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"Locking yourself into a single model is putting an enormous amount of risk into your business."
We were honored to have @EnoReyes, Cofounder of @FactoryAI take the stage at FirstMark Guilds Summit to share his thoughts on agentic software development and how they're helping companies build autonomous software factories.
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"Stop trying to be everything to everyone."
"If you pretend to be something you're not, you'll be seen through and no one will believe a word you say."
CFOs of Shopify (Jeff Hoffmeister) and Circle (Jeremy Fox-Geen) on going public and what it takes to win in the public markets 🚀
Moderated by @amishjani at the 2026 FirstMark Guilds Summit.
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The rain may have taken the rooftop and the view, but the vibes are better than ever at the annual MAD (Machine Learning, AI, and Data) Summer Party!
Huge thank you to our friends at @datadoghq for co-hosting with us this year đź’ś
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Congratulations to @vendelux on raising a $50M Series B, led by our friends at @tribecavp!
We are thrilled to continue our participation after leading the Series A in 2023 🚀
Vendelux helps GTM teams identify the right events, find the right buyers, and turn B2B events into a measurable growth channel.
Today, the company tracks 250,000+ global B2B events and supports programs influencing billions of dollars in event spend.
Proud to keep backing Alex, Stefan, and the @vendelux team as they build the infrastructure for the next era of B2B events.
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AI has rewritten the attacker playbook.
The gap between amateur hackers and nation-states is collapsing. The most dangerous attacks now look routine: stolen credentials, valid tokens, normal-looking sessions.
That’s why we’re thrilled to announce FirstMark’s investment in @nebulocksec, led by @DavidWaltcher.
We’re excited to partner with Founder @abcbyDamien and the entire Nebulock team as they build the foundational security analytics stack.
Join the hunt 🎯
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Guilds Summit: Where the best share how they build.
➡️ 400+ senior executives
➡️ 30+ speakers
➡️ 4 stages
One full day of non-stop learning and connection.
Already pumped for 2027!
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@amishjani kicking off Guilds Summit -> 500 of the world’s best operators gathered in NYC to meet, share, and learn how each other are building generational companies 🔥
Thank you @KPMG @SiliconVlyBank @airwallex @HiBob_HR @Fidelity @tryramp and @okta for the support!
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Guilds Summit.
Where the best share how they build.
June 16.
NYC đź—˝
@oliveur @anjsud @katieburkie @lilscotboy @jon_hyman @ElyKahn @EnoReyes @ivanburazin @gcmarker @davidneckstein
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Congratulations to @vercel @ClickHouseDB @CockroachDB and @daytonaio on making the InfraRed 100!
Incredibly well-deserved recognition đź‘Ź we're thrilled to be on the journey with you.
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Excited to welcome @StellaDKelley to our Talent team at FirstMark!
Stella joins us from True Search, where she led searches for C-suite leaders at venture-backed companies across software, marketplaces, and consumer technology.
If you're thinking about your next venture, make sure to reach out — there are always incredibly exciting opportunities coming up across the FirstMark portfolio.
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Episode 2 of Standing Table is live featuring @rick, Dan, and @GuyAdami, diving into AI, prediction markets, owning a piece of the Yankees, and so much more.
Watch the full episode from @RiskReversal at piped.video/8dKP997dnW0
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We're thrilled to welcome @arjundundoo to FirstMark as our newest Investor focused on the consumer tech landscape!
Prior to joining us, Arjun was at Bird (NYSE: BRDS), where he helped lead M&A and capital markets.
FirstMark has a long history in consumer (Pinterest, Airbnb, DraftKings, Ro, Function Health, Discord, etc.), so we couldn't be more excited to have Arjun joining the team, as we double down on backing and supporting the next generation of iconic consumer businesses.
Please join us in giving him a warm welcome 🚀
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Exciting news: @Bluecore has been acquired by @InsiderOne 🚀
From its earliest days, Bluecore built a differentiated platform, combining proprietary identity, deep customer data infrastructure, and strong execution for some of the world’s leading enterprise brands.
Together, Bluecore and Insider One are well-positioned to accelerate the future of AI-powered customer engagement, pairing Bluecore’s retail intelligence with Insider One’s agentic platform and global scale.
Congrats to the everyone at Bluecore who helped build the company to this incredibly milestone. Excited for what this next chapter unlocks!
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The frameworks are broken. The playbooks don't work anymore. Company-building has fundamentally changed.
So how are the best operators building today?
That's what we're diving into on June 16 in NYC at the Guilds Summit.
400+ C-Suite and VPs in the room, exclusively from unicorn tech and top public tech companies.
11T+ in public and private value represented.
1 full day of company-building talks and quality time with peers.
@oliveur @anjsud @katieburkie @lilscotboy @jon_hyman @ElyKahn @EnoReyes @bretthuneycutt @gcmarker @ronieshac @davidneckstein @datadoghq @Tubi @WeAreLegora @try_headway @hungryroot @clay @airwallex @Braze @glean @okta @FactoryAI @Wealthsimple @brexHQ @synthesiaIO @AnthropicAI @vercel @runwayml @tryramp @Shopify @mercury @harvey @circle
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New from @RiskReversal! Real stories, real talk, and real good food starting on Tuesday, May 12.
Hosted by @GuyAdami and Dan Nathan, and featuring an incredible group of guests (including our very own @rick) 🥂
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Yesterday, 150+ AI CEOs gathered in NYC for AI✦NY — an off-the-record summit focused on the most critical challenges defining this moment in AI.
We heard from @akofoid (Databricks), @c_valenzuelab (Runway), @kareemamin (Clay), @AmandaKahlow (1mind), Rob Chisholm (Qatalyst) Kunal Madhok (Wells Fargo), Amin Venjara (ADP), and Tom Haslam (KPMG).
Co-hosted by @amishjani (FirstMark), and @NeerajVC (Battery), with moderators @abimbhet, @billbinch, @BrandonGleklen, and Scott Goering.
Special thanks to @FifthThird @golub @KPMG @CooleyLLP @googlecloud, and @qatalystgroup!
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Diving into Building Frontier AI in NYC with @c_valenzuelab and @amishjani to close out the inaugural AI✨NY summit!
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And we’re off! 🚀
@amishjani and @NeerajVC kicked off the inaugural AI✨NY Summit, bringing together over 150 AI CEOs for an off-the-record summit in NYC.
Thrilled to partner with our friends at @BatteryVentures and honored to have so many brilliant CEOs with us today.
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Announcing the inaugural AI✦NY Summit, exclusively for CEOs shaping the AI ecosystem, cohosted by FirstMark and @BatteryVentures!
Including more than 150 CEOs, and featuring...
@c_valenzuelab of @runwayml
@AmandaKahlow of 1mind & 6Sense
@kareemamin of @clay
@akofoid of @databricks
Kunal Madhok, EVP of AI, Wells Fargo
Rob Chisholm, Partner, Qatalyst Partners
Amin Venjara, Chief Data Officer, ADP
Tom Haslam, Principal, Data, Analytics & AI, KPMG
And co-hosted by @amishjani (FirstMark), and @NeerajVC (Battery)
Special thanks to @FifthThird @golub @KPMG @CooleyLLP @googlecloud, and @qatalystgroup
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Speaking at FirstMark's Guilds Summit on June 16 in NYC:
Cofounder & CEO, Datadag
CEO, Tubi
Chief People Officer, Airbnb
CFO, Legora
Chief Data & AI Officer, Snowflake
Head of People, Clay
CFO, Shopify
Chief Product Officer, Okta
Head of Americas, Enterprise, Anthropic
Cofounder & CTO, Braze
VP Sales, Vercel
CMO, Bilt Rewards
CFO, Ramp
COO, Harvey
CFO, Circle
CRO, Synthesia
Cofounder & CPO, Wealthsimple
CFO, Runway
Chief People Officer, Headway
Cofounder & CTO, Factory
Head of Product, Glean
CRO, Brex
CFO, Mercury
Chief People Officer, HungryRoot
VP, Global People & Places, Airwallex
+ more to be announced!
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AI enablement lacks clear ownership in most organizations. 71% report no dedicated person or team responsible for AI enablement, and only 32% have a formal program in place.
Without defined ownership, adoption stays uneven.
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AI usage in HR is widespread but not yet operationalized.
Over 90% of teams are experimenting with AI tools or pilots, but the top barriers are human, (time, fear, resources) not technical.
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The shift towards in-office work is continuing. Compared to past surveys, there has been a big swing from remote to hybrid (with 3 days IRL as the median), and from hybrid to 4-5 days in-office.
The clear trend is that productivity confidence rises as work models become more structured and in-person anchored.
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Recruiting still dominates People org bandwidth, with a significant share of teams dedicating 30–60%+ of their capacity to hiring.
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HR tech stacks are expanding, not consolidating. 56% of People teams expect to add more tools next year, while under 10% plan to cut.
Every new system adds integration work, training demands, and governance overhead.
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Navigating AI is now the TOP challenge for People leaders, cited by 53% of respondents — nearly double the next closest issue (burnout).
The mandate is expanding faster than the capacity to deliver on it.
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@payy_link is a new kind of payments rail, enabling private stablecoin transactions for the very first time.
@adamn recently sat down with Payy Founder @sidgandhi_xyz to discuss the founding of the company and the future of frictionless payments.
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Congratulations to @vercel @ClickHouseDB and @WeAreLegora for making the ET30 — a list of the most promising private companies in enterprise technology, from @Wing_VC and @EricNewcomer 👏
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How do you publicly verify a transaction on a blockchain WITHOUT revealing all the data that comes along with it?
That's exactly the challenge @payy_link has solved, and one of the reasons we were thrilled to lead their seed round at FirstMark!
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2025 was prototypes. 2026 is software that actually works.
Congratulations to @softr_io for launching the first AI-native platform for building real business software!
Describe what you need, and Softr’s new AI Co-Builder instantly creates the database, app, and business logic — connected, secure, and ready for real users, in under 5 minutes.
Start building with Softr for free → softr.io/
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When it comes to where engineering teams work, hybrid is the default and confidence in remote productivity is collapsing.
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Multi-cloud is a sales requirement, not a redundancy strategy. Cloud portability is now a go-to-market feature shaped by procurement, security, and buyer preference.
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The tool stack is expanding and teams are in Buy Mode, marking a significant change from past years when the name of the game was efficiency and doing more with less.
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Shipping AI products is now table stakes across the board, and companies must now differentiate with automation depth and measurable ROI.
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AI productivity gains are real and expectations are catching up, as organizations move from AI experiments, to measured, guardrailed workflow redesign.
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Copilot adoption flipped: Cursor and Claude Code now lead, with explosive YoY growth and no signs of slowing.
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LLM infrastructure is shifting from “best model” to “best platform” as companies are optimizing for the platform and designing for portability, fallbacks, and governance, rather than just “the best model.”
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Thrilled to announce our investment in @tracebit_com, the cybersecurity platform built for the “assume breach” era.
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Thrilled to announce our first speakers for Guilds Summit 2026: Bringing together top tech executives building generational companies in NYC đź—˝
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Major IPOs may be closer than many expect...
@rick recently joined @EricNewcomer to discuss how venture capital is adapting to the AI era and what it could mean for the future of startups, public markets, and the next generation of tech giants.
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Thrilled to share that @dealmomentum is being acquired by @salesforce
18 months ago, @amishjani and @DavidWaltcher led their Series A around a simple belief: the “meeting” – at scale – could become the ultimate source of truth for an organization.
@santiycr, @moizjv, and @awilson820 built the infrastructure to turn conversations into intelligence: forecast accuracy, pipeline visibility, competitive insight, customer empathy…all powered by AI.
We couldn’t be prouder to have partnered with this amazing team. Salesforce is a natural home for them, and we’re excited for what’s to come!
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If you're serious about AI infra, you should be at @daytonaio's Compute Conference on March 9 at the Chase Center!
1,500 builders + you'll hear from FirstMark Partner @mattturck (among other incredible speakers)
RSVP at compute.daytona.io
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The hottest club in New York is… #DataDrivenNYC (#120!) featuring @zocomputer, @intelligenceco and @GradiumAI
Packed house, thanks to our friends at @tryramp for hosting the community.
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What makes great companies great over the long term?
@amishjani shares his thoughts on how he evaluates founders, why the “why” matters more than the pitch, and how he thinks about boards, venture partnerships, and SaaS in the AI era.
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Closing out the NYC ANGELS SUMMIT with @amishjani @scottbelsky and @NeilBlumenthal reflecting on 15+ years of angel investing.
Incredible to dive into the hits, the misses, the learnings, and so much more.
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