It’s an age-old story in the tech industry: the company develops a tool to solve its own problem and then realizes that the tool is actually worth more than the existing company. Something similar happened to linearity. Its 17-year-old founder Vladimir Danila developed the Vectornator tool in 2017 to simplify vector design. It is now … Read more
Chip design is a long trial and error process that takes years to get a design to market. Motivo, a five-year-old chip industry veteran startup, is developing software to accelerate chip design with AI from years to months. Today the company announced a $ 12 million Series A. Intel Capital led the round together with … Read more
Sequoias Mike Vernal wore many hats. He was VP of Product and Engineering at Facebook for eight years before moving into investing. His portfolio includes Houseparty, Threads, Canvas, Citizen, PicsArt and more, and he continues to invest in companies across a wide range of stages and industries including consumers, corporate, marketplaces, fintech and more. Vernal … Read more