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"Today, we're excited to share that @a16z led General Translation's Series A, and Martin Casado (@martin_casado) and Jennifer Li (@JenniferHli) have been great partners. Archie (@archiemckenzie_) set out to make the world's best software speak every language, and he's only getting started. We couldn't be prouder to be on this journey with him." - Aditi Maliwal (@gimmedadeetz)
Read Aditi's full commentary on why we bet early on @generaltxn!
We led @generaltxn seed when it was just @archiemckenzie_ .. These days I get to work out of their office & spend time with the team every day. I’ve watched them build something special, pumped for this team!!
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Thank you Jacques. It's been a pleasure and a privilege working with you and the Upfront team!
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True story: I've seen nearly 100 companies present at our AGMs over the years and @archiemckenzie_ was in the top 10 AT LEAST. Storytelling matters, kids!
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Today, General Translation is announcing our $27m Series A and Seed, led by @a16z and @upfrontvc.
We localize products used by millions at the fastest-growing category leaders like Ramp, Cursor, Sierra, Profound, Okta, Partiful, and ClickHouse.
Sign up at generaltranslation.com.
General Translation has raised $27m led by @martin_casado at @a16z to localize the world’s best companies.
Today, @generaltxn serves Ramp, Cursor, and Sierra by translating apps, sites, docs, slide decks, and even product videos into dozens of languages.
a16z invested alongside @upfrontvc, Peter Thiel, Fei-Fei Li, and more. 🧵
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Extraordinary milestone by @RainmakerCorp today. Rainmaker published their first peer-reviewed article in Atmosphere, documenting and validating over 140M gallons of precipitation during the 2025-26 cloud seeding season.
Keep your eyes peeled for more validation in 2027 👀
Rainmaker century
Rainmaker’s first peer reviewed publication.
We produced >140M gallons of precipitation, per remote sensor measurement. We’re publishing our findings from the largest dataset of unambiguous precipitation enhancement in history.
Unlike most cloud seeding publications, our findings aren’t from simulation or seasonal statistics. These are physical observations of our effect. Hard proof.
Link and highlights below 🧵
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This startup pulled 19 million gallons of water out of the sky in 3 hours with drones.
Our latest @chartsncrafts episode on @RainmakerCorp, in partnership with our friends @brexHQ - featuring maybe the prettiest clouds and snow I've ever drawn
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We're so lucky to work with the best investors in the business, deeply appreciate your support ♥️
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We led @generaltxn seed when it was just @archiemckenzie_ .. These days I get to work out of their office & spend time with the team every day. I’ve watched them build something special, pumped for this team!!
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General Translation has raised $27m led by @martin_casado at @a16z to localize the world’s best companies.
Today, @generaltxn serves Ramp, Cursor, and Sierra by translating apps, sites, docs, slide decks, and even product videos into dozens of languages.
a16z invested alongside @upfrontvc, Peter Thiel, Fei-Fei Li, and more. 🧵
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OK, real talk--who is ACTUALLY actively writing new checks to founders these days? Respond below with:
1. Name of fund
2. Size of check
3. Stage you invest
4. How founders can engage.
In this environment of fear, founders could benefit from this roll call. GO.
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1. Upfront Ventures
2. $2-6M
3. Seed, Pre-seed
4. Send me an email kesar@upfront.com and I’ll set up a meeting!
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Have a few inception-stage companies I'm working with... who are the best infra angels (< $150k checks) that should be on my radar?
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Going to be in SF tomorrow and have a few open slots. If we’re mutuals or you’re building something great in dev tools or AI, hmu!
Computers for agents? Count us in!
We’re thrilled to double down with our early and growth funds in Daytona’s 60M Series B announced this week!
Led by our fellow VCs at @FirstMarkCap alongside insiders like @PaceCap and @e2mindset, and a fantastic group of new angels and strategics joined as well: @patrickc, @tobi, @AravSrinivas, @BrendanFoody, @oliveur, @adamdangelo, @ericsyuan, @QualcommVenture, @SamsungNext, @okta Ventures, and more.
Dive deeper into our decision on why we stay on the Daytona train in ‘Thoughts’ from Upfront and our partners @kevinyzhang and @pzakin: upfront.com/thoughts/doublin…
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Speed Dial, Episode 1 is live.
@msuster on why software still has value in a world of AI agents.
@Timbaland on building AI tools for his studio, and why now is the time to get in.
Also this week: micro1's $1B bet on company data, Coatue on AI outgrowing the railroads, Starlink's push to become a phone carrier, and the flying Tesla Roadster.
Hosted by @atlasberry008.
0:00 Intro and this week's rundown
1:16 Chamath: Is software IP dead?
1:47 Headless software, MCP and selling to AI agents
3:36 micro1's $1B plan to buy company data
5:26 Coatue: AI is bigger than the railroads
6:46 The 10x gap in AI spending
7:31 Starlink becomes a phone carrier
9:08 The flying Tesla Roadster
11:38 Calling Mark Suster
12:25 Mark Suster: Software isn't dead
13:22 Building software for AI agents
14:26 Should you sell your data to Micro1?
15:31 Mark on Starlink becoming a carrier
16:16 Where Mark is investing five years out
18:23 AI infrastructure and the US vs China
20:09 Mark's book picks: Chip War and Freedom's Forge
22:15 Calling Timbaland: AI tools for making music
24:40 Timbaland: The door might close in 2 years
25:32 Timbaland: Flying cars with Elon
26:47 Timbaland on building Verzuz
27:46 What we learned
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Just astonishing growth. An absolute privilege for @kevinyzhang and me to triple down since leading at seed.
@ivanburazin and @JukicVedran are exceptional entrepreneurs.
We just raised a $60M Series B at a $1B valuation to build @daytonaio into the Agent Cloud.
@FirstMarkCap led the round, with all key existing investors and angels doubling down.
We're also thrilled to welcome the founders of some generational companies aboard, including @patrickc (Stripe), @tobi (Shopify), @AravSrinivas (Perplexity), @BrendanFoody (Mercor), @oliveur (Datadog), @adamdangelo (Quora) and @ericsyuan (Zoom)
We're a 35-person team. But that's about to change; we're hiring across the board, and we'd love for you to join us.
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Today we're announcing a $60M Series B at a $1B valuation, led by @FirstMarkCap to build the agent cloud.
The round also saw participation from some top-tier founders, including @patrickc (Stripe), @tobi (Shopify), @AravSrinivas (Perplexity), @BrendanFoody (Mercor), @oliveur (Datadog), @adamdangelo (Quora) and @ericsyuan (Zoom).
Full announcement👇
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Glad to have the continued backing of @PaceCap, @upfrontvc and @e2mindset
This round also saw participation from @QualcommVenture, @SamsungNext, @okta ventures, @EverGreen_Ntwrk, @alumniventures and @torch
Read more: daytona.io/dotfiles/daytona-…
