KH | Ascendwave Partners

investor | advisor | ex-googler

[Poetiq @poetiq_ai]

Our Metasystem built and optimized an LLM router. Automatically.

It beat other approaches at every price point.

It took 1 engineer 2.5 weeks from data collection to full results.

Only 12 hours of that was the Metasystem optimizing the router.

[KH | Ascendwave Partners @phpstar]

@rklb_invest 동의합니다. 이미 https://t.co/ejuxfIAzTj같은 곳들이 저렴한 모델들을 프론티어급 성능으로 올리고 있습니다

[Poetiq @poetiq_ai]

Public leaderboards can't tell you which model to trust in your domain. And most static benchmarks are rapidly beaten.

Introducing Augur: it maps where a model's knowledge ends and its reasoning breaks, then generates the data to fix it.

[Poetiq @poetiq_ai]

We presented "An Optimization Perspective on Recursive Self-Improvement" last weekend at the Agentic AI Summit, hosted by @BerkeleyRDI.

This is the first time Poetiq has given an overview of our technical approach to RSI.

Watch the recording here:
https://t.co/vpMaidX4P1

[KH | Ascendwave Partners @phpstar]

Perhaps the fastest way to experience performance superior to even Kimi 3.0 right now is by using Poetiq's meta system.

https://t.co/qCWzmpKCCj

@poetiq_ai

[KH | Ascendwave Partners @phpstar]

Poetiq + Gemini 3.1 Pro > Fable5

This is not surprising. Poetiq's RSI system has rendered existing benchmarks meaningless(even with an older model), and it seems we will have to get used to this fact.

The team continues to accelerate this breakthrough!

[Poetiq @poetiq_ai]

Benchmarks are dead (for us).

Our RSI system makes benchmarks too easy.

Give ours a benchmark and it builds its own solution–then beats SOTA. We just did it on 6 at once: math, coding, planning, long-context, tool use, web apps. No human tuning.

[Poetiq @poetiq_ai]

Benchmarks are dead (for us).

Our RSI system makes benchmarks too easy.

Give ours a benchmark and it builds its own solution–then beats SOTA. We just did it on 6 at once: math, coding, planning, long-context, tool use, web apps. No human tuning.

[Poetiq @poetiq_ai]

Poetiq's Meta-System built its own coding harness from scratch. It got SOTA on LiveCodeBench Pro.

No fine-tuning, no special model access. Just standard APIs. Using Gemini 3.1 Pro, it made a harness that beat all frontier models we tested.

[KH | Ascendwave Partners @phpstar]

아무도 얘기하지 않고 관심도 없을때 조용히 일어나는 일.

vs

누구나 얘기하고 관심이 높은 뜨거운 시장에서 일어나는 일

[KH | Ascendwave Partners @phpstar]

Go Showdown!

[Showdown.win @showdown_gg]

Backed by the best, accelerating gaming onchain.

If you missed the in-person demo day and want to learn more about our vision - sign up to online demo day now! 👇

[Showdown.win @showdown_gg]

Showdown Closed Alpha is LIVE on @solana.

Showdown is the first platform that lets gamers wager on their own matches, against friends or foes using $SOL or $USDC.

Players can compete and profit from their victories on some of the world’s most played games, starting with Counter-Strike 2 and Chess, with more leading titles coming soon.

Access is exclusive, you’ll need a referral code from existing players, or you can join the waitlist on our site or open a ticket in Discord for review.

This is the start of a new era in gaming, where your skill becomes your asset.

Compete. Win. Profit. Bet on yourself.

[KH | Ascendwave Partners @phpstar]

a great article on the market crash 2 days ago.

[YQ @yq_acc]

https://t.co/wwn5yY6ZPA

[KH | Ascendwave Partners @phpstar]

폭풍이 칠때는 아무것도 안보인다. 그런데 폭풍은 곧 지나가고 맑은 날씨가 온다.

[KH | Ascendwave Partners @phpstar]

비슷한 것들이 너무 많이 나오면 언제나 consolidation이 일어나기 마련.

[Delabs Games🐞 @delabsOfficial]

Web3 gaming needs a new foundation.

Led by @hashed_official, @TheSpartanGroup and @TON_Ventures and backed by our parent company 4:33 Creative Lab, Delabs Games has secured $17.2M in total funding to bring mid-core gaming directly into your favorite social apps and charging into the next frontier of gaming powered by AI.

$DELABS incoming

[Delabs Games🐞 @delabsOfficial]

$DELABS: the genesis of a new gaming order.

Are you tuned in? 🐞

[KH | Ascendwave Partners @phpstar]

Are you sure you're setting your platform up for success from the start? The initial strategy is critical. My latest article, "Buttoning the First Button," offers a founder's guide to getting it right.

https://t.co/83H0L7ZGLz

#PlatformBuilding #StartupAdvice #ProductStrategy

[Showdown.win @showdown_gg]

Today, we’re excited to announce some of the participants from Showdown’s pre-seed round.

We’re honored to welcome:

@sreeramkannan (Founder, EigenLayer), @sandeepnailwal (Co-Founder, Polygon), @nickwh8te (Co-Founder, Celestia), @eulerlagrange (Co-Founder, Opacity Network), @ArcanumCapital, @3point0_vc, @npcgroup_xyz, @questbookapp

They join a select group of early-stage funds and angels who believe that millions of gamers deserve a fair shot at monetizing their passion and talent — without gatekeepers, fraud, or waiting weeks to get paid.

In just a few short months on @monad_xyz's testnet:

- Showdown went live with fully automated prize pools and trustless skill-based wagering on AAA titles like Counter-Strike 2 and Chess (with Fortnite being battle-tested as we speak).

= We’ve hosted top SEA Counter-Strike teams, grandmasters in chess, and a growing wave of creators who run matches and stream showdowns.

- Showdown has partnered with over 15 colleges and gaming communities to bring competitive tournaments to grassroots players - the backbone of any real gaming ecosystem.

- Showdown is building a robust anti-cheat and a simple but powerful clan system - so friends can squad up and challenge the world.

- Showdown has distributed more than 1000+ skins for Counter Strike 2 players.

For every match played, every wager settled, every player who put their skills on the line - you validated what we believed:

The next frontier for gaming isn’t just new titles - it’s financializing skill for everyone.

What’s Next?

More games: Expanding beyond CS2 and chess into more titles that players love.

Mobile-first: A seamless mobile app so playing, wagering, and cashing out feels as smooth as it should.

Stronger clans & creator tools: Enabling community leaders, streamers, and tournament organizers to run trustless, profitable events for their fans.

Anti-cheat innovation: Deepening our fairness stack so skill always wins.

Global growth: From local college leagues to global open tournaments — everyone’s invited.

We wouldn’t be here without:

- The players who signed up early and took a chance on a new way to compete.

- The communities and college gaming clubs who ran the first tournaments and gave us honest feedback.

- The creators and streamers who helped us reach new players, one battle at a time.

- The investors and advisors who saw the same potential we did - [and pushed us to make it real.

If you’re a player who wants to earn for your skill, a creator who wants to host matches for your community, or just someone who loves the thrill of fair competition - we’re building this for you.

The Showdown has only just begun.

[KH | Ascendwave Partners @phpstar]

Google I/O 2025 just took place, and it was truly remarkable.
It clearly showed that the massive transformation AI will bring to industries is not far off—and that the impact will be nothing short of disruptive.

My summary + analysis below:

https://t.co/FgupHGLs8a

[Showdown.win @showdown_gg]

Did someone say Fortnite?

We just launched a Showdown x Monad branded server on Fortnite, called the Pit!

Players can:

🎯 Progress their Battle Pass
🏆 Complete achievements
📈 Climb an incentivized leaderboard (soon)

This is Showdown’s next step in bridging web2 gameplay with web3 infrastructure — seamlessly, trustlessly, and at scale. Phase 2 will see deeper level of integrations into Showdown's modules.

Hop in, earn, and play better!