Richard Lam | tech enthusiast | Global connector

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Great to see @instacart, another Initialized portfolio company, debuting on the NASDAQ today. 🥕@garrytan @apoorva_mehta

We’re excited to announce our investment in @automat_ai, a startup transforming business efficiency with AI-powered automation. Co-founded by ex-Googlers @lucas0choa and @GautamBose18, they're on a mission to eliminate repetitive tasks in insurance, construction, trade verification, and more. Learn more here: runautomat.com

the hottest thing on the internet is now the hottest thing on the app store 🪩✨💥 apps.apple.com/us/app/partifu…

I bet the person who wrote this comment below doesn’t do seed extensions Folks like this almost always abandon you when you don’t actually execute flawlessly (Initialized in contrast still sets aside half of first check for extensions+pro rata)

@ycombinator has been a breeding ground for incredible startups since 2005, funding 4,000+ startups. Unsurprisingly, YC cohorts attract funding from many different VCs as they scale. Here are the top investors in YC incubated startups -

Really excited to share that we raised $5M in seed funding led by @KindredVentures and @Initialized to begin our mission of eliminating manual workflows and empowering businesses to scale using AI. Checkout the news on Fortune's Term Sheet: fortune.com/2023/08/08/bre…

Portfolio job of the week: @cofertility is hiring a head of marketing. 🛰 Cofertility is a seed stage startup reimagining the family-building journey–today and in the future. They are looking for an experienced, analytical marketer to help take this mission to the next level 🚀 Details: 👤 < 20 employees which means lots of space for creativity & the chance to make a tremendous impact. ✅ Unlimited PTO + 12 company holidays including your birthday. 🌎100% Remote. ⚕️Monthly healthcare stipend. Apply here: cofertility.com/careers

Congrats to @blader and the entire @runwayco team. Runway is the first strategic management platform for modern technology companies, giving teams a bird’s eye view of their entire business. This means companies are able to make better business decisions, faster.

@tonysphere Hot black coffee on Queen St is great

Any reco’s for most dialed in coffee spots in TORONTO?

Congrats to @@0x4e53 and the team @0passInc, a cybersecurity company focused on preventing data breaches by replacing weak passwords with secure biometric authentication methods.

If you’re at #Collision2023, come to @brettdg's session next Tuesday, July 27th called The Changing Playbook of Early Stage Fundraising, with @_PegahEbrahimi of @FPVventures and @villi of @TwoSigmaVC.

Congrats to Francis, Sam and the @Permitflow team on launch day. @Permitflow’s software reduces time to permit, managing one of the biggest pain points in the construction process. From our partner @kimmaiculter: “We're excited to back them at a critical time, when so many of these processes weren't even digitized until the pandemic." Read more here: techcrunch.com/2023/05/08/per…

Episode 3 of @katiecouric's video series features @ShadiahS from our portfolio company @GetKinside. "Women leave the workforce at a much higher rate than male counterparts because childcare is incredibly unaffordable or inaccessible." Take a look at this 📽️: glamour.com/video/watch/fi…

I wrote about pay transparency to explain why founders in CA need a comp philosophy and why I think it’s a step in the right direction for women and minorities to compete fairly in the labor market. A thread:

‘Change is the only constant in life’ - Heraclitus … 2023 LG!

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Cohere automates 40+% of inbound support inquiries by using AI to automatically extract answers from past tickets. They just launched an agent assist product that lets reps respond to common questions 10x faster. Check them out here: producthunt.com/posts/ai-answe…

What do you do in this market environment? Run? Hide? Sleep? there are no right answers ...