures (Deciphex) - GV (Google Ventures) (Allara Health, Synthesia, Clear Labs, Cala Health, Maze Therapeutics) - Menlo Ventures (Eleos Health, Clear Labs_ - Seedcamp (Lindus Health) - Andreessen Horowitz (Slingshot AI, Hippocratic AI) - Glasswing Ventures (Labviva, DANNCE.AI) - BoxGroup (Tuva Health) - Walden Catalyst Ventures (ArteraAI) - Creandum (Lindus Health) - Notion Capital (Nelly) - Oak HC/FT (Evergreen Nephrology, Stepful) - F-Prime Capital (Eleos Health) - First Trust Capital Partners (Percipio Health) - Lakestar (Neko Health, Nelly) - Atlantic Bridge (LaNua Medical) - Balderton Capital (Lindus Health) - UPMC Enterprises (Percipio Health) - 53 Stations (Labviva) - lool ventures (Eleos Health) - Eclipse (Capstan Medical) - Serena Ventures (Teal Health) --- If you're fundraising and want a full list of 5000+ VCs and angels, comment below with your e-mail! My company PIN (Power in Numbers) will be sending out a second wave of beta test invites to a new (free) tool we built for founders who are fundraising so that you can find the most relevant investors (aka people who are actively deploying, interested in your stage/industry, recommended by top founders, etc).

Hootsuite's Founder Factory: Back in 2008, a small team at Invoke Media, led by Ryan Holmes, set out to make it easier to manage multiple social media accounts. They built a simple Twitter tool called BrightKit, which soon grew into Hootsuite, one of the biggest names in social media management. Hootsuite has produced a large number of notable companies & successful founders, with more than $2.5B raised by alumni. Meet some of Hootsuite's Mafia Members: 📌 1. Commit   Founders: Beier Cai, Bill Monkman, Greg G., Noel Pullen  Capital Raised: $6M 📌 2. Breadcrumbs.io  Founders: Armando Biondi, Gary Amaral, Massimo Chieruzzi  Capital Raised: $5.4M 📌 3. nQ Medical  Founder: Mark Pascarella Capital Raised: $4.5M 📌 4. Aggero  Founder: Bogdan Sandulescu Capital Raised: £1.5M 📌 5. Daily Blends AI  Founder: Shriya Gupta  Capital Raised: $2.1M 📌 6. Railway  Founder: Jake Cooper  Capital Raised: $20M 📌 7. Goose Insurance Services  Founder: Omar K. Capital Raised: $8M 📌 8. Resal Founder: Hatem Kameli Capital Raised: $12.3M 📌9. WonderFi  Founders: Cong Ly, Kartik Bajaj  Capital Raised: $83.8M 📌 10. mom.life   Founder: Dee Anna McPherson  Capital Raised: $2.5M If we missed any amazing Hootsuite Mafia-founded companies, let us know below! Full article: https://lnkd.in/enYC_r6h ❗ Quick plug: Are you a Hootsuite Mafia member looking to bring your community together to invest in cutting-edge startups (and enjoy potential profits and perks)? Or are you part of another vibrant group that could be a powerhouse for startup investing? Sign up to PIN: https://www.getpin.xyz/ #startups #techmafia #Hootsuite

This week: the Hootsuite Mafia - 56 companies founded, $2.5B raised. Full highlights dropping tomorrow, stay tuned!

Are small teams really "the future"? Everyone’s obsessed with a handful of people + AI = instant success. $100M ARR-in-2-years is impressive, but let's be real, it's the exception, not the rule. Many of these teams usually have advantages others don't, like massive funding, deep experience, and extensive networks. This is not the reality for most startups. Scaling a company isn’t just about speed, sustainability is equally important (ie; specialized expertise, diverse perspective, strong teams that can handle complexity). Yes, AI is great & small teams can win. But, scrappiness alone isn't the answer.

We talk about investing in startups, but what if you could invest in one VC firm? Who would it be? →Sequoia backed Apple. →Andreessen Horowitz backed OpenAI. →Accel backed Facebook. Here is a list of the top firms in the world and their biggest wins.👇 1. SV Angel • Airbnb • Coinbase • GitHub • Google • Reddit • Stripe • Twitter 2. Sequoia Capital • Apple • Google • WhatsApp • Airbnb • Zoom 3. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) • Facebook • Airbnb • Slack • GitHub • OpenAI 4. Accel • Facebook • Dropbox • Slack • Spotify • Flipkart 5. Kleiner Perkins • Amazon • Google • Twitter • Uber • Square 6. Bessemer Venture Partners • LinkedIn • Shopify • Skype • Pinterest • Twitch 7. New Enterprise Associates (NEA) • Robinhood • Databricks • Uber • Coursera • Duolingo 8. Khosla Ventures • DoorDash • Square • Stripe • Impossible Foods • OpenAI 9. Benchmark • eBay • Twitter • Uber • Instagram • Snapchat 10. Lightspeed Venture Partners • Snapchat • Grubhub • Nest • Stitch Fix • Affirm 11. Index Ventures • Dropbox • Slack • Etsy • Robinhood • Deliveroo So, who would you pick? If you liked this, you'll love our newsletter :) https://lnkd.in/dJckyWBr

These 16 startups were funded by top VCs this week: 1. QuEra Computing Inc. Inc — A startup building a 256-qubit quantum computer ($170M with Google and SoftBank joining). 2. Sardine — An AI-driven platform that helps financial institutions detect and prevent fraud ($70M with Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures joining). 3. Tines — A startup that enables teams to automate repetitive tasks without the need for coding ($125M with SoftBank, Activant, Accel and Felicis joining). 4. Collate — An AI-powered platform that automates the creation and management of documentation for companies in the health industry ($30M with Redpoint, First Round Capital and Y Combinator joining). 5. Plain — A startup whose SMB customer support platform integrates with various communication channels ($15M with Battery Ventures and Index Ventures joining). 6. Fifteenth — A startup that provides personalized tax advisory services for tech professionals ($8.25M with A*, General Catalyst and SV Angel joining). 7. Noxus — AI-powered assistants ($1.5M with Antler joining). 8. Model ML — An AI-powered workspace for financial professionals ($12M with Y Combinator joining). 9. Presto — A platform that allows users to find, charge, and pay across multiple charging networks through a single app ($15M with Union Square Ventures and Congruent Ventures joining). 10. &AI — An AI-powered platform that assists patent attorneys ($6.5M with First Round, Y Combinator and SV Angel joining). 11. TaxGPT — An AI tax co-pilot for tax professionals ($4.6M with Y Combinator, Launch and CRV Disrupt Fund joining). 12. Pinkfish — A platform automating tasks by simply describing them in natural language ($7.6M with Norwest Venture Partners, and Storm Ventures joining). 13. Taager — A startup helping individuals start and grow online businesses ($6.8M with Norrsken22, Endeavor Catalyst and Beltone VC joining). 14. Integral — A startup providing a digital platform to help German SMBs ($6.3M with General Catalyst, Cherry Ventures, and Puzzle Ventures joining). 15. Suger — A startup that helps software companies to sell on cloud marketplaces ($15M with Threshold Ventures, Craft Ventures, Intel Capital, and Y Combinator joining). 16. fal — A startup enabling developers to create images, videos, and audio with AI ($49M with Notable Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Kindred Ventures, and First Round Capital joining). Congrats to all these startups on their impressive milestones! 🚀 #fundraisingnews #startups #fundingrounds #venturecapital