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Co-Founder & Partner @NextViewVC
Seed Investor: @attentivemobile @TripleLiftHQ @thredUP @ParsecTeam
AI is disrupting VC: carriedawayvc.substack.com
Seed Investor: @attentivemobile @TripleLiftHQ @thredUP @ParsecTeam
AI is disrupting VC: carriedawayvc.substack.com
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Proud to back @boxerbk and Chris a second time with @Phaze_in.
Years ago my memo for their previous startup Parsec said they were “shifting GPUs from local hardware to servers in the cloud.” Same idea, much bigger moment, now that agents need computers too.
Why we @NextViewVC invested with them again: nextview.vc/blog/why-we-at…
Years ago my memo for their previous startup Parsec said they were “shifting GPUs from local hardware to servers in the cloud.” Same idea, much bigger moment, now that agents need computers too.
Why we @NextViewVC invested with them again: nextview.vc/blog/why-we-at…
nextview.vc Why We at NextView Invested in Phaze Phaze is announcing its round and launching today, with an $8.75M round led by another returning investor Andreessen Horowitz including NextView investing alongside. The company opened to general... Today we’re announcing an $8.75M seed round for Phaze.
Companies aren’t ready for how many computers people and AI agents are about to need. And it’s happening just as computer prices are up 3x.
Chris and I spent years building Parsec to make a computer thousands of miles away feel like it’s sitting right in front of you. We sold that company, and we’re starting over because people aren’t the only users of computers anymore.
Now, agents need access to real computers to run applications, test software, and get work done. They need to work alongside people, hand off control when necessary, and operate within the security policies companies already have in place. And companies need to start managing computers like infrastructure.
That’s why we’re building @Phaze_in: secure, high-performance access to computers, wherever those machines happen to be.
An engineer can connect to a CAD workstation from any device and forget about being physically stuck at that workstation. A video editor can ask an AI agent to connect to a render machine to monitor and fix broken renders. An IT support person can fix multiple machines at the same time with an AI agent connecting to employees’ computers. If the agent needs help, it can hand control back to the technician in the same session.
We loved working with the firms who backed Parsec, so we’re running it back. Our Seed round is led by @martin_casado at @a16z, with @bryce at @indievc, @davidbeisel at @NextViewVC, @BenjLerer at @LererHippeau, and @Ryann_Lai at @makersfundvc.View quoted post on X
In 2013 I wrote that a warm intro was neither necessary nor sufficient to get a VC meeting. Then my firm @nextviewvc spent thirteen years backing almost nobody who came without an introduction.
That tells you what our filter let through. It can't tell you what it missed.
That tells you what our filter let through. It can't tell you what it missed.
The team at @NextViewVC 's portfolio company @skyfallai has just introduced the first Engineering World Model, beating existing frontier models in CAD and BIM designs with higher precision while costing less.
Introducing SKY-001, the first Engineering World Model.
On CAD and BIM tasks, it beats GPT-6 Astra and every frontier model we tested:
-> 51-125x faster
- > 150-210x cheaper
-> Higher IOU than all frontier models
SKY-001 lets you dream a physical object before you build it.
18 months of work. Built by the team out of Maluuba's deep learning lab (acq. by @MSRResearch).
The first ‘AI General Engineer’ will be the backbone for Autonomous Manufacturing.View quoted post on X
Most VCs are aiming at a bullseye on a target they can barely see.
Last year the venture industry did about 15,000 deals. A typical early-stage firm backed twelve of them. The one that cost it most is the one it never saw.
Last year the venture industry did about 15,000 deals. A typical early-stage firm backed twelve of them. The one that cost it most is the one it never saw.
