Adam Friedman

CAA + @ConnectVentures

[Nicole Quinn @Nik_Quinn]

Connect Ventures is thrilled to be an earlier investor in Sekai, which we describe as the future of joy AND the future of work.

They've grown 25x in 6 months with >40m apps created on their platform. 🚀

Lucky is one of the most brilliant product and technical founders in the Valley. Sold his 1st company to Apple, 2nd to TikTok and this is the big one.

[Adam Friedman @friedman]

🤯 @NotJackDavis

[A24 @A24]

Everything and more.

You Can See Everything is the highest rated movie in @letterboxd history, the biggest doc opening in decades, and one of the best reviewed movies of all time.

Expanding to more theaters nationwide this week.

[Connect Ventures @ConnectVentures]

In our latest newsletter, @nik_quinn interviews legendary VC @jeremysliew, investor in Snapchat, Affirm, GIPHY, The Honest Company, Bonobos... and now @ConnectVentures as an LP. Welcome Jeremy!

Jeremy Liew Q&A ➡️ https://t.co/0QSAFmzmxw

[Nicole Quinn @Nik_Quinn]

9/ We believe the single most underweighted allocation in most LP portfolios is dedicated consumer AI exposure. And we're increasingly not alone in saying it.

This edition of our newsletter, we also interview our Connect Ventures advisor, my old Lightspeed partner, my greatest mentor and the Godfather (well, my daughter Sienna’s godfather), the terrific Jeremy Liew.

https://t.co/zwLlxrCTWI
@ConnectVentures #VC #ConsumerTech #Consumer

[Nicole Quinn @Nik_Quinn]

Honored to do this podcast with Melanie as we talked about the future of Consumer. 💡

[Adam Friedman @friedman]

Bravo @ali_debow
#swsh 🚀🚀

[Ali Debow @ali_debow]

We're excited to announce a $4M Seed round led by @GameChangersVC, with support from incredible investors including @scooterbraun, @GuyOseary, @stellation, @SignalFire, @MaCVentureCap, and others.

A few years ago, while hosting community events and testing early products, my co-founders @WeilynChong, @NathanAhn, and I noticed a consistent pattern.

After every event, people asked the same questions:

Where are the photos? Who captured that moment? How do I reconnect with the people I met?

https://t.co/hxhuPkNM3O

[Lucky @lucky_z2]

My first company went to Apple. My second, the largest short-video platform in Latin America, went to TikTok. My third is still running as Vietnam's biggest music streaming platform.

I built all three because I could see what was coming before anyone else did.

The vibe coding generation is not watching anymore. They are building. Games. Arts. Memes. Interactive worlds. No code. Just an idea and a phone. 15 million things built on Sekai. 200,000 more today.

We just raised $26M led by @rabois at @KhoslaVentures and @Nik_Quinn at @ConnectVentures (CAA) with Mayfield, A16Z speedrun, A*.

https://t.co/zqArUnPQhK

[Nicole Quinn @Nik_Quinn]

Most products fight for 5 minutes of consumer attention. 📱

Sekai customers are spending well over an HOUR/day creating AI apps…. and 15 million apps have been created since they launched 5 months ago.

That's the signal we hunt for at @ConnectVentures. Thrilled to co-lead the Series A with Khosla. The future of joy. 🚀

h/t @kerrymflynn / Axios

[Nicole Quinn @Nik_Quinn]

I loved interviewing CAA’s CEO, Bryan Lourd, and President, Jim Burtson… two humans with exceptional human career fit. 💫

They dropped great insights about putting the right infrastructure around exceptional people and how to innovate every day. 🚀

[Nicole Quinn @Nik_Quinn]

1/ Our newsletter, The Greats #2 is out on why LPs now need to allocate to Consumer. And interview Bryan Lourd & Jim Burtson on how @CAA became one of entertainment's most powerful agencies.

https://t.co/5TMFo2DWFm

@ConnectVentures #VC #ConsumerTech #Consumer #TheGreats #CAA

[Victor Cardenas Codriansky @victorcardenas]

We (@slashapp) raised a $100M Series C at $1.4 billion valuation to build the world's most powerful business banking platform.¹

The round was led by @RibbitCapital, and co-led by @khoslaventures & @GoodwaterCap.

And we're releasing Twin: the world’s first AI private banker.

[Nicole Quinn @Nik_Quinn]

1/ The pullback in software is real.

Capital is rotating.

And it’s flowing to Consumer + AI.

After speaking with 20 public market investors this week, the message was consistent — and blunt.

[Long Drink @thelongdrink]

We’re hittin the town again!! @Miles_Teller has a few colleges he plans to stop by. What town should he visit next to bartend and pull out some dance moves 👀 Tag @longdrink and tell us where he should go first. #MiTellCollegeTour 21+

[Miles Teller @Miles_Teller]

The “Finnish Fuel” is officially Canada bound🇨🇦🍻 @thelongdrink

https://t.co/zp5m8io0MF

[Adam Friedman @friedman]

🚀🍻🚀 @thelongdrink

[Miles Teller @Miles_Teller]

https://t.co/LErIwHwijW

[Simu Liu @SimuLiu]

Hey @momofuku, I hear you're bullying businesses over use of the term 'chili crunch'. As Chief Content Officer of MiLa, I propose a blind taste test of both our 'chili crunch' sauces. Winner keeps the name, loser (it'll be you) backs off.

Game on? ;)

https://t.co/jidHIBQzf3

[Adam Friedman @friedman]

@thelongdrink 🍑

[Miles Teller @Miles_Teller]

https://t.co/f4oJ2QhoIO

[Miles Teller @Miles_Teller]

Thank you Grand Rapids and East Lansing for helping make @thelongdrink the fastest growing spirit business in the world

[Erich Schwartzel @erichschwartzel]

All three versions of me traveled inside the CAA Vault, where Hollywood's top talent agency is cloning its biggest stars.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

Listen to @Penn student Eyal Yakoby.

Magill has to go now.