Venture Capital Social Media and Updates

Celebrating Milestones: Early‑Stage Investing’s Thrilling Journey
SocialApr 16, 2026

Celebrating Milestones: Early‑Stage Investing’s Thrilling Journey

early stage investing is a rollercoaster important to celebrate milestones with founders and teams, it’s such an incredible feeling when things fall into place crucible portfolio is growing up 🥹 https://t.co/38zqyk2vCa

By Meltem Demirors
Know Your Worth: Early Startup Equity Guidelines
SocialApr 16, 2026

Know Your Worth: Early Startup Equity Guidelines

How much equity you should ask for at an early startup? #tech #womenintech #founder #startup

By Maggie Zheng
From Minivan to AI Infrastructure: Securing $4B Deal
SocialApr 16, 2026

From Minivan to AI Infrastructure: Securing $4B Deal

I just pivoted my minivan to AI infrastructure, and someone put a term sheet under my windshield wiper for $4B...

By Eric Bahn
Slash Raises $100M Series C, Hits $1.4B Valuation
SocialApr 16, 2026

Slash Raises $100M Series C, Hits $1.4B Valuation

🚨 JUST IN: @slashapp raised $100M Series C at $1.4B to build a Ramp competitor $250M ARR. 60 employees. Valuation quadrupled since May. The headline is the round. The story is everything else 🧵 https://t.co/SzLfFk3ZuB

By Simon Taylor
Trump Jr.’s Advisory Role Sparks 22x Valuation Surge
SocialApr 16, 2026

Trump Jr.’s Advisory Role Sparks 22x Valuation Surge

"To put numbers on it: when Trump Jr. joined Kalshi as a paid adviser in January 2025, Kalshi was valued at roughly $500 million. By December 2025, it was valued at $11 billion — a 22x increase in under a...

By Daniel Wallach
Founder Refunds 94% of $140M After Collapse
SocialApr 16, 2026

Founder Refunds 94% of $140M After Collapse

When @nadertheory realized Basis wasn't going to work out, he returned 94 cents on the dollar to the investors from whom he had raised $140 million ... https://t.co/s6by3FCRrC

By Laura Shin
Post‑Correction Venture: Fewer Managers, Bigger Funds, Then Re‑Expansion
SocialApr 16, 2026

Post‑Correction Venture: Fewer Managers, Bigger Funds, Then Re‑Expansion

What happens to venture after a major correction? "Fewer managers, but bigger." — David Clark (CIO, VenCap International plc ) called this back in 2023, and the data is proving out. As an LP in top franchise firms like Andreessen...

By Beezer Clarkson
From Instacart’s Rise to Investor Lessons
SocialApr 16, 2026

From Instacart’s Rise to Investor Lessons

For this episode of Uncapped I got to sit down with my close friend @Max, cofounder of Instacart 🥕 We talked about the key moments of Instacart...how it got started, critical wins, tough losses, competitive dynamics, earned insights, going public, and...

By Jack Altman
Investors Rush to Fund Founder After Product Halt
SocialApr 16, 2026

Investors Rush to Fund Founder After Product Halt

He emailed investors: "We're stopping work on the product. Expect MRR to decline." They called back in 20 minutes. Not to pull funding. To ask how much more money he needed. https://t.co/TlhbiiLl2Q

By Omer Khan
36 Companies Max for 1x Return in Concentrated Fund
SocialApr 16, 2026

36 Companies Max for 1x Return in Concentrated Fund

this makes sense all else held equal, concentrated fund = less risky bets we've found that 36 companies is the max number of companies we can fit into a fund while claiming that a single company at 1B exit can return 1x...

By Yohei Nakajima
SpaceX IPO Fuels Employee Spin‑offs and New Startups
SocialApr 16, 2026

SpaceX IPO Fuels Employee Spin‑offs and New Startups

SpaceX IPO wealth creation: how many SpaceX (and xAI) staff will generate enough $ from an IPO to go and seed their own startups? Tesla, SpaceX alumni story well know: lots of startups out there Does this create some big wave of...

By Ed Ludlow
Now Tracking Revenue Growth Across Every Fund Portfolio
SocialApr 16, 2026

Now Tracking Revenue Growth Across Every Fund Portfolio

i can't believe i didn't have this before, but i can now see (and show) revenue growth across each fund's portfolio https://t.co/Jgmf7wORWv

By Yohei Nakajima
Turning Down $10M Led to GitLab’s IPO Success
SocialApr 16, 2026

Turning Down $10M Led to GitLab’s IPO Success

Sid Sijbrandij, co-founder of GitLab, was offered $10 million for his company. His dad said sell. His accountant said sell. His response: 'I really like working, so I don't mind working. And I think we can do better Six years later,...

By John Cumbers
FinTech Fund Helps CarryHQ Secure AngelList Sale
SocialApr 16, 2026

FinTech Fund Helps CarryHQ Secure AngelList Sale

Big congrats to @ankurnagpal and the team at @carryhq_ on the sale to @AngelList. Glad that we could support you from @thefintechfund 🙌 https://t.co/ToMKqLpS99

By Nik Milanovic