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my 1 year old w/ anything I put on her plate
@EkaRobotics has raised a $150M Series A.
Generality v/s Performance is the fundamental tension at the frontier of robotics. Generality without performance is just a prototype. Performance without generality is just a single-purpose tool.
Customers shouldn’t have to choose. Eka breaks the tradeoff. Powered by our Vision-Force-Action (VFA) model, we deliver the performance and versatility customers need to put robots to work every day.
Eka is built on three convictions:
⚡️Force is the language of manipulation.
🚀 Reinforcement learning is how dexterous manipulation scales.
🎂 System 1—fast, reliable physical execution—is the bottleneck to solve.
With this funding, we will scale our model and accelerate customer deployments.
Grateful to be building alongside a dream team and investors who share our ambition.
50+ launches in <90 days.
it's not about virality, it's not about doing a video even.
the best @speedrun teams launched, and launched again, and again. articles, interviews, demos, and yes, occasionally something with higher production value.
we provide a fully kitted studio space, direct connects to the best production partners, and our own distribution channels for every single company.
a massive shout to some of our partners:
@osmo_studio, @nencreative, @chrislouie_, @marquilabs, @pushrecord, @ben_aguilera, and dozens of others who aren't here on X
Applications for SR008 close Nov 1st.
If you're interested in applying, check the link below.
If you're interested in plugging in as a partner, DM me!
Link to apply: speedrun.a16z.com/apply
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SR008 APPS ARE OPEN. Up to $1M + $10M+ in credits. 12 weeks in SF, Feb through April. Built to help you land capital, customers and talent. Apply by Nov 1: speedrun.a16z.com/apply
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Last call for Potato Meter! Tomorrow, 2PM, Humanmade (SoMa). See you there: partiful.com/e/Ho7ram64t8T4H…
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rolled credits + 100%'d @house_house_'s Big Walk last night...one of the most memorable multiplayer experiences I've had in quite some time. can't recommend enough.
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We hit $1M ARR at Speedrun this summer. But what I’ll miss most is the room: founders a few desks away, each wrestling with a hard problem of their own, and willing to let me learn from it. Bye bye, Speedrun 🫡
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introducing Space: the infinite filesystem
once mounted you can:
→ stream files to your laptop
→ work directly in the cloud (no downloads needed)
→ use your files natively with any app or agent
→ share a Space drive between all your computers and team
try it for yourself today
everyone needs to take 31 minutes and watch the three films our @a16z New Media team released today.
they are each 8-13 mins long covering:
@UlyssesInc - the ocean company
@RadiantNuclear - portable nuclear power
@MarianaMinerals - future mineral mining
easily the most patriotic and hopeful I've felt in a long time. a true glimpse into the technologies which will defend, power, and send us into the future.
bravo @robcgiani / @bnslevin / @espricewright / @davidu and all else involved.
In all of their 2160p glory:
youtu.be/Iy1W8vOxv5o?si=xuTE…
youtu.be/uFt-tkagUUI?si=kqDS…
youtu.be/-9Vh7tsgM7Y?si=ImG0…