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▶ 17:02 · $A-STAR-CAPITAL · Episode 31: Kevin Hartz - General Partner at A* Capital

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$A-STAR-CAPITALbullish· medium· poskevin hartz

A* Capital adopts talent-first, category-agnostic philosophy blending Sequoia and Founders Fund lessons

Hartz describes A* Capital's approach as an amalgamation of Sequoia and Founders Fund methodologies, prioritizing extraordinary founders over sector theses and giving them solitud…

$GENERAL-BIOLOGICALbullish· high· poskevin hartz

A* Capital backs contrarian industrial biotech bet on extraordinary founder

Kevin Hartz invested in General Biological because founder Obby's extraordinary resourcefulness and the 'why now' dynamics make this industrial biotech opportunity compelling desp…

$MOCK-INDUSTRIESbullish· high· poskevin hartz

Solo founder Ethan Thornton building defense tech company earns 'back him a hundred times over' conviction

Hartz cites Mock Industries founder Ethan Thornton — who dropped out of MIT at 19 to build a defense tech business alone — as the archetype of a relentless founder he would back r…

$PERPLEXITYneutral· lowkevin hartz

Perplexity's Aravind Srinivas exemplifies relentless founder archetype with Chrome acquisition bid

Hartz highlights Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas's reported $34.5B bid for Chrome as a prime example of the relentless founder trait he values, though he discloses no personal inv…

$FUSEbullish· high· poskevin hartz

A* Capital makes small fusion energy bet as critical humanity-scale investment

Hartz views fusion as almost critical for humanity's future and has allocated capital to Fuse, betting that inexpensive, plentiful fusion energy will be a defining breakthrough of…

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