Kanyi Maqubela

Kanyi Maqubela

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lover, not-fighter. building and funding startups: @kindredventures

Backing UseCorgi's Series B to Revolutionize Insurance
SocialMay 6, 2026

Backing UseCorgi's Series B to Revolutionize Insurance

we are excited to continue supporting @UseCorgi with their Series B as they work to transform insurance. Insurance is 12% of GDP, the largest words-based industry on earth, and incredibly hard to start-up in, given regulatory and operating complexity. https://t.co/E15YUJOf82

By Kanyi Maqubela
InversionSpace Milestones Advance Critical Space Interceptor Program
SocialMay 5, 2026

InversionSpace Milestones Advance Critical Space Interceptor Program

Phenomenal achievement from @InversionSpace, one of a very small group of new technology startups building on this hyper critical space-based interceptor program. One of the most important missions for the future –– and the present –– of U.S. and allied capabilities...

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AI's Future Depends on New Insurance Risk Models
SocialMay 4, 2026

AI's Future Depends on New Insurance Risk Models

Every new capability in the history of markets is underpinned by insurance. By socializing the risk, we create the conditions for adoption at scale, and innovation at the frontier. If AI is a new capability, then it needs a new...

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AI Cancer Vaccines Thrive While Cities Reject Data Centers
SocialApr 6, 2026

AI Cancer Vaccines Thrive While Cities Reject Data Centers

incredible seeing (actual, live) AI-designed cancer vaccines one minute, and local city councils unanimously voting down data centers the next. cognitive dissonance.

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Autonomous Clinical Care Scales to 3 Million Conversations
SocialApr 3, 2026

Autonomous Clinical Care Scales to 3 Million Conversations

First fully autonomous clinical encounter in the end of 2023, to 3 million autonomous clinical conversations with patients in 2.5 years. The co-pilot to autopilot transition is underway in specialty care, and we're thrilled to deepen our partnership with Insight...

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Rapid Model Turnover Turns Training Compute Into OPEX
SocialMar 20, 2026

Rapid Model Turnover Turns Training Compute Into OPEX

OH: "if you have 40-60 days before the next model eclipses, training compute is opex, not capex"

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Introducing Inner Voice: Elegant, Intuitive Ring Experience
SocialMar 10, 2026

Introducing Inner Voice: Elegant, Intuitive Ring Experience

so excited for the world to see Inner Voice. the ring is such an elegant and intuitive approach. 🤌🏾✨

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Public Markets Now More Concentrated; Non‑consensus Ideas Undervalued
SocialFeb 3, 2026

Public Markets Now More Concentrated; Non‑consensus Ideas Undervalued

to those worrying about the hyper concentration in VC: consider that public markets are more concentrated than they’ve been in ~ever. this isn’t a VC story, it’s an everything story. …which means: - the consensus is consensusing more than it’s ever consensed -...

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AI-Driven Automation Redefines How Startups Become Enterprises
SocialJan 8, 2026

AI-Driven Automation Redefines How Startups Become Enterprises

So excited to share the @kindredventures seed investment into @TheCorgiCompany. AI has enabled complex services to be automated at a level never before seen. This changes the model of what kind of company can be built. As @nico_laqua says, "While...

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Founder‑Led ETF Targets Creative, Long‑Term U.S. Winners
SocialDec 30, 2025

Founder‑Led ETF Targets Creative, Long‑Term U.S. Winners

Founder-led companies are often more creative, capable of thinking long term, and mission-driven. $FDRS is an ETF of the top 50 U.S.-listed companies that are still founder-led. How do you think it will do? I am into it. Smart move...

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New AI Platform Scales Lending to Small Businesses
SocialNov 19, 2025

New AI Platform Scales Lending to Small Businesses

So excited to share that @KindredVentures is leading the @kaaj_ai seed round! Small business is the coral reef of the US economy. They are the employer of choice, the craftsman, the niche producer. Lending to SMBs has never been an...

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Fintech Winners Atlas and Basis Theory Gain Recognition
SocialNov 4, 2025

Fintech Winners Atlas and Basis Theory Gain Recognition

Very cool to see Atlas , probably my favorite consumer product right now, and Basis Theory , which I see as *inevitable* infrastructure for the future of commerce, recognized by The Information here. Fintech markets are endless and essential, and...

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VC Backs Breakthrough Computational Chemistry Platform Launch
SocialOct 30, 2025

VC Backs Breakthrough Computational Chemistry Platform Launch

If this isn’t what venture capital is for, then nothing is. Congrats to @GillVerd and @trevormccrt1 for working on a hard, interesting, and important problem. Computing revolution loading… I thought I had left Gibbs behind in college chemistry. Everything in...

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