My first company went to Apple. My second, the largest short-video platform in Latin America, went to TikTok. My third is still running as Vietnam's biggest music streaming platform. I built all three because I could see what was coming before anyone else did. The vibe coding generation is not watching anymore. They are building. Games. Arts. Memes. Interactive worlds. No code. Just an idea and a phone. 15 million things built on Sekai. 200,000 more today. We just raised $26M led by @rabois at @KhoslaVentures and @Nik_Quinn at @ConnectVentures (CAA) with Mayfield, A16Z speedrun, A*. axios.com/2026/06/01/sekai-m…

hosting a small invite-only sake tasting night in SF with some cool founders and builders~ comment if you’d like an invite :)

last week I posted about bringing together cool consumer growth profiles in SF and I got 180 requests… crazy Had to select a handful to be able to really connect & meet everyone 1 on 1 20 of us showed up last night to this very impromptu meetup at this crazy house (thanks for hosting @adamdotnew @zachdive @aaronli) we got great food (thanks @JoshConstine) and drinks (thanks @composio) this is just the beginning of our consumer growth mafia takeover comment if you’d like to be part of the next one 🙏🏻 @nooriefyi @CocoBuildsStuff @metamaxxmoon @ShahRathin @plsoulie @regalstreak @thatguybg @flooburrito @rishivanga_

last week I posted about bringing together cool consumer growth profiles in SF and I got 180 requests… crazy Had to select a handful to be able to really connect & meet everyone 1 on 1 20 of us showed up last night to this very impromptu meetup at this crazy house (thanks for hosting @adamdotnew @zachdive @aaronli) we got great food (thanks @JoshConstine) and drinks (thanks @composio) this is just the beginning of our consumer growth mafia takeover comment if you’d like to be part of the next one 🙏🏻 @nooriefyi @CocoBuildsStuff @metamaxxmoon @ShahRathin @plsoulie @regalstreak @thatguybg @flooburrito @rishivanga_

ok - dropping big dates/news for a16z speedrun: - starting TODAY, founders can apply for the 2026 program that runs July 27 to Oct 11 in SF here's the link: speedrun007.a16z.com/ac - we will be investing up to $1M and funding 70 companies over the next few weeks - But there's also $5M in credits/tokens/etc from AWS/GCP/Open AI/Azure/NVIDIA/Deel/Stripe/etc. You'll also work with our amazing operating team (GTM, talent, brand, people, and more), and join our community of elite founders - we offer a Global Founders Program for international founders, to help with visas, banking support, relo recommendations - yes you can be solo (but better if you're further along, and have built a team). No you don't have to have an idea yet. Yes you have to know how to build (even if you're not technical) - Also, in other news: speedun is officially moving full-time to SF. (prev it alternated SF/LA) this is for all the obv reasons - we've continued to have an insane lineup of speakers, including the founders of Carta / DoorDash / Twilio / Figma / Zynga / Airtable / Twitch / and of course, lunch/dinners with Marc/Ben alongside a16z team - and much more - the deadline for applying is May 17!

speedrun literally changed our lives. applications for this @speedrun cycle are now open - and if you're an early founder/startup, shoot your shot. more than just funding (because you can find that anywhere nowadays), here's what i found the most helpful for @cloutedhq: 1. mentorship: access to high-touch, dedicated help from the entire firm. seriously, you don't get this anywhere else. working with @tkexpress11, @SamiraBehrouzan, @andrewchen, @tafokints, etc is awesome! 2. community: building startups is tough. but with speedrun, you get to meet so many other awesome founders operators at the same stage as you. many of whom became good friends like @CocoBuildsStuff, @jjschnyder, @audrlo! 3. credits: insane amounts of credits/savings through their partners. we probably would've run out of money from compute AI costs alone if speedrun didn't exist. apps are competitive, but there's never a better time for you to pitch and put your best foot forward. if you're applying (or considering) and want any advice before submitting - feel free to DM! also a scout, so happy to make direct intros to the team :)

let’s get this consumer growth mafia started in SF dm or comment for the Partiful link let’s try to meet up in person, more human & fun imo

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