As brands shift to community-driven commerce, most still use tools built for broadcast — not real-time DMs. That’s the gap Misbah Uraizee and Farah Uraizee, founders of Nectar Social, saw early. True Partner Tony Conrad shares how they’re rewriting the playbook: trueventures.com/blog/the-soc...

For the past decade, capital was abundant and dilution normalized. AI is changing that. By lowering the cost to build and scale, founders can do more with less. The result? As Jon Callaghan notes, ownership and leverage shift back to where they belong — with the builders.

Great to have Jon Callaghan, Founder and Managing Partner at True Ventures, back at his alma mater, Harvard Business School, for the HBS Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference.

True Partner @puneetagarwal.bsky.social began his career in middleware — the orchestration layer of the early internet. Two decades later, in a multimodel AI world, he’s seeing it disrupted again. Read his 10 questions on building the next gen AI infrastructure: trueventures.com/blog/the-gol...

Last week, we brought 40+ founders and builders together for True Founder Day. No stage. No hype. Just people in the middle of building, sharing what’s actually working — and what isn’t. We opened with one question: What would help you move faster right now? www.linkedin.com/pulse/answer...

There’s a lot of noise right now about AI fortunes, fast money, and rocket ships. But most founders are scraping by, taking real risks, and betting years of their lives on problems they believe actually matter. That's why we believe in Usul founders Jarren Reid and Oliver Gomez.

“I never expect founders to have all the answers. I do expect high conviction and a really low ego.” – True's @jcal7.bsky.social on Fund/Build/Scale. After 20 years, the pattern is clear: we back missionaries, not mercenaries. Founders building for the long game—people others want to follow.

High ownership. Low noise. First to believe. True's @jcal7.bsky.social joins @connieloizos.bsky.social and Alex Gove on StrictlyVC Download to talk contrarian investing—building conviction in noisy markets, staying founder-first, and why duration is a feature (not a bug).

Venture is ultimately about long-term partnership. Our work with Tarun Thakur began 11 years ago at Datos, continued into Veza, and today marks a remarkable milestone as Veza is acquired by @servicenow.bsky.social. Congratulations to Tarun and the entire Veza team on the successful acquisition.

As AI agents evolve, one question keeps surfacing: Are we re-engineering our processes to make agents work better or to make humans work better? Maybe, ultimately, those are the same thing. At #ConnectedStack, @levie.bsky.social (CEO, Box) explored this with @puneetagarwal.bsky.social (True)

Day 1 of our release sprint 🚀 CascadeFlow shipped, open source AI cascading that cuts costs 30-65% in 3 lines of code. Small models handle 80% of workflows. Python + TypeScript. MIT licensed. Try it & leave a ⭐ github.com/lemony-ai/ca... #OpenSource #AI

A new company called Sandbar has unveiled a smart wearable called Stream Ring, which uses a microphone to record your softly spoken thoughts. And it’s powered by—you guessed it—an AI chatbot. www.wired.com/story/sandba...

The True Ventures Fellowship is now accepting applications — but not for long! We’re looking for rising and current college seniors who want to dive into the world of venture capital and entrepreneurship this summer. Applications close November 10th. Apply below.

“Agents are tapping into spend that software never could.” At #ConnectedStack, @puneetagarwal.bsky.social + @levie.bsky.social unpack why AI shifts the economics of labor — and why the old “per seat” model doesn’t fit anymore. connectedstack.ai

In a world flooded with AI hype, trust might be the real moat. At #ConnectedStack, Paul Smith (@anthropic.com) and Garrett Lord (@joinhandshake.bsky.social) unpacked why finance, healthcare, and other regulated sectors are leading enterprise adoption of Claude. “We can’t ever, ever let them down.”

Consensus never built the future. Larry and Sergey were outliers. So were Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Karp. Power-law returns come from contrarian capital backing remarkable talent. Yet the VC industry is chasing "consensus founders" and mega-rounds—dangerous conformity we've seen fail before.

Hear directly from @julzwalk.bsky.social and @mikaelalipsky.bsky.social about the True Ventures Fellowship program. Applications are open now! Link in bio to apply.

Reese Witherspoon told @variety.com she uses True portfolio company Simple AI to handle everyday tasks without the hold times + friction. "It's an incredible tool to save time." Proud to back Catheryn Li, Zach Kamran and the Simple AI team as they give people time back. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Venture capital isn’t just about spotting trends — it’s about how you show up. On the More or Less podcast, True Partner @tonyjconrad.bsky.social joined Brit Morin and @davemorin.com to talk about EQ, how non-attribution shapes culture, the human side of venture + the reality behind the AI hype.

At #ConnectedStack, @anthropic.com’s new CCO Paul Smith joined @joinhandshake.bsky.social CEO Garrett Lord. Up for discussion: 👉 Why join Anthropic as CCO now? 👉 What does this signal about enterprise adoption + scale? 👉 What does it really take to win enterprise AI?

From the Web 2.0 wave to the next great technological shift in AI. True’s @jcal7.bsky.social + @puneetagarwal.bsky.social sat down with Gené Teare at @crunchbase.bsky.social to share how we’re investing in this new era.

Read how Diligent Robotics' Moxi fleet has turned pharmacy delivery into a scalable, intelligent automation solution operating in hospitals across the country. drugstorenews.com/diligent-rob...

At Connected Stack, True’s @puneetagarwal.bsky.social asked @levie.bsky.social the big question: Is SaaS dead? Aaron's answer: No. Agents still need ⬇️ 🔹 Context (data, instructions, objectives) 🔹 Guardrails (workflows, checkpoints, permissions)

True Partner Rohit Sharma shares how @basecamp-research.bsky.social —backed by True Ventures since inception—is accelerating AI-driven insights with NVIDIA to build the world’s largest and most diverse biological sequence dataset: trueventures.com/blog/basecam...

True co Bumo is making high-quality child care more accessible for families. Founder Joan Nguyen shares her mission in @latimes.com. “When we met Joan, we saw a rare combination of vision, operational excellence, and deep empathy for parents,” True's @tonyjconrad.bsky.social

Audos founders @werdelin.bsky.social and Nicholas Thorne share how AI can democratize the entrepreneurial experience for small businesses. Read more in their op-ed in @washingtonpost.com: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Manifest AI is tackling one of AI’s biggest challenges: memory. By rethinking how models process and retain information, they’re building systems that perform more efficiently. We’re proud to back founders Carles Gelada and Jacob Buckman as they grow this important work. More in @forbes.com ⤵

The inaugural #ConnectedStack event brought together the Enterprise AI ecosystem—and showed what’s possible when we build something bigger than any one firm or any one portfolio. True’s @jcal7.bsky.social shares why this moment feels like the vintage of a lifetime: trueventures.com/blog/the-vin...

Proud to continue backing Steven Eidelman and the Modern Animal team as they advance their mission of reimagining pet care—serving pets, their parents and empowering the veterinary community. Read how they’re building a brand loved by pet parents and vets in @fortune.com from @agarfinks.bsky.social

The future of enterprise AI is being built here — connected, collaborative, together.👇 The energy at Connected Stack was unforgettable. ⚡️ Not speculation. Execution. This isn’t noise. This is signal.

"Connected Stack harkens back to the origins of the startup ecosystem, when collaboration and competition—in equal measure—made Silicon Valley what it is today."

True co Bumo instantly connects parents with on-demand, flexible child care. Co-founder Joan Nguyen discusses how the tech unlocks inventory that already exists—like the summer camp spot of a kid who’s out sick—in @cnbc.com: www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/t... @tonyjconrad.bsky.social

True portfolio co @joinhandshake.bsky.social is in @fastcompany.com for its MOVE Fellowship — giving early-career talent hands-on AI experience while fueling innovation in leading labs: www.fastcompany.com/91375784/the...

Enterprise AI isn’t “coming.” It’s here. Don’t watch from the sidelines. Be in the room: connectedstack.ai Agenda sneak peek: 🔥 Security paradox: bigger attack surface, bigger defense 💰 Pricing: what’s actually working? 🤖 Agents: hype or SaaS 2.0? ⚡ Trust: from lab to customer #ConnectedStack

True's @jcal7.bsky.social explains how AI can restore startup equity, return value to Founders, and restart the cycle of innovation.

Taking the stage at Connected Stack: @levie.bsky.social SaaS defined the past 20 years of enterprise software. If AI agents don’t just deliver software but actually do the work, is SaaS dead? Be in the room for Aaron’s conversation w/ @puneetagarwal.bsky.social on Sept 10 in SF: connectedstack.ai

Enterprise AI is moving fast — and the builders, backers, and buyers defining what comes next are coming together at Connected Stack in SF on September 10. @rauchg.blue, CEO of @vercel.com, will join True Ventures Partner @kevinrose.bsky.social onstage to share how the AI-driven web is being built.

@davebalter.com and the Flipside team have launched FlipsideAI, a new platform that helps teams and individuals in the crypto ecosystem move beyond hype into data. See how the platform helps users make better decisions and apply smarter strategies: markets.businessinsider.com/news/currenc...

New to True: Jocasta Neuroscience, a pre-clinical biotech developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's using a proprietary formulation of the longevity human protein α-klotho. More in @axios.com: www.axios.com/pro/biotech-... @kevinrose.bsky.social

The next decade of enterprise AI is being defined now. Meet the people building it. Sept 10 in SF: Connected Stack. Hear from founders of 11x, Arcade, Baseten, Chronosphereio, Cresta, Decagon, Deeptrust, Exa, @joinhandshake.bsky.social, @letta.com, Nectar, Nooks @semgrep.com, Veza—and more to come.

​​True co Diligent Robotics has two new execs to help scale their humanoid robots into real-world environments at speed and with precision. Read how co-founder Andrea L. Thomaz knew it was time to make the hires—and why she knew they were the right fit: techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/d...

College grads from chemists to musicians are using their expertise to train AI models with Handshake AI. More in @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @toni.org

Founder and CEO Ankit Somani shares how Conifer is engineering a better future for energy, why deep tech innovation still matters, and how they’re rethinking the electric motor from the ground up–on the Volts podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

@kevinrose.bsky.social explains how the rebooted Digg is making social media human again, on @cnn.com with @claresduffy.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY_4...

True co @basecamp-research.bsky.social is sending scientists to the most remote corners of the Earth to sequence nature’s DNA, and their findings are feeding AI models discovering new medicines. Go behind the scenes with @hannahkuchler.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com: www.ft.com/content/9765...

Our 2025 True Ventures Fellows recently gathered in San Francisco as they began their summer placements with True Portfolio companies like Digg, RadiantGraph, Sailplane, and more. The fellowship gives college students firsthand startup experience—embedded with founders & teams building what’s next.

Founders Austin Petersmith and Dave Newman are part of our growing community of AI builders reshaping work from the ground up. With Howie, they’re tackling one of the most universal frictions: scheduling. Hear from Austin and Dave on what thoughtful, human-centered AI can—and should—look like.

Digg is the online community that fosters real human connections. Sneak a peek at the rebooted app from True's @kevinrose.bsky.social and Reddit's @alexisohanian.bsky.social in @techcrunch.com: techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/h...

Sailplane Co-founder @ramji.org and Dell Technologies Chief AI Officer John Roese discuss how Sailplane's agentic AI system transforms operations tasks from days into minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

True co Madison Reed is doubling down for a second year on its partnership with UConn women’s basketball. Read Sports Illustrated’s interview with Amy Errett on the power of these partnerships + the co’s commitment to unlocking women’s full potential on and off the court: www.si.com/college/nil/...