maria zlatkova

MS/MBA @HarvardHBS, previously @harvard CS, teaching @cs50, engineering @instagram @Meta

[maria zlatkova @mariaz_eth]

progress now demands emotional maturity as much as technical skill @custo_lejla 👏👏👏

[Lejla Johnsen @custo_lejla]

In 2026, we’ll develop tools that help us stay human

As we stand on the cusp of 2026, the velocity of AI-driven change isn’t just reshaping industries - it’s changing the very fabric of what it means to be human.

The pace is relentless, exponential and unstoppable. Yet amid this acceleration, a profound challenge is emerging: the human void left by AI’s automation of the mundane, for jobs from factory floors to boardrooms. AI is freeing us up for creativity, yet exposing raw vulnerabilities in our emotional cores as we learn to live - and thrive in the new normal.

One of our Big Ideas for 2026 is Emotional Agility - the human superpower for an AI-amplified world.

This isn’t about resisting AI. It’s about reclaiming our innate capacity for emotional resilience, self-connection, and relational depth. Because machines master precision. Only humans master meaning, presence, and connection.

The actual breakthrough: is that AI is doing the grunt work so we can finally master human work. This speed of change is pushing us toward what truly matters: self mastery. We can’t control the external, but we can strengthen our internal operating systems by using tools that scale emotional intelligence, foster faith, and bridge the isolation AI risks creating.

2026 isn’t about keeping up with the machines.
It’s about becoming calm, clear, and powerfully human.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments.

[maria zlatkova @mariaz_eth]

@emilysmwang 🔥🔥🔥

[Graphite @graphite]

Introducing Diamond, our agentic AI-powered code review companion.

Diamond gives you instant, codebase-aware feedback that eliminates review cycles and helps you ship higher-quality code faster.

Works with or without Graphite, free up to 100 PRs/month.

[maria zlatkova @mariaz_eth]

🚀 🚀 🚀 the most all star team! @TomasReimers @gregmfoster @MerrillLutsky

[Merrill Lutsky @MerrillLutsky]

Today we announced @withgraphite's $52m Series B, led by @Accel with support from @MenloVentures & @AnthropicAI's Anthology fund, @a16z, @thegp, and our customers @shopify & @figma!

@Kyle_L_Wiggers from @TechCrunch covered the round!

[Wiz 👨‍🚀 @WizLikeWizard]

We’re opening the last $500k of our oversubscribed $15M fund to Cadets far and wide, with no investment minimums. 🧑‍🚀

Spacecadet helps startups tell stories to send them to the stars 🚀

But we can’t do it alone.

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[Woodies @WoodiesOfficial]

Join us for this weeks Campfire Council as we talk Storytelling & NFTs with @KangarooStories! 📖 https://t.co/fmwQ4F8HmG

[phil_hellmuth @phil_hellmuth]

Nice interview/explanation of Kangaroo @katieruthmishra! Katie is the youngest CEO/Founder I have ever invested in: 22, she wrote her first book when she 13 yrs old!). Happy to count @KangarooStories as one of my portfolio companies #PHPortfolioCompanies

https://t.co/aNIzteNnar

[Wiz 👨‍🚀 @WizLikeWizard]

@TheEconomist @gradientcomfort @ZeroAvia @Universal_H2 @GlobalThermo @Climeworks @CarbonEngineer @BoweryFarming @plenty @AeroFarms @SailPlanAI @getsupernatural @ADAMbioprinting @jobyaviation @volocopter @TalynAir @SpaceX @blueorigin @virgingalactic @dronamics @Wing @MannaAero @NASA @ICON3DTech @mightybuildings @eightsleep @ouraring @RockleyPhotonic @Levels 🦹🏽‍♂️ The Metaverse

The metaverse is mashup of video games, social networking, and entertainment to create new immersive experiences.

Expect to see all kinds of novel experiences moving to the digital world.

See https://t.co/AKYrnACx50 @mothandflamevr @KangarooStories

[Cait 🌲🔮 @ch1ckadeedee]

This morning I played through the first episode of the @WoodiesNFT story in the @KangarooStories app and it was amazing! So thoughtful, magical, and surprisingly emotional! Can’t wait for the next episode. 🌳🐦🐛🍃

[LucidMemes @lucid_memes]

Woke up today to @ch1ckadeedee crying after playing through the first episode of the @WoodiesNFT story in the @KangarooStories app. It’s really amazing what both of these teams are building. Decided to figure out a bit of the original music written by @kmacleod 🌳

[phil_hellmuth @phil_hellmuth]

I’m a proud investor in @KangarooStories⁩ (one of my portfolio companies)! Create your own interactive story w Kangaroo. Great start @katieruthmishra⁩!!

$3.3M in funding/big-name partnerships, Kangaroo is ready to tell interactive stories Tubefilter https://t.co/JuzmKUmMA9

[Woodies @WoodiesOfficial]

Join us today as we talk about the future of storytelling and something we've secretly been working on for the community! https://t.co/HwFh4UhZek

[maria zlatkova @mariaz_eth]

welcome to the Kangarooniverse, Puff Puff!

[Kangaroo @KangarooStories]

Our next partner is Puff Puff,your favorite TikTok penguin!

https://t.co/wVsryP3VlN

[Kangaroo @KangarooStories]

Gm! We’ve got 2 exciting partner announcements today!

[maria zlatkova @mariaz_eth]

🙋‍♀️ 🙋‍♀️ 🙋‍♀️

[Kangaroo @KangarooStories]

Gm! Who’s ready for another partner announcement?

[Kangaroo @KangarooStories]

Our first partner announcement is in an hour and a half! You’re going to want to have your notification 🔔 on for this.

[Katie Mishra // Khosla Ventures @katieruthmishra]

At @KangarooStories, we gave "OG" roles to early community champions. IMO OGs drive our culture. Ex. I'm more likely to hop on a TikTok trend if it seems to be in the early stages of blowing up, because I have higher chance of going viral.

How else should OGs be rewarded?

[Kangaroo @KangarooStories]

Who’s ready to hop in?

[maria zlatkova @mariaz_eth]

check out our thesis on the future of storytelling in the metaverse & beyond ✨

[Kangaroo @KangarooStories]

Stories are what make us human. Characters are our lenses for understanding stories, which is why we form such intense connections with the characters we love.

[Connor Beem @connor_beem]

Big things coming soon #kangarooniverse