Beam & FiscalNote executives / founding team building tool empowering sales teams in product-led companies
++ Senior staff ML @ Meta building low-code data app builder that brings the power of Python, SQL, and ML to everyone.
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Startup Name: Arcwise
Geography: US
One-liner: Low-code data app builder that brings the power of Python, SQL, and ML to everyone.
Founder(s) Background: Senior Staff ML @ Meta, Director of Yield Management @ Flexport
Startup Name: HeadsUp
Geography: SG
One-liner: Empowering sales teams in product-led companies with data.
Founder(s) Background: Senior Director of Product @ Beam ($100m+ raised; Backed by Sequoia, RTP Global), Employee #3 (founded the growth & analytics function) @ FiscalNote.
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Lightspeed Ventures Partners investment memo on Circle Labs - platform that enables anyone to become a creator of unique, virtual characters powered by AI (seed)
A new AI revolution is upon us, and it is no longer a secret. In a matter of only a few months, recent LLM (large language model) breakthroughs have propelled AI from a niche trend to the dominating force behind much of the tech startup landscape. However, unlike other recent hype trends of the past few years, the value.. (Read more)