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[richard @richardzphotoz]

We're hiring on the a16z New Media video team.

If you’re in Los Angeles, come hang at our office next Thursday (photowalk + film screening).

We’re looking for producers, creative directors, video editors, and scriptwriters.

RSVP: https://t.co/2Yn5uYaLcO

[Katie Kirsch @katiekirsch]

btw, everyone is hiring :)

https://t.co/9KdQsd7Tm2

[Johnny Wang @johnnyywang]

Sat down with Cade Metz at @nytimes to talk about open-weight models in cybersecurity. With less than $10k in GPU spend, our team at @hinokisecurity proved that anyone can turn a leading frontier model into an experienced exploit dev. As an industry, we must assume that the mean time to exploit vulnerabilities will collapse toward zero.

For defenders, however, open-weight models present the same opportunity to drastically increase our cyber defense capabilities. I've been heads down building Hinoki to continuously find, validate, prioritize, and remediate what attackers can actually exploit. Our customers are already seeing the benefits of specialized open-weight models in cyber defense operations, enabling much faster responses to novel vulnerabilities.

More to come soon @hinokisecurity!

https://t.co/RQm4HjM2Qe

[Karina Bao @kareeening]

We're hiring on the a16z New Media video team.

Come hang out with us at our office in Santa Monica - we're taking bets on creative directors, content generalists, and filmmakers. People who think visually and want to make things.

We'll be screening video work as well and DM if you'd like to be a part of it!

https://t.co/gtlpLhQV5V

[Lauren Boles @LaurenBoles_]

a16z New Media team is hosting a "Sip & Screen" rooftop party in Santa Monica.

We're expanding our video team and hiring creative directors, producers, content generalists, and filmmakers.

Spots are limited! RSVP on the Partiful.
https://t.co/t28gdPpjK5

[MTS @MTSlive]

We are live from the @NYSE

[AI Search @aisearchio]

Ideogram 4.5 edits even better than GPT Image 2.5. And it will be open weights! Can't wait to run this locally

[Joel de la Garza @YODELAGARZA]

Everyone deserves privacy. AI is causing tech innovation to move faster and agents are increasingly acting on our behalf. This means that the surface area we need to protect is expanding in a new and bigger way than ever before.

Enter @DoxxnetHQ : security and privacy infrastructure built for the AI age. Founded by the legendary @BarrettLyon , @DoxxnetHQ is building a safer internet for humans and agents alike, designed to put privacy back in our hands.

Proud to announce that we’re leading @DoxxnetHQ Series A, and that I’ll be joining the board. Excited to work with @BarrettLyon on the ambitious mission to reclaim privacy.

[Barrett Lyon @BarrettLyon]

Today we’re launching https://t.co/RDkfsVglfw, enabling Agentic Defined Networking for everyone. We raised $38M from @a16z, @AnimoVentures and https://t.co/vbtAvydk57.

Create private networks for you and your AI agents, without a server in the middle. 38M+ threats blocked since December.

Our first private-network call was a freedom call. Now it’s your turn.

[Will Hoppin @willyhopps]

We built the most physically accurate film emulation available. We’re releasing it for free.

126 stocks modeled on real film. Runs directly in your browser, @osmo_studio, DaVinci Resolve, and Premiere. Supports ARRI, Sony, Canon, RED, and more.

Here’s what it looks like:

[Eid Al-Masri @eidmasri03]

This is actually mind blowing

[Karina Bao @kareeening]

a new era of new devices

[Ritwik Pavan @ritwikpavan]

NEW: Freckle built a phone for kids with no browser app store social media or YouTube.

It gives 7-to-13-year-olds tools to explore outside while still calling and texting family.

-Discovery Camera identifies birds plants rocks and more
-Quests turn outdoor time into missions
-Bump two Freckles to pair walkie-talkie mode
-Why Chat answers questions in kid-friendly language
-Maps are built for walking biking scooters and skateboards
-Tap to Pay works with parent-set spending limits
-Backed by Reddit co-founder @alexisohanian and Seven Seven Six

Priced at $199 plus $25/month for cellular service. Ships in December.

[Ritwik Pavan @ritwikpavan]

NEW: Freckle built a phone for kids with no browser app store social media or YouTube.

It gives 7-to-13-year-olds tools to explore outside while still calling and texting family.

-Discovery Camera identifies birds plants rocks and more
-Quests turn outdoor time into missions
-Bump two Freckles to pair walkie-talkie mode
-Why Chat answers questions in kid-friendly language
-Maps are built for walking biking scooters and skateboards
-Tap to Pay works with parent-set spending limits
-Backed by Reddit co-founder @alexisohanian and Seven Seven Six

Priced at $199 plus $25/month for cellular service. Ships in December.

[Karina Bao @kareeening]

join umesh!!

[Umesh Khanna 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @forwarddeploy]

I'm hiring for our Talent Engineering team at @SpaceXAI!

Looking for people who love working with exceptional humans as much as (or more than) building product. A few things that we look for:

1) You’re an engineer who can build things to get the job done, being able to 80/20 most things.

2) You care about people and you've been making intros, supporting founders, and bringing great people together for years, without calling it a job. Your skillset aligns with that of a VC (and you might be one someday!)

3) You’re naturally magnetic in communities. People take your calls because you genuinely love to help and care about them!

4) You don’t wait to be told what to do, you've been a go-getter and can get shit done.

If any of these resonate and you want to be a critical part to the inner workings of a frontier lab, then I'd love to meet!

👋 Warm intros through a mutual otherwise feel free to email me at [email protected]!

[Umesh Khanna 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @forwarddeploy]

I'm hiring for our Talent Engineering team at @SpaceXAI!

Looking for people who love working with exceptional humans as much as (or more than) building product. A few things that we look for:

1) You’re an engineer who can build things to get the job done, being able to 80/20 most things.

2) You care about people and you've been making intros, supporting founders, and bringing great people together for years, without calling it a job. Your skillset aligns with that of a VC (and you might be one someday!)

3) You’re naturally magnetic in communities. People take your calls because you genuinely love to help and care about them!

4) You don’t wait to be told what to do, you've been a go-getter and can get shit done.

If any of these resonate and you want to be a critical part to the inner workings of a frontier lab, then I'd love to meet!

👋 Warm intros through a mutual otherwise feel free to email me at [email protected]!

[eve @eve_bouff]

yc is coming to waterloo in october! there’s so much creativity at waterloo, i thought the sign-up page should reflect that. sound on!

excited to meet over timbits 🍁 also lmk what else i should add to the board!
https://t.co/Lih0wCfiWH

[Ryan McGuire @r_mcguire]

@dylanmcguir3 and I just raised a $7.5M pre-seed led by @a16z to build a robotic surgeon @alephsurgery

Much of the early investment in Physical AI has focused on industries where labor is relatively abundant and low-cost. We believe the biggest opportunities to change the world lie at the opposite end of the spectrum.

Surgery is among the most valuable forms of labor on the planet, but it's far too scarce and expensive - due to an exceptionally long training pipeline and highly concentrated expertise.

We’re building the first surgeon that scales: one system that can acquire, refine, and transfer surgical skills across millions of procedures. v1 is already learning to perform surgical tasks autonomously from demonstrations, and improve from its own experience.

Lots of great folks behind us! @BoxGroup, Reveille VC, Constellation, @forward_deploy, @Valkyrie_vc, @DiscipulusVent, @maniacvc + more

[Karina Bao @kareeening]

@YODELAGARZA welcome!!

[Chris Degnan @cwdegnan]

I’m super excited to join Cognition as its Chief Revenue Officer.

Going from the 1st sales rep at Snowflake to CRO at a $100b public company was the thrill of a lifetime.   Never in my wildest imagination did I think I'd get the opportunity to jump on another rocket ship.  Meeting Scott, Russell, and the entire team at Cognition got me so excited to do it again with world-class technology. Hearing how customers spoke about how Devin is transforming their business made me realize this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

While I am not jumping on as the first sales rep this time, I can’t wait to dive in and help drive amazing customer outcomes while building a world-class sales team.  As many of you know, Chad Peets was my co-pilot in building the sales team at Snowflake and my business partner when I joined RPT.  There is no world where I could be the best version of myself without Chad.  So I am thrilled that Chad and the RPT team will be working closely with me in our pursuit of building a generational company.  LFG!!

[Eva Steinman @evajsteinman]

Surgery is one of the most compelling opportunities for Physical AI - scaling expertise built over decades and bringing it to more patients.

@alephsurgery is taking on the challenge, building a fully autonomous surgical robot.

We at @a16z are honored to support @r_mcguire and @dylanmcguir3 as they build the future. @daisydwolf @oyhsu

If that level of ambition excites you, reach out!! https://t.co/FpuI5VSheE