Torch Capital @torch
Investing in tech-enabled companies that transform how consumers and businesses operate. torchcapital.vc New York, NY Joined July 2019-
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Three years ago the assumption was that smarter models would need less data. The opposite happened. Frontier labs now spend an estimated $10-15B each on it. @umachalik broke down what that money is buying, and how long it lasts.
Anam just launched cara-4, its latest real-time avatar model. Avatars can now adapt expressively throughout live conversation. Independent testing ranked cara-4 no.1 vs Tavus, HeyGen, and LemonSlice. Incredible milestone from the team and a big step forward for the category.
The takeaway from Fable 5 being BANNED by the government: GET GOOD AT LOCAL MODELS SO YOU HAVE 100% CONTROL. My entire weekend was going to be building my craziest ideas with Fable 5. That's now cancelled. So instead of building with Fable this weekend, I've decided I'll go
F2 raised $24M in funding. Purpose-built for private credit and commercial banking, 100+ funds and banks are live in 10 months, including Jefferies, Bain Capital, and Live Oak Bank. MAUs up 650%. Deals underwritten are up 10x YTD. Proud to be pre-seed and seed investors. @F2aiHQ
Great to see @ZReitano on @FoxBusiness talking about the Wegovy oral pill and the future of telehealth. Big moment for @ro . foxbusiness.com/video/63877125…
Incredible milestone for @solacehealth_ - $130M Series C at a $1B valuation led by @IVP 💥 Proud to co-led the Seed and back a team building key infrastructure for patient advocacy. Huge validation of the mission, the scale of the problem, and what’s ahead bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Introducing LM Studio 0.4.0 🎉✨ It's the next generation of LM Studio. 🪄 Deploy on servers, in CI, or anywhere 🚄 Parallel requests for high throughput use cases 🔨 New stateful REST API: use local MCPs 🎨 Complete UI revamp See what's new in this release👇🧵
Proud to have backed @SalvoHealth early and excited to see the team close a strong $8.5M Series A. Real outcomes, real scale, and a clear path forward for GI care. Onward 🚀 salvohealth.com/blog/january-2…
The ongoing shift from passive Systems of Record to active Systems of Agency will be profound. This analysis outlines the companies building the patient-first stack, and the traits of the inevitable winners within Consumer Health. firstmark.com/story/health-c…
Excited to share that Jake Moross was named to Alpha Partners’ 2025 Rising Star Pre-Partner VC list. Well deserved recognition. We’re lucky to have him on the team and excited to watch what’s next. alphapartners.com/blog/rising-st…
I’ve been chatting with young people trying to break into VC so sharing what I generally advise: - To make the best impression, don’t ask VCs for coffee, send them *good* deal flow instead - Bad deal flow is worse than sending nothing. If you don’t know the difference, absorb more content from great founders - Build your founder network authentically. If you’re in college it’ll prob be with other student founders - Few firms hire straight from college. Don’t feel bad if you don’t get the job. Go get experience at a fast-growth startup in any role, FAANG, or found a company first. Learn what it feels like to work with the best - Get fluent with the latest AI tools. Build, ship projects and write about your learnings - Unsure if VC is for you? I always say the closest feeing role at a startup is the sales rep - If you’re young and risk-on, it’s a great market environment to be a founder (vs investor). Take the plunge!
🚀 Big milestone for @takearecess closing a $30M Series B led by CAVU Venture Partners. Recess has pioneered a new category of relaxation + wellness drinks, offering functional beverages and nutraceuticals that help people feel cool, calm, and collected. finance.yahoo.com/news/recess-pi…
Excited to share that Liftoff, the hiring & networking platform that helps you find incredible people through trusted connections, launched out of stealth. Even in an AI world, the best opportunities still come through people you trust. 👉 Check it out: liftoff.xyz
Excited to share that @LittleOtterCare and @hazelhealthinc have merged! Together, they’re breaking down silos and building an integrated ecosystem that connects schools, families, and payers to deliver better mental health outcomes for kids. littleotterhealth.com/blog/our-next-…
Big congrats to @qihealthapp and @edwardchiu on an incredible launch, and exciting start to what's ahead. Qi is building the world's first Social Health Network. Check it out here 👉 lnkd.in/gQrU9qaa
Woke up and we're officially the #2 health app in the nation...😭🙏 Qi: The world's first Social Health Network
Everyone has a health story. The late-night searches. The trial and error. The fear you might never get better. The hardest part isn’t the symptoms. It’s feeling like you’re in it alone. Introducing Qi Health👇
Another massive week of AI and robotics news. I summarized everything from OpenAI, xAI, Google, Cognition, Figure, AWS, Meta, UBTECH, Pollen Robotics, Agility Robotics, and more. Here's everything you need to know and how to make sense out of it:
1/ @serenawilliams is our newest ambassador at @ro. She’s sharing her weight loss story to inspire others. She has more willpower than most people on the planet and is the perfect example that weight is not just a matter of “diet and exercise”.
None of the Bad @NoneoftheBad
3 Followers 365 Following The vetted marketplace — everything a superstore sells, none of the bad. Every product scored against a published rulebook. Just shop. It's already clean.
Patrick Azzopardi @Patrick_Dowsers
152 Followers 2K Following Building a Defensive Formal Verification Platform to Protect Smart Contracts and Blockchains from AI-Driven Attacks
Own Aether @ownaether
92 Followers 3K Following ΩWNÆTHER: OwnAether- The AI Ecosystem of the Future. One Unified Platform. Unlimited Intelligence. Built for the AI Native World.
Erica Spooner * The S... @TheSoftArc
492 Followers 2K Following TheSoftArc * The Age of the Soft Apocalypse * Culture is the Protocol
Growth Hackers 🚀 @StartGrowthHack
174K Followers 9K Following Scale your business with https://t.co/S7ETrP7Kn4 $ 180M+ Client Revenue Generated | 64 Awards And Counting | Agile Growth Systems That Move at Cheetah Speed.
Tommy Lee @lee_tommyy
284 Followers 6K Following Co-founder & CBDO @ 5thnode | Building trust infrastructure for AI agents
Lincoln Berbert @Lincoln_Berbert
72 Followers 941 Following Founder @lightwrk_ai: expert human reasoning platform for Physical AI
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ʞɐɹɐz pɐɯɐ @AmadZarak34414
111 Followers 3K Following
Mommy's little vibe c... @j_crypteau
245 Followers 2K Following The Fable 5, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
Jack Berman @JackBerman
4 Followers 8K Following Proud American 🇺🇸 , Derivatives, NYY Fan, And Lover Of Music…
Anya Trofimova @anya_trofimova7
1K Followers 4K Following Founder @princepsdev (YC S26) // underwriting compute markets
Hersh Singh @hershsingh45
124 Followers 676 Following gtm @ velo · ai video infra for teams to explain, train and sell · sf & blr
ridwan @themoridwan
2K Followers 4K Following Love computers & humans Co-founder & CEO @ https://t.co/WxxQz5v8zn prev: engineering @shopify, product @cashapp Life is a test, tests can be fun.
Yog Smith @Yogurt2046808
1 Followers 96 Following
trptych @beigemantis_
13 Followers 1K Following
Sabina Beri Brookhart @SabinaBrookhart
514 Followers 2K Following Part Mindy Lahiri, part Selina Meyer • Gooner • Em dash power user • I take chai, pizza, futbol & Real Housewives very seriously but never myself
Moyosore Tejumola @mahmoudanima
25 Followers 434 Following
Scott Schindler @scotty529
777 Followers 813 Following AI + product engineer building https://t.co/ze0EuvGcoy
Brad van Voorhees @Bradford_deGot
645 Followers 5K Following Culture geek. Former ski bum. American rebel spirit. 13 yrs in Asia. Tinkerer. I work on things that interest me. Currently: @HarvesttHQ @sustainablebtc
Grets @gr3tts
98 Followers 2K Following Headhunting for early stage companies in NYC / London. Long suffering NY Jets fan.
Jannik 🇺🇸🇩�... @jannikwh
705 Followers 2K Following working for the computer. Ex-mck columbia cdtm tum
Adam Geringer @GeringerAdam
10K Followers 6K Following Computer Vision, Real Estate, Geomatics, Aviation.
S.G. Worth @seyeasyc
123 Followers 3K Following
jrm @j_mayer_
191 Followers 2K Following on finance, AI, and how institutions think. views are my own, bad jokes are not.
Danny Grinberg @DannyGrinberg
327 Followers 975 Following AI nerd @frontierdeploy. Blankets @betterblanket.
Thomas Shedd @thomashedd
264 Followers 2K Following Was (DOGE) director of TTS at GSA & CIO Dept of Labor, WH47. prev tesla making things for factories. follower of Jesus.
Aurum @A_zruh
44 Followers 1K Following
Jacobim @mugatu_jr
3K Followers 6K Following
Neil Kenley @NKenley
42 Followers 482 Following
Jeff Morris Jr. @jmj
122K Followers 4K Following GP @chapterone: @supabase, @ereborbank @mercury @gen_intuition @Mach_Industries, Warhound Focused mostly on hard tech. Average chef with big culinary dreams.
Thingtesting @thingtesting_
9K Followers 1K Following Thingtesting is a place to discover and try new things. Show us what you're #thingtesting. 👀
Don Muir @donmuir_
910 Followers 729 Following Building the first LLM-agnostic multiplayer harness for finance | CEO @F2aiHQ (YC S25) | Co-Founder @join_arc (YC W22) | Stanford GSB
Arc @join_arc
2K Followers 146 Following Intelligent cash management & growth capital for technology companies
alison greenberg @ALiS0NLAURA
2K Followers 2K Following Growth + Partnerships, @ Ember Health FmrCEO @Ruthhealthco (she/her/🏳️🌈) health equity, runner, @YCombinator S'21, @NEWINC, green bubble
Salvo Health @SalvoHealth
235 Followers 222 Following A radically accessible #digitalhealthcare app for managing #IBS and chronic conditions. We're #SalvoHealth, backed by the nation's top medical professionals.
Lobos 1707 Tequila @Lobos1707
8K Followers 78 Following Taste the unexpected Tequila and Mezcal Must be 21+ to follow and share
Neil Parikh @neilparikh
4K Followers 3K Following I cofounded @casper to help the world sleep better (IPO), and @talktoashai to help us make sense of our world. investor in 200 startups
Itai Tsiddon @itaitsi
742 Followers 424 Following Co-Founder @Lightricks 8 years. 0-$200m rev, first $10m bootstrap(🥵). investing $2-30m per team. Lead investor: @frame_io @forterglobal @gcashoffical & others.
Rob Schutz @rob
8K Followers 2K Following Founder @Snagged. Co-Founder @Ro. Gave belly rubs at @Bark before that. Co-founder, two small children.
Jake Wayne @jakehwayne
358 Followers 205 Following
emily singer @emily_singer
2K Followers 445 Following helping brands tell their story | marketing consultant | https://t.co/sMi68O6kUr | she/her
Ryan Hoover @rrhoover
497K Followers 2K Following Founder of @ProductHunt. Investor at @WeekendFund. Married to @SandyBKwon. Hi! 👋🏼
Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz
358K Followers 13K Following Technology journalist. Subscribe to my newsletter 👉 @UserMagazine. Bestselling author of EXTREMELY ONLINE. Written for NY Times, The Atlantic, WaPo, and more
Dan Primack @danprimack
164K Followers 5K Following Biz editor @Axios. Pro Rata newsletter. [email protected]. Native Masshole. DM for Signal/Telegram.
Lauren Thomas @laurenthomas
30K Followers 1K Following Lead Deals Reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Previously at CNBC. Tar Heel.
Norgard @BrianNorgard
187K Followers 3K Following Ex-CPO Tinder, Norgard Capital, SpaceX/Andruil/Lyft/Notion/AngelList/Airtable/eToro/StockTwits/Deel/Hadrian/ValarAtomics/DiDi/River/Alpaca/LiquidDeath/Sword
Nate Poulin @digitallynativ
18K Followers 1K Following VP Category Management, $HIMS | Frmly @monicaandandy_🐘 @theblacktux 🕴 @outdoorvoices 🧢 @bonobos 👖 @michaelkors 👜 | Views Are Mine
The New Consumer @newconsumer
10K Followers 123 Following Exploring how and why people spend their time and money. Analysis, trends, and (new) advisory services. Founded by @FromeDome.
The Goods by Vox @thegoods
65K Followers 875 Following The Goods by Vox explains what we buy, why we buy it, and why it matters.
Tristan Harris @tristanharris
196K Followers 1K Following • Co-founder @HumaneTech_ • Former Google Design Ethicist • Featured in Netflix's @SocialDilemma_ • #TIME100 for AI • Host #YourUndividedAttention podcast
Lean Luxe @LeanLuxe
7K Followers 593 Following Your go-to newsletter on the modern brands space. Only following us on Twitter? You're missing the full experience. Subscribe instead 👉 https://t.co/L6Q1ZBrSwc
Web Smith @web
71K Followers 1K Following CRO @ MTN. Outside Consultant, Teague. Founder of 2PM Inc. Cofounder, Mizzen+Main. Ex-Rogue. Finishing up a long effort to fix / build / improve. HBS OPM 58.
2PM @2PMinc
26K Followers 418 Following Analyzing the connections between media, brand, retail, and data. Sign up for the free weekly letter in the footer: https://t.co/vYmeWvCRFp. 2PM means "to polymaths."
Jon Keidan @JKeidan
541 Followers 486 Following Founder Torch Capital @torch. Digital Media Industrialist. Drummer. Co-Founder @InsideHook. I like surfing and foreign policy, but never mix the two.
Wunderkind @Wunderkind
2K Followers 531 Following Wunderkind is a leading performance marketing engine that delivers tailored experiences at scale.
Beekeeper's Naturals @Beekeepers_Nat
3K Followers 648 Following Made-Better Medicine Powered by nature. Proven by science. Making clean remedies and saving the bees 🐝
Sollis Health @YourSollis
180 Followers 9 Following The only medical membership on-call for you 24/7, 365.
POP & BOTTLE @PopandBottle
537 Followers 189 Following Organic, dairy-free lattes ☕️ made with ZERO refined sugars and ZERO junky extras. Women founded 👩
Splendid Spoon @Splendid_Spoon
2K Followers 406 Following 👽 You’re busy, we’re tasty 🍅 🌱 Plant powered & delivered right to your door 📦 🥄 0% prep work, 100% ready when you are ⚡️ #splendidspoon
Virtru @virtruprivacy
2K Followers 1K Following Safeguard your data for the age of AI. Virtru Data Harbor launches on November 17th. Join us virtually and be the first to see.
Hustle by MatchaBar @itsmatchabar
993 Followers 186 Following 🌱 Plant-Based Energy Drink💥 🍵 Ceremonial Grade Matcha 💚 Antioxidant Powerhouse 🤟 No Crash. No Jitters. 💯 100% Carbon Offset #Hustle100
Harness @HarnessWealth
1K Followers 318 Following To provide the next generation of builders confidence in the path to their best financial future. Tax Prep & Advisory | Wealth Management | Equity | Crypto
Perksy @getperksy
776 Followers 2K Following A small team trying to democratize consumer insights. If you are experiencing technical issues with the app, reach out to @PerksySupport!
Zocdoc @Zocdoc
12K Followers 2K Following Search, read reviews, and instantly book a doctor that’s right for you. #zocdoc
Acorns @acorns
71K Followers 90 Following 🌱Grow Your Oak with Acorns and Acorns Early 🌳 Terms: https://t.co/sCmiLkYqiR https://t.co/z1Oj9uUDuV



































