Emma McDermott

telling cool stories @VSCPR | she/her

[Tongzhou Mu 🤖🦾🦿 @tongzhou_mu]

Does scaling pre-training on general web video improve a complex manipulation task in real deployment?
We scale model size and pre-training compute, and test on one industrial task.
Yes. The better a pre-trained model predicts web video, the better its post-trained policy. 🧵

[Mashable @mashable]

The world's first robotic vertical farm resembles a Rubik's Cube 👀

[vijaychattha @vijaychattha]

Founder-led comms is important, but.....

'The best way to get your client’s message into the output of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and the rest is by talking to journalists.'

https://t.co/5CuqFO708H

cc: @maggieOphilbin @VSCPR @VSCVentures @ericrandall

[Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News @GENbio]

Immunai and Parker Institute to Build Massive Cancer Single-Cell Dataset

Immunai will generate a publicly accessible multi-omic dataset for a cohort of over 1,000 patients treated with standard-of-care #immunotherapy from the @parkerici.

https://t.co/ewAuuDo3a3

[Emma McDermott @emmakmcdermott]

@JayKapoorNYC @VSCVentures FIRE

[Emma McDermott @emmakmcdermott]

Let's get Dirty, NYC!

[Jay Kapoor @JayKapoorNYC]

Tired of all the Digital Slop? Yeah. Us Too.. So come join us at Dirty Jobs 2025.

@VSCVentures is gathering 200 startups and investors in New York City on May 22nd 2025 to discuss how we build the future of dirty, dusty, and dangerous industries together.

We launched our inaugural Dirty Jobs summit in 2024 out of our founders' needs to plug into a vibrant community of passionate company builders and backers where they could trade real learnings on how they delivering AI and automation for the physical world.

120+ people joined last year's summit which was quickly followed by 6+ salon dinners, countless happy hours on both coasts and everywhere in between, as well as hundreds of new connections and friendships.

In 2025, we've gone bigger and better!

Dirty Jobs is meeting the current moment of global uncertainty, disruption, and opportunity in the worlds of materials, manufacturing, construction, transportation, public safety and more. You know. Just the unsexy, essential industries that make up $80T of Global GDP.

Founders, builders and funders from all around America will join our roundtables share actionable insights and hard-won wisdom on how to re-industrialize our nation while:

— Delivering automation in legacy industries profitably.
— Managing working capital in hardware and robotics.
— Avoiding legacy labor, procurement, and political pitfalls.
— Dialing in your storytelling when selling unsexy categories.
— What gets funded & acquired in the era of physical AI.

If that sounds like something you'd be into, register here: https://t.co/G2MPQW7lsp

Space is really limited so it can't hurt your chances to drop a "Let's Talk Dirty!" in the comments 😉

Break free from the Digital Slop, meet us in NYC and let's Talk Dirty.

[Helium Mobile ☁️ @helium_mobile]

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Our FREE phone plan is officially here to change the game 📱✨!

Download the App & get Helium Mobile for bonus data, texts, and calls—plus, rack up Cloud Points while you’re at it.

Invite-only. Join the Waitlist: https://t.co/VeTeSgVaEZ

[VSC @VSCPR]

We make things go vroom.

https://t.co/aP3RlbvTH0

cc: @TeamAmple, @charter_up, @pebblelife, @xealenergy, @roamlyinsurance, @ChemixBatteries, @Sesame_Solar, @xwinginc, @autotechvc, @envisics, @Firefly_Cities

[VSC @VSCPR]

The future of cancer treatment lies in smarter, faster trials. 🧬 That’s why our partners at @Immunaitech teamed up with AstraZeneca to optimize clinical trials with deeper insights into patient data, biomarkers + more. More from @ConorHale @FierceBiotech https://t.co/G8ej1yxYbE

[VSC @VSCPR]

With $1B+ in capital, Xaira Therapeutics is re-engineering drug R&D via emerging AI tools. Founded by our partners @ForesiteLabs & ARCH Venture Partners, they've assembled an all-star team to get the job done. Learn more from @endpts: https://t.co/H9a5zFqzOv

Tip: @Techmeme

[Emma McDermott @emmakmcdermott]

@VSCPR @TheWoundCompany @TCBmag @statnews @McKHomeCare 28 features!!!!!!!!!!! Let's go

[Melissa Mowery @MelMooreMow]

Congratulations to @TheWoundCompany on their 2023 wins—28+ features in outlets like @Forbes, @FastCompany, @Axios, and @TCBMag Top 100 Business Leaders list. Not to mention impactful op-eds in @STATNews, @McKHomeCare, and @PatCareOnline.

[Emma McDermott @emmakmcdermott]

.@VSCPR tells stories that matter. See @prenuvo's 2023 wins—225+ story features, Fast Co.'s Innovation Award, and props for their proactive whole-body MRI by celebrities, including @KimKardashian—all powered by our partnership. CC: @VSCPR + @andrewlacy

[Maggie Philbin @maggieOphilbin]

Congratulations to @prenuvo on their 2023 wins—225+ story features, @FastCompany's Innovation Award, and shout outs for their proactive whole-body MRI by celebrities including @KimKardashian.

CC: @VSCPR + @andrewlacy @DrAttariwala @SamHashemi6 @annewoj23 @tfadell @speechu @CindyCrawford @ericschmidt

[Emma McDermott @emmakmcdermott]

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[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Drug discovery startup Pepper Bio hopes to challenge Eroom's law with new funding https://t.co/PSvaJK9sgS by @abracarioca

[Financial Times @FT]

Cyber Monday online shopping spree forecast to break new record https://t.co/ky11mm8S5J

[Riley Munks @realRileyMunks]

Great speed dating night with founders from @NFX, @VSCPR, and @IDEOVC along with media from @business, @WSJ, @SFBusinessTimes, and others.

Shout out to @maggieOphilbin, @madsmacartney, @NatalieRBartels, @emmakmcdermott and teams for helping bring it together!

[Emma McDermott @emmakmcdermott]

@VSCPR @chrissyfarr @CNBC @OMERSVentures 👏callin' it like it is

[Emma McDermott @emmakmcdermott]

@chrissyfarr doesn’t pull punches on tech jargon.

The former @CNBC healthcare journalist-turned-investor at @OMERSVentures shares more on her NO-BS approach with @VSCPR's Adrenaline.

https://t.co/VsRSlC2pJE

[Emma McDermott @emmakmcdermott]

👀 Creators are building new trade brands on TikTok & YouTube.
https://t.co/wnSexAT0hG

CC:@Mike_Altro, @vijaychattha, @maggieophilbin, @ericrandall