#  @emilybenn12 Emily Bennett Emily Bennett posts on X about investment, the first, the most, products the most. They currently have [---] followers and [--] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [---] [#](/creator/twitter::1425563325170028545/interactions)  - [--] Week [-----] +180% - [--] Month [-----] -7.70% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::1425563325170028545/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] no change - [--] Month [--] no change ### Followers: [---] [#](/creator/twitter::1425563325170028545/followers)  - [--] Week [---] +3.90% - [--] Month [---] +13% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::1425563325170028545/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [vc firms](/list/vc-firms) #68 [finance](/list/finance) 23.53% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 5.88% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 5.88% **Social topic influence** [investment](/topic/investment) 11.76%, [the first](/topic/the-first) 11.76%, [the most](/topic/the-most) 5.88%, [products](/topic/products) 5.88%, [andreessen horowitz](/topic/andreessen-horowitz) #42, [send](/topic/send) 5.88%, [linkedin](/topic/linkedin) 5.88%, [ai](/topic/ai) 5.88%, [$1m](/topic/$1m) 5.88%, [1m](/topic/1m) 5.88% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@speedrun](/creator/undefined) [@a16z](/creator/undefined) [@tocelot](/creator/undefined) [@kenanhsaleh](/creator/undefined) [@a16zcom](/creator/undefined) [@zebird0](/creator/undefined) [@achokwujoseph](/creator/undefined) [@rkrigney](/creator/undefined) [@jaegpark](/creator/undefined) [@sentraapp](/creator/undefined) [@scaletogether](/creator/undefined) [@parablevc](/creator/undefined) [@ekaurghar](/creator/undefined) [@precursorvc](/creator/undefined) [@inovia](/creator/undefined) [@backwardscapvc](/creator/undefined) [@antigravitysf](/creator/undefined) [@gracegonggg](/creator/undefined) [@stefanradoff](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Were Too Early for a Financial Model. I hear this constantly often from pre-seed or seed founders with the most impressive resumes. They have run scaled teams and built products used by millions http://x.com/i/article/2016911182419103744 http://x.com/i/article/2016911182419103744" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/2016912141333516624) 2026-01-29T16:31Z [---] followers, [----] engagements "We're hiring a partner on our @speedrun investment team at Andreessen Horowitz. If you're technical product-focused and love working hands-on with founders at the earliest stages please reach out. Send a direct note or email speedruninvesting@a16z.com with your Linkedin and a link to a product or terminal session you're proud of creating. Come join us 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" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/2022001156814504334) 2026-02-12T17:33Z [---] followers, [----] engagements "@Tocelot @a16z Best team and best cohort of founders Come join us" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/2022001228113412257) 2026-02-12T17:33Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Excited to share that Ive joined a16z as an Investment Partner on the speedrun team This is the FINAL week before applications close for a16z speedrun [--]. Apply by Sep [--] to be part of a16z's program to invest up to $1M in brand new startups. http://speedrun.a16z.com/apply http://speedrun.a16z.com/apply" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/1970663336993018290) 2025-09-24T01:35Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "@zebird0 @a16z @speedrun We need more chairs Great to see the packed house" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/1971677020334809296) 2025-09-26T20:43Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "@achokwu_joseph Applications are open now Would love to see you apply" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/1971996876129095722) 2025-09-27T17:54Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "One big idea Im thinking about for tech in 2026: "In [----] I expect well see the birth of the first AI-native university an institution built from the ground up around intelligent systems. This AI-native university will become the talent engine for a new economy. More big ideas from my colleagues here: https://www.a16z.news/p/big-ideas-2026-part-1 We asked a16z's investors for their takes on the biggest problems builders will tackle in [----]. Here's part [--] of Big Ideas 2026: https://t.co/o1CJ0v5STb https://t.co/Ry7GpNTpnq https://www.a16z.news/p/big-ideas-2026-part-1 We asked a16z's investors" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/1998447165841224075) 2025-12-09T17:38Z [---] followers, [----] engagements "@kenanhsaleh @a16z @speedrun Love working together We're lucky to have you in the ranks" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/1998508295422931324) 2025-12-09T21:41Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Today Im thrilled to share that Straia is officially out of stealth and that a16z Speedrun has invested in their pre-seed round alongside Reach Capital and JFF Ventures. Having spent years as an edtech investor at Owl before joining a16z Ive seen countless data platforms and dashboards promising a single source of truth. That experience has made me more selective most products barely dent the real data fragmentation holding institutions back. But when I met Ryan Lau it was immediately clear he was different. His urgency resourcefulness and obsession with real institutional pain points stood" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/1998822501259084119) 2025-12-10T18:29Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "In [----] I expect well see the birth of the first AI-native university. Over the past several years universities have dabbled in AI-enabled grading tutoring and scheduling. But whats emerging now is deeper an adaptive academic organism that learns and optimizes itself in real time. Picture an institution where courses advising research collaboration and even building operations continuously adapt based on data feedback loops. Schedules optimize themselves. Reading lists evolve nightly and rewrite themselves as new research appears. Learning paths shift in real time to meet each students pace" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/1999531989469397437) 2025-12-12T17:29Z [---] followers, 36.4K engagements "As I near the 2-month mark in the new role Ive been reflecting a lot. Stepping into any new function has a humbling quality - a shift from instinctively knowing the answers and the internal landscape to rebuilding mastery from the ground up and rediscovering the covert nooks of a role and an organization. Ive been intentionally trying to lean into active listening in these early days becoming more comfortable not leading - that doesnt always come naturally to a former amateur debater with an admitted love for voicing perspective. What Im realizing though is how foundational that discipline is" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/2000645519883075822) 2025-12-15T19:13Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Ive seen multiple cofounder divisions upfront this week both from teams where partners had recently met and elected to build together. They did all the recommended steps to vet one another - deep work trials personality assessments a slew of backchannel references - but still when a period of real conflict arose the loose threads started to show and misalignment simmered. They had the integrity and foresight to see those precursors and take action. What this keeps reminding me is that even the best founder vetting rarely recreates the texture of real shared history. Former colleagues who" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/2001358404774937003) 2025-12-17T18:26Z [---] followers, [----] engagements "Thinking about the holidays and questioning whether you want to walk back into the same job next year If the idea of joining a scrappy fast-moving early-stage startup has ever crossed your mindbut you didnt know where to startthe @speedrun Talent Network is your entry point. If [----] is the year you take a big swing start here (it takes [--] minutes): https://bit.ly/3MAmo4a https://bit.ly/3MAmo4a" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/2001707165162295744) 2025-12-18T17:32Z [---] followers, [----] engagements "Grateful for the opportunity to invest in the best and the brightest entrepreneurs as they build generational companies. At Speedrun we're seeing this wave of talent from the earliest stages and we're excited to enable more chance at driving lasting innovation. https://t.co/1Hdgrkd7WL https://t.co/1Hdgrkd7WL" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/2009684181509673125) 2026-01-09T17:50Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "From this weeks @speedrun newsletter (cc @RKRigney). What we look for in founding teams" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/2011862774025163136) 2026-01-15T18:07Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "Energizing kickoff for the next cohort of Speedrun. Lets build" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/2016531765222105192) 2026-01-28T15:20Z [---] followers, [---] engagements "@jaegpark @sentra_app @speedrun @scaletogether @parable_vc @ekaurghar @PrecursorVC @inovia @BackwardsCapVC @AntigravitySF Thrilled to partner Much more to come" [X Link](https://x.com/emilybenn12/status/2016570506158493973) 2026-01-28T17:54Z [---] followers, [---] engagements Limited data mode. 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@emilybenn12 Emily Bennett
Emily Bennett posts on X about investment, the first, the most, products the most. They currently have [---] followers and [--] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.
Engagements: [---] #
- [--] Week [-----] +180%
- [--] Month [-----] -7.70%
Mentions: [--] #
- [--] Week [--] no change
- [--] Month [--] no change
Followers: [---] #
- [--] Week [---] +3.90%
- [--] Month [---] +13%
CreatorRank: [---------] #
Social Influence
Social category influence vc firms #68 finance 23.53% social networks 5.88% technology brands 5.88%
Social topic influence investment 11.76%, the first 11.76%, the most 5.88%, products 5.88%, andreessen horowitz #42, send 5.88%, linkedin 5.88%, ai 5.88%, $1m 5.88%, 1m 5.88%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @speedrun @a16z @tocelot @kenanhsaleh @a16zcom @zebird0 @achokwujoseph @rkrigney @jaegpark @sentraapp @scaletogether @parablevc @ekaurghar @precursorvc @inovia @backwardscapvc @antigravitysf @gracegonggg @stefanradoff
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"Were Too Early for a Financial Model. I hear this constantly often from pre-seed or seed founders with the most impressive resumes. They have run scaled teams and built products used by millions http://x.com/i/article/2016911182419103744 http://x.com/i/article/2016911182419103744"
X Link 2026-01-29T16:31Z [---] followers, [----] engagements
"We're hiring a partner on our @speedrun investment team at Andreessen Horowitz. If you're technical product-focused and love working hands-on with founders at the earliest stages please reach out. Send a direct note or email speedruninvesting@a16z.com with your Linkedin and a link to a product or terminal session you're proud of creating. Come join us 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"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:33Z [---] followers, [----] engagements
"@Tocelot @a16z Best team and best cohort of founders Come join us"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:33Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Excited to share that Ive joined a16z as an Investment Partner on the speedrun team This is the FINAL week before applications close for a16z speedrun [--]. Apply by Sep [--] to be part of a16z's program to invest up to $1M in brand new startups. http://speedrun.a16z.com/apply http://speedrun.a16z.com/apply"
X Link 2025-09-24T01:35Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"@zebird0 @a16z @speedrun We need more chairs Great to see the packed house"
X Link 2025-09-26T20:43Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"@achokwu_joseph Applications are open now Would love to see you apply"
X Link 2025-09-27T17:54Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"One big idea Im thinking about for tech in 2026: "In [----] I expect well see the birth of the first AI-native university an institution built from the ground up around intelligent systems. This AI-native university will become the talent engine for a new economy. More big ideas from my colleagues here: https://www.a16z.news/p/big-ideas-2026-part-1 We asked a16z's investors for their takes on the biggest problems builders will tackle in [----]. Here's part [--] of Big Ideas 2026: https://t.co/o1CJ0v5STb https://t.co/Ry7GpNTpnq https://www.a16z.news/p/big-ideas-2026-part-1 We asked a16z's investors"
X Link 2025-12-09T17:38Z [---] followers, [----] engagements
"@kenanhsaleh @a16z @speedrun Love working together We're lucky to have you in the ranks"
X Link 2025-12-09T21:41Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Today Im thrilled to share that Straia is officially out of stealth and that a16z Speedrun has invested in their pre-seed round alongside Reach Capital and JFF Ventures. Having spent years as an edtech investor at Owl before joining a16z Ive seen countless data platforms and dashboards promising a single source of truth. That experience has made me more selective most products barely dent the real data fragmentation holding institutions back. But when I met Ryan Lau it was immediately clear he was different. His urgency resourcefulness and obsession with real institutional pain points stood"
X Link 2025-12-10T18:29Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] I expect well see the birth of the first AI-native university. Over the past several years universities have dabbled in AI-enabled grading tutoring and scheduling. But whats emerging now is deeper an adaptive academic organism that learns and optimizes itself in real time. Picture an institution where courses advising research collaboration and even building operations continuously adapt based on data feedback loops. Schedules optimize themselves. Reading lists evolve nightly and rewrite themselves as new research appears. Learning paths shift in real time to meet each students pace"
X Link 2025-12-12T17:29Z [---] followers, 36.4K engagements
"As I near the 2-month mark in the new role Ive been reflecting a lot. Stepping into any new function has a humbling quality - a shift from instinctively knowing the answers and the internal landscape to rebuilding mastery from the ground up and rediscovering the covert nooks of a role and an organization. Ive been intentionally trying to lean into active listening in these early days becoming more comfortable not leading - that doesnt always come naturally to a former amateur debater with an admitted love for voicing perspective. What Im realizing though is how foundational that discipline is"
X Link 2025-12-15T19:13Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Ive seen multiple cofounder divisions upfront this week both from teams where partners had recently met and elected to build together. They did all the recommended steps to vet one another - deep work trials personality assessments a slew of backchannel references - but still when a period of real conflict arose the loose threads started to show and misalignment simmered. They had the integrity and foresight to see those precursors and take action. What this keeps reminding me is that even the best founder vetting rarely recreates the texture of real shared history. Former colleagues who"
X Link 2025-12-17T18:26Z [---] followers, [----] engagements
"Thinking about the holidays and questioning whether you want to walk back into the same job next year If the idea of joining a scrappy fast-moving early-stage startup has ever crossed your mindbut you didnt know where to startthe @speedrun Talent Network is your entry point. If [----] is the year you take a big swing start here (it takes [--] minutes): https://bit.ly/3MAmo4a https://bit.ly/3MAmo4a"
X Link 2025-12-18T17:32Z [---] followers, [----] engagements
"Grateful for the opportunity to invest in the best and the brightest entrepreneurs as they build generational companies. At Speedrun we're seeing this wave of talent from the earliest stages and we're excited to enable more chance at driving lasting innovation. https://t.co/1Hdgrkd7WL https://t.co/1Hdgrkd7WL"
X Link 2026-01-09T17:50Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"From this weeks @speedrun newsletter (cc @RKRigney). What we look for in founding teams"
X Link 2026-01-15T18:07Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"Energizing kickoff for the next cohort of Speedrun. Lets build"
X Link 2026-01-28T15:20Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
"@jaegpark @sentra_app @speedrun @scaletogether @parable_vc @ekaurghar @PrecursorVC @inovia @BackwardsCapVC @AntigravitySF Thrilled to partner Much more to come"
X Link 2026-01-28T17:54Z [---] followers, [---] engagements
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