co-founder @8VC. I love riding @SoleBicycles and eating @SeshProducts 🇺🇸
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Jun 10
Very very proud of @Saronic cc @vib @MavrookasD
A Saronic Corsair unmanned surface vessel rescued the Army AH-64 Apache crew after they crashed near the Strait of Hormuz in the waters of Oman yesterday, the first-ever rescue of downed aircrew by a drone boat -WSJ
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Jun 10
we @Antifund @jakepaul are proud investors in @Saronic.
a corsair just completed the first autonomous sea recovery of downed pilots in the strait of hormuz.
amazing to see these autonomous corsair boats made at their Austin, TX a couple months ago.
amazing tech!
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Last week, our first Marauder hit the water.
This milestone represents more than a successful launch. It's a reflection of the tireless work of our dedicated engineers, shipbuilders, welders, and teammates across Saronic. It's a demonstration of our ability to deliver autonomous maritime capability at speed and scale through a modern production approach and relentless focus on the mission.
And it's just the first of many more milestones to come.
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May 8
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There's a reason @cognition keeps winning deals against companies 10x their size.
@vvkgopalan sat down with @theodormarcu, @bryceehunt and @moritz_stephan (all former founders!) to discuss hiring philosophy, infinity stories, enterprise coding agents, and what it actually takes to compete.
(00:00) Introduction
(03:45) Cognition team & hiring philosophy
(06:00) Infinity stories
(13:15) Product surface area and future goals
(17:20) Activation energy, experimentation, and customer-driven innovation
(19:00) Adoption, operational changes, and ownership
(22:05) Vibe coding hot takes
(24:15) AI-first engineering organizations and managing AI agents
(28:40) Future of software engineering roles and misconceptions about Devin
(30:00) Model development, learnings, and Cognition's journey in vertical integration
(38:10) What should you do as a new grad?
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Today, @Saronic announced its $1.75B Series D, at a $9.25B valuation.
Four years ago, @JTlonsdale, Alex Moore, and the 8VC team were exploring a new defense prime. Across the Hill and Pentagon, our DC partners were sounding alarms about America’s maritime future.
We enlisted remarkable leaders, headlined by @MavrookasD (frmr Navy Seal) and @Vbob202 (frmr 8VC Fellow/Anduril), and we started building. The result was Saronic.
Hundreds of vessels and 1000 crew members later, the shipyards are humming, and the age of naval autonomy is underway.
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Apr 2
Congrats @BFMahdavi excited to keep doing great things with you.
Apr 1
After more than a decade building @QuietCapital, I've decided to step into my next chapter as an entrepreneur and investor.
Grateful for the partners, teammates, and LPs I’ve had the privilege to work alongside, and proud of what we built together, especially the Access strategy and the broader platform around it. 🙏
For now, I want to say thank you to everyone who’s been part of the journey.
Excited for what’s ahead. I’ll share more soon. 🚀
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Mar 12
This guys absolutely fucks! @eliano
Mar 11
added a special edition t-shirt to tomorrow morning’s drop.
> salt mineral overdye
> relaxed fit
> 8.5oz cotton
> embroidered chevron on front
> made in 🇺🇸
9:30am est. link in bio
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Mar 12
From the streets to quince sheets @AlexKolicich
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We wrote the first check into Quince and never shared our thesis publicly
At the time, D2C was radioactive and 'affordable luxury' sounded like an oxymoron. Today they raised at $10B. We couldn't be more excited.
Here's why we believed — and why we think it's still early!
8vc.com/resources/quince-cro…
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Mar 4
Clowns
Mar 4
the world is in chaos with AI playing a pivotal role on the battlefield and @FortuneMagazine is focused on clickbait “tobacco products” at Palantir stories.
nicotine pouches made by @Seshproducts, Lucy, and others contain ZERO tobacco. the author even states “although the pouches are considered a tobacco product, they don’t contain any tobacco.”💀
lmao how tf is it considered a tobacco product if there’s no tobacco? it’s synthetic nicotine. that’s like me saying my can of sparkling water is a beer product because it comes in the same can as a bud light.
you can’t take these ppl seriously. it’s all a game of clicks
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16 Dec 2025
Very proud of our team at @8vc
Enjoy a snapshot of this year’s work from 8VC’s internal Design Lab, spanning logistics, consumer health, electronic warfare, and more. Our team supports brand, product, web, 3D, and design hiring across the portfolio.
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29 Oct 2025
Excited for @8VC to be partnered with @apolloglobal
29 Oct 2025
At this pivotal moment for our country’s reindustrialization, thrilled to share @8VC’s partnership with @apolloglobal to accelerate America’s Industrial Renaissance.
Apollo and 8VC share a vision: to back America’s builders with the capital and expertise needed to transform advanced manufacturing, aerospace, energy, life sciences, and natural resources into engines of resilience and prosperity for the nation’s future.
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9 Sep 2025
1/ 🧵Four years ago, we launched @Avencard with one goal: Cut the cost of credit for American families in half.
Today, we’re announcing our $110M Series E at a $2.2B valuation, led by @vkhosla and @KhoslaVentures 🚀
aven.com/blog/aven-raises-11…
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12 Sep 2025
Posty knows his pouches 🔥
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