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Ever wonder how the Enterprise Tech 30 is actually built? #ET30 Each year the list is assembled through an investor-driven voting process designed to surface the companies shaping the future of enterprise technology. For the 2025 list: 🗳️103 venture capitalists participated 🏢Representing 86 firms 📊From early-stage specialists to funds managing $1T+ in assets The result: a list designed to highlight the companies shaping the next decade of enterprise infrastructure. The 2026 Enterprise Tech 30 arrives soon. Explore the methodology: enterprisetech30.com/methodology

Enterprise Tech 30 is launching soon! #ET30 Our annual report highlights the startups and private companies shaping the future of enterprise technology. We’re thrilled to partner again with @EricNewcomer of @NewcomerMedia on this year’s list Several past Enterprise Tech 30 companies have gone on to IPO. ❄️Snowflake 🐶Datadog 🌊Confluent 🤖UiPath 🔐HashiCorp Who do you think will make the list this year? Drop in your guesses below.

The SaaSpocalypse has everyone asking: are moats dead? @Wing_VC Partner @tanayj uses Hamilton Helmer's 7 Powers to show exactly what AI strengthens, what it kills, and what survives. Spoiler alert: the new defensibility stack is proprietary data + real network effects + compounding process power Get the full breakdown ⬇️

Two topics worth tracking at RSA this year: DPRK insider threats and AI governance. Both will be covered in “Trust Issues,” a two-part panel on March 23 that brings together industry veterans to examine how organizations can clearly see risk, apply the right controls, and enable AI to deliver value safely. In part one, a threat intelligence panel will break down how North Korean operators are evolving their tradecraft, and where AI fits in. The second conversation will focus on trust and visibility — questions a lot of teams are wrestling with right now: Register to learn more: dtex.ai/rsa-2026

Wing is proud to partner with @GSMA on Nova Future Summit, a new private, invitation-only convening of senior leaders shaping the future of global technology and connectivity. As AI, cloud, and mobile infrastructure converge, the most consequential decisions are being made at their intersection. Nova is designed as a closed-door forum for candid, high-trust dialogue among challenger CEOs, C-suite leaders, investors, founders, board directors, and regulators. Interested in joining the conversation happening September 28–30, 2026 in Napa, California? Learn more or request an invitation at novasummit.com

Congrats to @sambvani and the team at Slang AI on their $36M Series B. As the AI Super Host for restaurants, Slang is already: 🌍 Serving 2,000+ locations globally 📞 Handling 25M+ guest calls with 95%+ guest satisfaction 📈  Driving up to 20x ROI for operators We’re proud to be investors alongside @USVP_ ,Thayer Investment Partners, @chughesjohnson, @homebrew, @Stage2Capital, @activecapitalvc, @CollideCapital, and @UnderscoreVC. Excited to see Slang bring the “Super Host” to every restaurant! Read more in Axios: axios.com/pro/all-deals/…

At @Wing_VC, we’ve had the privilege of being part of Slang's story since leading Slang's seed round. Watching my good friend @sambvani grow as a leader over the years has been one of the highlights of my time in venture. His dedication to the craft of hospitality and the grit he’s shown in building the Slang team is exactly why the company has emerged as the clear market leader in the space. The "Superhost" is solving a massive, real-world problem: nearly 50% of restaurant calls go unanswered. By ensuring every guest is heard, booked, and recognized, Slang is fundamentally changing the ROI for operators. With 2,000+ locations and 25M+ calls already handled, the scale is impressive, but the hospitality market is immensely large and there is still so much more to build. Congrats to Alex and the entire Slang team on this $36M Series B! Excited to continue the journey together!

Restaurants shouldn't have to choose between great service and operational efficiency. That's the problem we're solving at Slang. Today we're announcing our $36M Series B to keep building the AI-powered communications platform the hospitality industry has been waiting for. We call it a "Super Host." One day, every restaurant will have an AI team member that works alongside existing staff to drive better experiences and capture more revenue. Slang AI is that platform. Thank you to our clients, our investors, and especially the Slang team — you make this possible every day. If this mission excites you, we're hiring. @USVP_ @homebrew @Wing_VC @CollideCapital @activecapitalvc @UnderscoreVC @Stage2Capital

Huge congrats to Wing portfolio company Unnatural Products on its licensing agreement with Novartis to develop next-gen macrocyclic peptide therapeutics. This exciting collaboration brings together Unnatural Product’s AI-enhanced macrocycle discovery platform with Novartis’ global development and commercialization expertise to advance next-generation macrocyclic peptide therapeutics targeting tough-to-drug disease areas. Read the full press release here: globenewswire.com/news-release/2…

Check out this video from our partner @jflomenb on why AI’s next leap isn’t another chatbot. While the market obsesses over bigger LLMs, the real infrastructure shift is happening around world models. 💬 LLMs: Predict the next token (“What word comes next?”) ⚙️ World Models: Predict the next state (“What happens next?”) Jake breaks down why modeling cause-and-effect is the next frontier for robotics and industrial systems. Beyond robotics, which industry do you think World Models will disrupt first?

Thanks @ldtimmerman for a fun discussion about the twists and turns that led me to biotech. Also please don't tell Stanford that I didn't graduate from college until after they hired me.

If you’re thinking about the future of biotech, this conversation is for you. In the latest episode of The Long Run podcast with @ldtimmerman of @timmermanreport, Wing Venture Partner Dr. Ansu @Satpathology shares why he remains bullish on U.S. biomedical innovation. Ansu works at the intersection of academia and venture and focuses on this core question: How do we observe the immune system with enough precision to design better drugs? In this conversation, he explains why: 🧬 We’re shifting from iterative drug development to precision therapies powered by deep immune mapping. ⚙️ Translating discovery into medicine demands risk capital and computational infrastructure at scale. 🧠 AI is no longer a tool in the workflow; it’s the engine underneath it. Listen to the full conversation here: youtube.com/watch?v=85WL2h…

@SaraChoi_ — Partner at @Wing_VC — on Venture with Grace, sharing why AI is reshaping drug discovery economics. Episode is live now. #DrugDiscovery #AIinHealthcare #Biotech #VentureCapital

@chriszeoli If you're wondering what this looks like in practice, here’s another post from Chris: Who Will Win the RL Environment Market—and Why. wing.vc/content/who-wi…

For another perspective on reinforcement learning and environments, here’s @chriszeoli's take on who wins the RL environment market. In his piece, he lays out why the training and verification layer will be critical for agentic AI over the next decade. wing.vc/content/rl-env…

Check out @tanayj's latest Substack on why the next phase of AI isn’t about more data, but experience. Tanay breaks down how reinforcement learning and environments are pushing models forward. tanayj.com/p/rl-and-the-e…

Thanks to the @tbpn team for including us at Wing in their Super Bowl commercial Really special what @jordihays @johncoogan @DylanAbruscato and team have built!