hadley wilkins

“We invest between improbable and impossible. These are bets where, if they work, they could have a huge impact on civilization and the economy. That’s how we justify investing in fundamental science and deep engineering problems.” We spoke with @Playground_VC's @iamrahulmeka about following the science to help deep tech companies go from zero to ten. @intrinsic @PsiQuantum @VELO3DMetal @UltimaGenomics infinitefrontiers.io/conversations/…

“Berkeley…is one of the best citities in this here United States of America!” says @PatMcAfeeShow “USA! USA!”

Exowatt launches today! ☀️ The power requirements to scale AI are astronomical. Within a decade AI will require 650TWh of new power generation – more than the electricity demand of South Korea. In the U.S. alone, data centers will require the equivalent amount of electricity to power 40 million households by 2030. Exowatt P3s can generate electricity at scale at just a $0.04 LCOE and with entirely renewable tech. That’s lower than the cost of most fossil fuels and doesn’t account for subsidies. We have already amassed a 1.2 GW backlog, worth $Bs from the mega tech hyperscalers, energy and data center companies. The system works by capturing the sun’s energy in the form of heat, storing it in a heat battery and converting it to electricity via a heat engine even when the sun is no longer out. This changes the economics of solar by solving a problem called the “Duck Curve” where all conventional solar producers are forced to sell their power at the same time while at maximum output, driving the electricity cost sometimes to zero or negative intraday and leaving no supply at night. Data centers need to operate 24/7 and typically have 60% of their OPEX from energy costs, so an inexpensive and ever available alternative is very important to them. Data centers are straining to bring capacity online and without solutions like Exowatt, are being forced to turn to fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas. We hope you’ll join us in pushing forward an abundant and non fossil fuel powered future!⚡️ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

At the time of this, I joked that Satish @Redpoint had been on the Midas List 6 more times than me (6 vs 0). Now 7. A rare interview with the rare VC who never VC brags, tweets, blogs, pods. Hear how he invested in Snowflake @ $50m, what makes a great leader vs. manager, and more

Most subscription companies don’t realize that half of their customer churn is accidental and can be recovered. @ButterPayments 🧈 boosts top-line for consumer and SaaS businesses by ~10%, addressing this ~$440B problem. @ShenLucinda @axios with more here axios.com/pro/fintech-de…

Happy Earth Day! The 🌞 is shining today in Miami, where we've been building a renewable energy company to meet the insatiable energy needs of AI data centers. Introducing Exowatt w/ $20m from @sama @KTmBoyle @a16z to 📉 the cost of clean commercial energy wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-al…