wilson k
@wilsonkriegel
Father of 2. Founder/Exec 8 funded startups 5 Exits. Executive Coach. Run, Climb, Ski. Hike, Tri, Motorcycle the world! @pitchandrunnyc @wworphans @kylepeasefdn
Just kicked off a private group swapping growth hacks from building audience to scaling brand to vibecoding your way to users. Some wild insights already on how breakout startups are doing it. DM me your best hack and I’ll get you in.
Exclusive: British startup inforcer raised $35M in a Series B funding round led by Dawn valuing it at $200M+, months after its Series A. In a hype moment at AI's cutting edge, inforcer is proving there's value in the long tail: helping IT shops bring Copilot to AI-hungry SMBs.
“‘3.1 Billion?! You Just Added a Third Building!’ – Trump Melts Down on Powell”
Jordan Klepper: "According to Trump, all the top Democrats got together and said 'Let's create some fake files that destroy Trump's political career, they don't ever use them, they let Trump get elected, don't use them, let Trump get elected again, still don't use them..."
only ~20% of VC firms make it to fund IV (and that’s being generous w/ pitchbook data) wanted to spotlight the ones that did, with two guardrails: first institutional fund raised in/after 2010 and at least 4 funds closed this is the emerged class: under 15yo, 4+ funds in no…
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Featuring thoughts from: -Databricks CEO @alighodsi -Doss CEO @wileycwj -Unify CEO @austinh___ -FLORA CEO @weberwongwong -Assembled CEO @wgyn_ -Alpharun co-founder @PaulDornier_ -AIUC adviser @ericries -AIUC investor @gralston And several spicy anonymous AI founders...
Federal appeals court issues another blow to Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship, upholding a nationwide block against the policy. cnn.it/4o1CQIG
Columbia University has agreed to pay more than $220 million in a deal with the Trump administration to restore federal funding to the school. cnn.it/4nV59IO
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More than 500 organisations lobbied the White House and Congress on AI between January and June, according to a Financial Times analysis of federal disclosures released this week. The figure is on a par with the first half of last year but has nearly doubled since 2023.
I’ve been asked to be the next CEO of Sonos. Grateful for the perspectives and critiques that many of you have shared here these last 6 months while I was interim. So excited for the road ahead.
We wrapped up today’s content at Out East Summit with a fireside chat with @arjunsethi, Co-CEO, @krakenfx. Moderated by @Joshua_Frank_, Co-Founder & CEO, @TheTieIO .
$1BN+ in revenue. $0 in funding. “I would not sell to Zuck for $100BN.” Surge AI. The best company in tech that you might not have heard of. Their Founder, Edwin, never does interviews. Today he shares all with 20VC and my top 7 takeaways 👇
They said it couldn't be done. They said it *shouldn't* be done. We tried anyways. Today we're launching Ash, the first AI designed for therapy, and announcing $93M in funding from @radicalventures @ForerunnerVC @a16z @felicis @trailmixvc @joinsequel and many more. We've had…
AstraZeneca to invest $50 billion in the U.S. as pharma tariffs weigh cnbc.com/2025/07/22/ast…
Coca-Cola is about to report earnings. Here's what to expect cnbc.com/2025/07/22/coc…
Robot guard dogs help Asylon raise a $26M Series B | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/rob…