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In our latest newsletter, @nik_quinn interviews legendary VC @jeremysliew, investor in Snapchat, Affirm, GIPHY, The Honest Company, Bonobos... and now @ConnectVentures as an LP. Welcome Jeremy!
Jeremy Liew Q&A ➡️ connectventures.beehiiv.com/…
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9/ We believe the single most underweighted allocation in most LP portfolios is dedicated consumer AI exposure. And we're increasingly not alone in saying it.
This edition of our newsletter, we also interview our Connect Ventures advisor, my old Lightspeed partner, my greatest mentor and the Godfather (well, my daughter Sienna’s godfather), the terrific Jeremy Liew.
connectventures.beehiiv.com/…
@ConnectVentures #VC #ConsumerTech #Consumer
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Honored to do this podcast with Melanie as we talked about the future of Consumer. 💡
After a brief hiatus, the ICONS Communities + Podcast is back with one of the most iconic consumer investors, @Nik_Quinn
The celebrity brand whisperer & top consumer VC
Venture Partner at @lightspeedvp, now founder of @ConnectVentures
Her superpower: winning celebrities over and identifying consumer AI unicorns
We break down:
• The 4 hidden signals she looks for in billion-dollar brands
• What actually makes founders win
• How AI is reshaping consumer products
• Motherhood & how it changed her approach
Full episode here
youtube.com/watch?v=qW9PCKMb…
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My first company went to Apple. My second, the largest short-video platform in Latin America, went to TikTok. My third is still running as Vietnam's biggest music streaming platform.
I built all three because I could see what was coming before anyone else did.
The vibe coding generation is not watching anymore. They are building. Games. Arts. Memes. Interactive worlds. No code. Just an idea and a phone. 15 million things built on Sekai. 200,000 more today.
We just raised $26M led by @rabois at @KhoslaVentures and @Nik_Quinn at @ConnectVentures (CAA) with Mayfield, A16Z speedrun, A*.
axios.com/2026/06/01/sekai-m…
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Most products fight for 5 minutes of consumer attention. 📱
Sekai customers are spending well over an HOUR/day creating AI apps…. and 15 million apps have been created since they launched 5 months ago.
That's the signal we hunt for at @ConnectVentures. Thrilled to co-lead the Series A with Khosla. The future of joy. 🚀
h/t @kerrymflynn / Axios
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I loved interviewing CAA’s CEO, Bryan Lourd, and President, Jim Burtson… two humans with exceptional human career fit. 💫
They dropped great insights about putting the right infrastructure around exceptional people and how to innovate every day. 🚀
Our newsletter, The Greats, interviews extraordinary individuals who have human-career fit and reveals their blueprint for success. In this edition, @ConnectVentures @Nik_Quinn and @mblank interview #CAA Bryan Lourd and Jim Burtson. connectventures.beehiiv.com/…
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1/ Our newsletter, The Greats #2 is out on why LPs now need to allocate to Consumer. And interview Bryan Lourd & Jim Burtson on how @CAA became one of entertainment's most powerful agencies.
connectventures.beehiiv.com/…
@ConnectVentures #VC #ConsumerTech #Consumer #TheGreats #CAA
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We (@slashapp) raised a $100M Series C at $1.4 billion valuation to build the world's most powerful business banking platform.¹
The round was led by @RibbitCapital, and co-led by @khoslaventures & @GoodwaterCap.
And we're releasing Twin: the world’s first AI private banker.
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1/ The pullback in software is real.
Capital is rotating.
And it’s flowing to Consumer + AI.
After speaking with 20 public market investors this week, the message was consistent — and blunt.
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We’re hittin the town again!! @Miles_Teller has a few colleges he plans to stop by. What town should he visit next to bartend and pull out some dance moves 👀 Tag @longdrink and tell us where he should go first. #MiTellCollegeTour 21+
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The “Finnish Fuel” is officially Canada bound🇨🇦🍻 @thelongdrink
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Hey @momofuku, I hear you're bullying businesses over use of the term 'chili crunch'. As Chief Content Officer of MiLa, I propose a blind taste test of both our 'chili crunch' sauces. Winner keeps the name, loser (it'll be you) backs off.
Game on? ;)
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Thank you Grand Rapids and East Lansing for helping make @thelongdrink the fastest growing spirit business in the world
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All three versions of me traveled inside the CAA Vault, where Hollywood's top talent agency is cloning its biggest stars.
A reporter reflects on the process of creating—and seeing—the AI version of himself on.wsj.com/3GSxLy7 on.wsj.com/3GSxLy7
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Listen to @Penn student Eyal Yakoby.
Magill has to go now.
"I should not be here today...I should be taking in...my senior year of college...I am because 36 hours ago, I, along with most of campus, sought refuge in our rooms as classmates and professors chanted proudly for the genocide of Jews. " - @Penn student Eyal Yakoby
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One of the best and most powerful speeches I have ever heard. Whatever side you are on right now, this message will help us all.
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"Microaggressions are condemned with extreme moral outrage and yet violence against Jews seems to have found a place of tolerance on campus," says Marc Rowan, chair of @Wharton's board of advisors. "It's unfortunately the environment we live in on campus."
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The action from SoFi Center is officially coming to a TV near you!
TGL presented by @SoFi, featuring top @PGATOUR players competing in three-player, head-to-head match play, will launch on @espn and ESPN+ in prime time on Tuesday, January 9. Learn more: tglgolf.com/articles/2023/10…
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Nike’s RTFKT Signs With CAA thr.cm/cucsJUL
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"I became an investor in The Finnish Long Drink because I think it’s the best in the market and has an authentic backstory. It’s high quality stuff and I think consumers deserve a product that’s this good and refreshing." Well said, @Miles_Teller!
Pumped for 2023.
Actor Miles Teller taken a larger ownership stake in @thelongdrink ow.ly/n4X050MyKGb