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Early stage capital for lateral thinkers.

Palo Alto, CA & Cambridge, MA Katılım Kasım 2011
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What got us from 0 to 1 isn't what will get us from 1 to N. 3 years ago, before the launch of ChatGPT, we set out to start a company that most people thought was impossible. To be honest, many people still think it's impossible today. Multiple rounds of rejection and external doubt later, we went from 0 to 1 and created the category of "Digital Minds". We built an exceptional team and earned the backing of investors like Sequoia and Founders Fund. It wasn’t easy. There were probably moments we should have pivoted. But we kept pushing. Today we work with some of the top minds in their fields - @lennysan, @bhalligan, Eckhart Tolle, Vanessa Van Edwards, Dr. Mark Hyman. Delphi is the place people go to learn from them, get their advice, and access their expertise. Looking ahead, we believe Delphi is how every human will represent themselves in the AI age. A new way for people to meet, connect with, and learn from one another. But to get there, we need to evolve. Delphi is looking for a VP of Engineering - someone who has taken a consumer platform from 1 to N and knows the tradeoffs required to build infrastructure that supports millions. An AI-native builder and culture carrier. In the early years, I had an almost allergic reaction to "experience" - I believed purely in slope over y-intercept. As we've scaled, I've come to understand that to get where we want to go, we need someone who has already been there. If that's you, or someone you know, I want to talk.
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@alexhalliday We’re honored to have been @AirOpsHQ’s first investors. Well before the world got to this point, @alexhalliday saw where we'd be today and built with a single-minded, efficient, and cheerful intensity that we have been lucky to witness for years. It's a dream to work with you! ❤️
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THE LIBRARY OF MINDS: EPISODE 1 - starring Keith Rabois (@rabois) An OG member of the PayPal Mafia, co-founder at OpenDoor, Managing Director at Khosla Ventures, and one of Delphi's earliest believers. We discuss: • Lessons learned building PayPal, LinkedIn, Square, $OPEN & more • Early career inflections: from litigation to Silicon Valley operator • Why joining great teams is underrated, especially vs. starting your own company • The new physics of AI startups (and org design mistakes to avoid) • Why stretching & Slack are actually bad for you Plus: What makes a winning office culture, advice for scaling from 20 to 100, building moats in AI, and why vacations might be overrated. (00:00) — Intro (00:56) — Who is Keith (03:13) — Can you judge a startup by its office? (04:28) — Litigator to PayPal Mafia, zero business experience (08:52) — Start a company, or work for someone great? (11:15) — All-nighters and culture at PayPal (13:03) — Do vacations mean you hate your life? (16:05) — Square’s zero-defect rule (17:23) — Speed of adaptability vs. speed of execution (21:35) — Is AI sustaining or disruptive? (25:53) — Why stress is good for you (28:14) — Building moats in AI (30:39) — The downside of Slack
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We are so thrilled to have been @StevenGlinert and team’s first partners in Sphere Semi -- today the company announces its Series A to make AI-designed chips the default. If you’re in business operations, AI, and chip design: get in touch. We’re hiring!
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Proud to announce Sphere's fundraise on @tbpn today. Our most recent financing round of $12M was led by @ACME and co-led by @Ventures_Future, bringing our total raised to $20m. We ship highly performant chips that are entirely designed by AI. Join us today. We're hiring.

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Our amazing portfolio company @withdelphi is about to blow your mind with its Library of Minds. This isn’t just another podcast - it’s the first interactive podcast where you can talk to the guest’s digital mind after the episode.
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What if you could call the founders of DoorDash, OpenDoor, Eventbrite, or HubSpot for advice - anytime? The Library of Minds is the first interactive podcast. After each episode, continue the conversation by asking their Digital Mind on @withdelphi. Ep 1 drops 9/25 👇

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We are so thrilled to have been @withdelphi’s seed investor. As co-founders @daraladje and @samspelsberg write, “Delphi is like a living Library of Alexandria—not just for famous thinkers, but for anyone with wisdom to share.” Check it out here: fastcompany.com/91356476/delph….
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All the minds in the world. Now one question away. We’ve raised $16M from @sequoia to build @withdelphi - create your digital mind & turn your expertise into living, interactive conversations that scale globally. See how our customers use it below 👇🏼

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We are deeply honored to have been @chalk’s first investor — the team led by @marcff, @marx_elliot, and @Derander are powering the most important part of the AI revolution now underway: inference. We long ago inferred that they’re the team to back. 💪🏼
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With @HBSRock and @innovationlab, we were thrilled to bring @perplexity_ai CEO @AravSrinivas to Harvard in an electrifying series of events. Aravind was the guest judge at Xfund’s pitch competition and met with fellow scholars at Harvard and MIT. Students found him captivating!
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We are so proud to have been @DistSpectrum’s very first investors. The team is redefining electronic warfare for the 21st century.
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We’re excited to announce Distributed Spectrum’s $25M Series A—an oversubscribed round led by @saranormous, @ShieldCapVC , and @natfriedman with participation from existing investors, @felicis and @xfund, along with angels including leaders in technology, defense, and AI (@StanMcChrystal, @eglyman, Chris Re, @arashf, @stanine , @zakstone , and executives from Palantir). (1/9)

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Introducing DELPHI ACTIONS Your digital clone can now take automated actions based on user behavior. Just describe what you want in plain language, and boom - our system builds the flows for you.
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“Reflecting on 15 years in venture capital, @brandonfarwell notes some of the changes he has seen… there’s a noticeable shift — more founders are driven by missions that extend beyond mere profitability.” medium.com/harvard-in-tec…
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The curse of the Michelin star: Restaurants awarded the honour are more likely to close, research finds dlvr.it/TDdvs3
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YouTubers like MrBeast are coming for Hollywood: Scandals will not be enough to stop a new generation from taking over dlvr.it/TDY2bn
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Generative AI is transforming Silicon Valley: The technology is forcing America’s disrupters-in-chief to think differently dlvr.it/TDWTkD
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How much trouble is Boeing in?: A protracted strike could cause lasting damage dlvr.it/TDVDqP
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Should you be nice at work?: Kindness is in vogue dlvr.it/TDTfcj
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