Category: Announcements

New Fund Investment: Acceler8

I am excited to announce our new investment from Fund II in Acceler8, a US company building the AI system enterprises use to make decisions about their workforce. The platform connects to a company’s existing HR stack (Workday, SAP, Oracle), reads its org structure, strategy, and talent data, and runs AI agents over the top to handle the planning, succession, and restructuring work that […]

Portfolio Company news: Scout AI raises $100M Series A

I am excited to share that we have invested in Scout AI’s oversubscribed $100M Series A. The round was co-led by Draper Associates and Align Ventures, with participation from Decisive Point, Booz Allen Ventures, and many others. We first invested in Scout AI at Seed and are proud to continue supporting the company as it […]

Portfolio Company news: StarCloud raises $170M Series A

I am excited to share that our portfolio company US-based StarCloud has just closed a $170M Series A at a $1.1B valuation, becoming the fastest Y Combinator company to reach unicorn status. The round was led by Benchmark and EQT Ventures, with participation from new investors including Macquarie Capital, the world’s largest infrastructure fund. We […]

New Fund Investment: Samara

We’re thrilled to announce our investment in Samara Aerospace’s $10 million Seed round to help bring more stability to satellites in orbit and enable high-sensitivity radio frequency (RF) detection for defense (e.g. hypersonic missiles) and commercial (e.g. vessels) applications.  The Round The round was led by Balerion Space Ventures, with participation from Illinois Ventures, MFV Partners, Access Venture […]

Starcloud Makes History

I was thrilled to join the team and fellow investors of our portfolio company in Cape Canaveral to witness the launch of Starcloud-1 the first step toward a new era of orbital computing. On November 2nd, aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Bandwagon-4, Starcloud-1 separated from the upper stage and entered orbit. Now, 500 km above Earth, […]

New Fund Investment: Streetbeat

We’re thrilled to announce that we have invested in the Series A of Streetbeat, a US-incorporated, AI-powered intelligence platform for financial institutions. We invested both via the fund and via a SPV. The Round  The $15 million Series A was led by CDP Venture Capital’s AI Fund (the largest Italian VC), with participation from TTV Capital, […]

New Fund Investment: Metreecs

We are thrilled to announce our investment in Metreecs, a French–American startup using AI to make retail supply chains smarter and more sustainable. The Round We invested in Metreecs’s $2.7 million Seed round with participation from Y Combinator, Founders Future, Kima Ventures, Bpifrance, and several prominent angel investors. The Problem: Fixing a $2 Trillion Problem Every […]

New Fund Investment: Triver

We are excited to announce our investment in Triver, a platform that gives UK SMEs the ability to turn client invoices into instant cash flow whenever they wish, providing an open-ended facility up to £400,000. The Round We participated in the £14M Series A led by AlleyCorp with participation from Axeleo Capital, Inkberry Ventures, Stride […]

Exit Announcement: Simba Sleep

I am thrilled to share that Simba Sleep, the leading UK sleep company, was recently acquired by a strategy buyer (terms and name remain confidential). I led the very first round in Simba Sleep, as an angel in early 2016. In 2018, Simba was ranked #2 of the top 100 UK start up list by […]