zach sims

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@zsims

exploring what's next. angel investor. former co-founder and ceo of @codecademy the easiest way to learn to code.

nyc and sf zdsims.com Joined February 2007

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zach sims @zsims Jun 2, 2023

Today is my last day leading @Codecademy after 12 years.

@ryanbubinski and I went from a prototype we hacked together in 3 weeks…

To a business with more than 50m users that we sold for $500m+.

Here are a few things we learned turning a breakout product into a great company:

zach sims @zsims Jul 16

next time your parents ask you to explain how to use software, make sure to introduce them to aidan. congrats, @Nim_Ravid1 and team! pumped to be a part of the journey.

Nim Ravid Verified account @Nim_Ravid1 Jul 16

Introducing Aidan, your newest AI employee

Aidan is the first computer-using AI built for realtime conversation

We’ve raised $45M from @sequoia and @8VC to bring Aidan to the world

@NotionHQ and @DecagonAI already use Aidan to run customer interactions. This is how @sablehq works:

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zach sims @zsims Jul 14

awesome to see @AdamGhetti turn an idea into a new primitive for AI

Adam Ghetti Verified account @AdamGhetti Jul 14

AI knows the world's common knowledge. But you are not common.

Ask "build an app in React" and it nails it. But ask "what's blocking the launch?" and it falls flat.

$17.8M raised from @gv, @dropalltables, @bondcap partners, and more to give your model/agent/app a living mind.

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zach sims @zsims Apr 30

so proud of my amazing wife and her team @living_carbon on raising $500m+ to plant millions of trees and regrow america's heartland

Maddie Hall Verified account @maddiehalla Apr 30

1/ @OctopusEnergy is backing Living Carbon with $500M to reforest degraded land and remove CO₂ across North America. This major project financing comes with an additional ~$13M investment in our carbon business.

Living Carbon is putting low quality land back to work. Our innovative reforestation turns low quality land into thriving forests faster to remove carbon or produce sustainable forest products.

Read more about it in today’s @WSJ (link in the comments) →

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zach sims @zsims Apr 16

max is an amazing friend and a phenomenal investor. excited for his next chapter.

Max Mullen Verified account @Max Apr 16

Some personal news! Recently, I stepped back from the day-to-day at @Instacart to focus on investing full-time. I sat down with my friend @jaltma on Uncapped to talk about building Instacart and my philosophy on early-stage investing — check it out here!
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