Have had so many friends move to NYC I now never miss a good sunset. They all post the same Williamsburg panoramas at the exact same time. Feeling 💫✨ blessed ✨💫

Doubling Down on Cognitive Apps: Announcing Scale Fund VIII scalevp.com/blog/doubling-…

Word is he will be rebranding to “Post-Money Malone” following last night’s show. All new tattoos to be generated by Stable Diffusion. Very exciting stuff Money20/20

Great vision, huge market, and a top-notch product. Very excited to be able to support Tanuj Thapliyal and team here

.John Gianakopoulos, vice president at Scale Venture Partners, explains why startups creating industry-specific payment networks are poised to solve ubiquitous financing challenges and enjoy network effects as they reach critical mass in vital areas of the economy. terranova.co/john-gianakopo…

Companies in 2023 are sprinting to efficiency, with some companies forecasting a 25% drop in GAAP revenue growth, but a 50% improvement in Burn Multiple. See the numbers in our latest Flash Update here: scalevp.com/blog/growth-sl…

Been convinced by PE friends I need to pivot my career and open up car washes. Founder of 30 location car wash just walked away with 600m. Still owns 30% of the business. They keep talking about ebitda though - trying to figure out what that is can anyone help

In the beginning, God created large language models

Big congrats to Ben and the team at Vantage. The finops platform they’ve built is best in class and the cloud cost management problems Vantage solves for customers are only becoming more pertinent over time. Excited to support them in their Series A!

Interesting data from Ron Shevlin. Seems clear what's driving this growth though SoFi APY on savings (2023): 4.3% Wells Fargo APY on savings (2023): 0.15%

LLMs can open up new verticals previously considered too small for venture, uncovering markets that are, as John Gianakopoulos puts it, sneaky big. More on how LLMs are impacting vertical investing ⤵️ scalevp.com/insights/llms-…

.Money20/20 is one of the best shows every year. This year my colleagues John Gianakopoulos @sahaider98 outline some of the things we saw: 1) Fintech in the post LLM world & why fintech may be a laggard on LLMs 2) Impact of new regulation 3) Data extraction is old but new & sexy

Gemini and OpenAI comparisons are clear, but this must have Apple on their toes with AI capabilities built into Pixel/Android Curious to see what the folks in Cupertino have up their sleeve - hopefully their mkt team has more to shill than Titanium finishing for the next iPhone

Recent sentiment around fintech has been particularly gloomy. We wanted to see how much of that was discourse vs. data. What we learned: Actually, core B2B fintech funding is in pretty good shape! scalevp.com/insights/out-o…

📰 Scale Venture Partners spoke with BILL CEO & Founder Rene Lacerte to discover what it takes to be successful in fintech, what matters when unlocking GTM in vertical software, and what it's like on the other side of the boardroom. Read his insights here: bit.ly/3KkxMNd

The young man and the sea

This will not age well

The marina green morning run is undefeated

Could get even more remarkable. If AI makes R&D cheaper, standalone software companies likely reinvest savings into growth. Holding companies don’t necessarily need to reinvest — they can just keep the cash. Feels like a quiet AI dividend could show up

We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with Oxide Computer Company as part of their $100M Series B! A couple of years ago, we had the opportunity to support Steven Tuck and Bryan Cantrill at the Series A. At the time, we backed their bold vision to bring hyperscaler-like