I’m sitting in Siem Reap, after a phenomenal vegan Cambodian meal and a day of childlike excitement amidst the temples in Angkor. I can’t think of many better ways to end and begin a year than to be in an ancient megalopolis that was an...
Today marks independent India’s 69th year of existence after British rule. A still nascent nation — the world’s most diverse country and its largest democracy too! — marches toward increasing global leadership. I am immensely proud to be Indian, to be a descendant of a civilization with more than...
Think twice the next time you fool yourself into substituting a phone call for an in-person meeting. I am always surprised when entrepreneurs turn down the opportunity for game-changing face-to-face meetings, but it happens regularly. We held our investor summit a couple weeks ago — 35...
I'm wary of (although undoubtedly guilty of using) the term "disruptive" and the phrase "disruptive innovation." Building great technology-driven companies (both B2B and B2C) revolves around the creation of enabling, empowering experiences - not disruptive ones. In that vein, today we announced our investment in a...
Placester announced its Series C today - a $20M round led by NEA, which also led the Series B. This round brings the company's total capital to over $50M. Placester enables the professionals who power residential real estate - real estate agents and brokers -...
We’re happy to announce that we’ve led the Series A for Cogito. It was a highly competitive round – hardly surprising given its technology pedigree (out of Sandy Pentland’s lab at the MIT Media Lab) and the massive market opportunity it tackles. I view life...
August 15th is Romulus Founding Day. While we've grown 100X in the past 3 years, it's been much longer - 7 years - since we started from a small MIT dorm room. Founding Days are important; they symbolize the act of creating something intensely personal...
August 15th is Romulus Founding Day. While we’ve grown 100X in the past 3 years, it’s been much longer — 7 years — since we started from a small MIT dorm room. Founding Days are important; they symbolize the act of creating something intensely personal...