Operating Partner fintech investor @fikavc, founding team @jetblue, BD/sales @factual and @yodlee.

Joined October 2008
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22 Sep 2022
1) Thanks to all who came to see our #ITC2022 panel on winning the customer acq game! Couldn’t be in better company w @jenlfitzgerald @Policygenius, @KoehnGarrett #CRCGroup, Laura Bennett @ChubbNA , Dror Katzavv @AtidotIsrael @insuretechnow key takeaways below @fikavc
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hershcules retweeted
21 Sep 2022
Thank you @FinanceInsider and to our VC peers for the nice #fintech nomination @Payabli! "@Payabli is truly turning embedded payments from a cost center into a profit center for brands, merchants, and ISVs of all sizes" @hershcules businessinsider.com/fintech-…
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16 Sep 2022
We're so excited to launch 3rd class of Fika Career Academy w/ 50 new students (underserved, low income) w/ goal to get them jobs at top tech cos. It's amazing to see this community grow so quickly! All not possible w/o our fab partners @LATech_org @CountyofLA @calfund! @fikavc
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I'm starting something new with TinyML! I can't share details yet, but I'm looking for someone with go-to-market experience to help us reach those crucial early customers and fill the top of our funnel. Drop me an email at pete@petewarden.com, I'd love to hear from you.
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18 Aug 2022
What an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G turnout today! 🙏 to everyone who waited so patiently to get in. Your collective energy was electric! Big thanks to @amplifyla @stagevp @KatiaAmeri for being our co-conspirators in hosting an incredible #LATechWeek event! 🙌
18 Aug 2022
Thx to all who came to our rooftop gathering today! Hard to deny the LA tech scene is on 🔥! Apologies to those who had to wait in long lines. Major kudos to @KatiaAmeri for weeklong celebration of our beloved city. @fikavc @amplifyla @stagevp #longla
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hershcules retweeted
18 Aug 2022
Thx to all who came to our rooftop gathering today! Hard to deny the LA tech scene is on 🔥! Apologies to those who had to wait in long lines. Major kudos to @KatiaAmeri for weeklong celebration of our beloved city. @fikavc @amplifyla @stagevp #longla
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Seeing clear similarities between what’s been happening within embedded FinTech for a few years now and what’s starting to happen within PropTech, so decided to put together a little ditty on it with Mike Heller from @navitascapital medium.com/fika-ventures/the…
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hershcules retweeted
7 Mar 2022
We are expanding the Allocate team, and looking to hire the following roles! - QA engineer - GC/VP of legal - Head of SPV/Fund ops allocate.co/careers If you or someone you know might be a good fit, please apply!
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1 Mar 2022
It was so wonderful to finally be able to gather friends, old & new, pre @upfrontvc summit. Hugs & laughter were much needed in these trying, uncertain times. Big thanks to @jpmorgan @ambassadornav team for cohosting w/us! @fikavc #longLA
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hershcules retweeted
23 Feb 2022
Are you passionate about solving the antiquated #underwriting loan process? Join the @arealautomation team & help build the future of #AIpowered end-to-end digital lending. Apply for key #engineering & #design roles in #deeplearning #NLP #uxdesign #hiring bit.ly/3IdkpM5
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We couldn't be more excited to announce that @BettermentatWrk is using our Debt API to add Student Loan Management to their employee benefits offerings -- featured today on @CNBC! ow.ly/z5kz50I2q1V @Betterment #debtapi #studentloanmanagement #employeebenefits #fintech
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1/ Launch day 🎉 Superdao has raised $10.5M at $160M valuation to make it absurdly easy to start and operate DAOs. Here’s why we are building an all-in-one DAO platform Thread👇
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hershcules retweeted
16 Dec 2021
Pumped for @BarnehamaArye & the superstar @ElementaryRobot team👏 They are building a truly extraordinary AI-driven platform to revolutionize the factory floor for every manufacturer in the world. Excited to welcome Tiger Global to our wonderful family! tcrn.ch/3GRS8cy

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Today we announced our $34M Series B led by Coatue - rocket fuel 🚀 on our mission to enable edge ML solutions for millions of developers! @janjongboom @AdamBenzion @Coatuemgmt @AcrewCapital @fikavc @canaanpartners #tinyml #edgeai #machinelearning venturebeat.com/2021/12/09/2…

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The future of data-driven engineering starts now. Tune in to the year’s biggest embedded ML event — streaming live from the Computer History Museum in Mountain View! #2021Imagine youtu.be/jTDjO1xf-yc
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hershcules retweeted
24 Aug 2021
And some coverage from WSJ: venturecapital.createsend1.c…

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hershcules retweeted
24 Aug 2021
The Fika story continues, announcing Fund III ($160M fund) & Opp I ($35M fund), as well as promoting @thejohnchen to Investing Partner & @hershcules to Operating Partner. Excited to back more great companies in #longLA & beyond! @TXZhuo @gabrignardello medium.com/@TXZhuo/continuin…
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hershcules retweeted
13 Jul 2021
Excited for $30M in fresh capital to fuel growth of @specrightinc, managing atomic level data for supply chains, a truly category defining company. Kudos to Matthew, Laura team for making packaging specs automation sexy & inevitable. wsj.com/articles/sageview-ca…
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hershcules retweeted
21 Jun 2021
Dear Underrepresented (NYC) Founders: Good news! Want a free desk in Manhattan July-September @ the swanky Studio in Soho? ( office hours w founders, etc) @tishmanspeyer launched the application today! We will pick winners in the next 10 days. forms.office.com/r/fL6ac1BEL…

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