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Eric Liaw shared thisIt’s been fantastic to be on the journey with WHOOP and Will Ahmed, Ed Baker, Emily Capodilupo, Michener Chandlee, Johan Liden, John Sullivan, Garrett Bastable, Parsa Saljoughian, Jason Lynch, Travis Lang, Dr Kristen Holmes PhD, Jonathan Jeffrey, Patrick Pash and the entire Whoop team! What a milestone on our way to add healthy years to the human population!Eric Liaw shared thisBREAKING: WHOOP RAISES $575M AT $10.1B VALUATION Today marks an important milestone for Whoop. We’ve raised $575M at a $10.1B valuation to accelerate our mission of unlocking human performance and healthspan globally. This round brings together an extraordinary group of investors that reflects both where we’ve come from and where we’re going. It was led by Collaborative Fund with participation from 2PointZero Group, Qatar Investment Authority, Mubadala, Abbott, Mayo Clinic, Macquarie Group, Glade Brook Capital Partners LLC, B-FLEXION, IVP, Foundry, Accomplice, Affinity Partners, Promus Ventures, and Bullhound Capital alongside a group of individual investors including Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, Rory McIlroy, Virgil van Dijk, and Mathieu van der Poel. This investor group and this moment reflect a powerful evolution underway for Whoop and the broader healthcare market. Whoop was born in performance - trusted by the best athletes in the world to train, recover, and compete at the highest level. That foundation remains core to who we are. You see that in the iconic athlete investors joining this round. But it also represents our push into broader health. In the past 12 months, Whoop has received medical clearances, launched blood testing, and created a platform that has saved lives. Abbott and Mayo Clinic - two of the most respected and influential institutions in global healthcare - are now investors in Whoop. These are organizations that have shaped modern medicine. Their decision to partner with us is a clear validation of where our technology is headed. Healthcare systems around the world are reactive. For too long, they have waited for people to get sick, then intervene. Chronic disease is rising and costs continue to climb. At Whoop, we believe the future looks fundamentally different. We are building the most powerful, personal, preventive health platform in the world - powered by continuous biometric data, advanced analytics, and AI to help people understand their bodies and improve their health in real time. I am grateful to our team, our members, and our partners for believing in this vision. I’ve been building this company for 14 years and I’ve never been more excited for the future. Onwards! #WHOOP #financing #growth #health #wearables #hiring
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Eric Liaw reposted thisEric Liaw reposted thisWhoop founder Will Ahmed has spent 14 years building a health wearable beloved by elite athletes, and is now racing Oura — and the FDA, and the limits of consumer medicine — to turn it into something that could one day save your life.Whoop's fitness band is cool. Can it stay cool as the company grows? | TechCrunchWhoop's fitness band is cool. Can it stay cool as the company grows? | TechCrunch
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Eric Liaw shared thisEric Liaw shared this$1B. That’s the annualized direct-to-consumer transaction volume now flowing through Appcharge. This milestone reflects something bigger than our growth. It shows how fast publishers are scaling beyond traditional monetization models. DTC is moving from experiment to core infrastructure in gaming. We’re proud to build this shift alongside the studios leading it 💫 Read the exclusive coverage in GamesBeat: https://lnkd.in/epVPKp6iAppcharge reaches $1 billion in annualized DTC transaction volume | exclusiveAppcharge reaches $1 billion in annualized DTC transaction volume | exclusive
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Eric Liaw shared thisMost of us don’t want people listening in our phone calls. That distaste is magnified and becomes a critical vulnerability in the arena of national security. Salt Typhoon put cellular security in the headlines. Cape, founded by ex-Green Beret John Doyle has been on a mission to secure our most sensitive communications before most people even understood the problem. IVP is proud to co-lead Cape's $100M Series C. https://lnkd.in/eSKWfmHA
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Eric Liaw shared thisSo excited for this next step. Our grandparents, parents and other loved elders deserve better and Sage is making their golden years easier every day. Raj Mehra, Ellen Johnston, Matt Lynch and the whole team are making it happen.Eric Liaw shared thisIt’s a big day for us at Sage. We are thrilled to announce our $65 million Series C funding, led by Goldman Sachs, with continued support from IVP and Goldcrest Capital. A huge thank you to our clients, partners, employees, and investors for helping us achieve this milestone. And to everyone in the senior care space who’s working hard each and every day to make life better for caregivers and residents… We see you. We hear you. And we are going to continue to work tirelessly for you. Stay tuned for more on what we have in store… https://lnkd.in/e9Gkg4-e
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Eric Liaw shared thisThis is a new step forward for Masterclass in partnership with OpenAI and the Booth School of Business! Learn from the world's best, including about AI from the innovators in AI!Eric Liaw shared thisYou did everything right. But the world changed anyway. Meet the AI-native business school experience built for today. Introducing: MasterClass Executive. Developed with The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and with collaboration from OpenAI Learn more and be the first to apply: https://lnkd.in/gpnEzdf9
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Eric Liaw reposted thisEric Liaw reposted this8 years ago, I spent over $200k to exercise my startup options. I didn't have enough saved, so I took out a big loan. A few years later the company was acquired. Decent outcome. But after paying back the loan and taxes, my startup equity actually cost me money. The Wall Street Journal shared my story last week. That experience shaped how we built equity at Gamma. When we started the company, we made a vow: if Gamma succeeded, our team should share in that success. Without having to pay upfront. So we designed our equity program around it, including secondary opportunities with cashless exercise. As part of our Series B, we completed our first employee tender. $44M led by IVP. Our early team, anyone with vested options, was allowed to participate. Some have been with us for over five years. None of them had to take out a loan to share in what they helped build. P.S. Full WSJ piece in the first comment.
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Eric Liaw reposted thisEric Liaw reposted thisShravan N. — Partner at IVP — on IVP, reframing the AI commoditization debate. Early concerns about model commoditization are giving way to a more nuanced view. Shravan shared why niche, workflow-driven applications can thrive — especially when they’re tightly integrated with evolving foundation models. When built well, these products actually improve as the underlying models improve. It’s a complementary relationship, not a threat — and a powerful blueprint for the future of AI products. Episode is live now — a thoughtful conversation on AI strategy, applications, and where durable value will be built. #AI #TechInvest #AIApplications #VentureCapital
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Eric Liaw reposted thisEric Liaw reposted thisPrivileged access management has become an enterprise-level oxymoron. Most PAM tools still rely on a 2005-era model: put credentials in a vault, guard the vault, keep everything on prem. That worked when companies had a few hundred servers and small (entirely human) IT teams. Today, enterprises manage tens of thousands of identities across cloud, SaaS, and automated systems, yet the architecture hasn’t meaningfully changed. The result is organized chaos. That’s why IVP is leading Venice’s $33M Series A as the company comes out of stealth. Founder and CEO Rotem Lurie spent her career inside this problem. She’s built these systems, broken them and understood exactly where they fail. Venice is the product of that conviction: privileged access shouldn’t be permanent, and security shouldn’t hinge on a single vault. More on why we believe — and what comes next — here: https://lnkd.in/gqJRMJtb You can read about the round from Connie Loizos here: https://lnkd.in/gedCbPfr
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Congrats Tuhin Srivastava, Amir Haghighat, Philip Howes and the whole Baseten team!!!
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Eric Liaw liked thisEric Liaw liked thisOne of our engineers nearly didn't join Supercell because he couldn't find anything about our tech online. That's a problem, because our tech is genuinely exciting. Every Supercell game ever shipped runs on the same engine - Titan. It reaches 300 million players a month. And for a long time, almost nobody outside the company even knew it existed. No way we're risking losing great engineers over that again! So our Game Tech team wrote about what they actually build, how they work, and why the problems they solve are so interesting. If you're an engineer who wants your work to reach hundreds of millions of players, or if you're just curious about how Supercell operates under the hood, give it a read 🔥 https://lnkd.in/eEg8bqu5The Engine Behind Every Supercell Game (and Why You’ve Never Heard of It)The Engine Behind Every Supercell Game (and Why You’ve Never Heard of It)
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Eric Liaw liked thisEric Liaw liked thisWe're welcoming Jules Gsell, Strategic Advisor at IVP, to SEON's Board of Directors. Jules has spent her career building and leading enterprise sales organizations at companies like Box and Databricks, and now works closely with high-growth businesses at IVP. This appointment reflects where SEON is headed. Fraud and financial crime are growing more sophisticated as AI raises the stakes on both sides. We're building ahead of that shift, and Jules' experience will accelerate our commercial execution as we enter new markets. IVP, which led SEON's $94M Series B in 2022, is a key partner as we scale our AI Command Center for Fraud Prevention and AML Compliance. https://lnkd.in/gSCxQJGw
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Eric Liaw liked thisEric Liaw liked thisI’m hiring a Deputy Chief of Staff to join the Office of the CEO at WHOOP. This role sits at the center of some of our most important work. You’ll partner closely with me, Will Ahmed, and leaders across the company to execute on our highest-priority initiatives. You’ll operate as a true generalist, working on everything from project management to strategic research to deck creation to event planning, and everything in between. This is a unique role with a front-row seat to how WHOOP operates and the opportunity to help lead pivotal work across the business. For the right person, it will be career-defining. But it’s not for everyone. We’re looking for someone who embodies our core value of “high intensity, high humility.” This is not a 9-5 role. Especially within our small office, we live by the mantra that no task is too large, and no task is too small. This role is based in-person, five days a week, at our Boston HQ. We expect the right candidate to bring 3-6 years of exceptional experience, but we’re open to a range of backgrounds. The trajectory of this role speaks for itself. The last person to fill this role has had a meteoric rise within WHOOP and has become a key leader on our team. If you’re excited to operate at the highest level of a fast-moving company and make a real impact, I’d encourage you to apply or share with your network. #hiring #openrole #technology #whoop
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Eric Liaw liked thisEric Liaw liked thisFriday was a very special day for our family, as we got to celebrate my father Shanker Trivedi’s 17 year chapter at NVIDIA. There are “epic run”s. Then there’s: 0 to $200B of revenue as he started and built their enterprise and datacenter business. $8B to $4.5 trillion in market cap. From modestly known chip company to the most valuable company on Planet Earth. These are the outputs. The inputs were extraordinarily hard work, creativity, hiring great people, nurturing a formidable culture, and building a GTM strategy and engine that could scale to these levels. I’ll share two quotes that stand out to me after hearing Jensen Huang and Jay Puri’s speeches, and meeting hundreds of NVIDIAns with stories about him: “His legacy will live on for generations” -Jensen, CEO “Did you know that NVIDIA is the largest company in the world?” -Shreya, 4 year old granddaughter, to her preschool teacher Papa, I’m now excited to see how you can apply all the learnings to the next chapter, in supporting more founders and teams. In your words, “Keep Going” 😊
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Eric Liaw liked thisEric Liaw liked thisToday, we’re launching Envoy Equity Partners Envoy invests in high-quality private companies by providing liquidity to founders, GPs, and early shareholders, in situations where timing and trust matter. After 15+ years investing in private markets, I kept seeing the same gap: when stakeholders needed liquidity, the options were often rigid, slow, or too transactional. At the same time, companies are staying private longer, cap tables are more complex, and liquidity is no longer a one-size-fits-all decision. That’s the problem Envoy was built to solve. We underwrite every investment through the lens of a primary investor, doing deep fundamental work and building real conviction. We approach liquidity flexibly across direct shareholder transactions, continuation vehicles, corporate venture spin-outs, and concentrated LP positions. And we lead with relationships, because the best opportunities in this market are earned, not shopped. We’ve deployed significant capital across multiple transactions and are building Envoy with long-term ambition. Thank you to the institutional partners, founders, colleagues and friends who've been part of this journey from the beginning. I'm deeply grateful for the strong support. If you’re thinking about liquidity, or just want to understand your options, we’d welcome the conversation. More at: https://envoy.vc
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Eric Liaw liked thisEric Liaw liked thisLast week was a defining moment for WHOOP. We announced our Series G: $575M raised at a $10.1B valuation. The round brings together an extraordinary group of partners, from longtime WHOOP investors to leading sovereign wealth funds, alongside global icons like LeBron James, Rory McIlroy, and Cristiano Ronaldo, and two of the most respected medical institutions in the world - Mayo Clinic and Abbott. I joined WHOOP in 2021, shortly after the Series E, when the company had just crossed a $1B valuation. Watching the business grow 10x since then has been surreal. This headline has been years in the making and is a testament to the entire WHOOP team. At the same time, I’m especially thankful this week for Patrick Pash, Michener Chandlee, Pippa D., Jon Bier, Carolyn Ward, and David Cappillo (and the entire Goodwin team) for helping bring this moment to life. Most importantly, I'm grateful for Will Ahmed. This outcome is a direct reflection of his leadership and a relentless pursuit of what others think is impossible. When the critics and skeptics show up, he doesn’t back down from doing what's right for our members. In a category dominated by large companies, Will is the last true founder building at scale in the wearables space. It is an honor to work for him and learn from him.
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Eric Liaw liked thisEric Liaw liked thisFrom the moment WHOOP became worth $10B to the moment I first finished the Whoop business plan. Close to 14 years apart. I remember taking a picture of this business plan in a delirious state having stayed up all night writing it. “You’re going to want to remember this.” I really didn’t know what I was doing when I started Whoop. I was 22 yo, naive and inexperienced, and somehow all of that turned out to be helpful. If you want to start something and you look at any success I’ve had and you say “well I can’t do that,” just know that I couldn’t do it either when I first started. The entrepreneur’s journey is a lonely and hard one, you’ll face more rejection than you have ever had in your life. But you get better as it gets harder. And IT IS WORTH IT. You can solve a problem in the world that needs to be solved and you can build your dream job. It’s possible. That’s the amazing thing. Go for it 👊🏼 #entrepreneurship #startup #whoop
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Eric Liaw liked thisEric Liaw liked thisNEW PARTNERSHIP: WHOOP x Paris Saint-Germain I’m thrilled to share that Whoop is now partnering with PSG as the club’s Official Health & Fitness Wearable through 2029. Players across both the men’s and women’s teams will use Whoop to unlock continuous, real-time insights into key physiological metrics, optimize performance, and improve their health across a demanding season. I first met Nasser Al-Khelaïfi in Paris in February 2024 and was immediately struck by his ambition and long-term vision for the club. I knew then we would eventually be partners and am excited to see this collaboration come to life today. PSG isn’t just a football team. The club is a global cultural brand operating at the intersection of sport, fashion, entertainment, and performance. This is a perfect partner for Whoop as we further our own global expansion across sport, health, lifestyle, and culture. Ici c'est Paris! #PSG #football #soccer #paris #france
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