# ![@Tocelot Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::16196307.png) @Tocelot Jon Lai

Jon Lai posts on X about ai, web3, future, a new the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[vc firms](/list/vc-firms)  #37 [finance](/list/finance)  29.7% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  5.94% [gaming](/list/gaming)  5.94% [countries](/list/countries)  3.96% [stocks](/list/stocks)  2.97% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  2.97% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  0.99% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  0.99% [musicians](/list/musicians)  0.99%

**Social topic influence**
[ai](/topic/ai) 11.88%, [web3](/topic/web3) 11.88%, [future](/topic/future) 8.91%, [a new](/topic/a-new) 7.92%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 7.92%, [investment](/topic/investment) #2914, [build](/topic/build) 6.93%, [generative](/topic/generative) 4.95%, [the next](/topic/the-next) 4.95%, [platform](/topic/platform) 4.95%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@a16z](/creator/undefined) [@speedrun](/creator/undefined) [@scottdwitt](/creator/undefined) [@andrewchen](/creator/undefined) [@tkexpress11](/creator/undefined) [@hedralabs](/creator/undefined) [@cederikdotcom](/creator/undefined) [@openai](/creator/undefined) [@kdkrishi](/creator/undefined) [@floraai](/creator/undefined) [@kenanhsaleh](/creator/undefined) [@the_nakedwire](/creator/undefined) [@kevinweil](/creator/undefined) [@sophiebuona](/creator/undefined) [@noyakremer](/creator/undefined) [@riotgames](/creator/undefined) [@mjlbach](/creator/undefined) [@runware](/creator/undefined) [@fundamental](/creator/undefined) [@kidofficial](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [Ronin (RON)](/topic/$ron)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"most investors misunderstand the Google Genie launch the real opportunity isn't recreating Fortnite or GTA - it's the emergence of an entirely new storytelling medium on par with the first film comics or short-form video world models won't build traditional AAA video games anytime soon. games today are deterministic: predefined rules scripted events fixed logic. you go to the bank and a robbery happens squeeze a trigger and the gun does X damage etc. multiplayer games like Fortnite require [---] clients to agree on the same state frame by frame world models like Genie are different. they're"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2017643546980073507)  2026-01-31T16:58Z 42.5K followers, 50.8K engagements


"@andrewchen @OpenAI @kevinweil @speedrun Yes thank you Kevin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2019198586286960759)  2026-02-04T23:57Z 42.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@scottdwitt yes having cofounders with complimentary skill sets / personalities helps a lot here if the main technical founder is truly bad at sales and they can divide and conquer. i think many founders would be surprised how easy it is to learn to talk to customers tho vs the opposite"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2021017674864894346)  2026-02-10T00:25Z 42.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Kicking off @speedrun demo day [--] of the top founders from around the world sharing their lifes work - this is a glimpse of the future 🚀"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1975607319166918815)  2025-10-07T17:01Z 42.7K followers, 16.1K engagements


"I met Spark a year ago at an NYC social where he was the life of the party - entertaining kids & adults alike with witty dog jokes this is an early peek at an amazing future where digital beings are family members growing up and sharing memories alongside our kids Years ago I set off on a mission to put a soul inside of a digital being. People thought I was crazy but last week I gave a historic demo @HF0 announcing our latest results: [--] households now live with Spark as a member of their family. For privacy reasons I cant share exact https://t.co/ZLiNOLuQsm Years ago I set off on a mission"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1998113489169342897)  2025-12-08T19:32Z 42.6K followers, 14.3K engagements


"@anshullalawat @scottdwitt I always think that cofounders should work together for at least [--] months ideally a year before deciding to start a company together You need to be able to go thru conflict / bad times and persevere together and its hard to suss that out thru just coffees or paperwork"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2021287341722305023)  2026-02-10T18:17Z 42.6K followers, [--] engagements


"@KDKrishi @tkexpress11 @a16z amazing thank you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2021996637951078532)  2026-02-12T17:15Z 42.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@sophiebuona @a16z thank you Sophie"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2022072525505855973)  2026-02-12T22:17Z 42.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@noyakremer @a16z thank you Noya 🙌"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2022072581134938122)  2026-02-12T22:17Z 42.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@chong_reid @a16z awesome appreciate it Reid"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2022072639452495960)  2026-02-12T22:17Z 42.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@The_Nakedwire @a16z yes include in your email"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2022072930495344687)  2026-02-12T22:18Z 42.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@cederikdotcom @a16z not for this particular role but hopefully soon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2022072978029392262)  2026-02-12T22:19Z 42.6K followers, [--] engagements


"@cederikdotcom @a16z great to hear"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2022079656074293274)  2026-02-12T22:45Z 42.7K followers, [--] engagements


"a mistake we see many founders make is tackling too large of a vision starting off. you hear the truism that good start-ups tackle large markets and so you start building a Maximum Viable Product that solves multiple problems or replaces an entire incumbent (ex. "Figma killer") but the larger the vision the longer it takes to build and the more time and money you burn before you can tell whether your product theory is correct instead i'm a fan of the "right size problem for the right size team" approach - what's an appropriately scoped problem so that a team with your (limited) resources can"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1981019475001626776)  2025-10-22T15:27Z 42.7K followers, 76.3K engagements


"congrats @weberwongwong and @floraai team on their $42M Series A led by Redpoint a16z @speedrun has backed Flora since the preseed where Weber impressed us as a creative professional with authentic love for the craft building a delightful product for fellow creatives. we're excited to be investing once again this round we've heard time and again from storytellers across Hollywood games media that the #1 thing they look for in creative tools is control - Flora's design canvas is built to provide creatives with precise control making it intuitive to edit recreate and integrate generative media"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2016197320388558872)  2026-01-27T17:11Z 42.7K followers, 18.5K engagements


"Love this from @OpenAI VP Science @kevinweil at @speedrun Its one of the most fertile times to be a startup - if youre high agency & learn quickly you can turn an idea into reality every few months theres a new model capability that surprises everyone & enables new things"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2019165602049585160)  2026-02-04T21:46Z 42.7K followers, [----] engagements


"congrats @mjlbach and the @hedra_labs team on launching Omnia this team has been focused on one of the hardest challenges in AI video - crossing the uncanny valley with character performances also director-level control with audio-driven generation (start with the script) Introducing Omnia Alpha. Audio-driven generation with full control over camera motion and background. Built to cross the uncanny valley without sacrificing creative control. This release is part of a larger vision. The future of world models is open and local. We're exploring https://t.co/ANyh6PhOmw Introducing Omnia Alpha."  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2019820549107843436)  2026-02-06T17:08Z 42.7K followers, [----] engagements


"come work with me @a16z we're hiring a partner on our Speedrun investment team - this is a small fast-growing team inside a16z focused on first-money-in investing in brand new AI start-ups building at the frontier if youre technical and love working hands-on with founders at the 0-1 stage come talk to us or refer a friend we should meet since launch a16z @speedrun has invested in over [---] startups with $300M+ in capital deployed. alumni include @floraai @runware @Fundamental @hedra_labs @k_idofficial @rork_app @Nexxa_AI and many more. we recently raised a fresh new fund to back the next"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2021977353287873008)  2026-02-12T15:59Z 42.7K followers, 78.5K engagements


"@tkexpress11 @a16z let's go"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2021981377286344778)  2026-02-12T16:15Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@Philbiee @a16z thank you we welcome any referrals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2021981511109705931)  2026-02-12T16:15Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@infi1trate @a16z let us know if you have any referrals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2021982675679293527)  2026-02-12T16:20Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@IanTimotheos @a16z thank you we'll review"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2021988692802646136)  2026-02-12T16:44Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@HilmarVeigar @EVE_Frontier @SuiNetwork rebuild civilization"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2022000202006384796)  2026-02-12T17:29Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@nazzari @a16z work with the amazing bella"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2022072254671335782)  2026-02-12T22:16Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@kenanhsaleh @a16z let's goo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2022072327815802957)  2026-02-12T22:16Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@MoizHusnain @a16z this is an in-person role in SF / Bay Area"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2022072464533336357)  2026-02-12T22:16Z 42.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@shahin43 @a16z yes we help folks relo to SF / Bay Area where this role is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2022072715495211118)  2026-02-12T22:17Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@Ali_the_Curios @a16z yes but the role is based in SF / Bay Area"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2022072808441000024)  2026-02-12T22:18Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@emilybenn12 @a16z dream team 🙌"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2022073067401621660)  2026-02-12T22:19Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@p_dev_b @a16z Based in SF / Bay Area"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2022172750060957773)  2026-02-13T04:55Z 42.7K followers, [--] engagements


"5/ But in @AxieInfinity this was just the beginning of a new endgame I met a scholar on the Axie Discord who offered to take over one of my teams. Within a week she had surpassed my prior MMR and was teaching me new strategies - all while being a stay-at-home mom of [--] kids"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1445767698697256968)  2021-10-06T15:07Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"6/ We grew through referrals. She had a friend who was curious about Axie. I interviewed him and was impressed by his grit - he was a construction worker who had lost his job during COVID but was a high-ranked League player We built a team together and he became my 2nd scholar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1445767699892633602)  2021-10-06T15:07Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"7/ Today I have loaned out all [--] of my teams to scholars. I monitor the meta suggest new strategies and scout the marketplace for new axies We have a Discord server where we chat every day. My scholars are my friends and allies in this new management endgame 🔥"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1445767701318668298)  2021-10-06T15:07Z 42.6K followers, [---] engagements


"8/ Most importantly my in-game assets are positively changing the lives of others vs just collecting dust My scholars earn $10-20/day and keep the majority of the income. They live in Venezuela which is struggling with the pandemic and would otherwise be unemployed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1445767702547603466)  2021-10-06T15:07Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Wrap/ as someone who's experienced the journey from player to manager in @AxieInfinity I'm incredibly optimistic on the future of play-to-earn and think we're still in the early innings as new mechanics ways to play and jobs are being created 🚀"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1445767703940059148)  2021-10-06T15:07Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"May your Axie team grow bigger 😎 Playing the Axie management sim game has been incredibly fulfilling both personally and professionally"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1451977671181668354)  2021-10-23T18:23Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"A short history of games 2020: NFTs are a scam 2010: Free to play is a scam 2000: the Internet is a scam the next big thing may start off looking like a scam"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1455567029797376008)  2021-11-02T16:06Z 42.7K followers, [----] engagements


"I'm thrilled to announce that @a16z is leading the Series A for Core Loop a new game studio innovating at the intersection of web3 and the MMO genre with their project @WorldEternalMMO 🔥 https://a16z.com/2021/11/05/investing-in-core-loop/ https://a16z.com/2021/11/05/investing-in-core-loop/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1456666166173130752)  2021-11-05T16:54Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Some news: I'm taking on a new role as GP @a16z I'll continue investing in games & crossover verticals (social web3) Huge thanks to @andrewchen and an amazing consumer team for supporting me over the past 2yrs. I'm also stoked to welcome @gwertz to the team 🧵👇 As part of our critical and ongoing effort to back the next generation of games startups were excited to announce Jonathan Lai and James Gwertzman as the newest general partners at a16z. Congrats @Tocelot and welcome @gwertz @andrewchen shares more 👇 https://t.co/z7xzNqUmma As part of our critical and ongoing effort to back the next"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1460641445342179329)  2021-11-16T16:10Z 42.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Excited to share that @a16z is leading an investment in @mainfrme The Mainframe team includes many of the original devs behind @EveOnline & Habbo Hotel and is building a next-gen virtual world based in the cloud ☁ https://a16z.com/2021/11/29/investing-in-mainframe/ https://a16z.com/2021/11/29/investing-in-mainframe/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1465549428886958085)  2021-11-30T05:13Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Prediction: virtual economist will be one of the most in-demand jobs of our time 👩💼🔥 As web3 grows and games become virtual economies where millions live and work designing systems where users feel rewarded for time spent will be a critical skill Short thread 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1466818229460877312)  2021-12-03T17:14Z 42.7K followers, [----] engagements


"5/ These rare folks - game designers fluent in free-to-play systems and newly conversant in web3 - will become architects of the brave new worlds where we will live play and work in the future If you're one of these designers - DM me We have lots to build 🚀"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1466818242417102852)  2021-12-03T17:14Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"As we close [----] here are my top [--] posts on games web3 & product design: 1) The best apps today are games in disguise 🎮 2) How to make play-to-earn work 💸 3) The future of games is instant 4) The Axie management sim 📊 5) Onboarding lessons from games 🍎 Recaps 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1473368514555645953)  2021-12-21T19:03Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Lets build 💪 $9B to build the future 🚀 Were excited to announce that a16z has raised a fresh $9 billion to invest via our Venture Growth and Bio Funds. Thank you to our Limited Partners and many wonderful entrepreneurs who have made this possible. @bhorowitz has more on our website: https://t.co/wMZCUqheFi Were excited to announce that a16z has raised a fresh $9 billion to invest via our Venture Growth and Bio Funds. Thank you to our Limited Partners and many wonderful entrepreneurs who have made this possible. @bhorowitz has more on our website: https://t.co/wMZCUqheFi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1479534486240985088)  2022-01-07T19:24Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"1/ it feels like the cultural war against NFTs in games is escalating i used to think it was similar to the free-to-play backlash a decade ago but it's worse today and some key differences are likely exacerbating it 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1485994299686854659)  2022-01-25T15:13Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"1/ Incredibly stoked about the launch of @Ronin_Network $RON today 🚀 For game developers exploring web3 there are few chains more battle-tested: 4M wallets 500k DAU and massive liquidity (15% of all [----] NFT volume) Ronin solves distribution & scale for new games 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1486739758755680260)  2022-01-27T16:35Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"We're hiring a partner to join our @a16z investment team focused on games 🔥 LFG: passionate about games & start-ups high hustle product or corp dev experience in games thoughtful about the future of social / web3 Referrals / DMs appreciated More 👇 https://a16z.com/about/jobs/gh_jid=4515803003 https://a16z.com/about/jobs/gh_jid=4515803003"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1491163021728968704)  2022-02-08T21:32Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"First IRL meetup with @benitopagotto @Zaptio @clegfx since our investment last year Going to be a great NYC week 🔥 #cloneXfam"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1523833946110410752)  2022-05-10T01:14Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"1/ excited to share that @a16z is leading the $24M Series A in Twitch cofounder @kevinlin's web3 game studio @MetatheoryInc (behind @DuskBreakers) @andrewchen @cdixon and I are stoked to go on this journey with a long-time friend. More 👇 https://a16z.com/2022/05/16/investing-in-metatheory/ https://a16z.com/2022/05/16/investing-in-metatheory/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1526241859755855872)  2022-05-16T16:43Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"thread/ announcing the @a16z games fund - a new $600M fund dedicated to investing in the best founders in the games industry over the past decade our firm has been privileged to back some truly amazing game teams. our new fund accelerates these efforts. more 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1526944031363637249)  2022-05-18T15:13Z 42.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@a16z games fund one has landed in NYC 🗽🎮🔥"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1532130910849536000)  2022-06-01T22:44Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"1/ stoked to share that @a16z is leading the $22M Series A in @clockwork_labs - developers of gorgeous sandbox MMO @BitCraftOnline powered by a revolutionary new database technology for scaling games web apps & web3 dapps 🔥 thread 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1537456865197494273)  2022-06-16T15:27Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"1/ the "death" of web3 games has been greatly exaggerated 🪦 builders know that all new platforms go thru ups & downs. it takes a few tries for devs to learn to build with new primitives i'm optimistic on web3 enabling new types of play long-term 🧵👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1549422838515281921)  2022-07-19T15:56Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"1/ excited to share that @a16z is leading the $56M Series B in @readyplayerme - a leading platform for interoperable avatars used by over 3k developers across web2 & web3 virtual worlds. i'm honored to join the board and team up with @cdixon 🔥 more 👇 https://a16z.com/2022/08/23/investing-in-ready-player-me/ https://a16z.com/2022/08/23/investing-in-ready-player-me/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1562096446043590658)  2022-08-23T15:16Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"1/ generative AI will likely go big first in vertical communities like anime games D&D 🎯 while most folks are focused on film/tv i think high-end creatives will be the last to adopt - too much existing tooling inertia unions etc the fringe is where revolutions start 🤘"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1582387709783396352)  2022-10-18T15:06Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"we're entering a new era in AI-first game creation ☀ up to now AAA games like Red Dead Redemption [--] cost $500M and took over [----] people [--] years to make with generative AI small teams can ship at near AAA quality but at a fraction of the cost & time a few thoughts 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1602338827284238337)  2022-12-12T16:25Z 42.7K followers, [----] engagements


"1/ as a fusion of art & technology games are infamously complex & costly to build @CyberpunkGame took a crack team of [---] developers over [--] years and $175M to ship and was still widely panned at launch for being incomplete https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/19/style/cyberpunk-2077-video-game-disaster.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/19/style/cyberpunk-2077-video-game-disaster.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1602338828853080064)  2022-12-12T16:25Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"2/ up to now most game development has followed the triangle theory where a team can only "pick 2" from: - scope - cost - time building a big immersive MMO with a small team expect it to take [--] years or speed it up by hiring more but it'll cost $$$"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1602338829918011398)  2022-12-12T16:25Z 42.6K followers, [---] engagements


"3/ genAI promises to break this triangle: enabling good + fast + affordable imagine Cyberpunk where much of the world / text was generated enabling devs to shift from asset production to higher-order tasks like story-telling & innovation all while shipping in [--] years vs 9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1602338831067250690)  2022-12-12T16:25Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"1/ the age-old game of chess has never been more popular 🔥 @chesscom reached an all-time high of 10M DAU last weekend nearly double from Dec. a staggering 1M+ games are played each hour and the chess mobile app is #1-2 in many countries including the US what's happening"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1618296148170772486)  2023-01-25T17:14Z 42.7K followers, 96K engagements


"1/ excited to share that @a16z is leading a $40M investment in @CCPGames and their new AAA game - set in the EVE Universe & merging [--] years of best-in-class game design with the latest in blockchain technology 🔥 https://a16z.com/2023/03/21/investing-in-ccp-games/ https://a16z.com/2023/03/21/investing-in-ccp-games/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1638181824110395392)  2023-03-21T14:12Z 42.7K followers, 91.2K engagements


"Kicking off Speedrun - the @a16zGames startup school for gaming 🔥👾 [--] teams out of 1500+ applicants from all over the world building together the next [--] weeks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1655614819385638912)  2023-05-08T16:45Z 42.6K followers, 13.4K engagements


"@DrJimFan AI-first games are coming"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1689355168494792705)  2023-08-09T19:17Z 42.7K followers, 78.9K engagements


"Great hosting the @RTFKT team @clegfx @Zaptio @Nikgopalani at the @a16z SF office So much win 🔥"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1702810391624261937)  2023-09-15T22:23Z 42.7K followers, 11.5K engagements


"a killer app for vision pro might be virtual pets 🐶🐱 - 20-30% of the worlds population has dog or cat allergies - 70%+ of gen Z have self-reported feeling lonely - Tamagotchi has sold over 91M units to-date feels like a huge underserved market at the right price point"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1754625794935345362)  2024-02-05T21:59Z 42.7K followers, 34.6K engagements


"1/ excited to share weve raised A16Z GAMES FUND TWO - our 2nd $600M fund investing in the best early-stage founders in games this brings our @a16zGames AUM to $1.2B 🔥 we believe games will play a pivotal role in defining how we socialize play & work over the next century"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1780291681688092962)  2024-04-16T17:46Z 42.7K followers, 96.8K engagements


"new blog the next Pixar will be an AI company built on interactive video - a blend of film & games where frames are generated entirely by a neural net in real-time with no code assets or game engines @Google (DOOM) @OpenAI @Microsoft are all building here thread 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1828810988457472073)  2024-08-28T15:04Z 42.7K followers, 209K engagements


"yup the new pokemon mobile trading card game is shaping up to be another massive hit - $12M revenue in [--] days since launch ($3M daily run-rate) - 12M+ downloads - sticky daily login (2 free packs) - viral word of mouth from my son's pokemon crew - gorgeous immersive card art 🎨"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1853541614347833720)  2024-11-04T20:55Z 42.7K followers, 12.3K engagements


"Lets go America 🚀💸"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1853913411316592777)  2024-11-05T21:32Z 42.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Supercell cofounder @ipaananen on small teams big teams @speedrun small teams of generalists iterate and ship faster than big teams focus first on building the best team possible not on the best plan - plans always change but good people will figure it out 🤝"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1884316017264058849)  2025-01-28T19:02Z 42.7K followers, [----] engagements


"a16z @speedrun request for startups: AI agents for creative storytelling 🎨 we want to see a new agentic UGC platform - like a next-gen Wattpad or Roblox - where agents help users compose their ideas into rich transmedia stories. think vibe coding but focused on creative storytelling why now - humans love telling stories - but many of us get writers block or lack the tools to create rich media - professional storytellers in film games have large support teams to help with writing design animation etc. AI agents will soon be able to provide that same level of support to anyone a few key"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1907099386091565336)  2025-04-01T15:55Z 42.7K followers, 175.2K engagements


"NEW a16z @speedrun request for startups: AI Companions in Cozy Simulations 🎣 AI companions have served as friends and therapists for millions of users already. however the consumer app that truly unlocks companions for everyone will look more like a cozy game or simulation rather than a chatbot cozy games like @animalcrossing and Stardew Valley have sold 120M units ww providing community and emotional support for decades. Love and Deepspace an otome game for character relationship building grossed $400M revenue just last year we want to see a cozy agentic simulation similar to Love &"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1910368811846688832)  2025-04-10T16:26Z 42.7K followers, 106.7K engagements


"New a16z @speedrun request for startups: Generative MTV 🎶 Theres a Spotify sized opportunity today to build a new generative MTV that can become the defining music platform of the AI generation At the height of its popularity MTV was one of the most-watched TV stations reaching [--] million US households. The channel turbocharged the cultural ascendance of stars like Madonna Prince & more AI music models like @udiomusic @SunoMusic have unlocked new ways of creating discovering and consuming music. For example imagine a new music app that can: - generate an always-on soundtrack that shapes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1917605191760896399)  2025-04-30T15:41Z 42.7K followers, 44.6K engagements


"walking by the @a16z SF office with the @speedrun wraps gives me tingles applications close in [--] week 🙌"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1919790884788580761)  2025-05-06T16:26Z 42.6K followers, 15.2K engagements


"Applications close tomorrow for a16z @speedrun Were investing up to $1m in bold founders building the future of AI x creativity Work with a cracked founder community + build a relationship with @a16z early. This next batch is 🔥 No team is too early - you can just do things"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1921638529915899925)  2025-05-11T18:48Z 42.7K followers, 17.8K engagements


"We were day [--] believers in @mjlbach and @hedra_labs when @tkexpress11 and i invested in the seed thru @speedrun [---]. They were pre-product pre-everything but had an ambitious vision to become the dominant storytelling platform in the world and Michael had a rare blend of commercial pragmatism and technical chops to actually pull this off Fast forward [--] years 3M users and 10M videos later theyre well on their way with the best character-driven video model with even more exciting releases on the horizon Today were excited to share that were doubling down in Hedra alongside our friends"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1923033291076333578)  2025-05-15T15:10Z 42.7K followers, 43.3K engagements


"It takes just as much time to build a small inconsequential thing as it does to build a large world changing company. You work the same number of hours. So be ambitious 🚀 - Ben Horowitz @a16z LP summit 2025"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1924514358002085931)  2025-05-19T17:15Z 42.7K followers, 19.3K engagements


"common founder mistake - writing a pitch deck like a book report. market size product overview team bios etc pitches are sales decks - good ones make investors feel they're missing out on a movement or zeitgeist. its inevitable this company will become generational one day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1937170787880026347)  2025-06-23T15:28Z 42.7K followers, 14.4K engagements


"small (random) joys of being a dad: - buying ice cream for your kids on a hot day - watching star wars pokemon harry potter together for the 1st time - watching as they go "mmm" eating a burger you just grilled - helping them ride a bike / swim / ski for the 1st time - singing karaoke in the car to our fav songs grateful to my kids for teaching me to appreciate the small moments in life - they also make me incredibly frustrated almost daily but i've learned to enjoy the journey destination and am grateful for the life lesson there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1943385738625847667)  2025-07-10T19:04Z 42.7K followers, 13.2K engagements


"a common trap I see start-ups fall into is getting stuck making small tweaks / optimizations to a product without core PMF when what they really need is a big bold swing in a new direction if your W1 retention is 10% i'm sorry but you likely need to rethink the core product - are you solving the right problem are you going after the right users is your technical approach correct etc fine-tuning the onboarding flow or adding small incremental features usually won't get you to PMF if you don't already have some measure of it unfortunately it's a bit counter-intuitive because culturally we love"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1947314628259991730)  2025-07-21T15:16Z 42.7K followers, 32.8K engagements


"come work with me @a16z we're hiring a partner on our Speedrun investment team - this is a small fast-growing team inside a16z focused on first-money-in investing in brand new innovative start-ups building on the frontier if you love working hands-on with very early-stage founders at the 0-1 stage come talk to us or refer a friend we should meet a bit more about @speedrun - since launching in [----] a16z Speedrun has invested in over [---] startups with $180M+ in capital deployed. alumni include @Fundamental @hedra_labs @k_idofficial @floraai @runware @sweatpals @humancomputerco and many more our"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1947680034799685940)  2025-07-22T15:28Z 42.7K followers, 295.7K engagements


"most founders underestimate the number of investors they need to pitch in order to successfully fundraise as well as how to manage their time while fundraising 📆 let's say you're raising a seed round - an (anecdotal) rule of thumb is that seed firms promote the top 10% of pitches to an IC meeting and then 10% of those (or less) actually get a termsheet. so to maximize your chances of landing a termsheet you need to meet with [---] investors maybe more if your conversion rate is lower how on earth do you manage [---] investors well they are not all equal - your goal is to quickly sift through"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1954928303204446594)  2025-08-11T15:30Z 42.6K followers, 24.1K engagements


"managing your psychology as a founder is incredibly challenging yet is rarely ever talked about in public. in private i've talked to many founders who feel overwhelmed or depressed even if things are actually going really well. a few reasons i've seen up close: 1) you care a lot - the force of will that drives a founder to start a company often works against them psychologically when things don't go as planned. losing a customer or a talented employee often feel like personal faults. as founder you care the most about the company and it can feel like you're on the hook for everything bad that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1956016217044738467)  2025-08-14T15:33Z 42.7K followers, 26.8K engagements


"Just touched down in Israel Flew over Jerusalem on the approach - beautiful country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1959977648970699251)  2025-08-25T13:54Z 42.6K followers, [----] engagements


"I feel pumped every time I walk by the @a16z SF office and see the @speedrun wraps - so excited for this next batch 😎"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1968340700673794542)  2025-09-17T15:46Z 42.6K followers, 15.2K engagements


"I'm bullish on founders who choose to raise smaller seed rounds even when they have the option of a bigger round out of the gate. the #1 reason - smaller rounds encourage FOCUS early on in a start-up focus is so important - streamlining the team around a single target customer or pain point and executing relentlessly towards an MVP. having the discipline to say NO to new opportunities that might be distractions to your core mission is critical - you only have so many people and so much time / runway when you raise a ginormous round it's easy to lose discipline and say YES to too many things."  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1970508204066156650)  2025-09-23T15:19Z 42.7K followers, 74.1K engagements


"every founder / new grad should master cold emails - essential tool for sales fundraising recruiting etc - make it short (1-2 paragraphs max) - to the point (clear ask) - measured (ask is reasonable ex. 15min call vs lunch) - provides reciprocal value (i can help you with X)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1981744752195473749)  2025-10-24T15:29Z 42.7K followers, 19.3K engagements


"Congrats @thejessezhang and team Decagon on a fresh $250M to bring personalized proactive 24/7 AI concierge to every customer out there This team is cooking 🔥 Excited to share that @DecagonAI has raised a Series D tripling our valuation to $4.5B in less than six months Our funding is a testament to how a fundamentally different approach to product can win vs the incumbent strategies. From the beginning our focus has been to Excited to share that @DecagonAI has raised a Series D tripling our valuation to $4.5B in less than six months Our funding is a testament to how a fundamentally different"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/2016596259629650025)  2026-01-28T19:36Z 42.6K followers, [----] engagements


"New blog post The promise of cloud-native games - a new class of cloud games is emerging that will upend the entertainment experience as we know it and bring us closer to the Metaverse. How https://a16z.com/2020/01/14/cloud-native-games/ https://a16z.com/2020/01/14/cloud-native-games/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1217117119793393665)  2020-01-14T16:11Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Excited to share that @a16z is leading the seed round in @battlebound_io - a new web3 game studio founded by @optechart the lead tech artist behind @TFT @LeagueOfLegends at @riotgames 🔥 We're thrilled to announce a $4.8M seed round led by @a16z alongside @PlayVentures @dapperlabs with key investments from @Fwiz @roham @ksegerstrale @gabusch We're also unveiling a brand new NFT creature collecting game in the works unlike anything on the market. Project A https://t.co/retuMxg7Uj We're thrilled to announce a $4.8M seed round led by @a16z alongside @PlayVentures @dapperlabs with key investments"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1509553716566929413)  2022-03-31T15:30Z 42.7K followers, [---] engagements


"thread/ the biggest opportunity for generative AI x games is unlocking new categories of play 🎮 we're seeing early glimpses of new AI-first games and the potential is massive. innovation saving time or money a few areas we're excited about 👇 https://a16z.com/2023/07/19/the-neverending-game-how-ai-will-create-a-new-category-of-games/ https://a16z.com/2023/07/19/the-neverending-game-how-ai-will-create-a-new-category-of-games/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1681683704975077378)  2023-07-19T15:13Z 42.7K followers, 218.4K engagements


"1/ excited to share that @a16z is leading the $15M Series A round in @PahdoLabs - developers of upcoming anime RPG Halcyon Zero and a UGC platform where players can create their own anime-style worlds via AI tools & procedural generation more👇 https://a16z.com/investing-in-pahdo-labs/ https://a16z.com/investing-in-pahdo-labs/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1701262425604174097)  2023-09-11T15:52Z 42.7K followers, 150.3K engagements


"1/ in [----] we'll see the first AI-native games launch leveraging LLMs for novel game systems & mechanics these games will massively expand the market bringing in new players who don't identify with traditional pc/console/mobile games a few AI-native game ideas 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1732450089141235923)  2023-12-06T17:21Z 42.7K followers, 67.3K engagements


"the story of Flow is so inspiring - animated film made by a small indie team from Latvia using Blender (free) $3.6M budget - won the Oscar for best animated picture against Pixar's Inside Out ($200M budget) and Wild Robot ($78M) creativity & storytelling $ or tools"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1897061733107425356)  2025-03-04T23:08Z 42.7K followers, 378.1K engagements


"solarpunk red dead redemption fun weekend project: working on a game trailer where you journey thru a solarpunk Wild West with mechs killer drones & floating sky cities WIP below with @midjourney / veo3 / @udiomusic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1942606419641131167)  2025-07-08T15:27Z 42.7K followers, 207K engagements


"i've seen a few start-up founders panic at the sight of a well-funded competitor launching into their space. but the counter-intuitive thing is - more competition is good for you here's why 1) competition validates the market - many other (presumably) smart hard working people recognize there's an opportunity so you're likely onto something. in fact the presence of [--] competitors can often be a yellow flag - you might be too early the market might structurally suck but you just don't know it yet etc 2) nothing galvanizes a team like a shared public enemy. it's no longer a solitary marathon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1953478495356719501)  2025-08-07T15:29Z 42.7K followers, 109.9K engagements


"🚨 a16z @speedrun applications are now open we invest up to $1M in new start-ups building at the frontier - but that's just the start. beyond the investment founders join a legendary community work with our world-class operating team and tap into the a16z network. details below: 1) the founder community - starting a new company is an emotional rollercoaster - being able to talk to founders on a similar journey can make it a bit less lonely - Speedrun is a tight-knit community of founders who support one another closely - providing advice design partners talent referrals even investing in one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1963256058664874188)  2025-09-03T15:01Z 42.7K followers, 781.8K engagements


"3 tips for @speedrun applicants: 1) brag about your team - professional / academic achievements side projects awards etc. we look for a history of excellence + founder-market fit. what gives you an unfair advantage 2) include a product link / video 3) get a warm referral"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1967639495723102561)  2025-09-15T17:19Z 42.7K followers, 53.9K engagements


"when VCs pass on a fundraise it's easy to take it personally. but my advice for founders is to keep your chin up execute the hell out of your business and come back in [--] months to prove em wrong. many of our top companies in @speedrun have been reapplicants who derisked every concern we had and proved us wrong - and we couldn't be happier to be working with them today =) a framework I like to point founders to is the onion theory of risk (h/t to pmarca) - essentially every start-up is a big ball of risks and as a start-up progresses it peels away each layer of risk one by one. for example an"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1977758743141163021)  2025-10-13T15:30Z 42.7K followers, 62.1K engagements


"highly successful start-ups are like empires: - relentless: always growing shipping expanding - flexible borders: constantly adapting to opportunities & disruptions - momentum is crucial: when empires stop growing they stagnate and die maintain momentum - grow the empire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1985384991275298955)  2025-11-03T16:34Z 42.7K followers, 17.7K engagements


"seed investing is really about finding 1-2 really STRONG reasons to say yes. early on every start-up has a hundred reasons to say no - the product is janky the team is incomplete the market is too competitive etc instead look past the obvious weaknesses every early start-up has to find the unique strengths - why will this team succeed vs everyone else what sets them apart and gives them the "right to win" similarly for early-stage founders i think it's a more successful strategy to focus on strength of strengths vs shoring up weaknesses. this applies equally to company building (double down"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tocelot/status/1986470647724450032)  2025-11-06T16:28Z 42.7K followers, 21.9K engagements

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