Alexander Krey

@bondcap

[Alexander Krey @ahkrey]

team @halterHQ doing their monthly viral rounds

[Ole Lehmann @itsolelehmann]

this is just the most ridiculous AI application i've ever seen lol

a Peter Thiel-backed startup that makes AI collars for cows is now worth $2 billion

and the more I read about it the cooler it gets. here's how it works:

every cow wears a solar-powered collar that talks to a network of radio towers and an app on the farmer's phone

instead of building physical fences, the farmer draws the fence on a map in the app, and the collar keeps each cow inside that invisible line using GPS

when a cow drifts toward the edge, the collar plays a sound to steer her, and a gentle vibration tells her which way to go.

it's like how a car beeps as you back up toward a wall

the cows learn the cues in a few days

so now a rancher can move an entire herd to fresh grass by sliding the fence on a map, without driving out to open a single gate

and that same collar is reading each cow's body the whole time.

it takes five readings per second on every animal, so the AI can catch a cow that's sick, injured, ready to breed, or about to give birth before a person would ever notice walking the field

so it's basically like WHOOP for cows too lol

and they gave the AI behind it the perfect name: the Cowgorithm

it's been trained on more than 7 billion hours of real cow behavior, which is why Halter calls the data its real asset and moat.

they know what a normal cow looks like better than anyone, so they can flag the odd one out instantly

it's already on more than 1M cattle across New Zealand, Australia, and a bunch of US states.

California even used it on public land to graze cattle in patterns that clear dry brush and slow down wildfires

costs about $5 to $8 per cow per month

a job that used to mean barbed wire, gates, and driving the fields all day is now mostly 1 person on their phone

[BOND @bondcap]

Thrilled to partner with @MikeyShulman & the @Suno team on the journey ahead 🚀

https://t.co/JJgh1l7CdU

[Alexander Krey @ahkrey]

@CharlieZvible Huge congratulations @CharlieZvible !

[BOND @bondcap]

AlphaGo stunned the world by teaching itself to beat the best human Go players. @IneffableLabs is using the same approach to build AI that learns from experience, not human data. Thrilled to back David Silver, the mind behind AlphaGo & one of AI's greats!
https://t.co/1D0oSXw4BM

[Alexander Krey @ahkrey]

@aashaysanghvi_ great people and great music taste @aashaysanghvi_ @semil @DivyaDhulipala

[Applied Intuition @AppliedInt]

Our first-ever Physical AI Day brought together many of our partners, investors, and industry leaders to not only see what we are building but also how we see the industry evolving.

From automotive, trucking, and agriculture to mining, construction, and defense, we are building intelligent machines that move, perceive, and act in the real world.

https://t.co/W9iCjP5MyM

[Alexander Krey @ahkrey]

@halterHQ is one of those companies that represents technology at its finest - a technically complex, unexpected yet intuitive, and drastically positive step change for customers. Congrats @craig_piggott and team Halter on your amazing work on behalf of ranchers around the world!

[BOND @bondcap]

Halter is ushering in a new paradigm for agriculture, transforming the status quo of an enormous & impactful industry. Excited to double down on our partnership with @craig_piggott

https://t.co/ZaxFHMGz2I

[Alexander Krey @ahkrey]

@DannieHerz @baseten Let’s go!!

[Alexander Krey @ahkrey]

Team @carbon_robotics rocking

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

An NVIDIA powered farming machine uses Al vision and precision lasers to eliminate weeds in milliseconds without herbicides and without harming crops, a potential shift toward chemical free agriculture

[BOND @bondcap]

Huge congrats to the Eucalyptus team on this next chapter of impact & scale 🚀

Grateful to have been part of the journey as they've pioneered the future of healthcare globally

https://t.co/o3BNiT95Jp

[BOND @bondcap]

Baseten runs inference for market leaders in AI software development, healthcare, marketing & more. We're proud to continue backing @tuhinone, @amiruci & the @baseten team in this next chapter of growth

[BOND @bondcap]

Voice is the most natural and engaging interface for AI. @elevenlabs has fast emerged as the gold standard for AI voice, with an expansive suite of creative and conversational products. Thrilled to back @matiii and @dabkowski_piotr in their Series D!

https://t.co/CHCEyoXFJ1

[Alexander Krey @ahkrey]

Go team @baseten! Incredible momentum from high class people.

[Baseten @baseten]

We’re thrilled to announce that we have raised $300M at a $5B valuation. The round is led by IVP and CapitalG, both doubling down on their investment in Baseten, and joined by 01A, Altimeter, Battery Ventures, BOND, BoxGroup, Blackbird Ventures, Conviction, Greylock, and NVIDIA.

Read more here: https://t.co/cQi1re3vaW

[Alexander Krey @ahkrey]

@yrechtman call me maybe

[Chicago Bears @ChicagoBears]

Kings of the North 👑

[Chicago Bears @ChicagoBears]

WALK IT OFF.

#WPMOYChallenge + @idjmoore

[MachinePix @MachinePix]

Laser weeder by Carbon Robotics.

[Alexander Krey @ahkrey]

Go team @halterHQ !

[Patrick Collison @patrickc]

Cool company: https://t.co/yd2FgBrsMZ. There's still so much scope for software across the economy!

(No affiliation; just thought it was neat.)

[BOND @bondcap]

We’re delighted to partner with @tuhinone and the @baseten team as they drive the future of inference - the foundation of every AI product & customer interaction

https://t.co/5hWVOXvUcr

[Alexander Krey @ahkrey]

Congratulations to @tuhinone and team @baseten!! Reliable, performant inference in production is the foundation of great AI customer experiences - Baseten excels there and exudes customer centricity above all. We at @bondcap can't wait for their next chapter of growth.

[Baseten @baseten]

We raised a $150M Series D! Thank you to all of our customers who trust us to power their inference.

We're grateful to work with incredible companies like @Get_Writer, @zeddotdev, @clay_gtm, @trymirage, @AbridgeHQ, @EvidenceOpen, @gammaapp, @Sourcegraph, and @usebland.

This round was led by @bondcap, with @jaysimons joining our Board. We're also thrilled to welcome @conviction and @CapitalG to the round, alongside support from @01Advisors, @IVP, @sparkcapital, @GreylockVC, @ScribbleVC, @BoxGroup, and Premji Invest.