Kwesi Acquay

Growth investor @redpoint | Interested in software & vertical AI | Previous stops: @jpmorgan tech IB, @HarlemCapital, @HarvardHBS, and @Cornell

[Kwesi Acquay @kwesi_acquay]

Sharing a brief presentation during my opening remarks to 400+ builders at Stanford's LLM x Law hackathon.

Special thanks to Dr. Megan Ma, Jay Mandal, Roland Vogl and the entire @CodeXStanford team for putting on a great week of events! Enjoyed judging great technical projects and reconnecting with great builders such as @tweetatpablo (Casetext) and Campbell Hutcheson (Norm AI).

https://t.co/RpvbFkFj3H

[Kwesi Acquay @kwesi_acquay]

At @Redpoint, we remain excited about vertical AI applications and are thrilled to partner with @ShivdevRao and @AbridgeHQ, co-leading their $150M Series C!

Why we’re excited to back this all-star team pioneering the AI layer to transform the clinician-patient experience⬇️

[Jacob Effron @jacobeffron]

(1/20) @Redpoint is co-leading Abridge’s $150M Series C!

@AbridgeHQ is the leading generative AI company for clinical documentation. Couldn’t be more thrilled to partner with @ShivdevRao, @zacharylipton, @JuliaChapin and the entire team.

⬇️More on why we’re so excited:

[Kwesi Acquay @kwesi_acquay]

4/ For a complete breakdown, read more below and subscribe to the new Scaling Verticals substack for future vertical AI content:
https://t.co/n15rgwMc4i

[Kwesi Acquay @kwesi_acquay]

Vertical AI is primed for a breakout year in 2024. In the inaugural post for the Scaling Verticals substack, we take a deep dive. 🧵 below 👇

[Kwesi Acquay @kwesi_acquay]

3/ As the vertical AI market continue to develop, founders must navigate key builder considerations to bridge Vertical AI from innovative product to enduring business

[Jacob Effron @jacobeffron]

Amazing new Unsupervised Learning with @AravSrinivas of @perplexity_ai and @patrickachase on:

- Moats in GenAI
- The future of search
- How Perplexity ships so fast
- When to build your own models

Spotify: https://t.co/s2pcKyqMio:
YT: https://t.co/9A3y1sWymH

[Bruno (👶, away) @brunoswerneck]

1/ Who are the up-and-coming fintech angels in New York City? 🗽

Especially female and minority backgrounds

It's time to get the next generation of investors involved but still not seeing enough representation in the angel community

Please share names and let’s do more 👇

[Redpoint @Redpoint]

Check out the latest edition of Termsheet Teardown to learn about how Levelpath is making procurement delightful!

[Kwesi Acquay @kwesi_acquay]

Enjoyed sharing thoughts with @BusinessInsider about the next wave of fintech rising stars including @Redpoint portco @proper_finance in addition to @joinforage!
https://t.co/nb22StIKWm

[Chelcie Taylor @chelcietay]

Had such a blast bringing together a 🔥 group of @HarvardHBS enterprise VCs last night! While no one was cold called, the debates were lively about the future of AI 🤖& beyond. Specials thanks to the best co-hosts @molwelch @kwesi_acquay @jackie_hyland

[Jacob Effron @jacobeffron]

A new software stack is emerging for the $230B life sciences R&D industry to match the incredible scientific progress of the past decade. I explored the new workflow, infrastructure and AI tools behind this stack here: https://t.co/ncaTG2XKRX

[logan bartlett @loganbartlett]

For my first 7+ years in vc (‘14-Jan ‘22), I did 1 podcast episode ever w/ @HarryStebbings in ‘15. Now I’ve done a few more but Harry & I finally ran it back. Cover a bunch of topics (why most b2b marketers suck, state of vc/how we compete @Redpoint etc):

https://t.co/ShrpdgApcg

[Redpoint @Redpoint]

In our first episode of Founder Confidential, learn directly from @eglyman CEO of @tryramp about how to build a company with fast execution velocity🏎️👇

Watch the whole episode on Start: https://t.co/7caRsRLdGS

[Redpoint @Redpoint]

We’re so excited to announce START; a new home for all our content where you can get masterclass advice from founders, hot takes from the likes of Cartoon Avatars, and TikTok GenZ impressions all in one place. 🧵

https://t.co/KkF9q5yLwp

[Redpoint @Redpoint]

Big shoutout to Omni for coming out of stealth with a total of $26.9M ($17.5M Series A)! Hear from Data veterans @jamiedavidson, @drinkzima and Chris about what they're building, and from @ttunguz about why we're so excited.

[Jacob Effron @jacobeffron]

Sat down with Dr. Tom Lee, founder of @onemedical, @GalileoHealth and @epocrates. We discussed the Amazon acquisition, Galileo and the future of medical education. Excited to share the latest Vital Signs:

Spotify: https://t.co/IKPxRFNczV
Apple: https://t.co/9N1TedKOzg

[Redpoint @Redpoint]

Some of the best companies started in a downturn, and we believe the next generation of founders will be revolutionary.

TechCrunch’s @nmasc_ interviewed @akad and @ericabrescia to share the news of our $650M fund to support early stage companies:
https://t.co/nhqSL2PrAO