Susan Hobbs

Former public school teacher applying learnings at @TechCrunch, @YCombinator, CrunchFund, @Cloudflare, & @Automattic. Theatre enthusiast. Californian.

[Ryan Hoover @rrhoover]

Announcing Weekend Fund IV, backed by operators and founders (and maybe you).

When we raised Weekend Fund III, we did something different.

Toward the end of our raise, we announced the fund in public and accepted applications from LPs.

Our goal was to make early-stage venture more accessible and align ourselves with an army of operators and founders to help us and the startups we back.

Over 1,000 people expressed interest to join and hundreds did, but there was a problem. Legally, only accredited investors could participate as an LP. Accreditation laws are well-meaning but limit access to the majority of consumers.

With WF IV, @vedikaja_in and I are doing something different.

Like before, we’re onboarding engineers, designers, researchers, data scientists, salespeople, and other domain experts as LPs in the fund. But this time at a larger scale with USVC.

AngelList recently announced USVC, a new kind of fund that’s accessible to everyone, including the non-accredited. It holds positions in private late-stage companies like xAI, Anthropic, OpenAI, Sierra, and Vercel. I personally invested.

Today, they just announced their investment in Weekend Fund IV, one of the first early-stage funds added to their portfolio.

If you’re interested in being a part of Weekend Fund and getting exposure to generational startups mentioned above, visit usvc [dot] com.

Of course, don’t invest what you can’t afford to lose.

Investing in startups is risky and you may lose all your money. USVC shares are illiquid with no guarantee of repurchase.
Consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. Read the prospectus: usvc [dot] com/prospectus.

Also, USVC is currently limited to US citizens. They’re working to open the fund to other geographies.

Lastly, my DMs are open. :)

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

@RonConway Wishing you the best as you fight this. As always, I believe in you. Sending love to you, Gayle, Topher, Danny, Ronny, and the family. ❤️

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

@yoda @om Wise words when applied to most things. 😉

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

“All that prestige had to go somewhere.” There’s a Revolution Happening in Television. It’s Theatre. https://t.co/0aMl9ppeGJ

[Automattic @automattic]

Packed house for our first-ever dev/ai/nyc event ft. @Borthwick, @photomatt, and immaculate vibes. 🎉

[James LePage @jameswlepage]

Save the date. Automattic AI is hosting our inaugural "dev/ai" event in our NYC Noho Space.

We'll focus on the open web and human-centered AI, with @photomatt (@automattic CEO & @WordPress Co-Founder) and @Borthwick (@betaworks Founder, CEO & Investor).

Food, drinks, cool people and conversations about AI. Join us!

https://t.co/u6zZmv3JC0

[Kishan Bagaria @KishanBagaria]

turns out you can convince trillion dollar companies to change

while building Beeper On-Device, we needed more RAM than what Apple provided to securely show notifications

thanks to the EU and DMA, we got it bumped from 15MB to 50MB globally (and even up to 250MB on higher end devices)

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

Happy [almost] birthday, @Techmeme! https://t.co/0QPBAGyxJz Why @gaberivera is everyone's cup of tea.

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

@KishanBagaria @photomatt @beeper @peterpham Are you in town? I know you’re a Beeper fan. 😊

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

What a labor of love. @questlove is a genius. But we all knew that already. I could watch this on repeat, and have been eagerly awaiting the doc. https://t.co/XIPcUOcNeU

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

@alex @Cat_Zakrzewski @WhiteHouse Absolutely. And only getting better!

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

🎉 Proud to see my former colleague, @Cat_Zakrzewski, continue her excellent work at the @WhiteHouse. https://t.co/jyeDWXXBen

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

Made it to @DeafWest’s American Idiot on closing day. They explode out of the gate, bringing depth to the choreography & character portrayals. An entirely original take — what’s needed for a revival. I’ve wanted to check out one of their productions for years, won’t be my last.

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

@msuster Go Blue!!!!!! 💙💙💙

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

Thank you, @amyrlewin and @fpratty.

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

Incredibly saddened to learn of the passing of my former colleague, @sohear. A talented journalist, a quick wit, & a truly lovely person. I recall the Disrupt when he was ready to take the stage for his first interview — glad to read that he kept cracking. https://t.co/2Ikf8PEZZI

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

@msuster @alexisohanian I think it’s when you missed lesson days.

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

@alex Those hydrangeas! 😍😍

[Susan Hobbs @slh]

@katereinking Wait. What?! Oh no.