Ari

Founders corner between rounds. Building @betweenroundsvc: fundraising for crypto, fintech and AI teams. 24 rounds supported, $33M raised in them

[Ari @ariariari0x]

After 7+ years and 24 rounds in Web3 and fintech, I'm opening my own studio.

Between Rounds helps crypto, fintech and AI teams raise from pre-seed to Series A, with warm intros to 200+ funds and angels.

First call is free.

[Between Rounds @BetweenRoundsVC]

1/ Between Rounds is live.

A venture studio for crypto, fintech and AI teams. We get you in front of 200+ funds and angels and stay in your corner until the round closes.

Pre-seed to Series A. https://t.co/nV18UXanRq

[Ari @ariariari0x]

@binance Not your keys, not your coins.
Not updated iOS, not your keys either.

[Ari @ariariari0x]

@LexSokolin I’d give my agent its own small portfolio and a lot of rules too. Mostly so when it rugs me I can still claim it was “just testing the prompt”

[Ari @ariariari0x]

Before you pitch a single fund, check these 30 things.

Story, traction, team, round setup, tokenomics, legal, data room, pipeline. Every unchecked box is a question a fund will ask.

Comment "checklist" and i'll DM, will share you a list of these 30 things.

[Ari @ariariari0x]

@ponnappa In recent AI rounds, teams that timed raises right after concrete capability jumps (reliable long-context + multi-step agents) closed faster and on better terms than pure narrative plays

[Ari @ariariari0x]

@jongall45 the only chip with no supply shortage

[Ari @ariariari0x]

@DSBatten Going from 2 MW in 2027 to 336 MW by 2036 sounds like a financing story as much as a tech one. Do landfill sites pencil out on hashprice alone, or do methane credits have to carry the returns?

[Ari @ariariari0x]

@sjdedic LP allocations lag founder language by years. 'Internet investor' sounded wrong by 2010 but dedicated funds still raised for a decade. The term dies in decks first, not in LP memos

[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

So long as you bear the consequences of failure, you are the ultimate Responsible Party. For example, while you might choose to delegate the responsibility of figuring out how to handle your illness to a doctor, it is your responsibility to pick the right one, since you will bear the consequences if he does a bad job. Or if you were building a house, would you go to an architect and say "show me the kinds of houses I can build" or would you tell the architect what kind of house you want to live in? This is especially true when it comes to money. If you delegate the oversight responsibility for your finances to others, they typically won't hold themselves as accountable for your money as they would their own and they won't fire themselves if they are doing a bad job. Only the ultimate RP can do that. #principleoftheday

[Ari @ariariari0x]

Caution kills innovation. Speed wins.

[Ari @ariariari0x]

Great stuff from @nethermind . The mass adopting of cryptocurrency depends on many parts, in particular the ease of on-ramp solutions, the convenience of the wallets themselves, and convenient regulation. Totally agree and glad that such things are especially noticed.

[Bloomberg Crypto @crypto]

Hong Kong outlined a plan to let retail investors trade digital tokens like Bitcoin and Ether, a major step toward its goal of becoming a crypto hub https://t.co/yiaD88HVHo