Andy Artz 🔮

early stage investor in physics & chemistry @darkartsvc

previously @socialcapital, @omgpop, @ibm, @harvardphysics

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@tfadp Congrats Dan! You’re an inspiration.

[Ravi Tanuku @RTanuku]

On March 13, we rang the opening bell at @NasdaqExchange for KRAKAcquisition Corp. (KRAQU).

Nasdaq is the home of dynamic change — the internet, AI, and what we see happening now in financial markets and infrastructure. We look forward to coming back with a partner company that embodies it.

Great day with the team, families, and partners.

Thanks to @NatCapCentral, @krakenfx, @tribecap, and our advisors and independent directors @mooredant, @brevsin, @artzandy, @bendavenport, @JReedRosenthal, and @nikichain.

Special thanks to @superjz, @arjunsethi, @LaurenP0ST, and @LunaPRofficial.

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@nunzi46 Love to see it

[Ravi Tanuku @RTanuku]

Excited to announce KRAKacquisition Corp. (KRAQU)—a SPAC formed in partnership between @NatCapCentral , @krakenfx, and @tribecap, where I serve as CEO.

Throughout history, speculation has catalyzed lasting innovation: Dutch East India shares created equity markets. Grain futures built the Chicago Board of Trade. Junk bonds opened mid-market capital access.

The same pattern is unfolding in digital assets. Over $240 billion in private investment since 2016. 650M+ users globally. Stablecoins settling $136B+ in payments. What began as speculation is now crystallizing into infrastructure.

We're focused on companies building the convergence of DeFi and TradFi—payment networks, tokenization platforms, blockchain infrastructure, compliance solutions. Companies ready to scale in the public markets.

Fortunate to partner with @mooredant, @brevsin , and independent directors @artzandy, @bendavenport , @JReedRosenthal , and @nikichain.

Special thanks to: @superjz @arjunsethi @LaurenP0ST @LunaPRofficial

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@FinnMurphy12 Hall of Fame tweet

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@JSCCapital @ZachBDell @JLopas Love to see it

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@superjz @AshvatthaTx Incredible progress team and @superjz this is great to see

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@igor9silva @dsllwn @GroqInc What's the gating factor to supporting larger models?

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@FEhrsam @nudge Very cool Fred!

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@DanielleMorrill Huge!!

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@DanielleMorrill Was a blast!

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@rrhoover what neighborhood? renting to a family with young kids? interested!

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@suzannexie I would like to enroll my kids in the class of 2040.

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@briannekimmel 👋

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@DStrachman This is the way

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

capital treadmills (perpetual dilution) vs. capital catapults (front-loaded, finite dilution)

What appears to be disciplined, prudent investing (the gradual drip-feed) in marketplaces/software is actually a trap that can lead to worse outcomes than the seemingly riskier approach of larger, concentrated bets on deep tech.

[Aaron Slodov @aphysicist]

so, the whole "hardware is capital intensive" bit is basically fake, got it

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@sara_spangelo Congrats sara!

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@celinehalioua do you have a sense of the shape of the curve?

do you suspect that p(success) and approval times are linear, logarithmic, s-curve, or concave down/inverted quadratic wrt staffing?

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@lessin @intercom does this IIRC

[Andy Artz 🔮 @artzandy]

@mbeisen @miklelalak curious what is your opinion on the current state of tech transfer offices?