Eric Bahn 💛

Minivan Enthusiast at @HustleFundVC

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

When I was a founder, I thought that pretty much all VCs were lazy.

Their lives seemed easy--just sit around a conference room, say yes or no to a bunch of founders, and maybe leave work early to play some golf.

That might be true for some VCs, but since joining this side of the table 8 years ago, I've learned that most VCs are actually hustling quite hard. Especially if you are starting your own fund from scratch.

I did something I've never done before--invite a filmmaker into my home to follow me for an entire day of work at @HustleFundVC. I'm so grateful to @willsclips_ for documenting this day-in-the-life video.

We had a full 14-hour-day, and Will did an exceptional job showing highlights of what life as an emerging manager actually looks like.

This job I have is relentless, and it's also the most purpose-driven role I've ever had. Grateful to my team, founders, investors, angels, and ecosystem partners for the community we've built at Hustle Fund.

Hope you can check out the full documentary. Thank you again @willsclips_, you are so good at what you do!

Full video in reply.

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

Amazing milestone, congrats to Team @joinforage on the successful Series B! Absolutely proud that @HustleFundVC has been part of this journey early on. I grew up near many food-insecure communities, and this team is doing a lot of good to make healthy nutrition options accessible to all. Go team!

[Ofek Lavian @OfekLavian]

We just raised $40M to solve America’s affordability crisis.

Groceries are the #1 financial stressor in America. Food prices are up 30% since the pandemic. For the 100 million Americans earning under $50K, the money runs out before the month does.

To fix it, Forage is building a network for affordability:

1. For families, we’re building a suite of products to expand financial access

2. For partners, we’re building a revenue growth engine by helping them win on affordability

Today, our technology is used in over 100,000 stores across all 50 states. Our payments volume is up 13x YoY. When grocers switch to Forage, they see a 15% lift in EBT revenue.

We also launched the Forage app, a free tool that helps cost-conscious families check their EBT balances, save on groceries, and earn rewards on every purchases.

US grocery is a $1.5T market. We're just getting started.

Onwards! 🚀

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

@OfekLavian Heck yes, great work Team Forage, and grateful to be a part of this journey!

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

@haleymbryant @HustleFundVC Dream team!

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

@kseniam0s @haleymbryant @HustleFundVC @ZealVC @daniellarcohen @2048vc @ThisIsDynamo @GaryBenerofe @nihalmehta @EniacVC @haleymbryant the QUEEN!

[Ksenia Moskalenko @kseniam0s]

If you're in New York for Tech Week...
Go meet investors who actually write the first check.

→ @haleymbryant (@HustleFundVC)
→ Richard Odior (@ZealVC)
→ @daniellarcohen (@2048vc)
→ Madelyn O'Farrell (@ThisIsDynamo)
→ @GaryBenerofe (Mu Ventures)
→ @nihalmehta (@EniacVC)
→ @jerseejess (@Work_Bench)
→ @miafarnham (@PrecursorVC)
→ Maddi Holman (@DaringVC)
→ @AliKAfridi (@EqualVentures)

Who did I miss? Who are you excited to meet IRL?

P.S. When you approach these investors, your data room better be ready to go on → @ThePageform

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

@hc_build RUN AWAY!

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

If you receive a text message from 716-313-0699 from someone claiming to be me...that ain't me! Some clown is pretending to be me and might be trying to scam. Beware.

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

Excited for @pitdesi to get his big payout!

[Deva Hazarika @devahaz]

FYI this is the actual wager they agreed on

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

I cannot wait to ask Claude recipes for brisket on this NVIDIA RTX Spark machine!

[shirish @shiri_shh]

The laptop hasn't changed in 30 years. NVIDIA just changed it

RTX Spark is their first PC chip ever.

- RTX 5070 level GPU
- 128GB unified memory
- 1 petaflop of local AI
- thin, light, barely throttles unplugged

Your AI agent lives on the machine. 24/7. No cloud.

This is step one of the agentic AI PC, and everyone else is about to copy it.

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

How are people still sleeping on @FlexSuperApp? They are building a fintech giant right under all our noses...

[Flex @FlexSuperApp]

We're happy to announce that Flex has officially reached $9.1B in annualized payment volume.

We've come a long way from starting off as a business credit card provider to now becoming an all-in-one financial suite for modern business owners.

$100B in annualized TPV is the next goal.

See you there soon.

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

@defyneric Congrats on joining the rocketship!

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

Chaperoned my daughter's class camping trip this weekend, and learned that my back absolutely cannot handle sleeping on the ground anymore. I'm absolutely wrecked.

But that pain is offset by one of the best memories I'll have of my family in the woods with other great families. We had a blast.

I can't believe there was a long time in my life where I didn't really want kids. They ended up being 10,000X more fun and fulfilling than I could have imagined.

Memories I'll treasure until my last day.

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

@tyler__palmer Smart advice.

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

Also, someone is texting from 504-435-7695 pretending to be me. Be careful out there!

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

If you receive a text message from 716-313-0699 from someone claiming to be me...that ain't me! Some clown is pretending to be me and might be trying to scam. Beware.

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

@auchenberg You can sell secondaries pretty much any time for Stripe.

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

CONGRATULATIONS BAY AREA REALTORS ON SPACEX, ANTHROPIC (and OPENAI??) GOING PUBLIC SOON!!

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

This biggest test of public markets in 2026.

[Anthropic @AnthropicAI]

Anthropic has confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Pending completion of SEC review, this gives us the option to pursue an initial public offering.

Read more: https://t.co/onGZAhRLvD

[Eric Bahn 💛 @ericbahn]

@PaulYacoubian Aight, maybe I'll text him myself.

[Elizabeth Yin 💛 @dunkhippo33]

Unpopular opinion: I'm actually not averse to screen time for kids. In fact, I believe it's what propelled many of today's engineers. More >>