Anders Ranum

VC @SapphireVC | Proud backer of @Tractian, @Alation, @Auth0, @Dremio, @Exabeam, @Feedzai, @jupiterone, @InfluxDB, @StackHawk etc.

[Anders Ranum @aranum]

WASM is rapidly evolving! My @SapphireVC colleagues @jtliu_ and David Carter and I wrote down some thoughts on the latest trends and why we find it so exciting
https://t.co/SIeeebpUT4

[FINTECH.TV @FINTECHTVglobal]

"When you don't have a technology like @tractian, you have to bet on redundancy to meet 100% of your SLA. But redundancy is also very expensive."

CEO @igmarinelli joins @JD_Durkin to discuss the AI buildout beyond the GPUs and chips.

[Anders Ranum @aranum]

Very excited to share that we are doubling down on @Tractian and what @igmarinelli have built! This team moves so fast and bring true innovation and AI to the physical world serving some of the most important companies globally! Let’s go 🧢 https://t.co/mJRhx8RIQp

[Anders Ranum @aranum]

This is happening so fast!

[reactor @reactorworld]

Introducing NVIDIA Cosmos-3-Nano on Reactor. Two new models, available now via the Reactor API.

• Sim-Bimanual predicts what a robot sees as you move its arms and grippers.
• Sim-Transfer turns simulations into photorealistic video.

Try them now: https://t.co/1UqpJXt2Py

[Anders Ranum @aranum]

@_bschmidtchen Wild!

[Anders Ranum @aranum]

@Baris @nvidia @SapphireVC Great to finally partner up with you @Baris on this one!! 🚀🚀

[Anders Ranum @aranum]

Excited to partner up with @taiuti and @_bschmidtchen on this mission!

[Sapphire Ventures @SapphireVC]

Congratulations to @reactorworld! 🎉

We're proud to join the company’s expanded Series A as a strategic investor alongside @NVIDIA.

We’re excited to partner with @taiuti, @_bschmidtchen, & the Reactor team as they set the standard for real-time world model infrastructure.

Read more in our blog by @aranum, @jai_das, Adam Liu, & Jasmine Yang: https://t.co/94m2zBLsaC

[Anders Ranum @aranum]

@jiayq Congrats guys! 🚀

[Harrison Chase @hwchase17]

🇨🇭Why model neutrality matters more than cloud neutrality did

In the cloud era, companies opted for cloud neutrality as a defensive mechanism

Model neutrality can be a **offensive** mechanism. It's more important than cloud neutrality for 3 reasons:

1/ The rate of change is much greater with models than with cloud infrastructure. The quicker things change, the more important it is to be neutral

2/ Models are selectively commoditizing. Some models are best at specific tasks. This means you may want to use multiple at the same time

3/ Model neutrality matters within a single run. You may want one big model driving the core agent, and then smaller different models as subagents. This is different from cloud (where you'd generally switch clouds only between contracts or during an outage)

For these reasons, model neutrality isn't just about defending against vendor lock in. It's about getting the most out of your agentic applications.

Our own Neil Dalke (Director, Deployed Eng) wrote about this last week: https://t.co/6gwFESHjwm

Very timely in light of recent events!

[Sapphire Ventures @SapphireVC]

Last night, we brought together one of our favorite groups for our bi-annual leading infrastructure investor dinner in Menlo Park.

We went around the table, tackling some big questions: how software companies are being impacted in the age of AI, the pivot of consumer brands into AI, & who will come out on top.

Thank you to our friends at @Boldstartvc, @MenloVentures , @scalevp, & more for joining us!

CC: @jai_das, @aranum

[Anders Ranum @aranum]

@ankush_gola11 @tomloverro @IVP @CapitalG @SapphireVC @sequoia @benchmark @AmplifyPartners Great to be part of the team with you @ankush_gola11 !

[Anders Ranum @aranum]

@hwchase17 Congrats @hwchase17 and team! Both on the impending V1 release, company birthday and funding announcement!!

[Anders Ranum @aranum]

Stoked to be investing in @langchain with @hwchase17 and @ankush_gola11
Already on a tear but that is just the beginning! 🚀

[Sapphire Ventures @SapphireVC]

Congratulations to @hwchase17, @ankush_gola11, & the @langchain team on their $125M Series B! 🎉

@rajeevdham & @aranum sat down with the Co-Founders to talk about LangChain’s evolution from open-source project to enterprise-grade agent platform used by Fortune 500s, & why we’re proud to back them.

🎥 Watch their full conversation below & 📖 read more on why we’re investing: https://t.co/A67X49jGFw

[Anders Ranum @aranum]

Team and I mapped out the latest on Cyber security! Excited too for our portfolio company @Netskope that is listing today!

[Sapphire Ventures @SapphireVC]

🔐Just as cyber threats grow in complexity (& Gen AI continues to act as both catalyst + adversary), we’re keeping pace with the companies leading the charge.

In our latest blog, "State of Cybersecurity: Growth, Risk, and Resilience," we explore why 87% of CIOs plan to increase security spending in 2025, driving growth in a $270 billion market.

Explore our Cybersecurity Market Map, companies we believe are shaping what’s next across categories like AI security, identity & access, cloud-native protection, human risk + more.

🔗 https://t.co/x81aXfnBIC

CC: @CasberW, @aranum, Kevin Burke, Jake DellaPasqua, Justin Liu

[Sapphire Ventures @SapphireVC]

CTOs, CIOs, CISOs, VPEs, & AI Leaders — the 4th Annual Hypergrowth Engineering Summit agenda is live! 🚀

Join us on 6/12 in SF to explore the intersection of engineers creating AI agents while being enhanced by them through a day of technical sessions, strategy discussions, & networking.

Sneak peek:
• Architecting Multi-Agent Systems with @AndrewYNg @DeepLearningAI
• Securing GenAI Agents with Kayla Williams @cyera_io, Brad Jones @Snowflake, Susan Chiang @try_headway & @CasberW
• Pursuing an AI Focused Product Strategy with @tr_vishwanath @Glean & Rajeev Dham
• Enabling Back Office Productivity with AI with Mike Hamilton @Cloudflare, Kim Huffman @Workiva, Bryan Wise @6senseInc & @jai_das
• Regulated AI with @zacharylipton @AbridgeHQ & @cgao
• Measuring Engineering Productivity in the Age of AI with @abinoda of DX & @aranum

View the full agenda and apply to attend👇
🎟️https://t.co/DVevfQCx0a

#EngineeringLeadership #SapphireHypergrowthEng

[Sapphire Ventures @SapphireVC]

We’re excited to continue exploring how these breakthroughs will transform industries at our 4th annual Hypergrowth Engineering Summit on 6/12 in San Francisco.

🎟️Apply to attend: https://t.co/u0mgA2nkiF

[Anders Ranum @aranum]

Great people, conversations and food! What's not to like!

[Sapphire Ventures @SapphireVC]

GenAI is disrupting all industries–from the most basic to the highly technical, including the future of development. 🛠️

Last week, we teamed up with @MenloVentures to bring together @dmwlff, creator of Claude Code at @AnthropicAI & Lukas Biewald @l2k from @wandb, for this discussion. A few key themes emerged:

→ AI is becoming a core part of the dev stack, enabling seamless integration with systems and workflows.

→ Speed is the new competitive edge. AI models are accelerating development, making time-to-delivery the key success metric.

→ Reinforcement learning (RL) is transforming AI models, improving their adaptability & performance in real-world scenarios.

→ AI-driven dev workflows are replacing traditional CI/CD, with AI handling more code generation, testing, and deployment.

Cc: @adamdliu, @CasberW , @aranum, @jai_das, David Carter

#GenAI #AIInfrastructure #LLMInfra #AIEngineering

[Anders Ranum @aranum]

Congrats to @igmarinelli and the @Tractian team! 👏 Tractian’s innovative combination of advanced hardware and intelligent software is transforming how factories avoid unplanned downtime and streamline maintenance processes. Thrilled at @SapphireVC to lead their Series C and support the team on its journey to revolutionize the manufacturing industry!#CompaniesofConsequence #ManufacturingAI

[Sapphire Ventures @SapphireVC]

Congrats to Founder and CEO @igmarinelli and the @tractian team on the $120M Series C! 🚀

Factory managers worldwide face an uphill battle against unplanned downtime, costing companies $1.4 trillion annually and significantly disrupting production. Tractian’s AI platform serves as an Industrial Copilot, helping companies ensure zero downtime and improve technician productivity.

Learn more about why we’re excited to lead Tractian’s latest round and back the company on its mission to eliminate industrial downtime with the power of AI. 👇

#AI #CompaniesofConsequence #manufacturingAI

[Sapphire Ventures @SapphireVC]

Last week, we teamed up with @MenloVentures to host 105+ founders, CISOs, security experts, and investors at our cybersecurity reception post-Black Hat! ✨🌠

The evening was filled with insightful discussions and top-tier networking with leaders from companies like @Gutsy, @ConductorOne, and @Drata, plus @SapphireVC portfolio companies like @StackHawk and @JupiterOne.

🙏Huge thanks to everyone who attended and to our friends at Menlo for helping us bring this event to life @vcrama and @Kayla_H3.

#VC #Cybersecurity @BlackHatEvents

[Sapphire Ventures @SapphireVC]

A glimpse into a fantastic dinner at KubeCone Europe last week with ~25 founders and CEOs from leading cloud, DevOps, cybersecurity, and AI startups. ✨

Thank you for joining us! @cosmonic, @Komodor_com, @zesty_co (@SapphireVC portfolio company), @loft_sh, @oktetohq, @OuterboundsHQ, @amplication, @CodiumAI, @envZero, @armosec, @RobustaDev, @garden_io, @SvixHQ, @rootlyhq, and more.