Marion Desmazières

@m12vc. Board @FACC_PNW. Ex @AmazonAlexa Fund VC, @AlexaDevs, Facilitator @StartupWeekend, Angel Investor, MBA @UAlberta, MSc @EDHEC_BSchool. 🇫🇷 Views=my own

[Tech Week @Techweek_]

https://t.co/mtC7gJQlmf

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

Congratulations @aliniikk & team @micro1_ai on the Serie A round. We're excited to welcome @micro1_ai to the @M12vc portfolio & help you accelerate your growth with the power of Microsoft. + @mon__lim

[Ali Ansari @aliansarinik]

I’m excited to announce micro1 has raised a $35M Series A, valuing us at $500M. This round was led by 01A with @adambain joining our board of directors.

We’re grateful to be partnering with leading AI Labs & fortune 10s, such as Microsoft, to train frontier LLMs.

We’re just getting started building the infrastructure layer for AGI, with the ultimate goal of answering the very fundamental question: “where should humanity spend its time?”

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

#Seattle, join @facc_pnw on 12/3 for a dynamic networking event featuring a panel on #AI Innovations for Smart #Manufacturing on Microsoft's Redmond campus.
RSVP - seats are limited to 25 ppl!
https://t.co/8ThtlRBffE

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

@alexa99 why the yellow ring if no notification?

[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

We are encouraged by the changes to the OpenAI board. We believe this is a first essential step on a path to more stable, well-informed, and effective governance. Sam, Greg, and I have talked and agreed they have a key role to play along with the OAI leadership team in ensuring OAI continues to thrive and build on its mission. We look forward to building on our strong partnership and delivering the value of this next generation of AI to our customers and partners.

[Sam Altman @sama]

i love openai, and everything i’ve done over the past few days has been in service of keeping this team and its mission together. when i decided to join msft on sun evening, it was clear that was the best path for me and the team. with the new board and w satya’s support, i’m looking forward to returning to openai, and building on our strong partnership with msft.

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

🌟 Join me for an AI adventure! 🚀 Explore the world of #GenerativeAI with experts in a panel discussion on Nov 30, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM at @tflabs_ in #Seattle. Organized by @FACC_PNW. Limited spots - Register now: https://t.co/pFzV3odtlh #GenAI

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

John Stanton (Trilogy Equity, Mariners): "You need three things for a successful company: great idea, great people, access to capital. You have all this here in #Seattle". Great fireside chat moderated by @LeslieFeinzaig at @psl

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

#AmazonAlumni event alert! Join @dayonealumni on Thursday, November 2nd for a fireside chat with Wei Gao, a transformational #leader, now a Venture Partner at @MadronaVentures. 🚀
Gain insights from her 16+ years at Amazon and her work with Jeff Bezos: https://t.co/TjoALVpIvL

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

Interesting topics covered tonight from synthetic data to hardware & AI.

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

Back in the #Seattle meetup scene tonight for the #AI society. Thanks @LeanerStartups and @seatong for hosting at SURF Incubator. It's been a minute (...B2B Startup Weekend back in 2015!)

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

We had a fabulous time at the @wander house in Bandon Beach last week. Incredible view of the Oregon coast and fun amenities (including a Tesla, a Hydrow machine, Peloton bike, sauna and hot tub) including thoughtful additions for a toddler. We'll be back!

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

@jeffblankenburg So sorry to hear that, Jeff. Best of luck with your search.

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

Join me at the next @facc_pnw event about #cybersecurity & featuring @F_LocohDonou , CEO of F5 as our guest speaker at 6pm PT on June 22.

Register to attend in #Seattle or online:
https://t.co/IbletLmzQx

#AI #networking

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

"AWS announces funding boost for women founders in Africa" - https://t.co/fEOc2n4BUB

Nice work, @influencebytiff @charnewman & @AWSstartups URF BD team!

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

"Become undeniable. Pitch big". A lot of nodding in the room at the Seattle @AWSstartups female founder showcase as we listen to @LeslieFeinzaig and @charnewman .

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

Per Andy Jassy, Amazon "intend[s] to eliminate about 9,000 more positions in the next few weeks—mostly in AWS, PXT, Advertising, and Twitch" - https://t.co/zH4VIBtoSw

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

#NewProfilePic courtesy of @vanahq_ #AI #vanaportrait

[Marion Desmazières @MDesmaz]

@jeffblankenburg Good to hear, Jeff! Can't say the same here 😢

[Startup Weekend Seattle @SUWSeattle]

“The job of a startup is to invalidate business models.” - @NigelSharp. By lunchtime today, multiple teams had pivoted to new, improved strategies, including two teams that merged! Everyone is excited for the next step of their journey: customer validation.