Eighteen years into ffVC. What does the next decade look like, for the firm, for venture as an asset class, and for John Frankel?

AI Will Create Jobs, Not Destroy Them | John Frankel, ffVC x.com/i/broadcasts/1RKjppADr…

40 VC Funds For Early Stage Founders Raising your pre-seed or seed? Here are 40 US funds actively taking new meetings and offering new term sheets. @1752vc — Generalist @M25vc — Generalist @122WESTVC — Internet and software @2080_ventures — Generalist @abstractvc — Generalist @AccionVLab — Social impact, fintech, insuretech @agroecologycap — Proteins, bio-solutions, nutrition @ANIMOvc — Enterprise, consumer, diverse founders @ascendstl — Enterprise software, diverse founders @atypicalvc — Deep tech, AI/ML, APIs @PrecursorVC — Diverse founders, pre-seed Bayes Ventures — Health, B2B, hard tech @betaworks — Consumer software, diverse founders @BetterVentures — Diverse founders, social impact @_bluecollective — Industry agnostic @BoweryCapital — Generalist @CapInnovators — Industry agnostic @capitaltvc — Software, Northern Europe @chapterone — Generalist Class 5 Global — Emerging markets, fintech @LoopFund — Packaging, supply chain, agtech @zachcoelius — IT @congruentvc — DTC, consumer, CPG @ConvergeVC — SaaS, DevOps, ML @HustleFundVC — Pre-seed, software, fintech @Creative_VC — Enterprise, AR/VR, food & beverage @crescentridgeVC — DTC, enterprise, consumer @darlingvc — Enterprise software, diverse founders @designerfund — Generalist @differentialvc — Enterprise, fintech, cybersecurity @DreamitVentures — Real estate, cyber, health tech @e14fund — Generalist @SperoVentures — Purpose-driven tech @emerging_v_c — Emerging tech Empowerment Capital — Synthetic data, defense @SWOAngels — Enterprise software @evolv_vc — Food value chain @ffvc — Generalist @fiftyyears — Industry agnostic @FirebrandVC — Generalist @OpCo_VC — Enterprise, B2B, operators Save this for your next raise — and tag a founder who needs it.

AI is writing emails nobody reads. I invite @john_frankel, Partner at @ffvc. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: youtu.be/hMmOl6sxNKs  #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfWork #HiringTrends #HRTech #AIImpact #VentureCapital #WorkplaceInnovation #TechTrends

VC繋げながらウホウホ騒げるヒカセンのはいらっしゃいませんか？性別問わずですが、自分1人がチンパンジーばりにやかましいので、今は特にゴリラ系レディースを募集中！（私とウホウホして下さい🙌 ディスコグループはカオスです。 だいたいこの動画みたいな感じ🦍🦍 興味がある方は是非…！！ #FF14フレンド募集中 #FFVC可能

Good room. Good conversations. At the Drones & Robotics AI Summit In New York City, powered by @GENIUSNYProgram @inspyre_hub @CenterStateCEO @ffvc & Arkenstone Capital hosted by @pillsburylaw! More to come soon.

The airspace is evolving, the technology is proven, and the industry is ready to move. We're proud to be sponsoring this year's NYC Drones & Robotics AI Summit on March 26, and we'd love to see you there. Founders, investors, operators, and decision-makers all in one room, all pushing autonomous systems forward. We sold out last year so be sure to grab your ticket before they're gone 👉 eventbrite.com/e/drones-robo… #UAS #drones #robotics #AI #NYC #airspaceintegration #innovation @GENIUSNYProgram @pillsburylaw Arkenstone @ffvc

@ffvc Hello, please find the unroll here: threadreaderapp.com/thread/2… See you soon. 🤖

2026 TGE LIST: SORTED BY FUNDING SIZE and their estimated TGE date 1. Polymarket | Q2 2026 | ~$2B | ICE, Founders Fund, 1789 Capital 2. MegaETH | Jan 2026 | $506.5M | Dragonfly, Vitalik Buterin, Joseph Lubin 3. MetaMask | 2026 | $450M | a16z, Temasek, Microsoft 4. OpenSea | Q1 2026 | $427M | a16z, Paradigm, Coinbase Ventures 5. Aztec | 2026 | $119M | a16z, Variant, King River 6. Zama | 2026 | $150M | Pantera, Multicoin, Protocol Labs 7. Phantom | 2026 | $268M | a16z, Sequoia, Paradigm 8. Solstice | Q1 2026 | $6.5M (~$130M FDV) | Deus X Capital, Galaxy Digital, MEV Capital 9. Billions | Q1 2026 | $30M | Polychain, Coinbase Ventures, Polygon 10. Edgen | Q1 2026 | $26M | Framework Ventures, Animoca, OKX Ventures 11. GTE | 2026 | $25M | Paradigm 12. Aligned | 2026 | $23.6M | Hack VC, dao5 13. Rainbow | Feb 2026 | $19.5M | Seven Seven Six, Coinbase Ventures 14. Citrea | 2026 | $16.7M | Founders Fund, Galaxy 15. Re | 2026 | $14M | Galaxy Digital 16. Abstract | Q2 2026 | $15.5M | Founders Fund, Fenbushi, 1kx 17. Pi Squared | 2026 | $12.5M | Polychain 18. MoreMarkets | Q2 2026 | $13M | FalconX, NEAR, Flare 19. Arcium | 2026 | $9M | Greenfield, Coinbase Ventures 20. Euphoria | 2026 | $7.5M | Karatage, Figment 21. Brevis | 2026 | $7.5M | Polychain, Binance Labs 22. Yeet | Q1 2026 | $7.75M | Dragonfly, Mirana 23. Pharos | 2026 | $8M | Lightspeed Faction, Hack VC 24. Openmind | 2026 | $20M | Pantera Capital 25. Bungee | 2026 | $5M | Framework, Coinbase Ventures 26. Mindo AI | 2026 | ~$5M | Angels 27. idOS | 2026 | $4.5M | Fabric Ventures, Circle 28. Glider | 2026 | $4M | a16z CSX, Coinbase Ventures 29. Ethos | 2026 | $4.2M | Boldstart, gumi 30. Fluent | 2026 | $2.5M | ffVC, DCG 31. Wallchain | 2026 | $2.45M | NGC Ventures, LBank Labs 32. Genome | 2026 | ~$250K | Community / angels 33. Xeet | 2026 | community-funded | Ethos Network, Xyber 34. Bantr | Q2 2026 | community-funded | Injective ecosystem, FairDAO 35. Kindred | Q1 2026 | $1.85M (IP presales) | Sei, Pantera, Coinbase Ventures 36. Soneium | 2026 | N/A | Sony, Startale 37. Base | Q3 2026 | N/A | Coinbase 38. Katana | Q3 2026 | N/A | Polygon Labs, GSR 39. Miden | 2026 | N/A | Polygon 40. Paradex | 2026 | undisclosed | Paradigm 41. HeyElsaAI | Q1 2026 | $3M | M31 Capital, Coinbase Ventures 42. Openmind | 2026 | $20M | Pantera Capital 43. Fluent | 2026 | $2.5M | ffVC, DCG

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#giełda #NanoGroup wchodzi do Auxilius Pharma 🔬 NanoGroup objął pakiet akcji Auxilius Pharma, poszerzając portfolio o Value Added Medications (VAM). Środki sfinansują fazę 1b ulepszonego leku na przewlekłą dławicę (AUX-001) i przygotują grunt pod umowę partneringową na rynku USA. Struktura rundy: 7,5 mln zł przez fundusz ffVC (w imieniu NanoGroup, akcje uprzywilejowane side-letter nadzorczy) 7,5 mln zł NCBR Investment Fund ASI (koinwestycja)🧐

Our lasted @circleoptics #360Pulse #Podcast just dropped! I loved my conversation with Oliver Mitchell @TheRobotRabbi @ffvc talking about his new book The Startup Field Guide in an Age of #Robotics & #AI youtu.be/wh0icJiGJ1U?si=HVJC…

It's Thursday 13th. We're live! Andre de Haes (@andredehaes) Founder of Backed VC (@BackedVC) — new $100M seed fund, Europe-first conviction Des Traynor (@destraynor) Co-Founder of Intercom (@intercom) — Fin dot ai, 90% resolution, Intercom’s full AI re-rollout Lukas Ziegler (@lukas_m_ziegler) Founder of Botnanza & ff venture partner (@ffvc) — 220k LinkedIn, robot evangelist, “may the robots be with you” Maxime Germain (@maximegermain) founder at Beside — building AI-native brand companion, psychology × retention in consumer land Sauraj Gambhir Co-Founder @ Prior Labs (@prior_labs) — agentic infra for investors; “Copilot, but for your deal flow”

See you guys 🤟🏼🦾

BREAKING: Lukas Ziegler (@lukas_m_ziegler), Venture Partner at ff Venture Capital (@ffvc), Venture Scout at First Momentum Ventures (@_firstmomentum) and Chief Evangelist at botnanza joins the etn. boys tomorrow at 12:30PM GMT.

It’s been a while since I’ve written here. Over the past year, the team and I have been heads-down building something that redefines how enterprises understand their customers. Before this, I built and exited two data startups, then spent time in venture at @ffvc, backing founders pushing the limits of AI and data infrastructure. That journey led to Dimension Labs — where we’re building the data layer for the language age. Most companies can analyze numbers (structured data), but not conversations (unstructured data). We help data teams at F500 companies like the @NBA, @Travelers, and @netflix turn millions of unstructured interactions — chats, surveys, and call transcripts — into structured intelligence that drives action. Because the next generation of enterprises won’t just be data-driven. They’ll be language-driven. I wrote about this shift and why unstructured data is the missing layer in the modern data stack👇 dimensionlabs.io/blog/the-mi…

Trying to break into tech VC? Worried about your background? VC is full of people from all over the place. Tech, non-tech, consulting, non-operators... You name it. But when you're just starting out, it's normal to stress about whether you've got the 'right' experience. I get it. So I thought I'd share some cool articles and stories from folks who made it into VC from totally unexpected backgrounds. Trust me, these are good. 1️⃣ Matt Turck of FirstMark Capital on Playing Fake VC : mattturck.com/playing-fake-v… 2️⃣ Chris Dixon of Andreessen Horowitz on Getting A Job In VC : cdixon.org/2009/09/08/gettin… 3️⃣ Sarah Tavel of Greylock (formerly of BVP) on VC Pre-MBA Hiring : adventurista.com/2008/04/vc-… 4️⃣ Adam Ludwin, formerly of RRE on So You’re an MBA Student that Wants to Work in VC : businessinsider.com/so-youre… 5️⃣ Mergers & Inquisitions, Break Into Venture Capital : mergersandinquisitions.com/h… 6️⃣ Gaurav Jain of Founder Collective on How To Be A VC Without Any Capital : techcrunch.com/2015/09/19/ho… 7️⃣ David Teten of ffVC with ideas For Students Interested in Venture Capital : teten.com 8️⃣ How Does One Become An Associate At A Venture Capital Firm? : quora.com/How-does-one-becom… 9️⃣ What Is The Best Venture Capital Training? : quora.com/What-is-the-best-v… 🔟 What Are Unconventional Ways To Get An Entry-Level Job At A VC Firm? : qr.ae/pAjMup . #startups #venturecapital #vc

Trying to break into tech VC? Worried about your background? VC is full of people from all over the place. Tech, non-tech, consulting, non-operators... You name it. But when you're just starting out, it's normal to stress about whether you've got the 'right' experience. I get it. So I thought I'd share some cool articles and stories from folks who made it into VC from totally unexpected backgrounds. Trust me, these are good. 1️⃣ Matt Turck of FirstMark Capital on Playing Fake VC : mattturck.com/playing-fake-v… 2️⃣ Chris Dixon of Andreessen Horowitz on Getting A Job In VC : cdixon.org/2009/09/08/gettin… 3️⃣ Sarah Tavel of Greylock (formerly of BVP) on VC Pre-MBA Hiring : adventurista.com/2008/04/vc-… 4️⃣ Adam Ludwin, formerly of RRE on So You’re an MBA Student that Wants to Work in VC : businessinsider.com/so-youre… 5️⃣ Mergers & Inquisitions, Break Into Venture Capital : mergersandinquisitions.com/h… 6️⃣ Gaurav Jain of Founder Collective on How To Be A VC Without Any Capital : techcrunch.com/2015/09/19/ho… 7️⃣ David Teten of ffVC with ideas For Students Interested in Venture Capital : teten.com 8️⃣ How Does One Become An Associate At A Venture Capital Firm? : quora.com/How-does-one-becom… 9️⃣ What Is The Best Venture Capital Training? : quora.com/What-is-the-best-v… 🔟 What Are Unconventional Ways To Get An Entry-Level Job At A VC Firm? : qr.ae/pAjMup , #startups #vc

Trying to break into tech VC? Worried about your background? VC is full of people from all over the place. Tech, non-tech, consulting, non-operators... You name it. But when you're just starting out, it's normal to stress about whether you've got the 'right' experience. I get it. So I thought I'd share some cool articles and stories from folks who made it into VC from totally unexpected backgrounds. Trust me, these are good. 1️⃣ Matt Turck of FirstMark Capital on Playing Fake VC : mattturck.com/playing-fake-v… 2️⃣ Chris Dixon of Andreessen Horowitz on Getting A Job In VC : cdixon.org/2009/09/08/gettin… 3️⃣ Sarah Tavel of Greylock (formerly of BVP) on VC Pre-MBA Hiring : adventurista.com/2008/04/vc-… 4️⃣ Adam Ludwin, formerly of RRE on So You’re an MBA Student that Wants to Work in VC : businessinsider.com/so-youre… 5️⃣ Mergers & Inquisitions, Break Into Venture Capital : mergersandinquisitions.com/h… 6️⃣ Gaurav Jain of Founder Collective on How To Be A VC Without Any Capital : techcrunch.com/2015/09/19/ho… 7️⃣ David Teten of ffVC with ideas For Students Interested in Venture Capital : teten.com/ 8️⃣ How Does One Become An Associate At A Venture Capital Firm? : quora.com/How-does-one-becom… 9️⃣ What Is The Best Venture Capital Training? : quora.com/What-is-the-best-v… 🔟 What Are Unconventional Ways To Get An Entry-Level Job At A VC Firm? : qr.ae/pAjMup 👉 Previously, we shared a verified database of investor contacts. If you'd like access, check out the link in the comments. . #startups #venturecapital #vc