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A weekly digest of the latest theses and insights from 800+ VCs
I'm a Partner at Equal Ventures. We take a thesis-driven approach to investing in founders transforming legacy industries. On the side I run SandHill.io, a VC thesis aggregator.
Prior to Equal, I co-founded a VC-backed startup, worked at a few startups & VC firms, and studied CS @ UIUC.
twitter: @alikafridi | linkedin: @alikafridi
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AI tools to turbo-charge hiring
We're hiring up aggressively at Equal and across many of our portfolio companies in 2026. As much as I love
Market shifts in the investor zeitgeist
Insights from 150+ podcasts w/ top investors, insiders, and executives Podcasts can be an incredible medium for uncovering insight about
Winning in Vertical AI: The 2 Pathways for Success
Originally published on the Equal Ventures newsletter As we highlighted in our recent Insurance x AI and Logistics x AI
2025 Construction Tech Request for Startups
Where insiders would like to see more startups and innovation This post is a collaboration with Last Week in ConTech,
Logistics x AI | The First Wave of Gen AI
The AI innovators transforming the U.S. logistics sector Co-authored with Chelsea Zhang & Christo Ritter. Initially posted on the Equal
Insurance x AI | The First Wave of Gen AI in P&C
Co-Authored with Christo Ritter & Adam Chadroff. Initially appeared on the Equal Ventures Blog. The $800 Billion U.S. property &
Share Donors in Retail & eCommerce
Over the last few weeks, I shared a series of posts signaling opportunities and industry shifts across the retail &
The Major Forces Transforming Commerce
A couple of weeks back, we highlighted the major problems and opportunities in the retail & eCommerce industry that investors