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Amy Wu Martin

@amytongwu
14 posts
2025-04-02
On the one hand the Deel CEO paying someone to embed at Rippling to spy on their competitor sounds unhinged. On the other surprised this doesn't happen more often.
2025-04-02 View on X
Newcomer

A sworn Irish affidavit: Keith O'Brien, who allegedly spied for Deel while working at Rippling, says Deel paid him and he coordinated with Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz

Read the stunning affidavit from Keith O'Brien, the alleged Deel spy  —  Keith O'Brien, the man who allegedly spied for Deel …

2025-03-29
Some are calling the CoreWeave IPO a flop because it didn't pop—but at a $23B FDV, it feels like a success? (for now) The company's story is volatile: - Pivoted from Ethereum mining to renting GPUs at scale in 2019 - 77% of 2024 revenue from just two customers - Microsoft + Nvidia - Revenue jumped from $16M (2022) to $1.9B (2024), but posted a net loss of $863M last year - $8B in debt, $9B in 2024 capex, -$7B in 2024 FCF, just $1.4B of cash on b/s ending 2024 - Facing pricing pressure from both hyperscalers (including from MSFT) and startups Going public now was bold.  Watching this one 👀
2025-03-29 View on X
CNBC

CoreWeave closes flat at $40 in its Nasdaq debut; CoreWeave's offering is the largest US IPO since UiPath's NYSE debut in 2021

CoreWeave's stock opened at $39 and closed at $40 in its Nasdaq debut on Friday after the company sold shares at $40 a piece, below the expected range.

2023-03-01
Sobering but great post by @eladgil. Still a lot of dry VC powder from the last fundraise cycle, but we're likely finally hitting the funding crunch we thought would happen start of covid https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-01 View on X
Elad Blog

Mid-to-late stage tech startups will likely face a reckoning in late 2023 to 2024, as companies run out of cash from “free rounds” fueled by low interest rates

The coming reset in mid-to-late stage startups in 2023-2024 is at this point likely largely decoupled from interest rates and inflation.

2022-08-15
Congrats @brett1211 @Kumospace_ @paulbz @lightspeedvp! 🚀 https://twitter.com/...
2022-08-15 View on X
TechCrunch

New York City-based Kumospace, which offers video chat and remote work tools with a “virtual office” feel, has raised a $21M Series A led by Lightspeed

2022-03-31
Congrats @PrimordialAA and @LayerZero_Labs team on your $135M Series A. @StargateFinance has reached $3.5B TVL in 2 wks because it's awesome and easy to use. Pumped to work together on the future of omnichain interoperability 🚀🚀 https://twitter.com/...
2022-03-31 View on X
CoinDesk

LayerZero, a startup that offers a protocol for blockchain interoperability, raises $135M co-led by a16z, FTX, and Sequoia at a $1B valuation

Welcome to the mesha tribe: a biweekly newsletter by mesha that brings … Catarina Moura / The Block : LayerZero raises $135 million from Sequoia Capital, a16z and FTX Ventures Dunc...

2022-03-17
1/ So honored to join the @apecoin DAO board, launched today along with the $APE token!🧵 https://twitter.com/...
2022-03-17 View on X
TechCrunch

Bored Ape Yacht Club launches ApeCoin, or $APE, with 1B in total supply, and forms the ApeCoin DAO, whose council members include Alexis Ohanian and Amy Wu

Even among the fastest-growing crypto startups, Yuga Labs has had a particularly explosive year.  —  The startup is behind …

2022-03-03
A fun, insightful profile on anon influencers by the @nytimes, with an epic callout on @SolanaLegend 😎, also @BoredElonMusk and @0xMaki https://www.nytimes.com/...
2022-03-03 View on X
New York Times

A look at anonymity in crypto, as some VCs back founders without learning their names and pseudonymous entrepreneurs control hundreds of millions of dollars

Investors give money to pseudonymous developers.  Venture capitalists back founders without learning their real names. Tweets: @hshaban , @jessefelder , @nytimestech , @blackamazon...

2022-01-15
1/ Sharing a life update! I'm thrilled to join @FTX_Official to lead FTX Ventures, gaming, and commercial initiatives reporting to @SBF_FTX, in the company's next chapter as a leading global financial services and web3 company. https://ventures.ftx.com/
2022-01-15 View on X
The Block

Crypto exchange FTX launches FTX Ventures, a $2B venture fund for crypto startup investments to be led by former Lightspeed partner Amy Wu

There is a lot of liquidity out there.  Andreesen Horowitz announced … PR Newswire : FTX launches $2 billion Ventures fund, hires former Lightspeed Partner Amy Wu Branavan Eth / Da...

2/ We're launching FTX Ventures today, a $2B fund for builders, by builders. We're excited to support great teams across crypto, web3, and more. If you're excited to work with @SBF_FTX, @ramnikarora, @armaniferrante, @ajm_alameda, J, Brian Lee+, hit us up! https://www.wsj.com/...
2022-01-15 View on X
The Block

Crypto exchange FTX launches FTX Ventures, a $2B venture fund for crypto startup investments to be led by former Lightspeed partner Amy Wu

There is a lot of liquidity out there.  Andreesen Horowitz announced … PR Newswire : FTX launches $2 billion Ventures fund, hires former Lightspeed Partner Amy Wu Branavan Eth / Da...

3/ In addition to Ventures, I'll be leading the @FTX_Official gaming, M&A, and other web3 initiatives, based out of the Bahamas HQ. DMs always open to connect with web3 builders, FTX customers & partners!
2022-01-15 View on X
The Block

Crypto exchange FTX launches FTX Ventures, a $2B venture fund for crypto startup investments to be led by former Lightspeed partner Amy Wu

There is a lot of liquidity out there.  Andreesen Horowitz announced … PR Newswire : FTX launches $2 billion Ventures fund, hires former Lightspeed Partner Amy Wu Branavan Eth / Da...

2021-11-25
Yikes. China gaming restrictions continues to escalate, now suspending Tencent app updates. Step 1 was restricting youth gameplay to 3 hrs / wk (a repeat of prior restrictions), and step 2 restricting whole game genres. A crackdown reminiscent of the crypto one. https://twitter.com/...
2021-11-25 View on X
Reuters

Chinese state media says a regulator told Tencent to submit any new apps or updates for inspection through December 31; Tencent says its apps remain functional

2021-11-05
1/ Announcing the first @lightspeedvp web3 gaming investment at #NFTNYC, co-leading the $21M Series A of @farawaygg with @FTX_Official, alongside @sequoia, @a16z, @PanteraCapital, @jumpcapital, @solana, @BoredElonMusk, @gabusch, @Jihoz_Axie, @Melt_Dem++ https://www.google.com/...
2021-11-05 View on X
CoinDesk

Game studio Faraway raises a $21M Series A led by Lightspeed and FTX, plans to use the Solana blockchain in its most popular title Mini Royale

Eli Tan / CoinDesk :

2021-08-09
In Indonesia there are 3x more crypto traders than equity traders. @MohapatraHemant and I are honored to lead @PintuID's $35M A1 round and support @jeth_soetoyo in building the retail crypto platform for Indo's 55M e-wallet holders, alongside @PanteraCapital @AlamedaResearch https://twitter.com/...
2021-08-09 View on X
TechCrunch

Indonesian crypto assets service Pintu closes a $35M Series A+ led by Lightspeed Ventures, two months after a $6M Series A

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :

2021-07-21
Hard to believe @FTX_Official was founded only 2 years ago. @SBF_Alameda and team are a force at the intersection of crypto, fintech, and beyond. @lightspeedvp is thrilled to partner with you guys! https://twitter.com/...
2021-07-21 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Crypto derivatives exchange FTX raises $900M from SoftBank, Sequoia, and others, valuing it at $18B; CryptoCompare: FTX handles $10B+/day in trades on average

Capital Raise Pushes Exchange Valuation to $18 Billion Michelle Lim / Forkast : FTX crypto derivatives exchange closes record $900M Series B with $18B valuation Tweets: SBF / @sbf_...