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April 21, 2026
Quantum is early. It's also closer than most people think.
A day in Santa Fe made one thing clear: the "quantum moment" is still years away, but the application layer, the software stack, and the quantum-AI intersection are already shipping. Soul Dayan on where True is spending time across the quantum stack — and why early is the right time to build.
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April 14, 2026
True North Newsletter: Your agent stack is an attack surface
Our team gets a front row seat to the tech ecosystem's most influential founders — and the insights they're gaining along the way as they build new stacks, agentic workflows, and the companies of tomorrow. Here's our latest edition of True North, our newsletter for early-stage startup founders, builders, and our community of teams and supporters.
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April 8, 2026
Modern Animal’s ‘What’s Next’ With Chewy
True backed Modern Animal in 2020 when reimagining vet care was a bet, not a blueprint. Now Chewy has entered an agreement to acquire the 29-clinic care model — and the real story is what comes next.
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April 6, 2026
The Human Connection: Why Our Founder Community Matters More Than Ever
"The answer is in the room." 450+ founders building right now. Twenty years of showing up for each other. Head of Platform Madeline Minshew on why the human stuff is what actually matters most when supporting Founders and their teams, especially right now.
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March 30, 2026
What We've Learned Since 2012 From Opportunities at the Intersection of AI and Biology
These True-backed scientist-Founders were building at the edge of biology and computation before anyone called it a category. Here's what 13 years of that conviction brought our way.
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March 25, 2026
Loops and Swarms
Most AI use is still session-based — prompt, response, done. The real unlock is systems that keep working while you sleep, compounding judgment and memory across every cycle.
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March 23, 2026
Polsia: The One-Person Company Is No Longer a Metaphor
For decades, the solo founder existed mostly as mythology. Ben of Polsia changed that — building an autonomous AI system that plans, codes, markets, and operates companies around the clock, crossing $3M ARR as a one-person company. This is the kind of founding moment True was built for.
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March 17, 2026
Why We Backed Tenkara to Build Back-Office Infrastructure for Manufacturing
Mid-market manufacturers have never had the tooling to match their ambition. Tenkara changes that — aggregating supplier data, deploying AI agents, and turning days-long quoting into minutes.
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February 24, 2026
The Social Marketing Playbook Has Changed — Why We Backed Nectar Social
Misbah Uraizee and Farah Uraizee founded Nectar Social in 2023 to rewrite the playbook for social marketing, and True Ventures invested.
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January 30, 2026
The Golden Age of Middleware is Here
With AI, the middleware layer is being disrupted again. Agents, multiplexing across models, and context are driving this in the enterprise.
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December 4, 2025
Congratulations, Veza!
What is the ultimate measure of success in venture capital?It’s not the posts or tweets 🙂 It’s not the lists.It’s not even the dollars.It is, in fact, much more invisible.
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November 5, 2025
Celebrating Sandbar’s Stream Launch
Some physical products can feel like they become part of us, like a watch that you wear every day or a favorite pair of earrings. I believe that Sandbar’s Stream Ring has the potential to be one of them.
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Archive
2025
Consensus Never Built the FutureBasecamp Research: Accelerating AI Driven Insights with NVIDIA to Build the World’s Largest and Most Diverse Biological Sequence DatasetThe Vintage of a Lifetime: Recapping the Inaugural Connected Stack of Enterprise AIThe Tragedy of the Common: How AI Will Restore Value to Startup EquityAI Transformation for Consumer Brands: A Case Study With Madison ReedOur Letter on the AI Action Plan in the U.S.Shaping New AI Policy in the U.S.Welcoming New True Partners Kevin Rose and Mike MontanoHiring Your First Marketing Leader: Easy button, or no?Next-Gen AI Design: What We Can Learn From Today’s AI Design Leaders
2024
AI Anticipation & Mental LoadSupport These Orgs Driving Social and Environmental Change This Giving Tuesday2024 True Holiday Gift GuideAI, Thinking Beyond Incremental ImprovementsSuppCo's New Take on Health Supplement ManagementEvolving the Writing Workflow With AI-Powered LexTrue Talk Entrepreneurship Event Series Heads to Atlanta and DetroitNow Accepting Applications for the 2025 True Ventures FellowshipEmpowering Youth to Become Leaders of Social Change With Vocal JusticeCap Table and 409A Management Basics for FoundersHiring and Building Out Your Startup Leadership TeamThe Power of the Startup Origin StoryTrue Leadership Summit in San Francisco: Supporting Your Whole TeamDistraction-Free Creativity With AI Writing Workspace StrutReal Estate Negotiation for Startup Office SpaceTrue Talk Los Angeles: Unfiltered Insights on the Ups and Downs of the Founder JourneyNext-Gen Technology Trends: Habits, Money, and (Of Course) AIFreewriting and Form Breaks: Dave Balter’s Take on Founder Communications
2023
2023 at True: Our Year in Review2023 True Holiday Gift GuideBest practices for pitching contributed articles to the mediaThe Bay Area Org Reclaiming Storefronts in the Name of CommunityTrue Ventures Fellowship Now Accepting ApplicationsNurture, don't network: getting the most out of industry eventsTrue Leadership Summit in London: Our Platform Expands PresencePutting Our Values to Work: Meet the 2023 True Ventures FellowsOur Master List of Interview Questions for Sales Development RepsThe Startup Boilerplate: An Opportunity for AlignmentWordPress Turns 20True Climate Action GuideThe Power of Intellectual PartnershipsReuniting the True Ventures Fellowship Community & What's NextThe Crypto Clarity CrisisTrue People & Product Leadership SummitsThe Product Is the PlatformBlack Outside’s Alex Bailey on Connecting Black Youth to Nature
2022
2022 at True: Year in ReviewHandshake’s Journey to the White House and BeyondTrue Holiday Gift Guide 2022When to Hire a VP of Sales for Your SaaS BusinessInterested in our fellowship? Apply now to our summer 2023 programAmeelio’s entrepreneurial approach to criminal justice reformPitching an investor for the first time? Here's how to capture attention, plus a few misconceptionsHow to Conduct Effective Stay Interviews for Talent RetentionSecond-Time True Portfolio Founder Tarun Thakur Launches Data Security Platform VezaCatalyzing Social Impact Through Trueventures.orgHenrietta Moon on Carbo Culture's Quest to Trap Atmospheric CO2Executive Coaching: Is it worth all the hype?Meet True’s 2022 Spoke Program CohortWomen Founders, We Want to Meet YouPreparing for Series A Fundraising: A Guide for Startup Founders
2021
2021 at True: Our Year in ReviewCast’s Rachel Skelly on Reimagining the Fine Jewelry IndustryDitto’s Data Syncing Solution for the Deskless Workforce2021 True Holiday Gift Guide2022 True Ventures Fellowship Application Period OpenTrue Ventures Welcomes Crypto Industry Veteran and Public Policy Expert Gus Coldebella to the TeamDrive Revenue Early With These 5 HiresCelebrating LGBTQ+ Team Members Across the True PortfolioFiona O’Donnell McCarthy Joins True’s Investment TeamCongratulating the TripleLift TeamCreating Online Communities (Without Forcing It) to Combat Our LonelinessAriel Winton Joins True’s Investment TeamDave Balter Joins True’s Investment TeamTrue Welcomes Bryan Mason as Vice President and Head of NetworkIntroducing Spoke: The True Ventures Scout ProgramWhat Founders Have Learned a Year Into Remote Work
2020
2020 at True: Our Year in ReviewApps and Ideas for Renewing Mind and BodyTrue Holiday Gift GuideVC Responsibilities and Our Interest in Climate TechnologiesPowering Founders With Two New Funds and Additional Platform ResourcesOpportunities at the Intersection of Biology, Software, and AutomationMeet the 2020 TEC FellowsBest Practices for Distributed Teams: Automattic Shares AllAisera’s Muddu Sudhakar Founds Third True Company: Reimagines CS and OperationsUpsie Upgrades: Minnesota Startup to Be Welcomed by St. Paul MayorCongratulating the Over TeamThe Why Behind Wellness Apps: An Interview With Kevin Rose
2019
2019: Our Year in Review [infographic]Fixposition Enables Ultra-Precise Navigation for RobotsImportant Attributes of Modern Consumer BrandsHow to Tell Your Story: A Simple Framework for StartupsAurora Insight: Mapping and Measuring the World’s Wireless SpectrumTrue Welcomes Vice President of Culture Madeline Kolbe SaltzmanWhat’s Working: Submittable’s In-Office DaycareFounder-Focused Investing in Human Health and BiologyCongratulating the Hedvig TeamDoes Direct Mail Still Work? True’s Sales Advisor Weighs InOrreco Named Official Bio-Analytics Provider for National Basketball Players AssociationMesmer's RPA for Development Automates Customer Experience TestingMeet the 2019 True Entrepreneur Corps FellowsTrue Alignment: Introducing Our New Brand IdentityBetter Place Forests Offers Sustainable Alternative to CemeteriesBoston’s Hi Marley Brings Conversational Intelligence to the Insurance IndustryMinnesota’s Upsie Builds Transparent Product Warranty PlatformGuided Journaling for Wellbeing: NYC’s Jour Leads the WayMarketplaces That Empower: Pepperlane Helps Moms Launch BusinessesSwoot Creates Social Space for Podcast ListeningWhy We Believe in Toronto’s Founders and Startup SceneVoiceflow Enables Anyone to Create Voice Apps Without CodeFauna Bio Leverages Nature’s Secrets for Better Human HealthSofar Unlocks the Power of Ocean Data for AllGive Robots the Repetitive, Tedious WorkEnsuring a Gender-Diverse Talent PipelineCareer Advancement Tips From Helpshift CEO Linda Crawford2018: Our Year in Review [infographic]
2018
InterVenn BioSciences Develops Diagnostics for Ovarian CancerBraintrust’s Freelance Marketplace Rewards Quality WorkEmotional Intelligence in Action [video]Introducing the True Spark FellowshipTrue Ventures Announces Fund VI and Select Fund IIIWhat’s Working: Suicide Detection and Prevention With VoiVital Labs Creates App for Cardiovascular CareMODE Helps Companies Collect Data From the Physical WorldToday’s Best Consumer Brands Act Like Software StartupsFasting App Zero Expands Offerings to Health Conscious CommunityMeet the 2018 Priya Haji FellowsAdvances in Agtech: Bear Flag Robotics’ Autonomous TractorsWhat’s Working: Peloton’s Retail Showroom StrategyCongratulating the Duo Security TeamLoanSnap Leverages AI to Deliver Smarter Home LoansTerramino Foods Creates New Sustainable Protein SourceWhat's Working: Scaling a Mission-Aligned Team at HandshakePulse Q&A Helps Tech Executives Make Better Decisions With Peer IntelThe Perfect StartupMeet the 2018 True Entrepreneur Corps FellowsTruStory Verifies Truth on the Web With Consensus GameLondon-Based Wires Glasses Launches Modular Eyewear CollectionThe Chiu Brothers Launch Catalyst, an Intuitive Customer Success PlatformWhat’s Working: Madison Reed’s Unconventional Approach to BeautyCongratulating the Ring TeamChia Network to Build Eco-friendly CryptocurrencyManaging Crypto Is Hard: Flipside Crypto Eases the PainFragments: A New, Low-Volatility CryptocurrencyTrue Ventures Awarded Venture Firm of the Year by the NVCACongratulating the Evident.io TeamWefarm Connects Small-Scale Farmers to Vital Crowdsourced Intel3 Women Founders Share Career Obstacles They OvercamePiavita Is Evolving Veterinary CareOutboundWorks Offers Top-of-Funnel Sales Development as a ServiceAmy Errett Joins True Ventures' Investment TeamCongratulating the Datos IO TeamFinnish Startup ICEYE Launches World’s First SAR MicrosatellitePrinting the Future with Seurat TechnologiesSocial Smarts for Robots
2017
2017: Our Year in Review [infographic]MyVR Is Picking Up Where the Vacation Rental Industry Left OffFractyl Is on a Mission to Cure Type 2 DiabetesA Company Culture Primer for Early Stage Startups [True U Videos]How Hodinkee Reimagined the Watch IndustryTactical Advice for Better Board MeetingsSolo.io and the Future of the CloudAllume Uses Data to Match Women With Personal ShoppersSupercharge Your B2B Sales Strategy [True U Videos]Congratulating the Blue Bottle Coffee TeamPrellis Biologics Is on a Mission to Print Human OrgansA Grassroots Women’s Group Blooms at Portland-Based Urban AirshipBrad Olson Shares How Peloton Cultivates Emotional LoyaltyWhy Emotional Intelligence Matters in Venture CapitalFounder Perspectives: Changing Your Company NameIndustry 4.0: Petasense Makes Industrial Machines SmarterThe Myth of the Silicon Valley LocaleProud of the Peloton TodayA Solution for Scaling Networks: IntentionetA Guide for Giving Better FeedbackTrue Insights: RevelationsWhat's Working: Demand Gen at DuoA New Investment in Digital HealthThe Tech Behind TeamsMy Advice for Women Founders Seeking FundingCommunity Spotlight: The Priya Haji FellowshipWill we work remotely via VR?True Insights: VoicePreserving Memories With MylestoneWelcoming Sports Science Pioneer Orreco to TrueWe Stand TogetherTrue Insights: Onward and Up2015 TEC Fellows: Then and Now
2016
True Insights: Opt for Optimism2016: Our Year in Review [infographic]2013 TEC Fellows: Then and NowX Marks the Spot: Solvvy’s Machine Learning Is Changing Customer SupportMaking Database Access Easier2011 TEC Fellows: Then and Now2009 TEC Fellows: Then and NowWhy I Became a Venture PartnerA Next Step for RobotsThe New Wave in Data EncryptionAtipica Is Advancing the Science of HiringHarnessing the Power of BiologyWelcome, BravaPeloton Arrives in Palo AltoWelcoming LiveStories to TrueNewly Funded Callstats.io Pioneers WebRTC AnalyticsTrue Ventures Turns 10 and Announces Fund VThoughts on Pokemon GoDiversity and Unconscious Bias in TechWelcoming NexarTrue University Day Two RecapTrue University Day One RecapClass is in session: True U 2016Welcoming Our 2016 TEC FellowsTrue Impact 2016: Compass Family ServicesTrue HealthcareWelcoming LucidHiring Finance Help – How do I Find Great Candidates?Welcoming ChameleonThank you, BillWelcoming ProjectorWelcoming CanvasWelcoming ForgeJust Do ItThe $27.9 million Crowdfunding Campaign: Q&A with GlowforgeI Need Finance Help – What Role Should I Hire?Congratulating ConnectifierLet's Fix Startup Board MeetingsWelcoming HandshakeLeadership and Management WisdomTrue Entrepreneur Corps: 2015 [video]2015: Our Year in Review [infographic]
2015
Welcoming Gradle Inc.Congratulations Showyou!Welcoming Deep Genomics10 Signs You May Need Finance HelpWelcoming IceyeMeet Howdy, Our Digital Co-WorkerWelcoming Pioneer Square LabsWelcoming CloverpopWelcoming Hatch BabyLife at 200 Employees: Ten Insights from Namely CEO Matt StrazAccount Based Sales Development: A New Methodology in Lead Execution, Target Outbound, and Pipeline GenerationWelcoming LumityWelcoming Datos IOWelcoming EverywearWelcoming SlamDataWelcoming UXPinCaspida Acquired by SplunkABR – Always Be Raising!Welcoming SanoCongratulating Connectifier on Their Series A RaiseTrue University Day Two RecapTrue University Day One RecapTrue University 2015 Commences!Announcing the 2015 True Impact PrizeCongratulating North and Welcoming Hodinkee!Welcoming GlowforgeAnnouncing the Priya Haji FellowshipJon Callaghan Appointed Chairman of NVCATrue joins the PelotonWelcoming tray.ioWelcoming Operable.ioWelcoming HedvigWelcoming GyroscopeWelcoming Twin PrimeWorking With Atoms: Thoughts on Building Next-Generation Connected Device StartupsWelcoming NoRedInkCongratulating Always PreppedWelcoming Jeff VeenThe Brands They Are A-Changin'Congratulating ScreenheroTrue North
2014
2014: Our Year in Review [infographic]Welcoming HashiCorpWelcoming RingFounder Camp 2014Welcoming VeniamCongratulating SmartererThe Workplace of the Future: Skills, Recruiting and AssessmentCongratulating BrightRollTEC 2015: Apply now!Fundraising 101True Infrastructure Summit 2014 Wrap UpCongratulating ApceraVirtual Reality: A Place for Us AllWhy We’re Excited About iOS 8 and How to Get the Most Out of ItHow Founders HireWelcoming Health GorillaWelcoming ATHOSStone Soup and Senior HiresCongratulating Sifteo and 3DR!Remembering PriyaCongratulating TechCrunch’s “40 Over 40”Congratulating TastemakerXWelcoming Shruti!6.5 Advisors for Each Employee: The Perfect RatioCongratulating SocrativeTrue Ventures and Open Source [Infographic]True University 2014 YearbookTrue ImpactIntroducing TrueTubeTrue University and the Power of CommunityCongratulating MobileSpanCongratulating about.meWelcoming the True Entrepreneur Corps Class of 2014Teachers Pay Teachers… and Everyone WinsMoments, Memories and Narrative—the Power of the ClipWelcoming First OpinionHacking WeatherTrue AtomsThe Magic of the Off-siteOm and Keila: How WhatsApp is DifferentOm Joins True Full-Time!Welcoming npmCongratulating Blue Bottle CoffeeWelcoming Storehouse
2013
2013: Our Year in Review [infographic]True Ventures and The Hardware Revolution [infographic]Welcoming SoundhawkWelcoming Technical MachineWelcoming Evident.ioTrue Entrepreneur Corps 2014: Apply Now!Founder Camp 2013Flat Design = Skinny Jeans: An Interview with Jeff Veen and Tony ConradApplauze and the New App-CommerceWelcoming SpliceTrue Infrastructure SummitB2B Inside Sales Do’s and Don’tsCapturing the Moment with NarrativeBreaking AwayCall Me OpenROVEnterprise Startups: Why Business Model Innovation is as Important as Product InnovationCongratulating the "Rising Stars"Stinson Beach 2013Congratulating LexityThe Hardware Revolution is Upon Us and Why it Matters#TRU02 Arrives!And Then There Were 17True University 2013 YearbookCongratulating MakerBotWelcoming Amy Errett to the True TeamWelcoming NamelyCongratulating Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Brilliant 100”Welcoming Apply FinancialWelcoming RunscopeMessageMe Announces Funding, Growth StatsWelcoming Orchestrate.ioFundraising Tips: The Power of Context and StoryWelcoming GliderWelcoming Amy Errett and Madison ColorHigh Fidelity’s New Virtual WorldWelcoming NeonA new chapter for GoodreadsThe Medium is the MessageWelcoming TripleLiftCongratulating gdgtWelcome back about.me!Why we (still) don't invest in convertible debtCongratulating Snip.itCongratulating Puppet LabsWelcoming MobileSpan to TrueCES 2013: Software’s Coming-Out PartyWelcoming Streetline
2012
True Ventures 2012: Our Year in Review [infographic]Venture Capital 2012: A Year in ReviewCongratulating this year's "best of"The Enterprise Isn’t Sexy Again; It’s Been Sexy for AwhileUrban Airship, Tello and the Power of CommunityCongratulating OnTheAirTrue is a Quarterly Contributor!Disrupting Health Care with Ginger.ioWeekly Founder WisdomApplications Are Now Open for TEC 2013Creating the Data-Driven ClassroomWelcoming 3D RoboticsWhy We Invested in HelpshiftWeekly Founder WisdomConnecting people never goes out of styleWeekly Founder WisdomWelcoming Blue Bottle CoffeeWelcoming Rohit Sharma to the True TeamSmile! Photo sharing made easy (again)Weekly Founder Wisdomit's still about the foundersWeekly Founder WisdomWeekly Founder WisdomDJZ and the EDM RevolutionWeekly Founder WisdomThe Importance of MissionGetting Mail is Fun Again…Welcoming Quarterly Co.Academia.edu launches real-time analytics dashboardWelcoming SocialPandasWelcoming 9gagEmpowering Creativity With littleBitsBetable Launches, and the game is onUse your own filterHello, BrewsterA Day in the LifeCoffee and SOLAR PowerCollecting the Best of the Web with Snip.itWelcoming the 2012 TEC FellowsRevolutionizing the Comic Industry with MadefireEngaging and Inspiring Our Community at True UniversityGameifying Culture with TastemakerXtenXer: Marrying Big Data and the WorkplaceTrue Ventures III, LP Closes at $205 millionSmarterer Hits 10 Million QuestionsWhite House open access petition reaches 25,000Making Connections with DinamundoThe Simple Brilliance of Flint MobileCongratulating Syncplicity!Welcoming Lars Nilsson to the True TeamInstant Insight: Why We Invested in TerraEchosWelcoming Apcera and Derek Collison to True!Congratulating DittoCongratulating CetasThe Future of Science (Re-post from TechCrunch)Showyou and the disruption of TVWhy We Invested in NeighborlandFarewell and Hello to the Typekit spaceStartups Win at SXSWEncouraging Senate Bill S. 1933 and what it means for startupsWhy We're Excited About Stitch LabsFiltrbox Founder Ari Newman Joins Board of RescueTimeOvelin Strikes a True ChordNSF Innovation Corps: Feeding the Spark of Innovation in the U.S.
2011
2011 in Review [infographic]Congratulating Three Rings (aka OOO) !Tech City UK VisitWelcoming Trippy AboardWelcoming Kicksend to the True FamilyWant to Spend the Summer at a Startup? We Are Now Recruiting for TEC 2012.Try a Startup after CollegeHappy Bleeding Cowboys, Typekit Acquired by AdobeAssistly Sells to Salesforce.com!Congrats to RemixationCongrats to WeGame on Acquisition by TAGGEDWelcome SaveUp to the True FamilyCode YellowTrue Ventures – There is An App For That!Final days at Pier 38TEC 2011: Inspiring Young EntrepreneursConcurrent Raises Seed RoundSocializing Your Servers: Nodeable Raises Series ATrueU: Gettin’ SchooledIntroducing Piston Cloud ComputingWeek 4: You LearnCongratulations to BackType!Meet Deadlines or Die Trying: A Parallel Between Deadlines and Lean Startup PrinciplesInnovations in Advertising#ambitionVMWare Friends SocialCast! Congrats, Tim Young!Making LemonadeWe Got MilkImpromptu Breakout Session on HardwareScaling Lessons Learned from About.meWhy I Joined the Board of the NVCAWelcome Kenny Van Zant and James Joaquin to True!Super Neural - True Founder Camp IV - Spring 2011We Are All at Founder Camp!Introducing MessageBusOm Malik on Industry Trends & Favorite AppsWhy True Invested in YobongoUsing Personal Metrics for Greater ProductivityWhat is Founder Wisdom?Launching DittoThe Future of Mobile NotificationsOld Media vs. New Media: What's on the HorizonEmail is (still) the killer appWelcoming Orabrush to the True FamilyBest practices for online community growth5 Tips for Young EntrepreneursInnovation in Legal and Law Without WallsWe Are Now Accepting Applications for TEC 2011
2010
Aol acquires About Dot MeWhat makes a good syndicate, anyway?eBay acquires MiloThe Future of Customer Service is SocialUrban Airship Raises $5.4M Second Round365 days, $10 Million, 3 Rounds, 2 Companies, all with 5 Magic SlidesLittle Things To Stay TinySo You Want to Work for a Startup? Part TwoWelcoming FREEjit to the True FamilyBig Data Gets BiggerLean to Fat (LTF): Making the TransitionHiten Shah of KISSmetrics: A Case Study on PivotsVenture Capital Outside of Silicon ValleyTrue Founder Camp: Founders, Speakers, and Drinks afterwardsThe True Meaning of True Founder CampFounders Come FirstThinking Outside the Consumer Web BoxThe Holy Grail of Retail & the Next Wave of Monetization on the WebSo You Want to Work for a StartupPhysical Web: How Apps Can Move Atoms & Bend TimeThoughts on Y-Combinator Demo DayFrom the TEC Blog: Oh, the Places You'll Go!It's about Time.Federated Media Acquires TextDigger TechnologyRemoving the Change of Control Provision from our Seed DealsWelcoming Scio Security to the True FamilyCan Mobile Save Print Publishing?An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Self ManagementSeries B Lessons LearnedOn the Road with TechStars BoulderSteve Blank is Right About the Need for Lean VCsPutting a Bow on TEC 2.0Welcome Kiip to the True FamilyTop 11 Startup Lessons Learned TEC 2010TEC Week 8: I'm All InWant to Know? Ask True.Interface (Il)literacy: Learning How to Read & Write in the 21st CenturyTEC Week 7: Cooking up a Good StartupYou Eat What You MeasurePuppetLabs Raises $5M Series B Round from True Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Radar PartnersWeek 6 of TEC: Chapter 6: Geeking Out About DesignWeek 5 of TEC: Success = MAX (cash/ burn rate * time it takes to iterate)Next Week: Heading up to StinsonWeek 4 of TEC: Executable Poetry (From the True Ventures TEC Program Blog)Need to Find a Great Product Deal?Bored with Text-Only Push Messages?Easily Track Your Health in Real-TimeOut of AfricaSpectrum Bridge & Google Tackle the Smart GridUrban Airship Releases AirMail, a Media-Rich Mobile Messaging SolutionPlaydom acquires Hive7Chapter 2: Social Media-Obsessed Cat LadyTrue Ventures 2nd Annual TEC Summer Program for College Student Internships with Startups LaunchesTrue Ventures Featured on Mark Suster's This Week in VCWomen 2.0 Summer Labs Program Hosted at True Ventures' San Francisco Pier 38 OfficeCollecta Raises $4.7 Million Funding Round from True Ventures & Dace VenturesThe 1000 Markets Team Launches BixbeFitBit Featured in Forbes & launches new Support Group FeatureAnd an enormous THANK YOU from...Welcoming Trinity Ventures to LogglySifteo Closes $9M in FundingThe Importance of RonSimplicity, Clarity, Alignment: Welcome Series SeedAnnouncing TEC 2010Urban Airship Secures $1.1m in FundingWelcoming Scale Venture Partners to BrightRollJive Software Acquires FiltrBoxJoin Us For A Glass or Three To Celebrate True's Best VC Crunchies NominationLooking Back on 2009
2009
Its All About the Data . . .StockTwits Closes a $3M RoundVenture is Back, BabyHappy Thanksgiving from TrueNextSpectrum Bridge Creates First White Space Wireless Broadband NetworkThe Democratization of ArtFortune Favors the BoldSeth Sternberg: From Nothing to Something at MeeboTuneIn LaunchesWelcoming Andreessen HorowitzGadget Lovers Rejoice, GDGT Launches!Why we invested in Reductive LabsWelcome TypeKit! Thank you Jeff and BryanCongrats Max and Hive7, Socialsoft for donating to a great causeGigaOm Pro LaunchesCongrats Josh and First RoundStart@SparkWelcome BackTypeAnnouncing The True Entrepreneur CorpsListen to Reid Hoffman: Let Our Startups Bail Us OutBandcamp 1.0Thank you Bart SchachterEntrepreneurs Can Lead Us Out of the Crisis - WSJMore on Friedman, Connie's got the right take at PEHubStart Up Risk Takers - Friedman in Today's NYTWelcome LoopFuse to the True FamilyWill the Downturn Reinvent Venture Capital?Video: More about InnovationYour Ideas to Help Us Avert the Innovation Crisistrueventures is live on Twitter
2008
Happy Holidays from all of us at TrueWord's out on StanzIQOm Malik joins True as Venture PartnerOm Announces New CEOFiltrbox on Web Worker Daily and The App GapWuChess - Congrats Patrick and ChessparkNewTeeVee on VodPodAOL acquires SphereAutomattic Raises $29M Series B RoundWeGame Launches - Congrats Jared!Already Lucky in '08