🌟 @airstreet update! 6 months after public launch our $17M Fund has upscaled to $26M!
The market to build AI-first tech and life science companies to solve huge global challenges is massive.
Our largest investor is @PrimaMateria_ led by @shak @eldsjal @brettbivens! Thread 🔽
The market to build AI-first tech and life science companies to solve huge global challenges is massive.
Our largest investor is @PrimaMateria_ led by @shak @eldsjal @brettbivens! Thread 🔽
I started in VC after finishing my bio PhD in 2013.
After investing in a range of industries, biz models, and tech approaches, I became convinced that tomorrow’s winners will be AI-first by design.
I made the case in @techcrunch in 2015: techcrunch.com/2015/12/25/inv…
After investing in a range of industries, biz models, and tech approaches, I became convinced that tomorrow’s winners will be AI-first by design.
I made the case in @techcrunch in 2015: techcrunch.com/2015/12/25/inv…
I then dove back into research papers, the strategies of big tech, new startups, and acquisitions to make sense of where the puck is moving.
I shared links of articles on a small email distro and then expanded those links with my personal take: newsletter.airstreet.com was born.
I shared links of articles on a small email distro and then expanded those links with my personal take: newsletter.airstreet.com was born.
In 2017, I was invited to give a talk on forming AI-first startups at @OxfordAI. I’m a big fan of sharing ideas online as a means of learning from others with different perspectives and/or more experience.
So I published the slides: docs.google.com/presentation/d…
So I published the slides: docs.google.com/presentation/d…
Then, @shak (who I hadn’t met but heard lots about) DMs me:
“Was awesome. I shared it with a few friends.”
Being curious, I asked for their feedback.
“Well you be pleased to know @eldsjal is the 1 who sent it to me :) I normally find the good stuff. But he beat me this time.”
“Was awesome. I shared it with a few friends.”
Being curious, I asked for their feedback.
“Well you be pleased to know @eldsjal is the 1 who sent it to me :) I normally find the good stuff. But he beat me this time.”
We met for a coffee at @workshopcoffee in Clerkenwell (RIP!) and discussed (in order of priority): food, life, and big opportunities for science + technology in the next 10 yrs.
Then popped the Q: “Hey, so do you wanna come up to Stockholm to meet @eldsjal?” Erm, yes, please 😉
Then popped the Q: “Hey, so do you wanna come up to Stockholm to meet @eldsjal?” Erm, yes, please 😉
After my talk @insightpartners CTO Summit in NYC, I took a redeye to LHR and a flight to Stockholm 2h later.
The next day, I spent 2h diving into science, health/bio, AI, company building, and leadership w/@eldsjal and @shak. I don’t think I’ll ever forget the experience 🤓
The next day, I spent 2h diving into science, health/bio, AI, company building, and leadership w/@eldsjal and @shak. I don’t think I’ll ever forget the experience 🤓
It’s moments like this that show how amazing the technology industry is - full of serendipity, a pursuit of new ideas and support for people who believe in making that future a reality.
Later that year, I met @chrija @pawell thanks to @DecodingVC who welcomed me to @PointNineCap
Later that year, I met @chrija @pawell thanks to @DecodingVC who welcomed me to @PointNineCap
The @PointNineCap team were supportive of my ambition to launch @airstreet from our very first conversations. While other firms weren’t fans of incubating a new VC firm and wanted only full-time investors, Point Nine bucked the trend and made the bet on me
medium.com/point-nine-new…
medium.com/point-nine-new…
2 years later, @airstreet went live w/$10M 1st close.
In 2019, we invested in @graphcoreai @missionbarns (w/@chrija!) @labgeni_us @anagenex (both w/@zavaindar + @nanli) and @Join_ZOE.
By the end of 2019, @twitter (whose service I’ve loved for 10 years) came on board too!
In 2019, we invested in @graphcoreai @missionbarns (w/@chrija!) @labgeni_us @anagenex (both w/@zavaindar + @nanli) and @Join_ZOE.
By the end of 2019, @twitter (whose service I’ve loved for 10 years) came on board too!
With $17M, @airstreet invested into 4 more awesome companies: @intenseye (w/@ric0seq!) @allcyte (w/@manugrossman @tomwilke) @eatGOURMEY (w/@chrija + @yacineghalim).
Our official launch came out in Oct ‘20 post-@stateofaireport 2020 thanks to @jeremykahn:
fortune.com/2020/10/30/air…
Our official launch came out in Oct ‘20 post-@stateofaireport 2020 thanks to @jeremykahn:
fortune.com/2020/10/30/air…
Which takes us back to today’s news: 4 yrs since @shak’s DM, @PrimaMateria_ is live and has become @airstreet’s largest LP.
Our mission is very aligned: find, build, and invest into founders who advance ambitious technological + scientific innovation to solve impactful problems
Our mission is very aligned: find, build, and invest into founders who advance ambitious technological + scientific innovation to solve impactful problems
Joining us to build our Europe as a powerhouse of AI-first tech and life science companies are the FoFs @AldeaVentures and @MultipleCapital.
The future is bright. I can’t wait to help ambitious founders move faster w/@airstreet, now with more resources 🔥
👋nathan@airstreet.com
The future is bright. I can’t wait to help ambitious founders move faster w/@airstreet, now with more resources 🔥
👋nathan@airstreet.com
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