James

Investor @FikaVC · Man of Music · Existential Ponderer

[James @JRShecter]

So stoked for you Richie 👐🏼🚀

[Richie Serna @RSerna2010]

Today @finix is excited to announce we’ve raised $75M in Series C funding led by @AcrewCapital, co-led by @lightspeedvp and @leappartners.

When we started Finix, we were big believers in the developer movement. We still are! Since then, we’ve recognized that there’s been a major shift in the market. Even businesses that have developers don’t want to spend their time or resources on payments — they want highly brandable and configurable payment components. From startups to publicly traded companies, merchants to vertical SaaS companies, customers of all sizes are taking advantage of Finix’s no-code solutions. Today, every feature in Finix's broad product suite is now available in no-code, low-code and API-driven solutions.

If Adyen is for the enterprise, Square is for card present SMBs, Stripe is for the developer-centric startup, Finix is for the 22M businesses without enough developers.

Read more here: https://t.co/JBaxHRusIV

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

1/ Earlier this month, we hosted our 9th LA First Look Retreat @TheHuntington, where we welcomed distinguished guests, tech innovators & industry leaders. Thanks to all who joined us for a day of unique content & convos! Sizzle and recap below #LAFirstLook https://t.co/3jBlHmztnW

[Eva Ho @eva_ho]

Celebrating 61 graduates from our 4th Fika Tech Academy!! Ping me or @LATech_org if you want to access this all-star talent. Thx you to all our amazing partners, faculty & mentors for making this program so unique & impactful. Much more to come! @LAEDC @Waymo @SoLaImpact @fikavc

[Jake Cronin @im_jake_cronin]

I'm excited to announce @siro_app’s $18M raise led by @annarchyy at @CRV, @thejohnchen at @fikavc , and @damirbecirovic at @IndexVentures !

If we succeed, Field Sales will become the most accessible career path to financial freedom.

https://t.co/waWuce383k

[Eva Ho @eva_ho]

Truly spectacular launch of Fika Academy class 4 w/ largest class yet @ 80+ students! Huge thx to our fantastic partners at @LATech_org @CountyofLA, @SoLaImpact @calfund for helping us scale w/o compromising experience or outcomes. The future for these grads can't be brighter!

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

🎉Congrats to the now @Upwardsdotcom team for achieving this significant milestone! Over the last 6 years, you've built a remarkable foundation. We are thrilled to champion your vision for meeting all family caregiving needs! #WeeCareIsUpwards #ChildCare
https://t.co/krTLlZ1eQv

[Gabriella Brignardello @gabrignardello]

a HUGE thank you to this *awesome* crew that volunteered at the @LAFoodBank this morning for our first #LATechDayofService 🤝 proud to say we packed 1,232(!!) kits that will be delivered to seniors around LA county. excited for round✌️ later this year!

#WeFeedLA #LongLA

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

What an honor to see @gabrignardello recognized as one of the rising star VCs in LA! True to word she lives up to serving as the “connective tissue for the LA community” across investors and founders alike💥🙌

Thank you @thebenbergman for the inclusion! #LongLA

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

Such a thrill and privilege to meet so many incredible founders tonight! Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy a little LA☀️and to our awesome friends & co-hosts @amplifyla @blingcapital @MaCVentureCap for your camaraderie 🎉 #LongLA #TechWeek

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

It's time to say goodbye to payday loan sharks! The Fed's new instant payments initiative will make payments faster, more secure & cost-effective for consumers, small biz, and banks of all sizes. #FedNow

@TXZhuo shares how #FedNow is set to revolutionize the payments industry 💸

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

Here are some highlights from the day!
https://t.co/8CkRzP5W63

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

It was incredible to be back in-person on May 4th (after a long three-year hiatus) for our 8th annual LA First Look Retreat! We were fortunate to host this year’s retreat at the historic @EbellofLA for what turned out to be perhaps the best First Look yet 🌟

[Stephanie Palazzolo @steph_palazzolo]

In the final chapter of software eating the world, traditional SaaS itself may be on the menu.

Here's how the code-generation capabilities of generative AI could disrupt the way software is created, distributed, and used.

https://t.co/DcfEz1a0Tt

[James @JRShecter]

@steph_palazzolo @emergencecap @jakesaper @BessemerVP @TaliaGold @ethankurz @CRV @brittwalker_ @NEA @veelarco @eladgil @FirstMarkCap @mattturck @fikavc @Guru_HQ @ricknucci Anytime Stephanie! Great piece, pleasure to be included 🙏

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

🎉Big congrats to the @GoBuildOps team for raising $50M funding! It's amazing to witness the transformation of the commercial specialty contractors industry with the help of #BuildOps' game changing all-in-one ops platform. https://t.co/F6Es4PS72a

[Wilson Kyi @WilsonKyi]

Thoughtful @fikavc event and whoever thought of showing Lakers Warriors!

@eva_ho @TXZhuo @thejohnchen @JeffAdamDiamond @JRShecter

[fintechjunkie @fintechjunkie]

A disturbing change to society over the past few decades is the number of people addicted to “unearned dopamine”.

Having spent countless hours with high stakes poker players and professional day-traders, I’ve seen the fallout. It can be ugly!

A few thoughts:🧵👇

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

The Fika team can't more excited to be back for LA #TechWeek! We’re co-hosting a party in our beloved city for early stage VCs & founders with our friends @amplifyla @blingcapital @MaCVentureCap💥Registration opens late April so be on the lookout! #LongLA https://t.co/p2Plda5amg

[Jazz Fall @JazzFall]

I gave GPT-4 a budget of $100 and told it to make as much money as possible.

I'm acting as its human liaison, buying anything it says to.

Do you think it'll be able to make smart investments and build an online business?

Follow along 👀

[FlutterFlow @flutterflow]

Introducing FlutterFlow AI Gen ✨, your intelligent assistant for app creation in @FlutterFlow

Provide a prompt and watch it craft beautiful designs and code that integrate seamlessly with FlutterFlow.

Launching end of March! Join the waitlist → https://t.co/9zb05Ebv8f