Husband and Father. Partner, @collabfund. International Relations. Boxing.

Joined October 2008
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nice piece about our work in the atlantic this morning :)
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So many incredible advances are ahead
A Mayo Clinic-developed artificial intelligence (AI) model can help specialists detect pancreatic cancer on routine abdominal CT scans up to three years before clinical diagnosis. It identifies subtle signs of disease before tumors are visible, when curative treatment may still be possible. The findings, published in Gut, mark a milestone in Mayo Clinic's multiyear research effort to enable earlier detection of one of the deadliest cancers. Learn more: mayocl.in/4eippBP
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Nomio, a Swedish purveyor of functional wellness shots for elite athletes, closed a $4M funding round led by Collaborative Fund. Launched in early 2025, Nomio identified a natural compound called isothiocyanates (ITCs) that has measurable effects on athletic performance. Derived from broccoli sprouts, ITCs have been shown to reduce lactate, lower oxidative stress, and improve recovery time. Nomio has assembled a cult following since receiving organic praise from renowned endurance athletes like Cole Hocker, Andreas Almgren, and others. The functional wellness shot category has been on a roll: - Suja Life filed for an IPO - Bansk Group bought So Good So You - Magic Mind raised $12M - Ketone-IQ closed a 7 figure round
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Today we’re announcing Collab Holdings, a different approach to private equity for extraordinary consumer brands. As the world gets faster, more synthetic, more algorithmically optimized, people reach for things that feel slow, crafted, and real. The companies that serve this instinct represent one of the most interesting opportunities in consumer investing.
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.@collabfund led @WHOOP's recent $575m funding round. @cshapiro and I sat down with founder/CEO @willahmed to talk about early visions, scaling a company, and life as a CEO: Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Fo…
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Today Collaborative Fund is leading a $575M Series G in WHOOP, our largest investment ever. This is the cover letter I attached to our term sheet:
BREAKING: WHOOP RAISES $575M AT $10.1B VALUATION  I am pleased to announce that we’ve raised $575M at a $10.1B valuation to accelerate our mission of unlocking human performance and healthspan globally. This round was led by Collaborative Fund with participation from 2PointZero Group, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Mubadala Investment Company, Abbott, Mayo Clinic, Macquarie Capital, Glade Brook, B-Flexion, IVP, Foundry, Accomplice, Affinity Partners, Promus Ventures, and Bullhound Capital alongside a group of individual investors including Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, Rory McIlroy, Virgil van Dijk, and Mathieu van der Poel. This investor group and this moment reflect a powerful evolution underway for Whoop and the broader healthcare market. Whoop was born in performance - trusted by the best athletes in the world to train, recover, and compete at the highest level. That foundation remains core to who we are. You see that in the iconic athlete investors joining this round.  But it also represents our push into broader health.  In the past 12 months, WHOOP has received medical clearances, launched blood testing, and created a platform that has saved lives. Abbott and Mayo Clinic - two of the most respected and influential institutions in global healthcare - are now investors in Whoop. These are organizations that have shaped modern medicine. Their decision to partner with us is a clear validation of where our technology is headed. Healthcare systems around the world are reactive. For too long, they have waited for people to get sick, then intervene. Chronic disease is rising and costs continue to climb. At Whoop, we believe the future looks fundamentally different. We are building the most powerful, personal, preventive health platform in the world - powered by continuous biometric data, advanced analytics, and AI to help people understand their bodies and improve their health in real time. I am grateful to our team, our members, and our partners for believing in this vision. I’ve been building this company for 14 years and I’ve never been more excited for the future.
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Over the past year, athletes using Nomio have broken records and won Olympic gold.  This isn't just another sports nutrition brand. It’s science-backed, trusted by serious athletes, and points to where performance products are heading next. Read more about why we invested:
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Excited for Sandbar to be part of the latest @AIResidency cohort in NYC!
Mina and his team are taking a different and more human approach to consumer AI and I, for one, am so proud that we're backing him at @collabfund and @AIResidency
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Always visit the artist in their studio. Aida's bedroom. January 2026. @aidaxbaradari @be_inaudible
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I like my takes to be as cold as possible. It's been fun reading all the Citrini rebuttals. Here's my take on the market reaction. open.substack.com/pub/sophie…

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Tonight is going to be insane. I joined @AIResidency back the most design obsessed ai founders. Will see 100 of you at @tiatplace in 30 min.
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Very thrilled for AIR Advisor @PimDeWitte and AIR portfolio company General Intuition. 🚀🚀🚀
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Sources: The new world model/agent startup General Intuition is raising hundreds of millions at a $2b val after raising a $133m seed round a couple months ago (chill) I saw its agent play a generated shooter game like a pro sources.news/p/a-new-world-m…
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I have unique private equity role, building a new strategy from scratch. Reach out if you're interested: MH2@collabfund.com
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I’ve just spent an incredible few days across the GCC, where the growth of @whoop is accelerating faster than ever. From Doha to Riyadh to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, we’re expanding our presence, forging powerful partnerships, and investing deeply to make WHOOP a core part of the region’s rapidly evolving health and longevity ecosystem.
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We all know that organic and SEO traffic to our sites is dropping rapidly.  And a huge part of user research on which products to use, justification for mgmt, etc. is done inside ChatGPT or the like.   One tidbit from one of our companies - if people ask the LLM how different products compare, the main data source for those questions often is the websites of the companies and how they compare themselves against competition. So you need to start creating content on your B2B websites for those types of queries (even if it's not visible to the user). You need a whole set of hidden pages that get crawled, that compare us vs. each competitor, in detail, in ways that will then get surfaced to the user in an LLM (and crazily enough will be even more authoritative and seem less biased). The LLM crawlers and indexes aren’t nearly at good at fighting the game play - Google has had 25 years to do this.  And if you don’t do it, I guarantee your 25-something year old competitors are
We just made Amplitude's first free product. Introducing AI Visibility: SEO for LLMs. Customers are using search engines less and AI more for finding what companies they should work with. AI Visibility queries @ChatGPTapp, @claudeai, and @GeminiApp, and scores how your company appears across hundreds of prompts. It shows competitor rankings, sentiment, and trends. It gives you recommendations on how you can improve your company's visibility. Ranking highly with LLMs is the biggest untapped opportunity in marketing. @_leojiang shares more:
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A teenager on the dire state of the digital and social media worlds, and how to not let smartphones consume adolescence: thebulwark.com/p/teenager-ho…
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Very proud Dad moment: Elle wrote a phenomenal essay for @BulwarkOnline about how we can do better in protecting kids from online harm.
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