Flex Capital

Q3 at Flex: New Investments & Big Wins 🚀 We backed 9 bold new companies this quarter and saw some major milestones across the Flex ecosystem. Here’s the latest: 💼 New Flex Investments We're proud to support these early-stage teams building in AI, infrastructure, security, and consumer software (and another few in stealth): 🔹 Atmospheric AI - Deep visibility into your supply chain 🔹 Blue (YC S25) - Voice assistant for every app on your phone 🔹 Caledon - The data layer for Financial AI 🔹 Giant - GenAI storytelling for kids 🔹 Onyx Security - Enterprise-grade security for AI agents 🔹 Neon Security - AI co-worker for identity operations 🔹 Simpli - Move excess inventory to local charities + unlock tax benefits 🔹 Soxton.AI - Full-stack AI law firm, reimagined from the ground up 🔹 Uare.ai - Truly personal AI that’s Present, Safe & Human 🏆 Flex Ecosystem Wins 💸 CodeRabbit - Raised $60M Series B led by Scale Venture Partners 💸 Protege - Raised $25M Series A led by Footwork 💸 Hello Patient - Raised $22.5M Series A led by Scale 💸 Replit - Raised $250M round led by Prysm 💸 Supabase - Raised $100M, co-led by Accel and Peak XV We’re lucky to work with founders who are building not just fast, but with depth and intention. If you’re building something ambitious, or know someone who is, we want to hear from you. Let’s go Auren Hoffman 📚 Tod Sacerdoti 🚀 #startups #AI #venturecapital #productfirst #founders

You know what beats a 5x fund? a 3x fund with QSBS. (Math is fake, tax laws are real.) QSBS is one of the most powerful tools for founders and early investors. here is the deep dive.

candidates are using AI to send 1000 applications. companies use AI to read 25 of them. so candidates send 2,000.

new summation pod with Daniel Chait, CEO of Greenhouse, the hiring platform behind thousands of companies. we get into the AI doom loop, why your resume is still a white rectangle, the worst interview questions, and why "never quit" is bad founder advice. https://lnkd.in/eCScYatq

new summation pod with Noah Glass, founder of Olo. he started ordering food by text message in 2005, took it public in 2021, and private with Thoma Bravo last year for about $2B. we get into the $65M deal that fell apart, why 75% of restaurant meals are eaten somewhere else, and the right to be known. https://lnkd.in/eHWxDbxV

new summation pod with my friend Roy Schwartz, co-founder of Axios and author of the new book Simplify. we get into meeting bankruptcy, why AI made everything longer, and why average is worthless now. (and pickleball) https://lnkd.in/ektjsFUy