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Another great Tech Week, this time in our own backyard! Here’s our f7 highlights from #SFTechWeek: ??? f7 Founders & Friends Dinner (https://lu.ma/zy03x2r9): A casual and lively dinner with f7 founders, operators, investors, catalysts, and friends in the ecosystem ?? From AI agents to parenting techniques to the future of social apps.. Conversations were eclectic as always ?? Special thanks to TriNet (Caleb Monticalvo & Yousef Samy) for sponsoring! ?? Early stage b2b AI: gtm and beyond founders panel (https://lnkd.in/gpKBwsr5): Our own Francisca Gilmore-Yulee moderated a panel with f7 founders - Neel Balar (Clueso (YC W23)), Mikhiel Tareen (Seam AI), and Yana Welinder (Kraftful) ?? Q&A covered the 3 go-to approaches for gtm: - Keep an eye on your community ?? - Make your product accessible ?? - Engage your user base ?? ?? Thanks to Codi for hosting!

?? Congrats to Jackie W. and team at Corvus Robotics on two huge announcements today! ?? They've just announced a game-changing update to their Corvus One system, bringing lights-out autonomous inventory management to distribution centers without any additional infrastructure. This breakthrough is backed by an $18M Series A round led by S2G Ventures & Spero Ventures. ???? Key Corvus One system highlights: ?? AI-driven real-world navigation in narrow and wide aisles ?? 10x labor productivity improvement ?? 99.9% inventory accuracy ?? Quick, easy implementation (less than a week!) We're proud to support Corvus Robotics as they revolutionize warehouse operations. This is the future of inventory management - autonomous, efficient, and incredibly accurate. ???? See more on their press release here - https://lnkd.in/gs5HwPES

?? SF TECH WEEK by a16z is here! Don't miss out on this amazing panel on Wed - Early stage AI b2b: gtm & beyond ?? Co-hosted with Codi, we're excited to announce an all-star lineup of panelists: ?? Akash Anand, CEO & Co-Founder of Clueso (YC W23) ?? Mikhiel Tareen, COO & Co-Founder of Seam AI ?? Yana Welinder, CEO & Founder of Kraftful ?? Dhruv Amin, CEO & Founder of Create RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gpKBwsr5 #sftechweek

Introducing the f7 Catalyst Profile 2024 ?? ?? We're thrilled to share our deep dive into what makes top tech operators tick. This report celebrates our ten exceptional f7 Catalysts and uncovers the traits driving innovation in high-growth companies. ?? f7 insight: Most unicorns are built by experienced operators, not just visionary founders. We expand on the hallmark traits of top operators in our report! ?? Join us in recognizing these changemakers and gain invaluable insights for your own journey in tech leadership. Curious about the other game-changing takeaways? Download our report to learn more about the individuals shaping the future of tech! ?? A warm congrats again to our winners: Afia Asamoah, Jessica Chiu, Kristina Garrido, Rahul 'Harp' Harpalani, Clara Ma, Sunita Mohanty, Shauna Sweeney, Amber Tennant, Erick Tseng, & Sean Twersky. Plus an extra thanks to the amazing colleagues, friends, & family who provided accolades for the Catalysts: Dan Reed, Emily C. Chiu, Francisca Gilmore-Yulee, Prashant Goela, Lexi Lewtan, Maryanna Quigless, Sarah Personette, Julia Stiglitz, Matt Papakipos, & Aaron Coven! Link in comments ????

?? Congrats to Arvind Sujeeth and Nancy Jeng of Billables AI on raising their seed round! Great coverage on Business Wire! ?? ???? We are proud to invest in Billables AI - the founding team is exceptionally strong, with a PhD in ML, plus previous successful founder and operator experience. We also love their unique wedge in legal tech - turning the essential (and most hated) tasks of billing and other time-consuming operational workflows into a pain-free, self-serve automated experience for law firms! ?? ???? Did we mention they’re also hiring? See billables.ai for career opportunities (like ML Engineer)

?? Couldn't have said it any better - Francisca Gilmore-Yulee's recap of our f7 Bunfight last week hits all the high points. Take a look! ??

What a week! ?? ?? Bunfight (noun): a lively gathering [bringing together incredible f7 investors, founders, and operators]! ?? We kicked off Monday with our annual f7 Bunfight event, and it's been nonstop the rest of the week as well! Recap coming soon - until then, have a great weekend! ?

?? We've got so much coming up! Getting hyped for our amazing f7 founders' panel on Monday about growing with AI, featuring: ?? Harish Mukhami, Founder & CEO of GibsonAI ?? Tiantian Zha, Co-Founder & CEO of Andy AI (W24) ?? Andrew Levy, Co-Founder & CEO of Aircover.ai See you all at Bunfight! ????

?? Drum roll please … Announcing the f7 Catalysts – our inaugural list of exceptional operators and founders! Please join us in congratulating these incredible changemakers: Afia Asamoah, Co-Founder & Head of Legal & People at Waymark Jessica Chiu, VP Strategic Partnerships at Airwallex Kristina Garrido, Head of Launch at Whatnot Rahul 'Harp' Harpalani, Product Lead, Infrastructure at Stripe Clara Ma, CEO & Founder of Ask a Chief of Staff Sunita Mohanty, CEO & Co-Founder of Vibrant Shauna Sweeney, CEO & Founder of Tender Amber Tennant, COO at Uplimit Erick Tseng, CEO & Founder at Next Chapter Sean Twersky, Head of Business Operations at EvenUp ?? With the f7 Catalysts, we’re excited to celebrate ambitious individuals driving real change in their companies, communities, and society. We are so thrilled to highlight these ten winners and their achievements! ?? ?? At f7, our mission is to identify today’s exceptional operators and catalyze their transformation into tomorrow’s future-defining leaders and founders. With the f7 Catalysts, we could not be more proud to recognize and connect exceptional individuals driving change and building from 0 to 1 at high growth, future defining companies. ?? We’ll be formally recognizing our winners and launching our copy of the f7 Catalyst Profile report at the annual f7 Bunfight on Sep 23rd in San Francisco. This is a lively gathering of best in class founders, operators and investors and we’ll be joined by two surprise guests inspiring and driving change in their own lives. More next week! ?? Thanks so much to all of the high caliber applicants and nominees - we were truly floored by the quality of the candidates! Thanks as well to our hardworking jury members for dedicating their time in determining this list.

?? Excited to share the launch of Verix from?Virtualness - congrats to Kirthiga Reddy and team! ???? ?? As we embrace the AI era, the need for authentication, transparency, and security is more critical than ever. That’s why?Virtualness?has developed Verix—a self-serve platform designed to simplify the verification of skills, tickets, certificates, products, and content. ?? Powered by blockchain and GenAI, Verix allows businesses to effortlessly manage verification processes, complete with real-time analytics and alerts. With a product that offers dynamic verification badges, design customization, global digital shareability, enterprise-grade workflow, and engagement and personalization, their mission is simple: to build a future where everything real can be verified, trusted, and celebrated. ?? If your business thrives on trust, verification, and recognition, now is the time to get involved. ???? Sign up today at?https://lnkd.in/gf6yZJ9F #Verix #NewBeginnings #DigitalTrust #Blockchain #Innovation #ProductLaunch #Virtualness