Earthling VC

Investing pre-seed in the next paradigm of digital technology.

[arian ghashghai @arian_ghashghai]

apropos @EarthlingVC global HQ (i.e. me) will be based out of Istanbul for all of August

I will be lazy and put it in the ether: if you're building cool stuff from Turkey I'd love to connect!

(and very amped one of our portcos is investing in Turkish talent :) )

[arian ghashghai @arian_ghashghai]

8 new @EarthlingVC investments so far in 2026:

> 0 in SF (2x DC/Baltimore, SoCal, Miami, NY, Chicago, France, UK)
> 7 first/second checks
> 5 pure hardware plays

TL;DR hardware talent pool outside of SF is vast

[arian ghashghai @arian_ghashghai]

I'm very amped for @EarthlingVC to be a tiny, tiny sponsor for @thejfloor (and I will be at the launch event April 16th :) )

I'm long on Zurich on producing a disproportionate amount of unicorn companies in this cycle of tech, and many, many of them will pass through JFloor

[arian ghashghai @arian_ghashghai]

Amped to be an early check into @MarikHazan (via @EarthlingVC) on this

"Vibe coding" and AI-generated code/agents are vaporizing the value of middleware. As such, it seems increasingly likely that the value of the picks and shovels layer of generalized app creation is asymptotically heading to 0 (other than possibly some monopolistic winner).

The idea of being a studio that leverages AI to ideate, build, and test apps really, really fast and accumulate a previously impossibly huge portfolio of apps is the most logical, but still contrarian and controversial vibe coding company — and that's typically where I like to invest. Marik was the first builder I’ve seen instrumenting this insight

[Earthling VC @EarthlingVC]

@ayushjaiswal @asharoraa @elonmusk @nikitabier My personal account @arian_ghashghai got compromised (and I'm now locked out) through a DM that came from Deedy's compromised account. If you could have a look here also that would be amazing!

[Earthling VC @EarthlingVC]

@CCgong @XLegalAppeal @nikitabier @elonmusk actually wild. my account @arian_ghashghai
got hacked by the same group through a DM from @XLegalAppeal (which I guess was from Deedy's compromised account which is why it got through to my inbox) and now my account is also inaccessible

[Kaia Rhodes @kaiarhodes]

Building Anatar solo means juggling a raise, signing our first enterprise customers, planning the facility, shipping code, and closing an acquisition—all in one 7‑month sprint.

It’s chaos, but it makes every win feel earned.

[arian ghashghai @arian_ghashghai]

Earthling VC’s Zurich portfolio!!

I suspect there will be a bigger table for the next one

[Earthling VC @EarthlingVC]

🚀

[arian ghashghai @arian_ghashghai]

Amped to share our first @BoostVC X @EarthlingVC $100k start-up pitch competition investing at @ETH_en

We're doubling down on ETH to help extraordinary technical founders kick-start with a first check investment to get started

[arian ghashghai @arian_ghashghai]

A focus of the @EarthlingVC thesis is to invest in founders that reject the status quo (or inevitability) of the VC treadmill.

Working on some founder merch, and would like to make t-shirts with a catch phrase that embodies that idea, but "Reject the status quo" is too cliche

[arian ghashghai @arian_ghashghai]

In what is the least spectacular fundraising announcement you'll read this month — 

I'm amped to finally share the close of @EarthlingVC Fund I, a $4.5M vehicle investing first round/first check in next-generation computing surfaces and mediums.

[arian ghashghai @arian_ghashghai]

I think @SquidoStudio is one the best innovators in consumer VR and amped to support w/@EarthlingVC

[arian ghashghai @arian_ghashghai]

Disclaimer: Despite their bio, I don’t know who this individual is and they have no affiliation with @EarthlingVC or myself

https://t.co/IiGHQlU6vQ

[CIX 🦾 @cixliv]

Today we are announcing @VibeFitnessGame!

A fitness music game powered by AI. Running entirely on your phone.

We are starting a private beta with newer iPhone and iPads. Sign up to get early access on our website.

Let's go!!

[Earthling VC @EarthlingVC]

RT @arian_ghashghai: Amped for @EarthlingVC to be supporting Jan and team, who are building the glue between virtual agents and physical ag…

[Earthling VC @EarthlingVC]

Spatial intelligence describes exactly what we're investing in and working to enable—

Tactically, we've explained this as AR/VR and robotics being the ultimate UI for AI (= embodied AI).

[Fei-Fei Li @drfeifei]

Spatial Intelligence is a critical piece of the AI puzzle. This is my 2024 TED talk about the journey from evolution to AI, on how we build Spatial Intelligence. "Sight turned into insight; Seeing became understanding; Understanding led to action. All these gave rise to intelligence." 1/
https://t.co/qGiVCrJUxJ?

[arian ghashghai @arian_ghashghai]

I'm still amazed (but not surprised) that @drfeifei laid out the @EarthlingVC investment thesis better in a tweet thread than I have over the last year+.

Makes my life easier I suppose

[arian ghashghai @arian_ghashghai]

The robots are coming—

If you’re a talented dev in AI infra, an amazing opportunity to join this @EarthlingVC enabling software engineers to build the next generation of robotics companies 👇

[arian ghashghai @arian_ghashghai]

Gorilla Tag will be the first— 

But this is an emerging feature of VR studios, low input to super high output, and single-digit teams can *today* (with growth tailwind) generate 10Ms of annual revs.

Our top 3 portcos in monthly revs to $ raised ratio are VR studios (by far)

[arian ghashghai @arian_ghashghai]

The entire reason @EarthlingVC exists