Announcing the M12 GitHub Fund
Committed Capital to Invest in the Future of Open Source Software We believe the open source economy is poised for explosive growth. That’s why we’re thrilled to partner with GitHub to invest in the next generation of open source entrepreneurs. For nearly five decades, the development and deployment of software has been a predominantly enterprise […]
Congratulations to Inworld AI on Securing $50M Series A Funding
I am delighted to congratulate Inworld AI on the completion of its Series A round. The premise of its no-code studio platform is a game changer, and it allows creators and IP owners to build any intelligent virtual character by simply explaining the character in natural language. It’s amazing to think about a strange, but plausible […]
Congratulating RapidAPI on their unicorn status
I’m thrilled to congratulate RapidAPI – the Next-Generation API Platform – on a successful Series D funding round and their newly minted unicorn status. M12’s initial investment in RapidAPI as the lead of their series B round was announced in June 2019, and since then, RapidAPI has significantly expanded its product offerings. We recognized at the time that the API […]
Direct Line with Saurabh Tiwary: What’s Next For Large Foundational Models?
Working with M12 means access to some of the amazing minds at Microsoft. This has given us the privilege to name thoughts leaders like Saurabh Tiwary, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Turing as a scientific advisor to M12. I recently had the chance to sit down with Saurabh to discuss his views on large language […]
Direct Line with Saurabh Tiwary: Why Large Language Models Matter
Working with M12 means access to some of the amazing minds at Microsoft. This has given us the privilege to name thoughts leaders like Saurabh Tiwary, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Turing as a scientific advisor to M12. I recently had the chance to sit down with Saurabh to discuss his views on large language […]
Direct Line with Saurabh Tiwary: How Do Large Language Models Work?
Working with M12 means access to some of the amazing minds at Microsoft. This has given us the privilege to name thoughts leaders like Saurabh Tiwary, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Turing as a scientific advisor to M12. I recently had the chance to sit down with Saurabh to discuss his views on large language […]
Welcoming Wallaroo to the M12 portfolio
I’m excited to welcome Wallaroo – the enterprise platform for production ML and AI – to the M12 portfolio, as lead of their Series A round. One of my favorite aspects of the diligence process is speaking with a startup’s customers. When a customer is visibly excited to speak about a company’s product during a reference […]
Welcoming Included VC Venture Fellow Ahmed Deyab
It’s my pleasure to welcome Ahmed Deyab to M12 as a venture fellow on the investment team. Based in London, Ahmed will focus on deals in the UK as well as opportunities across Europe. He joins our team from Atomico, where he worked as an investor focused on enterprise SaaS and working on the State of European Tech […]
Welcoming Palm NFT Studio to the M12 portfolio
We’re excited to welcome Palm NFT Studio— a one-stop shop for leading creators and brands to power their NFT projects across movies, games, music, and art —to the M12 portfolio as lead of their Series B funding round. Technological and societal paradigm shifts are ushering in Web3, which will fundamentally change existing technologies, business models, and […]
Welcoming blackshark.ai to the M12 portfolio
I’m excited to welcome blackshark.ai—the company building the first semantic 3D digital twin of the structures on the surface of the Earth—to the M12 portfolio as lead of their Series A funding round, alongside Point72 Ventures. Tremendous effort goes into mapping our world and keeping that map information fresh and up-to-date. But map data is typically […]
