Mujtaba Wani

venture capitalist

[Mujtaba Wani @MujtabaWani]

@tjparker He's linking to anglo-italian products...proves you're right

[Mujtaba Wani @MujtabaWani]

@BillAckman @SpaceX Will / would Pershing invest in #SPCX at current prices?

[Mujtaba Wani @MujtabaWani]

@johnfelix123 @omniderek My favorite part is who gets parentheses explaining relevance..

[Mujtaba Wani @MujtabaWani]

@murphcapital @legiondotcc would love an intro. I'm at [email protected]

[Mujtaba Wani @MujtabaWani]

Can whoever prayed for @Arsenal's PL victory also pray for @RepThomasMassie @MassieforKY? It's clear that God can do miracles

[Mujtaba Wani @MujtabaWani]

@paulg People like to criticize SCOTUS, but today it is the best functioning branch of the US federal government. Just need to remember that they are usually coming to decisions based on law and procedure, not the policy and/or moral outcome

[Rand Paul @RandPaul]

There’s nobody in Congress more faithful to the Constitution than @MassieforKY. He stands against wasteful spending, runaway debt, and government overreach no matter which party is pushing it. Kentucky would be making a mistake by letting him go. @realDailyWire

[Alfred Lin @Alfred_Lin]

@adamshuaib Most investors spend 80% of their time on the market/idea and 20% on the founders, when it should really be the other way around.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

It's an unimpressive-sounding word, but one of the most powerful motivations is the motivation of the hobbyist. That's what keeps successful founders working on their companies long past the point when they've made enough to quit. It's their beloved project.

[Mujtaba Wani @MujtabaWani]

@ankurnagpal Are the companies marked to market multiples, last rounds, or valued another way?

[Mujtaba Wani @MujtabaWani]

I've been saying this for years

[Aaron Harris @harris]

The best indicator of founder quality might just be how fast they speak.

You either want super fast or super slow.

[Mujtaba Wani @MujtabaWani]

@fahdananta would love for all the AI leaders to also show their gross margins and operating burn

[Mujtaba Wani @MujtabaWani]

Keep an eye on @dillon_dunteman everyone

[Dillon Dunteman @dillon_dunteman]

Today, we are unveiling @hyperion__cap, an investment firm built to be the best strategy partner for deeptech founders.

Again and again, we heard from these founders that venture capital has been failing them, even as more deeptech funds entered the market in recent years.

Too many deeptech VCs lack a real command of industry history, hardware unit economics, go-to-market, and engineering nuance. Instead of rigorously evaluating complex frontier technologies, they often pass with vague references to “science risk." They overlook exceptional founders outside usual elite networks and concentrate capital based on pedigree, reducing their thinking to hand-wavy “founder bets." These VCs then prioritize promotion and social media over delivering real value to founders.

In this world, LPs are also losing. And more of them continue to be disappointed by the lack of rigor that their deeptech GPs bring to evaluating these startups.

We raised $35 million for Hyperion's Fund I to change this paradigm. On average, we complete 100+ pages of deep research and strategy ideas that are shared with our founders. We also share this industry research with our LP base, which has already helped support our founders with additional capital and valuable introductions. We hold regular strategy sessions with our founders and obtain key connections that unlock new growth vectors for their businesses.

Over the last 6 months, we’ve already invested $9 million behind founders across 7 companies: @FarisSbahi at Normal Computing, @isaiah_p_taylor @ Valar Atomics, Will Wilson @AntithesisHQ , @drauwsy @ Kunin, @abeirami & @aparandehgheibi @ [stealth], Charlie Cheng @ TC Lab, and Mike & Josh @ F-ADA.

I'm deeply grateful to the senior leadership at Vista Equity Partners for their support, to the venture GPs who have advised us, and to the founders who chose to partner with us in the earliest days. We’re especially grateful to our limited partners, who put their trust in us at the firm's inception.

Lastly, to build this firm alongside one of my closest friends and college teammates @henr56520 been a true privilege.

We’re looking forward to working relentlessly for the founders we've backed and for those we’ll have the chance to support in the years ahead.

https://t.co/WS2qib9vQw

[Mujtaba Wani @MujtabaWani]

@dvassallo Isn't any vc fund that invests in 30+ pre-seed or seed stage startups doing something similar, just at lower volumes? It's the power law that early-stage vc investing is built on

[Omar Waseem @omarwasm]

In DC this week with the Alif team

Hosting a popup event with @haroon from Rocket Money.

Comment/DM for details!

[Mujtaba Wani @MujtabaWani]

@paulg I'm really here for @PaulG's arc as a lego enthusiast, watch collector, classic porsche fan, and anti-war good guy

[Mujtaba Wani @MujtabaWani]

dm me if you want to be the first hire at an ai ecom intelligence startup founded by A+ people

[Austin Rief ☕️ @austin_rief]

A super promising early stage start-up I’ve funded in the ecomm enablement space is looking to make their first hire.

They are looking for someone to run growth/GTM.

Massive opportunity. Cracked ex Clay/Meta founders.

Ideal profile is someone steeped in the ecomm world. Could be an ex brand founder or has run growth/GTM at a brand or ecomm SaaS.

DM me for details.

[Chelsea FC @ChelseaFC]

Ramadan Mubarak from everyone at Chelsea Football Club & @ChelseaFCMuslim. We wish all those observing a peaceful and blessed month. 💙🌙

[Mujtaba Wani @MujtabaWani]

@arshanmahmad @RepThomasMassie Okay we are officially friends