2023: RAG vs no RAG 2024: RAG 2.0 vs frozen RAG As AI moves into production, simple RAG systems are not enough. Douwe Kiela & Contextual AI show that with data.

We didn't think it was possible to extend dog lifespan. Then we met Celine Halioua and she convinced us. That's what great founders do.

Day 1 in Bain Capital Ventures's new HQ in Jackson Square has been a blast! So great to have space for the whole team

There's no substitute for user love

Props to Jesse Zhang, Ashwin Sreenivas & Team Decagon. Sometimes you don't need a super original idea, you just need A+ execution -- which is often much more difficult. businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-sta…

The best part of our job at Bain Capital Ventures is getting to work with amazing founders like Khawaja Shams & Daniela Miao. Excited for the next chapter!

So much entrepreneurial talent in/from Pakistan - looking forward to this!

16 mo ago, Contextual AI got started, working from BCV Labs. Today, it's a killer team w/ an enterprise LLM platform that's in production in some huge companies. Kudos Douwe Kiela, Amanpreet Singh & team - A+ execution. We're thrilled to double down! reuters.com/technology/art…

So great to see EvenUp Law get the recognition it deserves — company has made incredible progress. Grateful to Rami, Saam & Ray for allowing us to support their journey. forbes.com/sites/jacobwen…

Incredible energy at Step - impressed by the commitment and creativity of the founders here

Love watching our “seed stage” companies quickly outgrow the label!

Fun chatting with Prof. Anima Anandkumar Guillermo Rauch & Laura Mandaro earlier

Privileged to support the journey

🔥 I had a fascinating interview with Aaref Hilaly Hilaly (Partner at Bain Capital Ventures) that completely changed how I think about AI investing. Here are the golden nuggets: The most fascinating insight? "𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗳, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹." Let's break this down - it's not about

True then, even more true now (post R1)

Talent is everything in venture investing. Thanks to Kevin Zhang, we met Han when he was in college and instantly knew we had to work with him. Amazing (but unsurprising) to see the incredible product and business he’s built since.

Very excited to share our interview with Jascha Sohl-Dickstein on the history of diffusion models — from his original 2015 paper inventing them, to the GAN "ice age", to the resurgence in diffusion starting with DDPM. Enjoy!

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