Interview With Founding General Partner Tom Chavez About Building Startups
Tom sharess the Habu $200M exit as a proof point, Fund II ($90M), San Francisco downtown HQ, and new General Partners in 2025 including Omar Tawakol & Peter Day.
The focus now: AI-native architecture (not bolt-ons), increased velocity, founder wellness, and solving real pains from insertion product → platform.
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