investing with @blackbirdvc. always composting. love a good dad joke
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May 5
For 6 years in venture, I never saw a term sheet pulled. Then in the last year, I've seen 5. Wild. Are others seeing this?
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May 4
Loved this piece on the key takeaways from the Sunrise conference ❤️ rolodexmedia.substack.com/p/…
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May 1
"Renewable sources such as wind, solar, batteries and hydro produced nearly 47 per cent of Australia’s power in the first quarter of 2026, while the share of electricity generated by coal and gas plants fell to record lows... The cost of electricity fell by 12 per cent" 😍
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Mar 10
I mean, a data center run by brain cells in Melbourne🧠🏭 🤯 @CorticalLabs capitalbrief.com/briefing/co…
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Mar 2
Loving the new springboards.ai beta - got some good advice on @blackbirdvc's brand positioning. All hail the emu and the relentless forward march of technology!
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Feb 28
So pumped for this launch from the @AlloyRobotics team. Upload robot data > get insights. An AI data analyst in your pocket. That simple.
Feb 27
A humanoid robot played a soccer match.
11 kick attempts. 8 falls. 1 overtime goal. 9% shot conversion.
We didn't watch the footage.
Just uploaded the data and asked.
TryAlloy for free today. Link below!
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Jan 28
Congrats @CheckmateSaves team! A huge launch capping off an amazing 2025
Jan 27
Super proud to unveil our AI marketing platform, Checkmate Performance Network. We've been working with 250 brands (Everlane, Stanley ) to drive sales. That momentum helped Checkmate cross a $10M run rate in <1 year, up 900% in < 12 months & we’re profitable!
Stoked for 2026
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23 Sep 2025
Pumped to be working with Joe and the team at @AlloyRobotics on building the infrastructure for the future of robotics techcrunch.com/2025/09/23/al…
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8 Sep 2025
I haven't done a podcast in a while.
This was a super fun one to break the seal, meandering through the state of AI in Australia, why GTM is fundamentally changing, how to do product led growth, and my first investment.
🎧 Tune in here: youtube.com/watch?v=l5RbQLC7…
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15 Aug 2025
In case folks missed it, Canva/Leo just dropped a new image LLM last week called Lucid Origin that is placed 6th on the global leader boards 😀
8 Aug 2025
Leonardo AI, part of Canva, has released Lucid Origin, debuting at #6 in the Artificial Analysis Image Leaderboard, delivering quality comparable to FLUX.1 Kontext and marking a major upgrade over its Phoenix models
Leonardo AI, the Australian generative media company acquired by Canva in 2024, has launched Lucid Origin in both Ultra and Fast variants. Lucid Origin Ultra delivers quality on par with Black Forest Labs’ FLUX.1 Kontext [max], while the Fast variant rivals FLUX.1 Kontext [pro].
Unlike competitors that price per image, Leonardo uses a subscription-based API credit system with monthly plans and optional top-ups.
On the highest value $299/month tier, Lucid Origin Ultra costs ~$87 per 1k images, positioning it alongside other premium models such as Seedream 3.0 ($30/1k), Imagen 4 ($40/1k), FLUX.1 Kontext [max] ($80/1k), and GPT-4o (~$167/1k). The Fast variant at ~$18/1k, offers a more cost-efficient alternative.
Lucid Origin Ultra generates images in ~22s, with the Fast variant completing in ~12s. By comparison, Seedream 3.0 and FLUX.1 Kontext [max] generate in ~5s, Imagen 4 Ultra in ~12s, and GPT-4o in ~51s.
Leonardo AI’s models are available through its generative media studio app and developer API, alongside its recently launched Motion 2.0 video models.
See below for comparisons between Lucid Origin and other leading models in our Artificial Analysis Image Arena 🧵
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Tom Humphrey retweeted
31 Jul 2025
Hey guys, don’t worry! Our payload is safe.
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10 Jun 2025
Very excited about this new partnership between @spice_ai and @databricks!
Spice AI Partners With @databricks to Extend Operational Data & AI Capabilities to Real-Time Applications and Agents
Spice AI’s new integration with Databricks enables customers to build high-performance, secure, and business-ready AI applications and agents for the enterprise.
Stop by and visit our booth this week at the #DataAISummit (D114).
Read the full press release: bit.ly/3Zqr9AL
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Tom Humphrey retweeted
19 Mar 2025
🌅 This. Is. Massive. Our THIRD Sunrise Australia 2025 speaker drop is here, and it is STACKED.
Meet the latest speakers joining #Sunrise25.
Get your Sunrise ticket before they're gone: thesunrise.live/event/reczlm…
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17 Mar 2025
Positive news moment for the week - Wind and solar energy generated more electricity in the U.S. than coal for the first time last year, per clean-energy think tank Ember. The two renewable energy sources accounted for 17% of the country’s power mix vs a declining 15% for coal 😊
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