“They’re not customers until they pay, otherwise they’re just cheerleaders.” What do these three things have in common? They’re things that happened to our panelists from today’s virtual event: Ryan Denehy (3X founder, 2X exited to public companies) of Electric and Farooq Abbasi (Founder & GP at Preface Ventures, investor in DX which just sold … Read more
By Venture5 Team | September 24, 2025 Most AI companies are struggling with a brutal stat: 95% of enterprise AI projects are failing. But Distyl AI just closed a new $175 million Series B (including participation from Lightspeed, Khosla, DST, and others) with a very different story—100% production success with Fortune 500 clients, 5x growth … Read more
There’s something that separates founders who close their rounds from those who struggle for months. And it’s the same thing that separates emerging managers who successfully launch their first fund from those who never get off the ground. And it’s even what separates people who land VC jobs from those who get lost in the … Read more
