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I cannot understate how excited I am about @getSolidroad announcing their $6.5M seed round (which I was honored to lead First Round) so I can talk about them publicly! More on their contrarian AI approach in the $400B+ customer service industry & why I frickin love this team 👇

.Karri Saarinen from Linear: I think founders sometimes make the mistake of trying to emulate other companies instead of leaning into their own strengths and context. The situation you're in—your background, your team, your market—should shape your approach. So rather than

That's just insane. I can barely read this fax page from a PDF, but Reducto can.🤯 (Coming soon to Graphlit and Zine.AI)

Ever since we first partnered with Ryan Alshak 7 years ago, it’s been clear that he’s one of the most tenacious founders First Round has ever backed. He's been singularly focused on helping knowledge workers get back more of their time and be more productive. This determination

Yesterday, Linear announced that they’ve closed a Series C round at a $1.25 B valuation. A few weeks earlier, I sat down with Karri Saarinen for what might be the most detailed conversation yet about Linear’s origin story and their path to product‑market fit. We covered

Just hard to keep regular programming going given all the dramatic news on our TLs but yes, this piece by First Round on Reducto 's path to PMF was good. I found it particularly interesting as it is a great example of how lukewarm reaction to their initial product (a long-term

I'm excited to announce our $10M fundraise! Currently in D.C. meeting with some awesome folks on the Hill and reflecting on how far we've come. Just a year ago, Alex Chu and I were bootstrapping our first prototype in a garage. Now, we're announcing our $10M fundraise led

We currently know less about our oceans than we do about space. And while we can launch rockets and catch them midair back here on Earth, we’re still relying on Cold War-era sonar arrays, with people sitting in shacks manually listening to ocean sounds 24/7. What lies beneath