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30 of the 70 companies in our last @speedrun batch had founders born outside the US and if we keep doing our job – and we will – that number is only going up: * founders building products + teams internationally * builders stuck in an H-1B job ready to accelerate their slope * students here on F-1 who are ready to take a shot at their startup idea Speedrun Global Founders is our answer >> our end-to-end approach to guiding founders through visas, customs, housing, banking, and building local SF community, while enabling founders from all over the globe to participate in Speedrun we also have the coolest hat in venture - maybe thats a lame flex, but i honestly challenge you to show me better vc drip you might catch a few of our founders wearing them today. come through Global Founders and I’ll bring you one 🫡 -apply below my friends-

clair health's entire company fit within a single suitcase. since speedrun, they've grown to 10 employees and just got the keys to their very first office space. this is Jenny's (@jennysduan) story. Applications to SR007 close tonight @ 11:59pm PST

@SamiraBehrouzan @RKRigney @far33d @_CallMeMacy @AroraBhavyam @speedrun Uncs

@RKRigney @far33d @_CallMeMacy @AroraBhavyam @speedrun 100000000% it's obvi on @tmhammer hhahahaha

Attended a16z @speedrun call 2AM in the night! They had 19,000 applications in last batch and they accepted only 70. 🤌 It was completely worth it and insightful session, thank you for hosting it @RKRigney @_CallMeMacy and others.

apps close sunday @speedrun

@fabrisera2000 Welcome to the team!!

@KenWattana 👀👀👀👀👀

a16z should write a $60M check to Kled just to make fun of General Catalyst

@Chen "when i was a kid i was curious about what it really takes to start a country?" same same.

A cold email can change the trajectory of your life. This is Vijay's story. Applications for SR007 Close this Sunday.

@JoshLu Very important discovery gets fixed ASAP, App Store recommendations are not the way

In the AI era, the next great software distribution company won’t look like an app store For the last decade-plus, building a strong software business was mostly a game of scarcity. The hard part was assembling the capital, taste, engineering, and distribution to build one enduring app. The discovery systems we built matched that world: app stores, SEO, search bars, rankings, reviews, ads, marketplaces AI has blown up these constraints Soon, anyone will be able to generate software for anything: a workout injury, a work project, a personal workflow, a one-off analysis, a weird niche need only they have, maybe only in a single moment Some apps will last forever, but most won’t. Many will exist for minutes or hours, and be created even faster But just because software can be created at the speed of thought doesn’t mean everyone will become a developer. Most people won’t want to prompt, build, debug, deploy, or manage software. They’ll just want to be matched with the right tool for the job in front of them The same technological wave enabling software creation at scale is also breaking software distribution at scale. Search assumes the best answer already exists somewhere. App stores assume software is something you browse, compare, install, and keep In a world of personal software, the real question becomes: Who understands enough about me, or has earned enough trust from me, to know what software should exist for me right now? The next great app distribution companies may look less like search engines and more like trusted relationships Some will win by importing and processing personal context: your goals, constraints, calendar, body, files, workflows, history, collaborators, and intent. Others will win by exporting taste and trust: experts, creators, communities, agents, and brands that people rely on to decide what is worth using Either way, the new gateway won’t be a search box or an app store shelf. It will be the layer that recommends, assembles, routes, and personalizes software at the moment of need This is the new frontier: context, recommendation, trust, and distribution in the age of infinite software If you’re building platforms or experiences for this future, we want to meet you. Apply to @speedrun. Applications for SR007 close this weekend Application link below

@JayRughani @CounselHealth @EvidenceOpen @TennrOfficial This is awesome! Excited to work with builders of abundant care

I want to fund infinite healthcare apps. AI that delivers more care and less paperwork. Companies like @CounselHealth, @EvidenceOpen and @TennrOfficial are leading the way. If you are building this future, I would love to chat.

Got questions about speedrun? Come ask our investors and operating partners LIVE tomorrow @ 1:30pm PT in a team AMA sesson. Sign up while slots remain: speedrun007.a16z.com/ama

@Suhail in the short run it sells their ads, nothing more to it. the zeitgeist is anti-tech and they're happy to peddle

I don't understand how the tech media can afford to do this. What is the point of punching down like this? The whole ecosystem from founders to VCs understand that you try an improbable thing, you work hard for years, you learn, you get better, maybe it fails, you try again.

our not so secret secret weapon

@nazzari @speedrun 100 placements is wild, you couldn't find a recruiting agency this good if you paid an arm and a leg.. and you'd have to this team is so OP

I want to be your recruiter! ~140k people in our network (+thousands WoW), 4 recruiters, tracking at making 100+ hires just in 2026 - no fees, no agencies, all free. 3 days left to apply to @speedrun: speedrun.a16z.com/apply

What happens when you post a real Monet and say it’s AI? The coolest art social experiment I’ve seen in a while. Thank you @SHL0MS

@pronounced_kyle just let me be defensive ;)

@tmhammer tbh it's not entirely clear (from the public's perspective) who is buzzing who. everyone's ISR sats are doing the spiderman meme and trying to take pictures of each other

I want to fund a space warfighting prime. Space is a unique domain. It's huge, hostile, and fragile — so we need tech that can help America secure outer space *while preserving the domain itself.* If you're thinking about the future of space and defense, please get in touch.

@daniel_dhawan @rork @consumerclub_ @a16z 👀👀👀👀👀👀

Attention: NYC consumer app founders @rork is sponsoring an event hosted by @consumerclub_ & @a16z It's a rooftop + open bar for a private happy hour in May. Current attendees are 1M+ ARR or VC-funded consumer founders Only a few spots left! Reply if you'd like to join 👇

@RKRigney @speedrun should be a calm, low energy affair

THIS FRIDAY: I'm pulling together investors and operators from the a16z @speedrun team for a live Zoom AMA call. Want to join? Hit the replies and I'll DM the signup link.

@Chen 😍😍

Speedrun Founder Profile: Austin, Vatsal, & Ankit Two brothers and their childhood friend Cold applied to speedrun (SR006) Left frontier labs and big tech to start Modern Industrials Three months later they closed their round and are heading back home to build. Their story:

@omooretweets Classic example of getting exactly what you measure. I suspect this is happening everywhere and will get worse before it gets better.