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[Emily Luk @BestOfLuk]

Today, we’re launching @withPlenty: the investment platform for couples.

🧵 The 5 Whys for building Plenty 0/5

[Brett Martin @brett1211]

Fired up for @ChargeVC to stand behind @higgsfield_ai and it's new foundation model for video

I've never seen a team iterate so quickly - this tech is truly going to blow your mind.

Ping me for early access if you are a creator, work in social media, or advertising.

LFG

[Higgsfield AI 🧩 @higgsfield_ai]

Hi! We’re Higgsfield - a Video AI company that's democratizing social video creation to everyone.

Our game changing foundational model excels at creating personalized characters with lifelike motion - with just 1 selfie and all on mobile.

We bring any story to life. Watch👇

[Charge Ventures @ChargeVC]

@brett1211 @BloombergTV @Kumospace_ @ptsweeney @mattmiller1973 Charge lightning your way!

[Brett Martin @brett1211]

Going live on @BloombergTV at 12:48a ET this afternoon to talk @ChargeVC @Kumospace_ and what’s hot in #NYC #VC with @ptsweeney and @mattmiller1973

Wish me luck!

https://t.co/FsPEIoYJI3

[Alex Kehayias @alexkehayias]

Finally get to announce that Mosey has partnered with @GustoHQ, @stripe @atlas, and @sequoiaTPI to help multi-state businesses stay compliant!

We're also launching the Mosey API so B2B platforms can build state compliance directly into their products.

https://t.co/sdQTPMeF66

[Philip Lakin @PhilipLakin]

🚀 After 2+ years of collaborating with ops pros from our community, we're thrilled to announce the launch of Operator Beta! 🎉

They all discovered the magic of #NoCode, built game-changing automations, and became their team's hero. But as word spread and their quick fixes morphed into critical infrastructure, managing those automations required a new level of cross-application observability.

When we noticed that the world's best no-coders were solving for this with sprawling, manually updated spreadsheets, the seed for Operator was planted.

Today, Operator is the world's first automation management platform designed for @airtable and @zapier (with @make_hq and Airtable Automations in dev) that:

🔍 Visualizes cross-app dependencies
📄 Auto-generates current documentation
📜 Unifies activities across apps into one changelog
🚨 Sends proactive alerts for automation issues
🤝 Enhances collaboration, training and onboarding

If you're a no-code automator, we'd love to give you superpowers to fortify the #NoCode ecosystem you've worked so hard to champion. Join the beta below💪 https://t.co/mVh0U4ugeo

[Brett Martin @brett1211]

.@Kumospace_ has acquired @KosyOffice! @yangzmou and I have always been impressed by @YanisMellata and his scrappy team and we're excited to join forces to support even more distributed teams.

https://t.co/EfnquDMeNq

What consolidation means for the industry 🧵

[Charge Ventures @ChargeVC]

https://t.co/2hlMh8s856

[Brett Martin @brett1211]

How many bots do you regularly use today?

eg Otter on zoom, https://t.co/XTl4lKfA5O for social, SlackGPT, ChatGPT etc.

[Charge Ventures @ChargeVC]

Portfolio company JustPlay has been growing so fast that if it hasn’t reached your city yet, it will soon! With 15 new markets YTD, JustPlay is set to be the go-to-place for different pick up sports. Start playing your favorite sport today. #chargeportfolio #chargeventures

[Charge Ventures @ChargeVC]

Congrats to portfolio company @slateteams for this achievement! @TheWebbyAwards Winner and People’s Voice Winner
#chargeportfolio #chargeventures

[Charge Ventures @ChargeVC]

Some fundraise advise from Charge GP @brett1211

[Brett Martin @brett1211]

I’ve raised >$75mm. It’s never been easy, but right now it’s downright brutal.

You need a process. I call mine

FOMO FUNDRAISING (🧵):

[Charge Ventures @ChargeVC]

Word! @jefielding

[Jenny Fielding @jefielding]

NYC tech is on fire right now🔥The energy is insane and I find myself attending 3-5 events a day. Quality and diversity of companies is mind blowing. Just today, I met with two deep tech, one AI and one climate / insurance company. Wish I could fund them all. If you’re an investors and not leaning into NYC, you are missing out big time🗽

[Brett Martin @brett1211]

Seed stage startup projections based on a big enterprise deal “just on the horizon”

[Brett Martin @brett1211]

How to break into VC

…for those of us who didn’t work @a16z or sell a company for 9 figures.

Don’t ask VCs for coffee to “pick their brain.” Beg for forgiveness, not permission (🧵):

[Brett Martin @brett1211]

“Only hire A players”

is comically useless VC advice for 99% of founders

Some practical hiring strategies for actually getting your business off the ground (🧵):

[MomentumⓂ️Ⓜ️T @MMTFinance]

Our additional supporters include @Aptos_Network, a_capital, @ChargeVC, Canonical Crypto, Fellows Fund and close advisers.

[Aarish Shah @adsinuk]

@NVPod S4E5 Primer out!

Listen to @brett1211 take us through his journey to venture including:

🚀 Founding 3 companies
💰 Working with 3 venture firms
💻 Co founding @Kumospace_
💸 Building @ChargeVentures

Brett invests at pre seed and seed in health, finance and logistics 💪🏾

[Charge Ventures @ChargeVC]

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