Andre Kirby

@richzou lets go rich!!

I turn 21 today. I think this is the best time in history to be in your 20s and in the Bay. The past year I've been fortunate to be surrounded by many incredible founders and operators, and lucky enough to call them friends. So I'm starting a fund. It's called Bo Le Capital. Named after Bo Le (伯乐), the figure in Chinese mythology who could recognize a thousand mile horse when everyone else saw a workhorse. That's the work I want to spend the rest of my life doing. Recruiting and venture are both very transactional spaces. I believe there's a way to approach this work with kindness. The core thesis of the fund is simple: do what's best for the talent. Everything else follows from that. A lot of this is borrowed from how Michael Ovitz built CAA. He treated talent as the center of the universe and built every part of the business around serving them. Bo Le Capital will operate the same way. The fund will have a recruiting agency attached to it, and I'll keep testing new strategies on top of that. Talent is finite. The people who get to it first, and treat it best, win. One of the principles I care most about is to work with the best. In every direction. The founders we back, the operators we place, the friends we build this with, and the LPs we work with. Thank you to everyone who's been part of this past year. There's still a lot for me to learn, and I'm extremely excited for this next chapter. More soon.

@dkwon98 @erica_wenger @benji_stern @ItzSuds @kokoxsu @forwarddeploy @manoj_s116 @shayanshafii @vincentzhuu 🫶 fund 0’s are a ton of fun

@erica_wenger Emerging funds are alive and well. And they're lapping institutional investors who are resting on their laurels @benji_stern @ItzSuds @andrefkirby @kokoxsu Same with forward deployed angels @forwarddeploy @manoj_s116 @shayanshafii @vincentzhuu

Crazy that only 9 emerging funds (<$200M, Fund I-III) have been announced in 2026 so far... On pace for <50 fund announcements this year. There were 53 in all of 2025. These vintages are BUILT different

@richzou @xai Congrats rich - excited for whats next!!

I just left @xai It was not an easy decision. The past three months were an absolute blast - I've been in many trenches in my life and can say this was by far one of the most intense warzones. I love fighting. Especially being in the trenches with my friends, working on problems that will actually advance humanity. But the current environment wasn't serving my growth. And that's a really hard thing to admit - I've always looked up to Elon, and I genuinely believe xAI will win. I still do. One thing I'll say: don't stay somewhere just because of the name. If you're unhappy, and you know you can't grow 100x where you are - it's the right call to leave. What's next? Get some sleep back. Then find the next trench worth fighting in. I'll always be meeting exceptional people - that was never because of a recruiting title. I just love finding smart people and helping however I can. Many more side quests to come!!!

@maxzang305 @AudaciousHQ @GenesisFundBOS was an awesome time!!

📍Boston, 03/19/26, @AudaciousHQ x @GenesisFundBOS student builders dinner. won’t be the last one 👀

@hosseeb not a crypto investor but this was an awesome read, many points here are spot on

@julessdep happy bday!! big 25!

@julessdep great piece jules!!

@nikhilvnamburi @_DimensionCap woot woot! lets go nikhil!

I joined @_DimensionCap. I make $1-50m+ investments. Pre-seed to Public. Infra, horizontal apps, life sciences. I’m Nikhil. Our website is dimensioncap.com. My email is a combination of those.

@richzou @xai LFG rich!!

Very excited to share the news I’ll be joining @xai, focusing on talent. I grew up chasing the American Dream the only way I knew how - watching my immigrant mom work nonstop so I could have a chance to try. From Chinatown to SF, the path hasn’t been linear, but it’s been life changing. I wrote more about that journey below. Grateful to @TheGregYang and @barisakis for the opportunity and trust. As my mom always says: be kind, be honest, take care of people. We’re building something special here. Would love to meet thoughtful builders and kind humans. Time to make @grok 🚀🚀🚀

@richzou @bhalligan @lilylyman @Alfred_Lin 🫶

@bhalligan @lilylyman @Alfred_Lin worth chatting with @andrefkirby young vcs focusing on boston ecosystem

I’m starting to worry about Massachusetts 1. Biotech is way off from a few years ago 2. Only 1 of the top 50 ai companies are in MA 3. The Fed research funding cuts hitting MIT, Harvard, Whoi are brutal. 4. The millionaires tax is working in the short run, but I know a lot of wealthy folks preparing for a FL move. 5. A glut of empty condos 6. It’s not “cool” for young folks 7. It’s expensive as sh-t. I honestly don’t think the MA/Boston govt can do that much about it as they are kind of macro issues. I give them big credit for working on building more housing and fixing the T, which will help. I’m trying to help w HubSpot, partnering w WHOI, teaching at MIT. I’d like to help more. Specifically I’d like to encourage and help more ai and climate companies in the state. I think ai and climate should be our dual growth engines.

@reggitales Dex is awesome - check it out!!

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@Tetraslam @rev_neu Lets goo - so hyped for you

i'm leaving boston this weekend. it's been a world of fun hanging out with everyone at @rev_neu, making friends at hackathons, going to el jefes and shady chinese restaurants at 3 am, and learning and experiencing more than i thought i would in a lifetime :) starting january (spending winter break with parents) i'll be in sf at @naturalpay building payments for agents. i'll also be hosting a ton of events and get-togethers at softmax (dot) house, so if you're in the area feel free to hmu! the singular purpose of the next phase of my life is to 1000x my engineering acumen and operational efficiency. i'm gonna produce so much shareholder value, etc, etc. if you'd like to stay in touch more often or want to start talking with me (about whatever, projects, anime, jpop and kpop, conlangs, roguelike videogames, claude, etc.), add me on discord (or dm me here). same username as this account but all lowercase. goodbye to all the wonderful people in boston, and i'll see you again when i fly in for Anime Boston LOL and to everyone in the bay, i look forward to hanging out again and having a banger year :) (btw i'm at the very back in this pic, above @AI_Arav who's wearing the white cap)

@richzou the absolute 🐐 - grateful for you rich

Extremely grateful for so many people… Especially my friends & mentors. SF really changed my life richzou.com/essays/grateful

naiveté blinds us to the truth imposed by others and thus can make the impossible possible check out this piece that my amazing partner jules wrote!!

@julessdep this my co-founder, jules you're the 🐐

@kirbyman01 Kirby 🤝 Kirby

Kirby-man

@bznotes Boston (+ Cambridge) holds the most talent dense student ecosystem in the world - which lends itself well to amazing companies starting there

And…there few VC firms in Boston. Right firm, at the right time, with right ability to help companies scale broadly, would mop up in returns! West Coast has been harvesting Boston talent for a long time.

@sprooos this is awesome - whats the game?

my entire floor at mit has just been one shot by this subway builder game literal days have already been lost but check out my Boston map tho

@AI_Arav 🐐

@richzou @anneleeskates yessir 🫡

left Boston with no internship, no job, no plan-just a backpack and belief. This spring, I packed up everything and flew to SF alone. No offer. No network. Just rejection emails from IBs and VC fellowships. But I kept showing up. I met @anneleeskates. She told me: “You should help with growth at @withdelphi.” 6 weeks later, I’ve joined one of the most exciting consumer AI startups to support GTM and growth efforts. I’m not technical. I’m not a pedigree. But I’ve got heart, curiosity, and friends who believe in me. If you’re a student dreaming of startups or venture: → DM 100 people → Move cities → Show up where others won’t → Play the long game This is just the beginning. Big thanks to @daraladje and Robert