Jacob Mullins

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@sumeet724 @bryce @alexrkonrad Congrats Sumeet!!

I am thrilled to announce Worldbuild I, a $30M fund to partner with founders when conviction cannot be outsourced. I sat down with @alexrkonrad to share our story (link below). We are a thesis-driven firm that focuses on the nuances, runs toward new ideas, and aims to lead with original thought. Worldbuilders we aspire to partner with create new categories, play infinite games, and produce a gravitational pull of attention – just as the most ambitious founders & creatives in history have done. While quietly laying the foundations for the firm, we have been fortunate to partner with founders at the earliest stages of their journeys, including Evan at SF Compute, Paul at Browserbase, Srikanth at Truffle, Baiju at Aetherflux, and more. Worldbuild is in many ways a culmination of my life experience and what will now be my life’s work. I have always found myself surrounded by entrepreneurs: my dad, my wife, my best friends; and there is nothing more fulfilling than being their consigliere and first call. If you’re building your world, I'd love to connect.

Congrats to @semil & the @haystackvc team on their Fund 8 and more. When I started @exitround eons ago, Semil wrote my first check. You never forget the first person who steps up to back you, especially when they do it as a singular voice, not needing outside validation or a waiting for a lead. That kind of courage and conviction is blatantly disappearing from VC today.  Too many forget that entrepreneurship and VC is about blazing new trails, not following $trillion dollar highways. Here’s to the Day 1 founders.

@rsarver Yes, please package up and share! 🚀

@travisk LETS GO!!

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@MattHartman @openclaw @Replit @ai was just mentioning this. You two should talk! 👇🏽 x.com/ai/status/2018…

Who is making an @openclaw but for normies? it would probably: - run on its own private EC2 instance out of the box - have its own email, calendar, browser set up out of the box (piggy bad application level Google credentials) - other platform-level credentials like @Replit (eg platform-wide eleven labs account vs making you go sign up if you need it — with direct clear access to security credentials) - it might live in its own mobile app (not sure about this one) - would probably have some metaphors that abstract some of the technical features of Clawdbot — eg if it’s built on discord maybe there are a few pre-specified channels, or a server metaphor - probably have @moltbook built in (so the AI’s can learn from each other,but securely

@maxkilberg @BusinessInsider @villageglobal @adwane well deserved Max!!

Honored to be recognized by @BusinessInsider alongside so many venture investors I admire. Thank you to my incredible colleagues at @villageglobal for their constant partnership and support, and a special shoutout to the one and only @adwane for teaching me everything I know about this job.

@WillManidis Well said Will

@bonatsos @generalcatalyst 🚀🚀🚀

After 15 wonderful years @generalcatalyst I am moving on to new adventures. The best days for GC are ahead! Super grateful to every single one of my teammates that I had the fortune to work with over the years. I learned a lot. Very thankful to our limited partners too for their long-term support. Equally importantly, it's been the privilege of a lifetime to work with so many inspiring tech startup founders from the very early days.

Quick video from the floor of #FII9 in Riyadh 🇸🇦 A remarkable gathering — from energy to AI, tokenization to quantum, every conversation is global in scale and ambition. @FIIKSA is a special place to get such a BIG THINK perspective across asset classes and industries. Here’s a peek at what everyone’s talking about and the *vibe* of the show floor 👇👇 #VentureCapital #AI #FII #Tokenization #GCC #FIIKSA #Crypto #web3 @FIIKSA @villageglobal @vcmastermind

Had the pleasure of hosting @courtneyrmccrea, Managing Partner of @RecastCapital, on @vcmastermind. Courtney has backed 100+ funds and now focuses exclusively on emerging managers — because the data shows they can outperform. We talk LP psychology, GP storytelling, and why YOU are the differentiator. 🎧 Listen → vcmastermind.com/winning-as-an-…

@maxkilberg @villageglobal HECK YEAH MAX!!! 🔥🔥🔥

Some exciting news! I’m thrilled to announce that I’m now an Investment Partner at @villageglobal, where I’ll continue to lead pre-seed/seed rounds across categories and geographies. These last two years at Village have been a dream come true, and I can’t wait to take on a larger role at our firm. Thank you to @adwane, @bencasnocha, @amritcat, and @reidhoffman for continuing to take a chance on me and all of my colleagues at Village for their support and mentorship. In my time at Village Global, we have backed several incredible new companies such as @P_1_AI, @maisaAI_, @interaction, @MagicPathAI, @1BlossomHealth, and many more still in stealth! We’ve also seen numerous existing portfolio companies become unicorns – e.g. @ApexSpacecraft, @fal, @lifeschemistry, and Peregrine — and it’s been a privilege to learn from the journeys of these extraordinary founders. My title may now be different, but the job remains the same. Back incredible founders. If you’re building a genre-defining company, please drop us a line!

Have you read this? @RibbitCapital’s new Token Letter lays out the future of AI and the road ahead. Reminds me of the early days of mobile when everything was so opaque and, in hindsight, so obvious. Maybe the most formative synthesis of the AI shift we’re experiencing everyday. This is the future. Let’s build it. docsend.com/view/hcv2rx2cq… (Yes, put your email address in, this is posted on their website)

Excited to take @vcmastermind across the pond! 🛫

Just dropped a 🔥 convo w/ @dkimerling of @Deciens Capital on @vcmastermind. 💡 Leading every deal 💡 Concentration over diversification 💡 6,000 LP leads → 183 yeses for Fund III Why differentiation = survival in VC. 🎧 vcmastermind.com/conviction-and…

@kennyistyping @poidhxyz @rickyglaser So rad!!!

the largest bounty in @poidhxyz history is live thanks to generous sponsorship from The Haberdashery 3,360,000 $DEGEN $12,000 $USD the challenge? break @rickyglaser's Guinness world record for kickflips in 1 minute (36) 🛹 yes, this bounty is real yes, that is over $10,000 escrowed purely onchain that anyone in the world can try to claim yes, anyone else who wants to see this mission completed can add funds to the bounty and receive onchain voting rights to confirm the eventual winner know a skater? spread the word. one video can earn them $10,000 in crypto 💰

Launching a fund as a #soloGP is brutal. @SamaraMHernandz did it with a $6M proof fund → scaled to $53M in the Midwest investing in overlooked founders at @ChingonaVC. Her playbook: differentiation, preparation, and doing what you can to get into business fast. 🎧 Full episode and her "playbook" here: vcmastermind.com/from-6m-to-50m… #VC #GPInsights

@SomosVC_ 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

📣 @SomosVC_ ’s Mentorship Program is back! Applications are OPEN—for both mentees and mentors. → Pre-partner VC? Get guidance from experienced investors. 🤝Senior investor? Give back and shape the next generation. Learn more and apply by Aug 29: somos.vc/programs/mento…