Foothill Ventures

?? We're thrilled to share that Aira's raised $14.5 million in Series B to expand and accelerate AI/ML-based solutions for improving wireless networks' operating efficiency, energy efficiency, and spectral efficiency. We’ll use these funds to supercharge the momentum behind Naavik, Aira’s GenAI platform for Telcos. AT&T, Intel Capital, IQT (In-Q-Tel), Juniper Networks, and JTM LLC joined this round with our existing investors Neotribe Ventures and Acrew Capital. ?? Read details: https://lnkd.in/gw5MbjQT IQT General Partner Jon Chait notes that “?????? ??.??. ?????? ?? ?????????????????????? ???????? ???? ??????????/????/????, ?????? ???? ???? ?????????? ?????? ?????? ??.??. ???? ???????????????? ???????? ????????. ?????? ?????????????????????? ???? ????/???? ???? ????????????????????????????—?? ?????????????? ???????? ???? ?????? ???????????????? ????????????????????????????—???? ???????? ?????????? ?????? ??????????????????. ????????’?? ???????? ?????????? ???????? ???? ?????????? ?????????????????? ????????????????, ?????????????????????? ???????? ???? ?? ?????????????????? ???????????????????? ??????????????????????.” AT&T Ventures Head Vikram Taneja also commented: “?????? ???????????????????? ???? ???????? ???????????????? ?????? ?????????????? ???? ?????????????? ???????? ???????????????????? ?????? ???????????????? ????????????????. ????’???? ?????????????? ???? ???? ???????? ???? ???????? ???????????? ???? ???????? ?????????? ?????? ?????????????????????? ???? ?????????????????????? ?????????????? ???????????????????? ?????? ?????? ???????????? ???? ???????????????? ????????????????????????????.” #AIinWireless #telco #5G #6G #AI #RAN #OpenRAN

Lessons from Building Ruli: How Our Engineering Team Shipped 500+ Features in a Year and make users happy ?? 1. “Best” engineering practices have different meanings in different settings. What works in large companies doesn’t always apply to early-stage startups. Some practices may even be counterintuitive. 2. Cut off all frameworks and abstraction layers. For example, use OpenAI's native API instead of LangChain. 3. Write no unit tests. Focus more on end-to-end (e2e) and synthetic tests. (For instance, we use Datadog’s synthetic tests to catch most of our production issues.) 4. Utilize concise and async communication. Eliminate random meetings, engineering docs, and lengthy greetings. Start communication with the problem or bug you’re stuck on, and end with a solution, how the team can help, and the next steps. Continuously adjust the roadmap based on customer feedback. 5. Write all features like a script instead of an OOP class. 6. Bring in fewer vendors unless absolutely necessary. Maintain full control over all integrations. 7. Make decisions fast. If Solution A and Solution B both have pros and cons, pick the one that takes less time to implement and makes users happy. 8. Avoid random meetups, socials, and VC meetings. Focus on improving the product and talking to users. 9. Less is more. Write easy-to-follow code instead of refactoring it into deeply nested frameworks no one understands. 10. No leetcode and FAANG obsession in hiring. Hire people who can contribute to your codebase from day -1. Yes, every hire writes code for a real feature before they join. Interested in learning more about Ruli? Feel free to book a demo at: https://www.ruli.ai/demo #ruli #legaltech #ai

We’re honored to share that Goodcall has been named one of Twilio’s?2024?AI Startup Searchlight Award honorees! ?? Out of more than 500 applicants, Goodcall was selected for our innovative work with our AI phone agents, using Twilio’s platform to help businesses capture calls, book appointments, and drive revenue through advanced voice AI technology. This recognition is a testament to the impact we’re making and the hard work of our amazing team. We’re deeply grateful to Twilio for this honor and their support of startups like ours. ?? Check out the full list of honorees here:?https://lnkd.in/e4D3dc_2

For founders: 50 slides of startup data covering everything from co-founder equity through seed round fundraising. We call this "Foundational Equity" - the story of the early years of your startup, as told through the ownership of founders, advisors, employees, and investors. Spun through this deck in a LinkedIn Live this morning (shout out in the comments if you'd like a link to the recording). Data comes from the aggregate pool of more than 45,000 startups using Carta as their cap table platform. ???????? ?????????????? ???? ???????? ????: ? Cofounder equity ? Founder vesting schedules ? Advisors equity ? First 10 hire equity ? Employee option pool sizing ? Hiring trends overall ? SaaS company sizes over time ? SAFE financing types ? SAFE valuation caps ? SAFE conversion terms ? AI vs non-AI val caps ? When to switch from SAFEs to priced equity ? Seed valuations ? Series A valuations ? Seed + Series A dilution ? ...and more ?? Data for the founders! Subscribe here for regular data drops from our Carta Insights team: https://lnkd.in/gNa_Dk-F #startups #founders #fundraising #venturecapital

Here is some nightmare fuel for you. Chinese company Deep Robotics released a hype video of their quadruple platform and it’s giving off serious black mirror vibes.

Today, we're proud to feature an exceptional healthcare group - the largest private oncology practice in the world. The 1,000+ clinicians of Texas Oncology bring their expertise and compassion to cancer patients every day, across more than 240 clinic locations. Not too long ago, as Dr. Gury Doshi will tell you, she and her clinical teams were spending an excessive amount of time documenting the day’s visits at home (yes, often in their pajamas). Missed family time. Risk of burnout. Compromised physician wellbeing. On top of it all, oncology requires comprehensive patient charts, and cancer visits are frequently too complex to document (and recall) fully at the end of a long day. Better documentation can mean better care. Then, Texas Oncology partnered with DeepScribe to address the problem, and have since completed more than 150,000 encounters with our oncology-specific AI scribing. As Texas Oncology VP of Operations Mike Marino, EdD says, their adoption goal “was blasted from the beginning,” with clinician adoption between 70 and 90 percent. Our teams are so proud to work with the leaders and clinicians at Texas Oncology, ensuring an ambient AI solution that’s just right for them: AI that is easy to use, is natural to their workflow, and understands what oncologists want – and need – in a clinical note. Anyone who’s been to a Texas Oncology clinic sees the passion and care with which they treat patients. We spent time recently doing just that, talking with some of the team, and learning how DeepScribe ambient AI has become part of their day and patient visits. Check out the video for more. #oncology #specialtycare #ambientAI #patientexperience #clinicianwellbeing