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Crazy news out today! So thrilled for you @matanbar Ilan Attias and team @MelioPayments
🔥🔥Xero acquires Israeli payments company Melio!🇮🇱🇮🇱 Congrats to @matanbar and Ilan Attias and team Melio! Thanks for partnering with us at @aleph! Great partnering with you @AdamRFisher on the seed!
.@GetSequence: - Grew 600% YoY - Moved over $750 million - Hit $1.5 million in ARR Great ep. with CEO @UzielyGilad on Travis Makes Money about early startup days, fundraising mistakes, and building financial habits that actually stick: bit.ly/457e2q9
Just taking a moment of appreciation for the @hud_hq founders committing to the bit
What started as a coincidence (many team members wearing the same light purple Uniqlo shirt on a Thursday) became tradition and homage (on Thursdays we wear purple, #meangirlsforever), and like everything in startup lore - ended up becoming swag 💜 @hud_hq
What if we used SimCity to really model our cities? Our bodies? Our businesses? Here's @arbesman's vision for "Maxis 2.0" - where anyone can build personalized simulations to explore complex systems. The future is nuts. Full ep: bit.ly/3IxJV3y
The truth no one wants to say out loud is that the AI game is already over. Microsoft won. Not because Copilot is better than Cursor or Claude Code. Not because they have the best AI. But because they know how to play the game, and they’ve always played it the same way:…
The most sci-fi company @Lux_Capital has invested in? Meet Variant Bio (@VariantBio) who find people with superhuman traits to help develop life-saving therapies. Incredible conversation with @arbesman and @mikeeisenberg on Invested. Full ep: bit.ly/3IxJV3y
Never thought we’d see @eden on @OnlyFans, or that we’d be discussing feet pics in the Aleph hallways, but here we are. For an open conversation w/ @DannyLeshem on Aleph, VC, startups, & investments - join the livestream on Sunday at 9 P.M IL time: bit.ly/4kzQobv
- 430,000 trees planted - 770,000 meals to families in high-need communities - 44,000 people provided with drinkable water - 7,000 people given homes & safe shelter - 170,000 people given vaccines & life-saving medical equipment This is impact @Lemonade_Inc
The 2025 Giveback numbers are in! 🌍✨ Lemonade customers turned premiums into progress: $2M+ for 45 nonprofits funding clean water, classrooms, meals, shelter & more. Proof that insurance can protect you and the world. 💖 #LemonadeGiveback
Startup Nation has become Scaleup Nation - which means you need to change the entire way you're thinking about your next job. There's a huge opportunity for talent right now. Listen to @mikeeisenberg's take:
No one does AI-native better than @Lemonade_Inc. (It's been in the works for 10+ years.) SVP @erezdickman with the how 👇
A short masterclass by @Lemonade_Inc SVP R&D Erez Dickman on how to build an AI native company. Enjoy! by @aleph A-List!
So, we (kinda silently) launched @lemonade_inc Car in Indiana yesterday. This launch marks a major milestone in Lemonade Car's history- Yesterday, Lemonade Car got a shiny new heart! I've spoken briefly about our L2 tech stack before, but the centerpiece of it all is LoCo, our…
"this is the worst AI has ever been" @erezdickman with some really really good points: bit.ly/44xg56A Watching this is by far the best use of your next 4 minutes
Grandparents were the most valuable player in the growth of Melio and the $3Bn acquisition says @MelioPayments CEO @matanbar! And many more tidbits on entrepreneurship!
$100MM within 18 months. The story of Dream, as told by its founders👇
🔥JUST WOW! YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE OF INVESTED WITH @Shalevhulio AND @sebastiankurz, co-founders of Dream! Link to full episode below👇 and 3 bonus clips 1. How Dream got to $100MM in revenue in year 1 2. EU immigration 3. El CHAPO!!
We're thrilled to announce that Melio has agreed to be acquired by @Xero! 🚀This means we're set to supercharge our mission to simplify payments and empower SMBs and their advisors. It's a significant milestone not just for us, but for the future of business payments!
🥂Melio's (@MelioPayments) journey takes an exciting turn today as the company has agreed to be acquired by @Xero . I’m thrilled for the remarkable team that built Melio over the last 7.5 years. @matanbar, @IlanAtias, & Tomer Barel are exceptional individuals and leaders, and…
Maritime threats start with anomalies. Unusual vessel flows, loitering near undersea cables, GPS jamming, false flags – these signals are often visible before a crisis escalates. That’s why we launched the Maritime Anomaly Detector, a free, limited-access version of our Early…
Founder spends 5 days in reserves and still manages to sign 2 contracts. There's nothing like this country
This is a portion of my interview with @SaraEisen on @CNBC earlier this week. Yes! We at @aleph committed to a deal this week while dealing with Iranian missile strikes in Tel Aviv!
A bright spot in a rough week - congrats to @Coralogix on their $115M Series E Funding, and launch of Olly – the most advanced AI observability agent! Check it out - olly.new
A short monologue on what is happening in Israel on Day 5 of war with Iran. Why this war is also America First! What are the opportunities that will open up for Israel? for regional prosperity? How could Iran led by H.H. @PahlaviReza integrate a new Republic of Iran into IMEC…