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Ed Sim

Boldstart Ventures
Venture Capital LinkedIn Twitter/X
#70
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3,896
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19,517 followers

Data last refreshed: February 16, 2026

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Recent Posts

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It's just February 7 and agents are eating software faster than any of us thought. $285B wiped out. Claude Code managing agents and humans ๐Ÿ˜ฒ Goldman automating the back office with Claude. 4% of...

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more relevant now than ever before...

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everyone debating whether AI agents "really work" while Goldman Sachs is quietly replacing accounting and compliance roles with Anthropic's models. for those of us using Claude Code/Cowork daily,...

Market Analysis & Trends Image AI Agents Large Language Models Automation RegTech Feb 06, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Use skills with caution โš ๏ธ - reminds me of the early days of open source but good news is Snyk can scan for safe deployable skills

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Still seeing too many startups that will simply be a skill in days, weeks or months. Make sure yours canโ€™t be reduced to one

Founder & Startup Advice Text Competitive Advantage Product Development Product-Market Fit Feb 05, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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from this week's What's Hot ๐Ÿ”ฅ in Enterprise IT/VC #483 The Week AI Agents Started Organizing...Or Did They? Whether real or not, the future will be here sooner than we think thank you OpenClaw an...

Market Analysis & Trends Image AI Agents Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Industry Trends Jan 31, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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"Physical Commonsense" is the next massive unlock in AI. Weโ€™ve spent years on digital intelligence, but the physical world is different. It requires "dark matter" - the subtle nudges and recoverie...

Thought Leadership & Future Outlook Video (LinkedIn Source) Artificial Intelligence Robotics Autonomous Systems Jan 29, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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from this week's What's Hot ๐Ÿ”ฅ in Enterprise IT/VC #482 From Copilots to Digital Workers - where it's working full post in comments...

Market Analysis & Trends Image Artificial Intelligence Generative AI AI Agents Enterprise Software Industry Trends Jan 24, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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we're all still living in our own echo chamber - yes, i love Claude Code and Cowork but for the regular everyday worker, it's overwhelming...and they worry about their jobs Needs to get easier, be...

Thought Leadership & Future Outlook Image Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Large Language Models Automation Jan 21, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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What's Hot ๐Ÿ”ฅ in Enterprise IT/VC #481 Building with Claude Code, Cowork, and Why Learning Velocity Is One of the Only Moats full post: https://lnkd.in/eJYMS2Zh

Market Analysis & Trends Image Generative AI Large Language Models Developer Tools Enterprise Software Competitive Advantage Jan 17, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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โ€œThe Impact of AI Remains Unclearโ€ from Torsten Slok Apollo Global Management, Inc. This doesnโ€™t read as negative to me. It reads as early. Most of this is still in pilots, so the data hasnโ€™t move...

Market Analysis & Trends Image Artificial Intelligence Industry Trends Macroeconomics Jan 12, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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You only get so many angel seats. Each one should have a job. Signaling. Counsel. Domain depth. Trust. You see over and over again in the industry how these precious seats turn into amazing p...

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๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป huge congrats Tal Zackon, Eilon Lotem and the entire TRES Finance team on being acquired by our friends Fireblocks, Michael Shaulov for $130M Strength on strength ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Building through one of t...

Exits & Liquidity Events Image Acquisitions Crypto Blockchain Jan 07, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Wait till agents really work in the enterprise Top 100 U.S. companies expanded margins 14% to 19% over 5 years - BEFORE AI proliferated. Most from Post-ZIRP efficiency, not AI. The real wave ha...

Market Analysis & Trends Image AI Agents Generative AI Enterprise Software Large Language Models Automation Jan 03, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Thank you all! Going to be an epic 2026 as agentic workflows move beyond just coding to deliver more value in the enterprise...but lots to build ๐Ÿ—๏ธ and a word of caution

Thought Leadership & Future Outlook Image AI Agents Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Software B2B Automation Dec 30, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Great list!

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What's Hot ๐Ÿ”ฅ in Enterprise IT/VC #478 Beyond Models: The Execution Intelligence Layer for Agents full post in comments:

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What's Hot ๐Ÿ”ฅ in Enterprise IT/VC #477... As we wrap 2025, one thing is clear ๐Ÿ”ฅ When a market gets truly hot, price discovery breaks. Investors stop debating valuation and start competing for allo...

Market Analysis & Trends Image Artificial Intelligence Fundraising Valuations Market Cycles Dec 20, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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from this week's What's Hot ๐Ÿ”ฅ in Enterprise IT/VC #476 "Product Led, Sales Led or...Ad Led Growth ๐Ÿค” - OpenEvidence at $150M ARR ads for physicians" It's that time of year - the holiday season ๐ŸŽ„ i...

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Simply incredible milestone Kareem Amin Varun Anand and entire Clay team! You are all true originals and great that you can show others they can do their own thing and yeah, not everything about h...

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Rank History

16 Feb 2026
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24 Jan 2026
#101

Content Categories

Market Analysis & Trends 43
Portfolio Company Wins 23
Founder & Startup Advice 9
Investment Announcements 7
Events & Speaking Engagements 4

Topics & Themes

Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Software Industry Trends AI Agents Cybersecurity Developer Tools Generative AI SaaS Fundraising Large Language Models B2B AI Infrastructure Go-to-Market Automation Portfolio Management MLOps Cloud Computing Founder Journey Valuations Acquisitions

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Based on top 94 of 375 in Venture Capital

Posts
43
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Avg Likes
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Benchmarker Score
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Avg Post Length
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