Leo Polovets

We're excited to launch the @humbavc Deep Tech Fellowship! It's a 5-week program for scientists, technologists, and domain experts who want to learn about deep tech company creation and funding, and whom we can learn from as well. Info and short application link are below!

When will an AI win a Gold Medal in the International Math Olympiad? Median predicted date over time July 2021: 2043 (22 years away) July 2022: 2029 (7 years away) July 2023: 2028 (5 years away) July 2024: 2026 (2 years away) metaculus.com/questions/6728…

If you’re a software engineer fired up by @reindsummit + want to get involved ASAP, reach out to us @HeliuxInc. We’re building the centralized operating system for manufacturers—our platform powers a manufacturer’s ops across engineering, supply chain, production, and more.

when investors catch you including "equity raised" in ARR

RE-BREAKING: Hadrian Raises $260M Series C Led by Delian Asparouhov of Founders Fund, & Lux Capital, alongside a factory expansion loan facility from Morgan Stanley This brings Hadrian’s total funding to ~$500M since founding in 2020 CEO Chris Power (@2112Power) returns to…

Very unimpressed with Perplexity's round. $18b is barely more than a pre-seed valuation these days! 😁

Only 2 days left to apply for the Humba Deep Tech Fellowship! It's a chance to check out what's at the bleeding edge in deep tech and American Dynamism. There's no requirement to be an aspiring VC (unlike most fellowships). Details + short application: humbaventures.com/fellowship/

California should flourish. But right now, our cost of living is insane, wildfires rage, homelessness is everywhere, and red tape chokes our ability to solve any of it. I’m 6th generation Californian Dick Lucas and I’m running for State Assembly to unshackle California.

NATURE UNLOCKED GOD MODE ON PLASTIC WASTE Scientists found a fungus in the Amazon called Pestalotiopsis microspora that literally snacks on plastic like it’s lunch. It doesn’t even need oxygen. Just throw it in a landfill, and it gets to work while everything else just vibes.…

Sankey diagram of the real life process to get 6 term sheets in a Series A. For a hot company. This is why process driven fundraising is important. If you want a term sheet, aim for 50 first meetings. That might mean starting with 100 investors. Sometimes this is easier. Will…

We should have more billionaires

This new generation of space requires capacity at scale for dynamic missions. That's why we: - built the most powerful commercial multi-orbit phased array in 9 months (LEO, MEO, GEO) - assembled in 5 days - will be deploying and operational for customers on multiple continents…

i sent this screenshot from a steve jobs email to a friend & we ended up talking about how so many people plan so aggressively now that they leave no space for natural chaos. you ask someone when they’re free & they hit you with “september 15th.” months out. especially in nyc,…

Reading about Javier Milei — paragraphs like this should be internalized by every public policymaker in the west

No part of California is more than 350 miles from the ocean, a limitless supply of water. Every time an official wastes their life advising water conservation, or you drive past 100 miles of broke, fallow farms near the I5, or a city burns to the ground, remember. Water…

zuck’s playbook for poaching ai talent is absolutely savage. openai is obviously not acquirable, at least not in any real world scenario. so what’s the next best move? you don’t buy the company. you bleed it out. you go straight for the people who are the company. openai is…

Happy birthday, America!!