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True Ventures @trueventures.com · 2d

Venture capital isn’t just about spotting trends — it’s about how you show up.

On the More or Less podcast, True Partner @tonyjconrad.bsky.social joined Brit Morin and @davemorin.com to talk about EQ, how non-attribution shapes culture, the human side of venture + the reality behind the AI hype.

#114 Seed Rounds at $2B? The Dangers of AI Hype in VC With Tony Conrad

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · 5d

At #ConnectedStack, @anthropic.com’s new CCO Paul Smith joined @joinhandshake.bsky.social CEO Garrett Lord.

Up for discussion:
👉 Why join Anthropic as CCO now?
👉 What does this signal about enterprise adoption + scale?
👉 What does it really take to win enterprise AI?

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · 6d

From the Web 2.0 wave to the next great technological shift in AI.

True’s @jcal7.bsky.social + @puneetagarwal.bsky.social sat down with Gené Teare at @crunchbase.bsky.social to share how we’re investing in this new era.

From Web 2.0 To AI: How True Ventures Is Backing The Next Big Shift

As AI reshapes industries, True Ventures sees echoes of the Web 2.0 era that launched it decades ago. With more than 80 AI investments, True is focusing on the application layer, where it expects the ...

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · 6d

Read how Diligent Robotics' Moxi fleet has turned pharmacy delivery into a scalable, intelligent automation solution operating in hospitals across the country. drugstorenews.com/diligent-rob...

True Ventures @trueventures.com · 7d

Context + guardrails = SaaS reimagined — the architecture powering AI’s future.

SaaS isn’t ending. It’s transforming.

True Ventures @trueventures.com · 7d

At Connected Stack, True’s @puneetagarwal.bsky.social asked @levie.bsky.social the big question: Is SaaS dead?

Aaron's answer: No. Agents still need ⬇️
🔹 Context (data, instructions, objectives)
🔹 Guardrails (workflows, checkpoints, permissions)

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · 8d

Basecamp is leading the charge at the intersection of biology and AI—and redefining what’s possible.

True Ventures @trueventures.com · 8d

We funded Basecamp from the earliest stages and have stood proudly with founders Glen Gowers and Oliver Vince. What they have built is now being recognized on the world stage, with NVIDIA selecting Basecamp as one of the UK’s most prominent AI startups in its landmark £2B investment package.

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · 8d

True Partner Rohit Sharma shares how @basecamp-research.bsky.social —backed by True Ventures since inception—is accelerating AI-driven insights with NVIDIA to build the world’s largest and most diverse biological sequence dataset: trueventures.com/blog/basecam...

Basecamp Research: Accelerating AI Driven Insights with NVIDIA to Build the World’s Largest and Most Diverse Biological Sequence Dataset

Basecamp Research’s Founders, Glen Gowers and Oliver Vince, were introduced to True by Viswa Colluru with a single compelling sentence: “Only 1% of nature’s proteins have been discovered to date, yet ...

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · 12d

True co Bumo is making high-quality child care more accessible for families. Founder Joan Nguyen shares her mission in @latimes.com.

“When we met Joan, we saw a rare combination of vision, operational excellence, and deep empathy for parents,” True's @tonyjconrad.bsky.social

On-Demand Childcare Marketplace Bumo Raises $10 Million Seed Round

On-demand childcare marketplace Bumo secures $10 million in seed funding to expand its platform for flexible childcare solutions across nearly 200 cities.

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · 13d

Audos founders @werdelin.bsky.social and Nicholas Thorne share how AI can democratize the entrepreneurial experience for small businesses. Read more in their op-ed in @washingtonpost.com: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | An entrepreneurial revolution is coming across America

AI has the power to democratize tech

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · 14d

Manifest AI is tackling one of AI’s biggest challenges: memory. By rethinking how models process and retain information, they’re building systems that perform more efficiently.

We’re proud to back founders Carles Gelada and Jacob Buckman as they grow this important work.

More in @forbes.com ⤵

This Research Lab Is Giving AI A Better Memory

Plus: The biggest AI infrastructure deal in history.

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · 15d

The inaugural #ConnectedStack event brought together the Enterprise AI ecosystem—and showed what’s possible when we build something bigger than any one firm or any one portfolio.

True’s @jcal7.bsky.social shares why this moment feels like the vintage of a lifetime: trueventures.com/blog/the-vin...

The Vintage of a Lifetime: Recapping the Inaugural Connected Stack of Enterprise AI

On September 10, the air in San Francisco was electric. A carefully curated group of the brightest minds in Enterprise AI—Founders, builders, investors, and buyers from the Fortune 1000—gathered to ac...

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · 22d

Proud to continue backing Steven Eidelman and the Modern Animal team as they advance their mission of reimagining pet care—serving pets, their parents and empowering the veterinary community.

Read how they’re building a brand loved by pet parents and vets in @fortune.com from @agarfinks.bsky.social

Exclusive: Modern Animal, veterinary clinic network, raises $46 million Series D | Fortune

Recently, Modern Animal raised $46 million in Series D funding, the company exclusively told Fortune.

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · 23d

San Francisco is back. The vintage of a lifetime is unfolding — and this community is defining what comes next.

Grateful to our co-hosts, speakers, and partners. We’re fired up — and we’re only just getting started. connectedstack.ai

True Ventures @trueventures.com · 23d

The future of enterprise AI is being built here — connected, collaborative, together.👇

The energy at Connected Stack was unforgettable. ⚡️

Not speculation. Execution.

This isn’t noise. This is signal.

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · Sep 4

That vision comes to life at #ConnectedStack, happening Sept 10 in San Francisco.

Full announcement → buff.ly/pX1AMYb
Explore the agenda → connectedstack.ai

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · Sep 4

"By convening the key builders, backers, and buyers of enterprise AI, we can learn, grow, and move faster together to substantially amplify this next wave of the enterprise." — True’s @jcal7.bsky.social

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · Sep 4

"Connected Stack harkens back to the origins of the startup ecosystem, when collaboration and competition—in equal measure—made Silicon Valley what it is today."

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · Sep 2

True co Bumo instantly connects parents with on-demand, flexible child care. Co-founder Joan Nguyen discusses how the tech unlocks inventory that already exists—like the summer camp spot of a kid who’s out sick—in @cnbc.com: www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/t... @tonyjconrad.bsky.social

This Airbnb-like app has helped thousands of parents book child care—it just got $10M in seed funding

Bumo helps parents book on-demand child care with over 17,000 providers in 13 states.

www.cnbc.com

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · Aug 29

Catch them on stage at Connected Stack this September in San Francisco: www.connectedstack.ai

Connected Stack Conference

Where the smartest minds in Enterprise AI converge. We’re assembling the most influential founders, operators, buyers, and investors who are defining the future of enterprise transformation.

www.connectedstack.ai

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · Aug 29

True portfolio co @joinhandshake.bsky.social is in @fastcompany.com for its MOVE Fellowship — giving early-career talent hands-on AI experience while fueling innovation in leading labs: www.fastcompany.com/91375784/the...

The fellowship offering job-hunting grads an AI training lifeline

Job search platform Handshake is offering experts high-paying gigs and training to write prompts for AI models.

www.fastcompany.com

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · Aug 28

Enterprise AI isn’t “coming.”

It’s here.

Don’t watch from the sidelines. Be in the room: connectedstack.ai

Agenda sneak peek:
🔥 Security paradox: bigger attack surface, bigger defense
💰 Pricing: what’s actually working?
🤖 Agents: hype or SaaS 2.0?
⚡ Trust: from lab to customer

#ConnectedStack

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · Aug 25

True's @jcal7.bsky.social explains how AI can restore startup equity, return value to Founders, and restart the cycle of innovation.

jcal7.bsky.social @jcal7.bsky.social · Aug 25

"Venture is dead." I've heard this same prediction in every tech wave Web 1.0, crypto, and now AI. The argument is AI's capital efficiency makes VC obsolete.

I believe the opposite. AI won't just save venture; it will restore value to the entire startup economy.
trueventures.com/blog/the-tra...

The Tragedy of the Common: How AI Will Restore Value to Startup Equity

We support and empower extraordinary founders from all walks of life.

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True Ventures @trueventures.com · Aug 22

Taking the stage at Connected Stack: @levie.bsky.social

SaaS defined the past 20 years of enterprise software. If AI agents don’t just deliver software but actually do the work, is SaaS dead?

Be in the room for Aaron’s conversation w/ @puneetagarwal.bsky.social on Sept 10 in SF: connectedstack.ai

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