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@refactor

Hard tech seed VC firm, led by @zalzally.

Burlingame, CA انضم Ağustos 2008
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Zal Bilimoria@zalzally·
My resting heart rate (RHR) in the Don’t Die app, pulling data from my Oura. Check out my delta vs the community that @bryan_johnson is assembling in his awesome app. 💪🏽 My @eightsleep is driving the recent improvements. 😴🥶
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Zal Bilimoria@zalzally·
"No one has ever successfully turned water into rocket fuel, not for a spaceship of any significant size. A startup called General Galactic (@gengalactic), led by a pair of 20-something engineers, is aiming to be the first." 🚀@refactor = proud investor! wired.com/story/general-…
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Zal Bilimoria
Zal Bilimoria@zalzally·
Astranis builds micro GEO comms sats. Whether you’re an airline, govt, or independent company, officials and execs are waking up to the realization they need to control their own data streams to create top-performing teams, happy constituents, and make the best decisions. 💪🏽
John Gedmark@Gedmark

Very excited to announce that Astranis is building a new satellite for Oman. We've signed a 9-figure contract with MB Group —the largest oil and gas conglomerate in Oman— to bring Oman its first dedicated communications satellite. This partnership was announced today in Oman with the leadership of MB Group and senior government officials from the Oman Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology. The deal is part of an overall $200 million investment by MB Group in sovereign connectivity, advancing the Vision 2040 program by the Oman government. This satellite will go up on our Block 3 launch later this year, going from contract to operations in months, not years. Sovereign connectivity is no longer optional. Countries need private, secure networks to know their data is secure and in the right hands. Astranis builds dedicated satellites that make this possible, giving our customer full control over payload configuration, coverage, and network operations. We are the only company that gives our customers a standalone, dedicated network that spans their geography of choice and delivers enterprise-grade security, customizability, and operational visibility of the network and data traffic. This type of infrastructure is impossible to replicate with shared networks or terrestrial links alone. And that's why countries like Oman and Taiwan are choosing Astranis. We built Astranis on the belief that access to secure, reliable communications infrastructure is foundational to growth. It's an honor to partner with MB Group and Oman, and we look forward to supporting the people of Oman and their digital future for many years to come.

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Zal Bilimoria
Zal Bilimoria@zalzally·
Neuronal computing ≠ neural computing. Amazing company officially launching next month. Stay tuned. 😎
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Zal Bilimoria
Zal Bilimoria@zalzally·
I did the EXACT opposite 14 years ago for a Top 10 mobile and tablet app...and it resulted in one of the most successful app launches ever. Back in summer 2011, I was Head of Mobile at Netflix. As the PM, all phone and tablet apps were my purview, and usage was skyrocketing across dozens of UIs from Apple to Android, mini phones to phablets, iPads to tablets, etc. But, the app I inherited was just the existing desktop app (w/white bkgd below) riddled with 100s of bugs and feature requests for those multitude of UIs. No easy swiping of titles, horizontally or vertically. Browsing was beyond challenging on any touch interface. I made the unpopular decision to halt all work on the old app and built an all-new universal app for all interfaces with our small eng team. My team invented the “Continue Watching” row, which all streaming apps later copied, and focused on creating a beautiful browsing experience, getting users into content as fast as possible. The more streaming a user did, the higher likelihood they would retain as a member = both were/are key metrics to optimize for all Netflix PMs. In our A/B test, we put ~200k users in the old app and 200k in the new app. Usually it would take a few months to see statistical significance. In only a few weeks, we saw a massive jump in both metrics (streaming hours and retention) and turned it on for ALL members this week 14 years ago, a few days before millions of iPads, tablets, and phones were gifted and activated nationwide, many of which had Netflix pre-installed. Summary: there are multiple ways to move the needle on a product, and one of those is to simply start from scratch, take the interim pain of unhappy users on an old app, and give the world what it truly wants. 💪🏽
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Shaan Puri@ShaanVP

@RyanQualtrics @BillRMcDermott reminds me of the story of when Nat Friedman became CEO of github: - 9am all-hands - screenshared a list of issues users complained about - "today, we're going to fix one" - "tomorrow, we fix another one" - they fixed 100 issues in 100 days did i get it right ? @natfriedman

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Zal Bilimoria@zalzally·
The US is running out of explosives. We used to get them from China and Russia. Can't anymore. This is an energetics crisis of massive proportions. Defense primes and startups are gonna be SOL without a US manufacturer in place. More to come... 😎 youtube.com/watch?si=BOdxo…
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Zal Bilimoria@zalzally·
Sensor-fusion AI will refactor how critical industries operate. Founders blending messy, multi-modal signals—vision, lidar, radar, force, vibration, acoustic, chemical, thermal, and inertial signals individually telling different truths at once—are the ones with real moats.
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Zal Bilimoria@zalzally·
PSA for those who are locked in and building today: Act I: Software ate the world. Act II: AI is refactoring materials, molecules, & machines. This is @refactor's wheelhouse: 1st lead check for your hard tech company building in the US. 💪🏾 #bettercallzal
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Zal Bilimoria@zalzally·
Yes, that’s a matcha latte. I’ve mostly moved from coffee to matcha. 😋
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StepStoneVC@StepStoneVC·
With $11M in Seed funding, #RemedyScientific is tackling PFAS cleanup and transforming contaminated land into valuable real estate. StepStone platform manager @refactor, joined the round to scale its automated remediation tech. Learn more here: bit.ly/3EjHoby
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Causal Labs
Causal Labs@_CausalLabs·
We’ve raised $6M to build AI physics models to predict and control the weather. Big thanks to @KindredVentures, @refactor, @BoxGroup, @factorialcap, Otherwise, Karman VC, and our wonderful angels. Come help us solve the world’s most difficult problems. We’re hiring!
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Zal Bilimoria@zalzally·
Thanks to @Samirkaji for having me onto his podcast! 🙏🏽 I shared how I grew up in Indiana 🌽, my dad’s PC biz 🖥️, my decade as a big tech PM🧑🏽‍💻, the move into VC @a16z, why I stayed a solo GP👨🏽‍🚒 at @refactor, & my ❤️ of $50M funds💰for solo seed GPs. 💪🏽 substack.com/app-link/post?…
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StepStoneVC@StepStoneVC·
#MiistTherapeutics secured $7M in Seed funding round, led by StepStone platform manager @refactor. The funding will support the development of inhaled treatments for migraines and smoking cessation. bit.ly/3WLTjoz
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Zal Bilimoria@zalzally·
Feeling grateful for a fantastic 2024. Raised @refactor’s 4th fund of $50M and made my first investments in nuclear, PFAS remediation, bio defense, and AI for weather, among many other firsts, all led by an incredible group of founders. In Dec 2025, @refactor will turn 10! 💪🏽🎉🚀
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Zal Bilimoria@zalzally·
New @refactor founder swag dropping next month. Can’t wait. 🎒💪🏽
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Zal Bilimoria@zalzally·
Stealth mode launched. 🚀 Visit refactor.com/portfolio to check out some of our latest investments. 💪🏽
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