Access to the experience and insight of seasoned founders and executives is one of the most valuable resources a founder can have when growing a business. Using deal-by-deal investments, Massive connects startup founders with a curated syndicate who knows what it feels like to be an early stage CEO or co-founder, can add real, experience-based value, and want access to vetted venture deals through an approachable investment vehicle. Massive energizes the startup ecosystem and provides real founder advantages with an investment syndicate that combines their experience and capital to create real, measurable, financial and growth benefits.
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Co-Founder & MD @ Massive.vc, 2x Founder. Investing in category leading companies that shape our future.
Yes, we are joining the Substack community and moving our content over here. Over the next four weeks, we will post a series detailing our 2025 investing strategy. Subscribe if you want to follow along!
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Co-Founder & MD @ Massive.vc, 2x Founder. Investing in category leading companies that shape our future.
There are truly incredible things happening right now in the #software industry. I’ve been building applications since the dot com era and I’m convinced we are in a time of step-function advancement. Yes, on the level of the Jet Age and the launch of the Internet itself. Perhaps even bigger than these inflection points for reasons we cannot yet see...? We will look back at the ‘20s’ as a pivotal time in history and either the peak of the 4th Industrial Revolution or just the beginning of it. Below I share my current thoughts on AI, how we evaluate it at Massive, and provide a case study on Beem who is leading the industry in adoption of AI in the fintech space.
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?? Another episode of the #FundraisingDemystified podcast is out! Check out this conversation with Ari N., co-founder of Massive, on the dangers of SAFEs. #VC #fundraising #podcast #founder #startups You can tune in on your favorite platform: YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eBxaxKxT Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eBMcu5Yc Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eeWrXDVd
4x Exits | Raised $100M+| Helping Founders w/ Capital Strategy | MD @ Thunder.vc | Podcast Host | Angel Investor
What if the "safe" option in #startup funding isn't so safe? I spoke to Ari N., who shared the hidden dangers of SAFE agreements along the way. Counterintuitive? Absolutely. Plus, get into his journey which spans both sides of the table: from selling his startup to Jive Software to becoming a partner at Techstars. I've said it before- traditional VC isn't the only path and Ari challenges the status quo, revealing why early governance and transparent communication can make or break your startup. This episode isn't just about raising money—it's about building sustainable, well-governed companies. We covered a lot in this one: ? How stacking SAFEs can dilute your ownership, ? Why setting up a board early can be your secret weapon ? How open communication with your board can save your startup. ? Hybrid investment models, and ? Why understanding VC math is crucial for founders. Check out this and more in Episode 57 of Fundraising Demystified here: https://lnkd.in/eA5G8wTM This episode is your roadmap to mastering SAFEs, boards, and the art of the deal. Happy watching! I'll share links to other platforms in the comments.
Almost everyone in the #startup world says SAFEs are '#Founder Friendly.' But are they really? If you don't think about how and when to use them, they can actually be very painful for both founders and investors. Listen as Ari N. from Massive talks with Jason Kirby on 'Fundraising Demystified' about how too many founders get in trouble with SAFEs and how you can avoid it. https://lnkd.in/g4cZGeya
Every investor wants to come across a company and team that you know can really transform our technology landscape for the better. Vrajesh B., Priyanka Tembey, and Ashley Roof and the entire Operant AI team have built something remarkable — true runtime protection — that actively protects every layer of modern applications from APIs to Kubernetes. This gets to the very heart of the challenges that security teams are facing in the Age of AI. Needless to say, we’re grateful and honored to be investors in Operant’s Series A raise! Check out more about their unique cybersecurity approach to securing modern applications and blocking AI-fueled attacks at?www.Operant.ai Ari N., David Mandell, Maggie Rodney
Today, we’re excited to announce our Series A, led by?SineWave Ventures?and?Felicis, with participation from?Alumni Ventures,?Massive,?Calm Ventures, and?Gaingels, alongside many industry-expert angels. We are thrilled to have?Patricia Muoio, partner at SineWave Ventures and former NSA/DoD leader, and?Nancy Wang, Venture Partner at Felicis and former General Manager / Director of Data Protection at AWS, joining our Board of Directors as we all work together to get Operant’s technology into the hands of as many enterprises as possible at this critical inflection point for cloud-native security. Operant is redefining what security teams can expect from a Runtime Protection Platform. From APIs to K8s to AI, we are bringing multi-dimensional defensive capabilities that actively shield live cloud-native applications in the Age of AI. There is so much more to come! Read the announcement: https://lnkd.in/gCqNpVMP
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Co-Founder & MD @ Massive.vc, 2x Founder. Investing in category leading companies that shape our future.
This is a huge achievement and milestone for Orbit Fab. In-Space servicing has become one of the hottest and most interesting sectors in the "new space" realm due to how critical price/performance is for mission viability. Everyone from legacy prime contractors to small startups are claiming that refuelling is going to be part of their offering. From what we have seen publicly, none of other concepts are close to where OrbitFab is w.r.t proven performance, cost, and functionality. We believe RAFTI can become an industry standard technology that many service providers can adopt vs re-inventing the wheel. The entire space economy benefits when standards are adopted vs in-fighting with proprietary ideas that don't work. Huge congrats to the Orbit Fab team on achieving this approval and milestone. If Space Force trusts RAFTI for refuelling defense satellites, than commercial projects should feel great about adopting the same standards.
Orbit Fab's RAFTI? satellite propellant interface has passed a second United States Space Force System Engineering Review Board (SERB), this time with Space Systems Command. Flight qualified, approved, flight heritage, in production, shipping to customers. All satellites can be reusable. https://lnkd.in/eagRMGm9
#boulderstartupweek is off to a great start! Some of the early highlights... Monday: Ari N. hosted a panel discussion on Fundraising for Climate Startups with Tim Weiss Tim Wolters Srikant Vasan and Emily McAteer Ari was also a judge at the #NextCycle startup pitch competition Monday night. Great group of 7 companies and congrats to Renegade Recycle on the win! Tuesday we had a great Fireside chat with Shadi Bakour the CEO of PATH as well. This afternoon we are looking forward to a packed house for the BadA** CEO talk with David Mandell and Clarence Bethea of True Ventures. https://lnkd.in/dCBKKAMV It has been amazing to feel the energy and the community come together this week - just awesome to see how vibrant our ecosystem is here in the front range. Huge thanks to Lindsey Rohde for making all of this happen for us! #boulder #startups #community #venture
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Co-Founder & MD @ Massive.vc, 2x Founder. Investing in category leading companies that shape our future.
A huge thank you to everyone from the #LA startup and venture community that joined us last night for a great evening at the #ProperLA hotel. I have to say the LA startup scene is thriving and the energy was great. Authentic conversations, curiosity and investors & founders of all types leaning into helping each other. It was great to be able to share more of the Massive story and we fit right in given our platform is powered by other successful founders and leaders. The team at the Santa Monica Proper was fantastic and took great care of us. Thanks all! ??????
Kudos to Operant AI!
Just in time for #RSAC, Operant is thrilled to be named as a vendor in Gartner's latest report on Emerging Tech: Kubernetes Runtime Security Transforms Workload Protection! We deeply believe in protecting the entire application environment at runtime from infra to #APIs, and we're so excited to be leading the charge with a new standard of live protection for modern applications. Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/g7aHE2V3 Want to see the intense level of new runtime protection Operant can bring to your K8s apps within a few minutes of a single-step deployment? DM us to schedule a live demo this week! #Kubernetes #AppSec #Runtime #AISecurity #Cybersecurity #K8sSecurity #Gartner
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Co-Founder & MD @ Massive.vc, 2x Founder. Investing in category leading companies that shape our future.
? Boulder Startup Week ? is back this year and Massive is showing up in a big way. We are leading and participating wherever we can May 13th-17th!?Hope to see you there! We’ve got a packed week: ?? Leading: Fundraising For Your Climate Startup with Kirsten Suddath, Tim Wolters, Tim Weiss & Srikant Vasan ?? Ari is judging: NextCycle Pitch Competition with RRS (Resource Recycling Systems) and Juri Freeman ?? Leading: Fireside Chat - yours truly and Shadi Bakour, CEO of PATH on the company's journey, impact and what it took to raise a Series A. ?? Maggie Rodney is joining the panel: Dissecting A Successful Pitch Deck (reg link TBA) ?? Leading: Bad A** CEO Talk with Clarence Bethea of True Ventures) and our very own David Mandell ?? Leading: Climate Tech Happy Hour See everyone there!? And none of this would be coming together if it wasn't for our amazing sponsors. J.P. Morgan True Ventures KO Law - thank you! Schedule, registration and more at https://lnkd.in/gTxxBYd5