.@Gwynne_Shotwell is a First Builder™️ - High slope operator - entrepreneurial w/o founder title - joins ahead of obvious success - makes shit happen

Legal strategy should unlock momentum, not slow it down. When done right, it becomes a competitive advantage.

Community Angel Highlight ✨ Meet Pralika Jain, Angel Investor with The Council and Head of Legal at Hex, where she helps shape the future of data and AI analytics. Originally from Bombay and now based in New York, Pralika brings people together everywhere she goes, from leading cross-functional teams, to hosting founders and operators, to building meaningful relationships within The Council community. Her investing philosophy is simple: back products she genuinely believes in and would use herself. “I joined The Council because I believed in the power of community, and it delivered in ways I didn't expect: a network of brilliant, diverse women who each think about investing completely differently and aren't afraid to say so. Honestly, it's one of my favorite communities I'm part of, and I don't say that lightly.” So grateful to have Pralika as part of The Council ✨

Rachel Tsui highlights a key founder insight: speed alone isn’t enough, what matters is consistently moving toward the right outcomes.

A look at what we’re seeing in AI right now 🔎 Across our portfolio and pipeline, the most interesting companies aren’t just building faster tools they’re rethinking how real industries operate. From healthcare 🏥 to infrastructure 🏗️, we’re seeing a shift toward systems built by operators who deeply understand the work. That’s where we continue to spend time. #TheCouncil #ArtificialIntelligence #VentureCapital #Startups

Amber Illig reflects on a core principle behind enduring companies: the best ideas aren’t trendy, they’re rooted in problems that persist across cycles.

Great careers are built by learning from the best.

Portfolio Company Highlight ✨ Nox Metals, led by founder & CEO Zane Hengsperger, is rethinking one of the most overlooked layers of American manufacturing: the metal supply chain. By combining automation, software, and vertically integrated factory operations, Nox is helping aerospace, defense, and industrial manufacturers source production-ready metal faster, more reliably, and with dramatically shorter lead times. Recent highlights: • Accepted into Y Combinator’s S25 batch as part of a new wave of industrial and manufacturing startups • Building automated factories in Detroit designed to move “at software speed” • Expanding support for America’s industrial base across aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing • Scaling a modern procurement platform focused on speed, transparency, and operational efficiency We’re excited to back a team building critical infrastructure for the next era of American industry. 🚀

Rachel Tsui shares why in a world of accessible tools, true differentiation comes from deep understanding and hard-earned expertise.

The capacity is still here. The talent is still here. The opportunity is in seeing what others overlook.

A glimpse inside what we’re building at The Council. A network shaped by operators, focused on real-world problems, and backing founders early.

Amber Illig shares a founder lesson on backing your instincts, seeing opportunity where others don’t, and building with intention from day one.

A few snaps from The Council ✨ Operators who have been in it, now backing founders and each other with real experience and conviction. There’s a LOT being built right now, and we’re grateful to be part of it!

America’s factories didn’t disappear