# ![@sam_kirschner Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::2830589279.png) @sam_kirschner Sam Kirschner

Sam Kirschner posts on X about journey, history, $250m, first round the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [--] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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[journey](/topic/journey), [history](/topic/history), [$250m](/topic/$250m), [first round](/topic/first-round), [$95b](/topic/$95b), [$213m](/topic/$213m), [acquisition](/topic/acquisition), [$54m](/topic/$54m), [$64m](/topic/$64m), [$15m](/topic/$15m)

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"$9.5B Fund: $213M invested into the largest software acquisition of all time returns 1/3rd of the fund. $54M Fund: $6.4M invested is a 222x return making the fund return 26X LPs investing in these platforms -- how does the math math Some fascinating math from the Wiz acquisition- Insight invested in their Series A and several follow on rounds. Turning $213M into $2.6B. Pretty good right The biggest software M&A transaction in history didnt event return a third of their $9.5B fund https://t.co/2RScL6wT7m Some fascinating math from the Wiz acquisition- Insight invested in their Series A and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1902916037936550109)  2025-03-21T02:51Z [----] followers, 71.5K engagements


"Love working with all the amazing advisors who support our accelerator companies. If youre look for guidance from some of the best apply now http://villageglobal.vc/accelerator Incredible advisors are key to our accelerator: @anandc - SVP of Product at Five9 @apilipis - Dir at OpenAI @StanfordAsh - VP of PM at Procore @chr1sa - COO of Kittyhawk @chrisyeh - Co-Author of Blitzscaling And more Boost your startup with Village https://t.co/lcKMfrVbvy http://villageglobal.vc/accelerator Incredible advisors are key to our accelerator: @anandc - SVP of Product at Five9 @apilipis - Dir at OpenAI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1418269317519450117)  2021-07-22T17:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Insane progress from our accelerator companies Want to be like them Join @villageglobal via our upcoming accelerator http://villageglobal.vc/accelerator Village Accelerator grads have raised some incredible rounds the last few months $65M @Addi_col B w/ @USV $20M @beondeck A w/ @FoundersFund $51M @envedabio A w/ @Lux_Capital $10M @obsessvr A w/ @JumpCapital $15M Settle A w/ @KleinerPerkins & many more TBA Apply by Aug 10th http://villageglobal.vc/accelerator Village Accelerator grads have raised some incredible rounds the last few months $65M @Addi_col B w/ @USV $20M @beondeck A w/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1421148479812882432)  2021-07-30T16:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Any VCs out there do background checks If so who did you use Even if it cant find all fraudsters seems like a smart step everyone should be doing I've been really distracted today because of some disturbing news. I just learned in the news that a founder I previously worked closely w (at my last firm) committed fraud and continued the ruse for over *5 years*.() More I've been really distracted today because of some disturbing news. I just learned in the news that a founder I previously worked closely w (at my last firm) committed fraud and continued the ruse for over *5 years*.() More"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1666190039267827712)  2023-06-06T21:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@canzhiye I'd respect it Also why do people never say PDT or EDT I only see PST / EST"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1673724597945122820)  2023-06-27T16:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@graduatedescent Congrats Steve this is awesome :)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1732460699501424688)  2023-12-06T18:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@pitdesi Were planning on doing a Pantanal safari next year. I dont know many people who have been there and no one talks about it but its among the most ecologically diverse places on earth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1737347386492817677)  2023-12-20T05:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Who are the best no-code / low-code agencies and consultants out there Have an awesome opp for someone CC @thisiskp_ @Jer_Diamond @bentossell"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1737938324671893888)  2023-12-21T20:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@jconger001 Which ones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1745232247018647942)  2024-01-10T23:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@pitdesi Incredibly proud that I landed on the same stack as you. Love Schwab and Ramp too. A card my wife and I have thats great is Chase Freedom as our shared CC (we split the charges EOM). 1.5% points which you can move to your reserve. Free card and free to add authorized users"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1746364077155512446)  2024-01-14T02:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Some career news: Im joining @villageglobal as a Vice President to help scale our platform backing the worlds most tenacious founders at day zero. I couldnt be more excited to join a team I know and love as we deploy our new $250M seed fund with @reidhoffman as Chairman. After running ODX I spent time decompressing and exploring projects and ideas Id put on the shelf for years and thinking about what was next. This was the first time in a long time that I could step back and explore where in the ecosystem I wanted to be. A big learning from this time is that my career north star is enabling"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1752749336478515365)  2024-01-31T17:43Z [----] followers, 23.8K engagements


"Nearly 1.4M people work in a BPO in the Philippines. That's nearly 3% of the working population. The biggest BPO Accenture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1770667340440735826)  2024-03-21T04:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"If people say your name wrong and you don't have a recording of the correct pronunciation on your LinkedIn I have no sympathy for you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1791283835843322299)  2024-05-17T01:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@IanCinnamon @ApexSpacecraft @xyz_vc @CRV @upfrontvc @8vc @p72vc @mxbenassi 👏👏👏"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1800929175932695017)  2024-06-12T16:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Lorenzo__CB @linear @attio Sticky"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1823841640685166990)  2024-08-14T21:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"How do you define the difference between pre-seed and seed in a rule-based manner - Valuation less than $10M post - Rounds less than $1.5M - First round of financing - Whatever the founder tells you it is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1832114491007627320)  2024-09-06T17:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Temu is truly getting out of hand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1851680121641668630)  2024-10-30T17:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Elon is about .4% of world GDP More than the GDP of Peru Portugal Vietnam"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1868381993265991692)  2024-12-15T19:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"$9.5B Fund: $213M invested into the largest software acquisition of all time returns 1/3rd of the fund. $54M Fund: $6.4M invested is a 22x return making the fund return 26X LPs investing in these platforms -- how does the math math"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1902915736148078855)  2025-03-21T02:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Totally Insight generates more recurring revenue than most public SaaS cos. And agreed I mainly wanted to stoke the fire but lots of reasons it could work. This fund has time lower risk profile lower return profile smaller fund life helps IRR more capital in buyout style investments. These funds can work. They're just not really VC funds imo it's effectively a PE fund"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1903145810814177350)  2025-03-21T18:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"It's Pitchbook data so no public link for all the investments but sharing their performance data below which is 3rd quartile and 13% IRR (pretty sure this is gross and not net). Not sure who it's benchmarking against fwiw. I think the challenge for Insight here was that they didn't get enough ownership and the A round was such a high valuation. Their behavior makes sense but I'm not convinced it's as aligned with founders or LPs as it could be. I wonder how many multistage investors would tell a founder they're trying to win that the investment is a "call option""  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1906033992820003135)  2025-03-29T17:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"TIL YC has had [--] companies go public. If you had asked me which I don't think I would have gotten half"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1942428754292400510)  2025-07-08T03:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@aamir_hudda Pitchbook has Carvana as going through the accelerator but Asana appears to be a Series C. Not all YC first checks are their accelerator deal -- good catch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1942442818326139367)  2025-07-08T04:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@2112Power @foundersfund @Lux_Capital @MorganStanley @altimeter @1789Capital @a16z @constructcap @137ventures Beast"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1945898359899980074)  2025-07-17T17:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"We were an early investor in @celinehalioua's first round at @loyalfordogs when it was just her an idea and a "poorly designed slide deck" (her words). Six years later: $250M+ raised FDA efficacy and safety milestones cleared and the largest clinical trial in animal health history. I sat down with Celine to talk about the whole journey how she raised a quarter billion dollars pre-revenue why dogs are the fastest path to a human longevity drug and what the future of Loyal looks like as the drugs get closer to hitting the market. Congrats to Celine and the Loyal team on the $100M Series C"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021665932557660190)  2026-02-11T19:21Z [----] followers, 10.5K engagements


"Huge fan of @TonioDeSo who I got to meet via @beondeck What he and the team @GovForce are building is a huge need for this country and Im honored to get to be along for the ride as a supporter and advisor .@GovForce is out of stealth today. We're making great compliance SaaS for government contractors. My cofounders and I have a heart for the govcon community - they're our friends neighbors fellow veterans. https://t.co/1a7iivTYVv .@GovForce is out of stealth today. We're making great compliance SaaS for government contractors. My cofounders and I have a heart for the govcon community -"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sam_kirschner/status/1628153920358080512)  2023-02-21T22:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Full episode YouTube: Podcast: https://www.villageglobal.com/podcast https://youtu.be/nwwP8QlNP8k https://www.villageglobal.com/podcast https://youtu.be/nwwP8QlNP8k"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021665934386278451)  2026-02-11T19:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"We were an early investor in @celinehalioua's first round at @loyalfordogs when it was just her an idea and a "poorly designed slide deck" (her words). Six years later: $250M+ raised FDA efficacy and safety milestones cleared and the largest clinical trial in animal health history. I sat down with Celine to talk about the whole journey how she raised a quarter billion dollars pre-revenue why dogs are the fastest path to a human longevity drug and what the future of Loyal looks like as the drugs get closer to hitting the market. Congrats to Celine and the Loyal team on the $100M Series C"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021665932557660190)  2026-02-11T19:21Z [----] followers, 10.5K engagements


"Full episode YouTube: Podcast: https://www.villageglobal.com/podcast https://youtu.be/nwwP8QlNP8k https://www.villageglobal.com/podcast https://youtu.be/nwwP8QlNP8k"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021665934386278451)  2026-02-11T19:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Loyal has raised a $100M Series C from age1 Baillie Gifford existing investors & more this brings Loyal's total funding to over a quarter of a billion dollars we are building the longevity pharma starting with dog longevity. thanks @FastCompany for the exclusive -"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021601063753662705)  2026-02-11T15:03Z 33.4K followers, 48K engagements


"Holiday party for @HadrianInc last night. First one was at a small restaurant in LA second at factory [--] this one on battleship IOWA. Amazing to see this company grow cant wait for next year on an aircraft carrier @2112Power"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2002471300636553492)  2025-12-20T20:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Americas defense industrial base is entering a new era of speed scale and resilience. Were partnering with @LockheedMartin to bring Hadrians Factory-as-a-Service model into major defense production: expanding capacity cutting lead times and strengthening the supply chain. https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2025-12-08-lockheed-martin-and-hadrian-collaborate-to-advance-manufacturing-capabilities https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2025-12-08-lockheed-martin-and-hadrian-collaborate-to-advance-manufacturing-capabilities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1998078815373771141)  2025-12-08T17:14Z [----] followers, 30.6K engagements


"Really fucking hope our future AI overlord doesnt mistake me for this dude https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/12/sam-kirchner-missing-stop-ai/685144/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/12/sam-kirchner-missing-stop-ai/685144/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1997360468944703936)  2025-12-06T17:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"RT @pgillian____: what a list i'm always looking to partner with technical folks who have a strong point of view on tools that need to e"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1991664857188561202)  2025-11-21T00:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"what a list i'm always looking to partner with technical folks who have a strong point of view on tools that need to exist care about product/devex and think big. and one thing i love about @villageglobal is that we can back people in the earliest stages. so if you're technical and there's a problem that you just cant stop thinking about. reach out and tell me all about it. Results are in: @varadh - angel investor @cyantist - Long Journey @vsodera - Supercharge @DStrachman - [----] @alanaagoyal - basecase @edsim @etdurbin - Boldstart @darian314 @brackin @thezbg - Gradient @jsngr - lil fund"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1991615908075491364)  2025-11-20T21:13Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Results are in: @varadh - angel investor @cyantist - Long Journey @vsodera - Supercharge @DStrachman - [----] @alanaagoyal - basecase @edsim @etdurbin - Boldstart @darian314 @brackin @thezbg - Gradient @jsngr - lil fund @MaxClaussen - SystemOne VC @jackmmcclelland - Aforevc @yoheinakajima - Untapped VC @BigMekaStyle - First Round @AmberIllig - The Council Cap @mashadrokova - DayOne VC @lessin @yrechtman - Slow @taylor_w_c - Abstraction Capital @jefielding - Everywhere VC @TurnerNovak - Banana Capital @calfonsorico - Cocoa VC @erica_wenger - Park Rangers Cap @andreasklinger - Prototype Cap"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1991551250580566412)  2025-11-20T16:56Z 88.1K followers, 343.5K engagements


""Bristlecone Pine Capital" doesn't have quite the same ring to it but details The latest on Outlier's Path - Our Sequoia -- This is Our Sequoia. It has always been Our Sequoia. It was never Dons Sequoia nor Michaels Dougs Jims or Roelofs. From the very beginningwhen Don chose to build a partnership and name it after the longest-living tree on The latest on Outlier's Path - Our Sequoia -- This is Our Sequoia. It has always been Our Sequoia. It was never Dons Sequoia nor Michaels Dougs Jims or Roelofs. From the very beginningwhen Don chose to build a partnership and name it after the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1989488529081340221)  2025-11-15T00:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The latest on Outlier's Path - Our Sequoia -- This is Our Sequoia. It has always been Our Sequoia. It was never Dons Sequoia nor Michaels Dougs Jims or Roelofs. From the very beginningwhen Don chose to build a partnership and name it after the longest-living tree on EarthSequoia was meant to endure not through individuals but through usthe collective strength integrity and vision of the partnership. And just as it was not theirs alone it will not be Pat and Alfreds Sequoia. It will always be Our Sequoia. We are responsible for something enduringprivileged to stand on the foundation built by"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1989398762339668187)  2025-11-14T18:23Z 65.7K followers, 282.6K engagements


"The ZIRP hangover is still being felt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1984031111551578368)  2025-10-30T22:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Some exciting news Im thrilled to announce that Im now an Investment Partner at @villageglobal where Ill continue to lead pre-seed/seed rounds across categories and geographies. These last two years at Village have been a dream come true and I cant wait to take on a larger role at our firm. Thank you to @adwane @bencasnocha @amritcat and @reidhoffman for continuing to take a chance on me and all of my colleagues at Village for their support and mentorship. In my time at Village Global we have backed several incredible new companies such as @P_1_AI @maisaAI_ @interaction @MagicPathAI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1981072893569016287)  2025-10-22T18:59Z [---] followers, 35.3K engagements


"Were thrilled to share that @maxkilberg has been promoted to Investment Partner @villageglobal . Max is relentless about backing exceptional founders at pre-seed & seed often collaborating closely with our network of angels & emerging managers. He brings remarkable curiosity judgment energy and commitment to founders. Please join in congratulating Max"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1981068116449968453)  2025-10-22T18:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"🌟Join an epic startup. @VillageGlobal portfolio companies invest to hire remarkable talent from the US & around the world. Express interest to reach portfolio hiring managers #h1bvisa https://villageglobal.typeform.com/to/vru1p3kD https://villageglobal.typeform.com/to/vru1p3kD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1969527056456433765)  2025-09-20T22:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"🚀 Now the best AI Roleplays product in the market has the best landing page too. Our team at Exec launched our role-play product nearly a year ago. In that time we've worked shoulder-to-shoulder with our customers to build the market's effective training product. We launched: ✅ Fully agentic scenario creation to create deeply customized scenarios ✅ The most robust scorecard system for defining what good looks like ✅ Incredibly useful post-session coaching to improve performance ✅ The ability to present decks and live screenshare for demo cert ✅ Gamification nudges and notifications to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1968713148355186979)  2025-09-18T16:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Proud to be day [--] backers of @marvinvonhagen & @felixms as @interaction announces their $15M seed round led by @generalcatalyst And they're just getting started h/t @lkshaas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1965106817341800763)  2025-09-08T17:35Z [---] followers, 11.6K engagements


"Team building is one of the most important skill for founders. To win big you absolutely need to get hiring right. Last week @villageglobal hosted Magna Sundstrom and Debbie Wissel for a Masterclass on building GTM teams in early stage startups. Magna and Debbie have worked with high performing companies for [--] years and they said the number [--] mistake founders make when building their early GTM teams is going too senior too soon. What early stage companies need is someone scrappy enough to chase deals pick up the phone and figure it out in real-time without a large org chart. What this means"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1963732588297949602)  2025-09-04T22:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"When I think about a founder who breaks the mold of what Silicon Valley says to look for I think of @viswacolluru . When @adwane first brought him in at Village Global when he had just left Recursion to start what would become @lifeschemistry. He was a scientist by training working solo and far from the leader he is today. But he had a bold visionto unlock nature for use in medicineand outstanding references that made it clear he had the potential to build something extraordinary. Today that potential is realized: congrats to Viswa and the Envedians on their $150M round and joining the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1963650377343275346)  2025-09-04T17:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@viswacolluru @adwane @lifeschemistry Article here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-04/biotech-s-latest-unicorn-uses-ai-to-mine-nature-s-medicine-chest https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-04/biotech-s-latest-unicorn-uses-ai-to-mine-nature-s-medicine-chest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1963650450508714330)  2025-09-04T17:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"📢 Day [--] founders - applications for @villageglobal's Velocity are now open 📢 Our bespoke program supports bold builders with capital credits community and connections. We've backed some stellar founders via Velocity and are excited to continue advantaging founders with our network. If youre building something ambitious apply here: http://www.villageglobal.vc/velocity http://www.villageglobal.vc/velocity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1962930654577819864)  2025-09-02T17:28Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"YC has invested in 5k startups and the majority of those have been since [----] - 3k. Staggering volume"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1949529802731614400)  2025-07-27T17:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"TIL YC has had [--] companies go public. If you had asked me which I don't think I would have gotten half"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1942428754292400510)  2025-07-08T03:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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