Smith Otieno

Every legacy deserves the right seat.

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

In our darkest hour,
In my deepest despair,
In my trials & my tribulations,
Through our doubts & frustrations,
In my violence,
In my turbulence,
Through my fear,
And my confessions,
In my anguish & my pain,
Through my joy & my sorrow,
I'll never let you part.
#LetterToBae

[dale @daleverett]

Raising pre-seed? These investors write first checks around $250K–$500K 👇

• @fdotinc
• @HustleFundVC
• @BoostVC
• @outlandervc
• @actionscapital
• @RightSideCapVC
• @ldvcapital
• @ChargeVC
• @AforeVC
• @forumventures
• @Boldstartvc
• @GoAheadVC
• @pearvc
• @redbudvc
• @2048vc
• @PrecursorVC

At this stage, investors are backing founder velocity.
If you're building an AI agent, don’t waste weeks stitching together memory, retrieval, workflows, and structured data.
Use @polygres : Postgres for the agent era
dm me for developer credits

[Kenan Saleh @kenanhsaleh]

I'm opening my calendar for 1:1 office hours today and next Friday

Applications for the next @a16z @speedrun cohort open next week - come AMA before they do. Happy to chat about your idea, fundraising, or application strategy

Reply and I'll DM a Calendly link for 15-min slots

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

@kacieahmed https://t.co/rMLbXxS3Xb is an AI agent that monitors, replies, and converts conversations into sales — automatically, 24/7.

[1752vc @1752vc]

30+ VCs deploying capital right now.

If you're fundraising at pre-seed to Series A, this is your map. 👇

Thrive Capital
1752vc
Antler
Kindred Ventures
Andreessen Horowitz
Basis Set Ventures
Dragonfly
Scout Ventures
2048 Ventures
Peak XV Partners
Obvious Ventures
Primary Venture Partners
Voyager Ventures
Entrepreneurs First
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Picus Capital
Seraphim Space
Samaipata
Sequoia Capital
SlateVC
NFX
b2venture
Social Leverage
Layer Global
Breakout Ventures
Rosberg Ventures
CAVU Consumer Partners
CoFound
Santé Ventures
Quantonation Ventures
StageOne Ventures

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[Founders Inc @fdotinc]

There's never been a better time to start a company.

So I'm launching a program for builders with no plan B,

5 weeks to build your startup or publicly fail in front of 400 others doing so.

April 15 - May 13.

Up to $250k in funding. Link in bio.

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

@DamienWayne Congratulations Damien

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

@heymike777 Don't you ain't alone

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

@Tancrededib Hey! Quick one — we built Catais, an AI sales agent that instantly replies to DMs/comments and converts them into paying customers. Helps businesses stop losing sales due to slow responses.

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

@Tancrededib Hey would you mind funding us, I can dm you our pitch for https://t.co/B3A3GSDGsL

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

@ShenSeanChen @jazer I have just submitted my application for https://t.co/B3A3GSDGsL

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

@DarrelFrater Can I get opportunity to pitch also

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

@NimuKiarie @gladyswanga Gladys will be reelected by wide margin

[Ruben @rdominguezibar]

every founder raising in 2026 needs these📌

1️⃣ Family Offices That Cut Pre-Seed Checks → https://t.co/wKvTLFkQ9u

2️⃣ YC W26 Complete Company Database → https://t.co/mki6XGxVWV

3️⃣ The 100 Most Important Pension Funds in the World → https://t.co/BQjD6eZ0sE

4️⃣ 15,000+ VCs, Angels and the Glassdoor of Venture Capital → https://t.co/ScSspJmFgv

5️⃣ The Most Valuable VC-Backed Startups in the World → https://t.co/IYx85hudZT

6️⃣ 350+ Ways to Get Your Startup Discovered → https://t.co/1KhRyJwErl

7️⃣ 200+ VC Funds Under $200M Still Actively Investing → https://t.co/UGAvdqvLPp

8️⃣ 300+ VCs That Accept Cold Pitches → https://t.co/H5vozGyloE

9️⃣ 2,500+ Angel Investors Backing AI and SaaS → https://t.co/k4EnioGDAS

🔟 The Ultimate Investors List of Lists → https://t.co/AIci6YUn9H

The founders who raise fastest know where to look. Now you do too.

Which one are you opening first?

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

So today, I was doing my first ever pitch interview, MARL Accelerator. Honestly, I did bad presentation, was unprepared and couldn't express myself well. Hopefully I will improve in the next chapter

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

@hthieblot Autonomous Social Commerce AI

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

@aShubhamz https://t.co/rMLbXxS3Xb

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

@BagsApp https://t.co/rMLbXxS3Xb

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

@hthieblot Your Brand's AI Agent

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

@kacieahmed https://t.co/iRuZ1Hltoy

[Smith Otieno @Smith_Allano]

Bossie, tushafika March! Dickson alishaset pace, YOU are NEXT, jishikie over 115 milli MJP na over 20 million ya Goal Rush Now, uji-nice! PREDICT the 3 #SportPesaGoalRush Games
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