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ABOUT XSEED
XSeed believes in the creative destruction unleashed by technological innovators. Our portfolio companies boast significant differentiation that creates unique customer value. At their core our companies create innovations typically in software, computer science and other IT disciplines.
With $110 million under management, we make our initial investment commitments at the seed stage and then continue to support our portfolio companies with time, effort and follow-on capital through multiple investment rounds.
We work hard from the get-go to help our entrepreneurs build value, define and reach risk-reduction milestones, and get to their next value inflection point quickly.
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Fresh insights from the XSeed team and beyond
No One Saw Them Coming — Baiju Bhatt, Co-CEO Robinhood
This article was written by XSeed Partner Robert Siegel and appeared in the Industrialists Dilemma section of casasiegel.com.
As we prepared for Robinhood’s Co-CEO and Stanford alum, Baiju Bhatt, to visit The Industrialist’s Dilemma, we thought the class session would revolve around how Millennials want to trade stocks for free. We thought this would […]
This Ain’t Your Grandparents’ Ma Bell — Randall Stephenson, Chairman and CEO AT&T
This article was written by XSeed Partner Robert Siegel and appeared in the Industrialists Dilemma section of casasiegel.com.
I have to admit — I had this date highlighted on my calendar when AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson committed to coming to our class this year. The size, scope and challenges of AT&T are […]
When Your Company Should Enter Its Second Market
This article was written by XSeed Capital Partner, Jeff Thermond.
One of the great things about being a venture capitalist is the opportunity to meet upwards of a thousand eager entrepreneurs every year. Sometimes these meetings are great because their idea is compelling. Sometimes it is great because they are really impressive people. And every now and […]
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Industry and entrepreneur happenings
LANXESS to deploy artificial intelligence in product development
This article originally appeared on Lanxess on May 08, 2019.
- Much faster development of high-performance plastics
- Partnership with materials AI leader Citrine Informatics
LANXESS glass fiber production at its Kallo site near Antwerp, Belgium.
Photo: LANXESS AG
Cologne […] – LANXESS is set to
Square acquires conversational AI startup Eloquent Labs
By Megan Rose Dickey. This article originally appeared in Tech Crunch on May 07, 2019.
Square has acquired conversational artificial intelligence startup Eloquent Labs to help its merchants improve customer service.
Eloquent Labs, which raised a $1.5 million seed round back in early 2017, offers to small […]
The next generation of Warrior is more Spartan than you may think…
By Chase Milsap. This article originally appeared in We Are The Mighty on April 02, 2019.
It’s raining on a Tuesday morning — pretty standard for a Marine physical fitness test — and I know that rain or shine; pull-ups, sit-ups, and a three-mile run are going to happen. I stand, shivering in the pre-dawn drizzle, […]