Small scale founder, large scale builder. Helped build @awscloud in APAC. Now helping founders shape product, build scale, create categories @Sequoia_India
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Announcing our $320M Series A at a $2.3B valuation, led by @khoslaventures, with @generalcatalyst, @ericschmidt and @JeffBezos.
General Intuition is the frontier lab for acting in space and time.
We build large action foundation models trained on billions of ground truth action-labeled gameplay clips from 17M monthly active users on Medal, and push the frontier of world models to generate infinite training environments.
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Delighted to be working with AQT.
Fun fact: Horizon Quantum and AQT CEOs (along with many others) co-authored a paper back in 2021 using quantum computers to check each others work: journals.aps.org/prx/pdf/10.…
Today, we are excited to announce that we have entered a strategic collaboration with @horizon_quantum to advance the development of real-world #quantum computing applications via increased hardware-software integration. 👉 Read the full press release here
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ALT Horizon Quantum (Singapore) and AQT (Innsbruck, Austria) to Advance Real-World Quantum Applications with Strategic Hardware–Software Collaboration
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In honor of 50 years of Apple, we're sharing - for the first time ever - Don Valentine's original 1977 memo for Sequoia's investment into Apple Computer. #Apple50
Awesome to see this, and to be there with the @horizon_quantum team at the @NasdaqExchange as @jfitzsimons rang the opening bell. From the Seed round to this…what a journey! Congrats to Team Horizon. Now it all starts 👊
.@horizon_quantum is developing a new generation of programming tools to simplify and expedite the process of developing software for quantum computers.
Honored to celebrate you, $HQ! #NasdaqListed
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Pieter Kemps retweeted
Delighted to be able to share that we expect to begin trading on Nasdaq tomorrow as $HQ. After 7 years of work, it’s great to finally reach the starting line.
$DMYY
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Another "first" from our awesome Quantum software company @horizon_quantum! @jfitzsimons @P_Kemps @_surgeahead
Another 'first' unlocked! Huge congratulations to @horizon_quantum for becoming the first quantum-software company to own AND run a quantum computer. 👏
This milestone underscores the power of tight hardware-software integration and paves the way for real-world quantum applications via Horizon’s own testbed + their Triple Alpha stack.
Proud of @jfitzsimons & team! Here’s to many more breakthroughs ahead. ⚛️
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I can’t recommend PeakXV and Surge strongly enough. Great partners for the startup journey.
6.5 hours to go if you are in India!! Surge 11 applications close at midnight IST!! @sirh
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From the very beginning, we've built our tools to target as broad a range of quantum computers as possible. We're excited to soon add neutral atoms to the list, along side trapped ions, superconducting qubits and measurement-based architectures.
We are happy to announce that we’ve joined the QuEra Quantum Alliance. Through the alliance, we aim to integrate our software tools with QuEra’s technologies to enable our users to code, compile, and deploy applications on neutral-atom quantum computers. horizonquantum.com/updates/n…
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"What does it take to build a $1B+ ARR Machine?" — Brian McCarthy is the President of Global Rev & Field Operations at Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK, Mkt cap of ~$14B) and he joined Pieter Kemps (@P_Kemps), Surge Partner, to share the hard-earned lessons behind building a winning GTM engine at Rubrik and his previous roles. 🎥 Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=PLlr8rZC…
Here’s what you’ll learn:
🚀 Why product-market fit is everything: No sales machine can save a broken fit, and why founders need to obsess over this early.
🚀 The dangers of evangelical selling: Why convincing buyers of a problem they don’t know they have is a losing game.
🚀 The 5 C’s of elite sales teams: Brian’s framework for building high-performing teams - Competence, Curiosity, Courage, Commitment, Consistency.
🚀 Rubrik’s Trojan horse strategy: Capturing existing budgets to fund new, disruptive solutions.
🚀 Hiring ahead of plan: Why investing in headcount before you need it keeps you ahead of the competition.
Brian's playbook is a masterclass on scaling revenue, building world-class sales teams, and driving exponential growth. Don’t miss it!
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Our 2nd annual Surge Immersion in the Bay Area took place in Feb with over 70 founders & 30+ incredible speakers. Hear from @vkhosla of Khosla Ventures, Benchmark’s @chetanp, Gokul Rajaram (@gokulr), and @ajeets of ThoughtSpot. 🚀
bit.ly/41HSS0h #surgeimmersion #peakxvinsights @_surgeahead
Congrats @jfitzsimons! Lots of work ahead but wonderful to see this.
Also, a testament to the huge advances in underlying tech & physics, which power Horizon’s increasingly powerful quantum software platform. Onwards!
Delighted to announce that we've signed a non-binding letter of intent with dMY Squared Technology Group to take @horizon_quantum public. We couldn't ask for better partners on the journey to the public markets than Harry You and @NiccoloDeMasi.
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RT @_surgeahead: Thrilled for @jfitzsimons & @horizon_quantum team on this significant milestone!
It is early days for #quantum and for Ho…
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Pieter Kemps retweeted
Kicking off #SummitHack by @peakxvpartners 💙
Excited for the next 24 hours of pure madness as these amazing teams build some incredible projects🔥
Let’s goooooo 🚀
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Marketer Lauren Vaccarello says good marketing addresses a need, not a feature. Shift the focus from ‘Here’s why my product is great’ to ‘Here’s how we can solve your problem.’ 💡Full chat with @P_Kemps out now ➡️ bit.ly/4iamg6w #peakxvinsights #insidesurge
Its been a while but it was so much fun to chat with Lauren. Plus: I learned a ton 🙏
Marketer Lauren Vaccarello on the need for customer-centric stories: To make your marketing resonate, focus on solving the customer's problem, not on how amazing your product is. Effective marketing is all about empathy! Full chat with @P_Kemps soon! #insidesurge #peakxvinsights
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Some amazing companies on this list, and many in Southeast Asia…@zenyum_sg @tentanganakofc @otoklix @ADPList @beautyhaulindo @rukita_id @colearn @BoboboxID and more. If you are an early stage consumer startup, do apply for #Surge10
Are you a founder looking to build in the consumer space? 🚀Join Surge 10, where you'll find a community of consumer startups innovating across various categories ⬇️
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Pieter Kemps retweeted
Surge forces you to set the standard and ambition extremely high… it shows you what excellence truly looks like in several disciplines of biz… this can never happen in a small setting…the program is tactical in parts and it also inspires you in many parts…it’s the best seed fund of the country today.. and @RajanAnandan and crew is a force of nature… Also, long term Surge is the most balanced investor <> founder relationship wrt size of check.. you get all the help, always…Full @peakxvpartners ecosystem is of-course 🔥
Since we started Surge in 2019, we've been early believers & partnered with innovative AI companies across the value chain. Every Surge cohort features AI companies, including @invideoOfficial, a rapidly growing text-to-video in minutes platform & @AtlanHQ, which recently raised $105M Series C. 🚀
If you're an AI founder looking for a global community of fellow innovators, apply to join us for Surge 10, kicking off this October in India & wrapping in the US. Apply now ➡️ surge.peakxv.com/apply. Applications close on August 15.
I knew they were many, but not this many…our Seed investments in AI. And it is not just recent GenAI, but across a much broader AI domain.
Also, our AI thesis started 10 years ago. Investments like @GoAppier and @useinsider are now at scale (well over $100M ARR) and our Seed companies benefit from lessons learned over all those year in how to build succesfull AI companies. So do apply!
Since we started Surge in 2019, we've been early believers & partnered with innovative AI companies across the value chain. Every Surge cohort features AI companies, including @invideoOfficial, a rapidly growing text-to-video in minutes platform & @AtlanHQ, which recently raised $105M Series C. 🚀
If you're an AI founder looking for a global community of fellow innovators, apply to join us for Surge 10, kicking off this October in India & wrapping in the US. Apply now ➡️ surge.peakxv.com/apply. Applications close on August 15.
At the #GetSparked AI event in Amsterdam this evening, listening to @vincente share the best 10 AI tools out there. So awesome to see @invideoOfficial being demoed. Nice one @_sankyy cc @_surgeahead @RajanAnandan
Amazing session just now at @SaastrEurope. @AmitBendov Amit Bendov, founder & CEO of @GONG in conversation with @jasonlk. I have been a fan of Gong for a long time and often talk about them when running workshops on category creation for @Surge. Their strategic narrative, positioning, and GTM execution have been terrific. And so I was excited to see Amit on stage. Here are a few insights Amit shared with the audience:
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4. Sales roles will converge – SDR, BDR, AE, etc…they’ll all converge into a single role, with all the Top-of-Funnel activities – traditionally done by SDR or BDR – being replaced by AI. Like a Black Cap driver in London took 4 years of training, but was instant with Uber, AI for sales will lead to much faster ramping, and 200-300% gains in sales efficiency.
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5. End of the swivelling chair – Sales people are often in a swivelling chair, swivelling left-right-left, from one tool to the next, from data hre, to reporting there. Highly inefficient. Advances in AI will help consolidate the experience, powered by a UX-less experience with a ChatGPT-like and/or voice powered experience.
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