Amy Saper
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@amy
Partner @Uncorkcap, travel addict, karaoke junkie. Past life: @Accel, @Stripe, @Uber, @Twitter, @Stanford.
We need a "Day in the Life of Patrick Collison." Most people in his position would be drowning 24/7 in emails and Slack messages, prepping to meet with everyone from direct reports to investors to board members, tied up with strategic decisions like "does Stripe buy company X or not," screening daily invitations to public appearances, deciding who to recruit for top positions, and much more. And yet he's doing this--how? Is he amazing at delegation? Does he have an AI-system to help him process incoming emails/texts/calls? How does he prioritize what to focus on? Does he never sleep? What is his secret??
Venture firms rebrand for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes it's genuine evolution - the identity finally catches up with who the firm has become. Sometimes it's camouflage - a way of looking like a different kind of firm than the one the last few years revealed. And sometimes it's just that the old website was embarrassing and someone finally had enough. Ours is mostly the first, none of the second, and just a touch of the last :) Today we're launching a new brand and a redesigned website. The logo is refreshed. The palette is cleaner. The typography is sharper. And the site actually reflects how we think in 2026. Read more: uncorkcapital.com/blog/a-new-loo…
We raised $10M led by @uncorkcap to make on-device AI inference accessible to developers building on Apple Silicon. We're using the funds to expand model coverage across text, voice, and vision, working directly with model makers to bring their models on-device where latency, cost, and privacy favor local execution over cloud. Our proprietary inference engine is up to 37% faster than Apple's MLX with up to 59% faster prefill. Developers integrate it in a few lines of code without needing specialized systems expertise. The runtime supports hybrid deployments, routing inference between device and cloud seamlessly. Models running on-device are becoming a new capability layer where developers can build system-level experiences independently. We're building the infrastructure that enables that future. The round includes participation from an incredible group of angels including @dps @FrancoisChauba1 @marcinzukowski @matiii @gokulr @scooterbraun @krishnanvijay @benparr @MattPRD @adityajami and others. More on it at our blog trymirai.com/blog/mirai-rai…
We are thrilled to share that @jaltma is joining Benchmark as our newest General Partner. The Benchmark partnership is built on a shared commitment to the craft of venture capital, where our work is defined by the depth of service and commitment to the founders we work with. We believe this work does not scale and is best practiced where we win as a team of partners. By operating as a true partnership rather than a collection of individual franchises, we ensure that every founder we back benefits from our combined experience and a singular, shared commitment to their success. We first met Jack as a founder of Lattice over a decade ago. We followed Jack as he built Lattice into a leader in its category and navigated the turbulence that every software company faced in 2020. We admired Jack’s character and the way he prioritized transparency and authenticity to build a great team. That same value system defined his transition to founding a venture capital firm, Alt Cap, where he has made a familiar commitment to craft and service over capital. As an investor, Jack has partnered with some of the most ambitious founders of the generation with his investments in Legora, Rogo, Owner, Avoca, Rippling, and many others. Founders told us “I call Jack first to work through the toughest problems,” “He is my most trusted partner on the board,” and “Jack provides steady and grounded support that is rooted in having been a founder himself.” He combines relentless energy, deep intellectual curiosity, and a competitiveness to see founders win, all anchored by high integrity. We have always believed that our firm’s strength lies in its equal partnership: a small, focused group of individuals who operate with the same authority, responsibility, and singular mission to support entrepreneurs from the earliest stages. By joining our partnership, Jack brings a fresh perspective that will help us continue this mission. Welcome to Benchmark, Jack. – Ev, Chetan, Eric, Peter
We’ve raised $30B in funding at a $380B post-money valuation. This investment will help us deepen our research, continue to innovate in products, and ensure we have the resources to power our infrastructure expansion as we make Claude available everywhere our customers are.
Our run-rate revenue is $14 billion, and has grown over 10x in each of the past 3 years. This growth has been driven by our position as the intelligence platform of choice for enterprises and developers. Read more: anthropic.com/news/anthropic…
🕊️ Catherine O'Hara has died at 71. What we know: tmz.me/aWlLKlg
@curiosityonx Matteo please apply to work at NASA and I will personally throw in a fighter jet ride as a signing bonus
