Rich Smith

Dad, Sr. Software Engineer @ Netflix, investor. Interests: real estate, investing, music, software, tech, video games.

[Rich Smith @richcsmith]

Wow, I almost forgot that today’s the 20th anniversary of my open-heart surgery. It was the most impactful thing to ever happen to me, and it completely altered my life’s trajectory.

I am eternally grateful for the cardiologists and surgeons who saved my life.

[Rich Smith @richcsmith]

Vori is going to be a household name soon. Watch this space! Congrats to the Vori team on raising their series B! 💪🏾🔥

[Brandon Hill • Vori.com @IamBrandonHill]

Grocery is a $1.5T domestic market — bigger than restaurants, bigger than hotels. But it's running on technology from the Reagan administration.

We just raised a $22M Series B for @VoriHQ to make every supermarket in America autonomous.

[Brandon Hill • Vori.com @IamBrandonHill]

Big news: we rebuilt our website to celebrate our stores and their stories.

The numbers they're putting up speak for themselves:

+22% net sales — Valley Farm Market

+9.7% net sales — The Willows Market

+7% gross margin — The Market at Edgewood

−67% time ordering — Talin Market

Independent by choice. Unstoppable by design.

Introducing the new https://t.co/Kukw63TZGG 🛒

[Rich Smith @richcsmith]

@bnj @variantui This is sooooo dope bro, congrats!

[Ben South @bnj]

Introducing @variantui

Enter an idea and get endless (beautiful) designs as you scroll

No canvas, no skills or MCP, no constant prompting

Reply if you'd like 200 free designs to give it try

[Brandon Hill • Vori.com @IamBrandonHill]

2025 wrapped: We crossed $355M in payments volume at @VoriHQ 🚀

Grocery is the most important consumer spend category on the planet—and Vori is building its AI-powered infrastructure.

• +$22M in incremental sales for grocers
• 1.26M lbs of bananas sold 🍌
• 577k+ cost changes detected by Vori AI
• 50+ teammates building this every day
• Live nationwide — Seattle → Staten Island

2026: escape velocity. $2B+ in payments.

Buckle up.

[Rich Smith @richcsmith]

@IamBrandonHill @VoriHQ This gave me the chills! Y’all are killing it, and 2026 is definitely going to be a breakout year. Let’s go @VoriHQ!! 🚀📈🍌

[Rich Smith @richcsmith]

Hurry up and grab yours before they’re all gone!

[Ben South @bnj]

If you want your generations to feel designed and not…generated

We hid a few invite codes to @variantui in this video

The first 100 get unlimited credits, reply for a hint

[Rich Smith @richcsmith]

@IamBrandonHill @VoriHQ Woohoo, let’s go!!! This is so exciting!

[Brandon Hill • Vori.com @IamBrandonHill]

2024: We launched and went $0 to $153M in payments volume at @VoriHQ

2025: We 10x

2030: Vori is one of the largest payments businesses on planet earth

Watch our Year in Review below ⬇️

[Algorand Foundation @AlgoFoundation]

With @Google announcing Willow, their Quantum Processor, we’re entering the Post-Quantum world.

#Algorand is a quantum-secure ledger.

The entire history of the chain is safeguarded against future threats of quantum computers.

Algorand will continue to lead the blockchain industry by adding more layers of Quantum-Resistance.

[Rich Smith @richcsmith]

@PixOnChain Algorand is ready https://t.co/d7WrgHSHc7

[Brandon Hill • Vori.com @IamBrandonHill]

In 18 mos, we built a POS from scratch that handles 100k+ skus, payments that support all card types and EBT, a dynamic pricing product, an AI-powered invoice processing engine, loyalty and SMS campaigns, & supply chain integrations w/ 1k+ suppliers. It's only the beginning :)

[Brandon Hill • Vori.com @IamBrandonHill]

I’m extremely proud to announce VoriOS: the 1st AI-powered POS and inventory system built for ambitious grocery stores. From silo to shelf to spoon, the $1T domestic grocery industry will never be the same.

Independent supermarkets are the backbone of a dynamic American economy. They are responsible for 1.2% of US GDP and nourish communities everywhere.

But everything has changed since COVID. Macro forces like inflation, increasing competition, labor shortages, and chaotic supply chains have made it harder for grocers to do business.

Today, Vori changes all of that. Vori gives supermarkets more profitability, more efficiency, more freedom. Listen to what America’s grocers have to say below.

[Rich Smith @richcsmith]

@IamBrandonHill I am so proud of you, Brandon, and congrats to you and the team on the launch!

I know it’s taken a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to get here, but it really shows. You’ve all done such amazing work, I’m so glad the world finally gets to experience it. 🍾🥂🎉

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

One of the best designer/engineers I have met in my career is getting started with a powerful new idea applying coding LLMs to high quality collaborative UX design and looking for a cofounder

Get in touch with him here: https://t.co/moTUdH7jMK

[Rich Smith @richcsmith]

@lyrah Congrats, I knew you’d make it happen!! This is so exciting!!

[Rich Smith @richcsmith]

@bnj @LensProtocol Nice work, Ben! Congrats! 🎉

[Rich Smith @richcsmith]

@briannekimmel I left SF and moved to Charlotte. Saved myself bushels of money.

[Idoru World @idoru_world]

Idoru is for your digital-you. Launching soon. Sign up for early access at our link in bio.

[Pranay Prakash @pranaygp]

1/ Brands don't try to become soulless corporations, they just don't do anything to stop it from happening