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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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The Santa Monica Lab That Builds Companies Like an Assembly Line
Vc · Consumer · Ecommerce

The Santa Monica Lab That Builds Companies Like an Assembly Line

Most venture firms wait for founders to knock. Science builds the company first, then writes the check - and the method has turned razors, canned water and robo-advising into billion-dollar exits.

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CapitalX
Vc · Ai · Fintech

CapitalX

CapitalX is a San Francisco early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2020 by general partner Cindy Bi. It writes $100K-$500K seed checks into enterprise, SaaS, AI, fintech and developer-tools startups, with larger follow-on positions through SPVs, and runs an online-first, high-conviction model backed by an unusually operator-heavy base of limited partners. The firm points to a portfolio that includes Zapier, Rippling, Cruise, Turing, Flutterwave and Boom Supersonic, and a run of unicorn outcomes as its calling card.

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