Red & Blue Ventures

VC fund focused on the @Penn ecosystem

[Exyn @ExynTech]

Today marks a transformative milestone for Exyn (Nasdaq: $EXYN) as we officially begin our next chapter as a public company. https://t.co/tQ4UPUb8iY

#Exyn #Autonomy #Robotics #PublicCompany #SpatialIntelligence #SLAM #AutonomousMapping

[Rajat Bhageria @RajatBhageria]

Today we’re celebrating a milestone I’m incredibly proud of: 100 million servings in production!

[MD Ally | 911 Network Navigation @mdallyinc]

We’re excited to welcome Liz Fowler, PhD, JD, former Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and veteran health policy leader, to MD Ally as an advisor.

[Red & Blue Ventures @RedAndBlueVC]

So excited to see what @aryahealth_ is going to be able to do, enabling nurses to spend more time with people and less time with paper. Thank you for letting us be part of the journey.

[Kunal Sarda @sardakunal]

This morning, @axios broke the news:
@aryahealth_ has raised an oversubscribed $18.2M Series A.

This capital is fuel for accelerating our mission of using AI to bring humanity back to healthcare delivered across homes, communities, and screens.

In a world obsessed with AI, we wanted to remind everyone that behind every algorithm, there are still people - the ones building it, and the ones it’s meant to help.

So I asked my 9-year-old daughter Arya - the namesake behind the company - to help me tell the "human story".

The story that somewhere along the way, we've made providers really busy with all the "chores" to be done around delivering distributed care.

Forms. Portals. Calendars. Clicks. Text Reminders. Desperate phone calls.

So busy that they don't have enough time-or resources-for what matters. Connecting deeply with those in need of care. And with those delivering care.

We built Arya Health to fix that.

Because the most urgent job for AI right now isn’t to become smarter than humans - it’s to make space for more humanity.

And for that, it needs the best humans - the builders, dreamers, and doers who believe that technology should make people feel seen, not replaced.

If you’re a provider and feel like busywork is keeping you from the humanity in care, please reach out. We'd love to help.

If you're a builder and want to build AI with a focus on humanity, please reach out. We need you to move faster.
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Special gratitude to:

1/ @aikeho (@ACME ) for leading our Series A round,
2/ @byronling1 (@twelve_below), @Rosenrosen (@ridgevc) and many other early backers for doubling down on their conviction in Arya,
3/ @ColinEvans34598 (@OpenAI ) for seeing and backing our AI-powered vision,
4/ Industry leaders Fred Johnson, Chris Gerard, Sandra Bell and @guyfriedman for putting their trust in Arya as a customer,
5/ Melinda Phillips for hanging up her home care CEO gloves to come build the future with us,
6/ Arya's co-founder and CTO Arun for being the perfect yin to my yang,
7/ @FinnMurphy12 (@Nebularvc) for reminding me that it's my job to take big bets
8/ Joshua Rahn (Oceans) for reminding me that it's OK to be human
9/ @zachweinberg (Operator) for reminding me that it will take great pain, time and commitment to build the "next Flatiron Health" in NYC
10/ My partner in life Goksu Dogan for reminding me that if this was easy, anyone could do it...
11/ And my little Arya for reminding me every day that building a business is never "just business". It's personal. Especially in healthcare.

[Saif @khawajasn]

None of what we do would be possible without our partner fishermen.

Over the past year, @ShinkeiSystems has scaled on every dimension. We've deployed robots across the US from Alaska down to California and from the Gulf up to New England.

With 8 more fishermen and 11x the production capacity, we have ramped up Seremoni Grade distribution.

We now have 8 species in 6 countries and are the first wild fresh black cod in a Tokyo auction in 13 years.

We have transformed the lives of our partner fishermen. Many of our partners double the margins they take home in an industry where they have to worry if they will be paid on time. With risky jobs and razor thin margins, they finally receive the support they deserve.

I'm excited for the next chapter of business that will unfold over the coming few weeks.

[Red & Blue Ventures @RedAndBlueVC]

Excited to be along for the ride!

[Saif @khawajasn]

We've raised $22M Series A to restore American food sovereignty. 

Co-led by @foundersfund and @interlagoscap.

One of our most important supply chains is broken. @ShinkeiSystems is here to fix it. 🧵

[Red & Blue Ventures @RedAndBlueVC]

Congrats to @RajatBhageria and team!

[Chef Robotics @ChefRobotics]

We're excited to announce we at Chef have closed $43.1M in financing to scale deployments of our AI-enabled robots! This brings Chef’s total capital raised to ~$65.6M ($38.8M in equity and $26.75M in debt).

To date, Chef robots have produced 44,000,000 servings and counting, more meals than all other existing food robotics startups combined. Chef has AI-enabled robots deployed all over North America which have completed tens of thousands of hours of active production and manipulated almost 2,000 ingredients in production. We have quickly cemented our standing as the industry leader in AI-enabled food robotics.

This financing is a great vote of confidence for both what we’ve built and also for the pull we’re seeing from our customers. We’re grateful for our customers, team, investors, and partners for their support to get to this milestone!

Now, this fresh round of capital will enable us to expand our fleet of intelligent robots, accelerate customer deployments across both our existing and new customers, advance our physical AI model ChefOS, grow our go-to-market team, and expand internationally.

We’re more energized than ever to accelerate the advent of intelligent machines the world🚀

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

The Rounds scoops up $24M to bring its ‘household restocking’ delivery service to more markets https://t.co/3iwytXumfZ

[Rajat Bhageria @RajatBhageria]

We've been in stealth for the last few years and are finally ready to reveal what we do at @ChefRobotics!

Here's my blog post about lifting the veil on Chef: https://t.co/NGoaz8Nxfr

We're excited to help accelerate the intelligent robotics revolution around the world!

[Red & Blue Ventures @RedAndBlueVC]

Exciting stuff going on at Chef Robotics! Congrats to @RajatBhageria and team

[Chef Robotics @ChefRobotics]

Today is a big day at Chef! Announcing the Chef Robotics AI-enabled robot to help food companies overcome their labor shortage!

[Red & Blue Ventures @RedAndBlueVC]

Excited to keep working with Saif and an awesome group of investors

[Saif @khawajasn]

I’m excited to share that @ShinkeiSystems raised $6M in seed funding led by @cantos, with participation from @8vc, @ImpatientVC, @RavelinCap, @SusaVentures @humbavc, Carya, @RedAndBlueVC, @UndeterredCap, and more.

Here's more about what we're up to 👇

https://t.co/OtFJws91b9

[Overplay Games @overplaygames_]

🦈 Major Announcement Alert! 😱

Overplay is diving into the Shark Tank this Friday, March 15th, at 8pm ET/PT on ABC! 
🌟 Don't miss our big moment as we pitch our gaming innovation to the sharks! 🎮🦈

➡️ Tune in live for the show on Friday, March 15th, at 8 pm ET/PT on ABC!

[Rajat Bhageria @RajatBhageria]

@ChefRobotics' AI-enabled robots just achieved a major milestone as of January 2024: more than 10M meals in production!

As far as we know, this is more meals in production than any other intelligent food robotics company today!

[Rajat Bhageria @RajatBhageria]

🇺🇸 So proud to see @ChefRobotics featured in @a16z's American Dynamism 50 list! Awesome to see these companies applying AI to the most pressing problems in the nation! Thanks for including us! @KTmBoyle @oyhsu @davidu!

[Red & Blue Ventures @RedAndBlueVC]

Congrats to the @ChefRobotics team!

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Chef Robotics eyes commercial kitchens with $14.75M raise https://t.co/Yq8JL6fyCO

[RiseAngle Gen AI Beat @RiseAngleAIBeat]

Overplay Closes $3M+ Seed Round to Introduce a New Era of Interactive Media
Invesors: @sound_ventures_ @GaingelsVC @RedAndBlueVC

Follow AI Beat by #RiseAngle; Leading Generative AI in Gaming💎https://t.co/S8AmBOiVNm #VC #AngelInvesting #ChatGPT

https://t.co/8dp4P5sZlw

[Saif @khawajasn]

1/ THE SECRET BEHIND MICHELIN STAR FISH (THREAD):

The market fish you’re eating are low quality.

Learn this info to understand why market fish smell “fishy” and you're charged 10x at a high-end restaurant.

🐠🥢Let’s dive in🍣👇🏼

[Hopscotch @tryhopscotch]

Changing the game so much, we're giving it a new name. Introducing Hopscotch Flow.

Flow gives freelancers & SMBs the power to access money tied up in outstanding invoices with just two clicks.
https://t.co/rD4077Q3cK

[Red & Blue Ventures @RedAndBlueVC]

Exciting news from the @tryhopscotch team!

[Hopscotch @tryhopscotch]

The Hopscotch platform is officially open for business!! Create an account, send your first invoice, and say hello to instant, fee-free payments. https://t.co/axnLjvrEyM

[Red & Blue Ventures @RedAndBlueVC]

We are proud to see @neuroflowlive provide personalized behavioral health and well-being support to military families, who face unique mental health challenges. https://t.co/008amKdzPx