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The Vinted story is still largely untold, which is why I was so excited to speak to Iain Martin of Forbes about its unconventional path and amazing CEO!

.Forbes’ 2024 AI 50 List is out, and we’re excited to see 6 Lightspeed portfolio companies recognized as top AI startups. Congratulations to Abridge, Anduril Industries, Glean, Mistral AI, Pika, Tome on showcasing your ability to drive innovation and adopt…

Is there anything Lady Gaga can’t do? 🤩

Empirically false…at least for us.

Proof: at least 3 of the most exciting AI companies we backed in 2023 were sourced+driven by a few of our newest, early career partners.

Find investors who deeply understand your business and will advocate for you, regardless of “level.”

Huge if true! Would have implications for other wave equations like Schrödinger.

Fun panel at the South Summit in Porto Alegre. I hope the Alex Taussig and Ana Martins duet take over the on-stage band at the next one. For those interested in the video of the talk it starts at 4:08:45 youtube.com/live/EeJW-pVNC…

Super proud of my former Lightspeed partner Nakul Mandan who made the AUDACIOUS decision to build his own firm from scratch, and today announced his 2nd fund. 🙌

Hope to find more to work on together in the coming years!

Yes. Thank you, Parker Conrad!

What are examples of tech companies or consumer brands that started with luxury products have gone down to mass market over time successfully?

$TSLA is most commonly cited, but looking for other examples.

Great film w/ iconic quotes:

“If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?”

“Nothing wounded goes uphill.”

“I think sometimes people would rather have a bad answer about things than no answer at all.”

“You can’t stop what’s coming. That’s vanity.”

From Seed to Series D, Lightspeed has had the privilege to witness PocketFM's journey to $150M in revenue very closely. Their customer-centric approach and AI adoption have paved the way for global expansion. Read more about how they got here and what's next...…

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Oppenheimer is the first Best Picture winner in a decade to be both an economic and an artistic blockbuster.

Is someone tracking all these Boeing failures rigorously? Is it just my filter bubble, or are these happening significantly more frequent than they used to be?

Cleanest hockey stick ever. Well done! $COST

Pika just launched sound effects

You can prompt for them, or let Pika automatically generate them based on the footage

Pretty sick

Pika team is relentless.

Fun to watch them continue pushing the entire AI video category forward…

Just in: Forbes list of America’s Best Startup Employers features many of our Lightspeed-backed companies, including Aledade Alloy Anduril Industries At-Bay Axonius Celona ClickUp Dremio Eightfold AI Faire FalconX Glean Grafana…