Today @boardisfun is thrilled to announce our $20M Series A, led by @usv. USV’s newest partner, @mignano, will be joining our board, and we could not be more excited. Joining USV in this round is an amazing group of new investors: @haystackvc, @biz, @elanlee, @eshp, @JesseDorogusker, @kayvz, @scottbelsky, and @tferriss. In addition to our incredible existing investors; @adjacent, @patronfund, @LererHippeau, @BoxGroup, @svangel, @firstround, @kevintwohy, @nabeel, @jduyan, IRL Ventures, @MetrodoraVC, @coalitionvc, and @twelve_below.

We’re excited to announce that @KnotAPIs is now live with @CashApp. The Cash App Card is one of the largest debit card programs in the United States. With Knot's CardSwitcher™, Cash App cardholders can instantly add their card across the merchants they use most, including Amazon, Apple, Walmart, Uber, and 100 more, without ever leaving the app. Cash App has always focused on creating intuitive financial experiences. Knot builds on that by driving activation and spend for Cash App, reducing churn and abandoned carts for merchants, and giving users a frictionless way to use their Cash App Card. We’re proud to power an even more seamless Cash App Card experience and excited for what’s ahead. More to come.

Hosting a private, off-the-record, sit-down dinner w/ @biz, Twitter/X and Medium co-founder. May 28 in Boston. Have a few seats left. Waitlist: partiful.com/e/3IV70qLxgUmVh…

There is a lot of discussion around recursive loops of self-improvement for AI. Using AlphaEvolve at Substrate has given us a clear glimpse into this future, and is now accelerating the ultimate recursive loop: AI improving itself all the way down to the atoms.

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Substrate is building a next-generation foundry to return America to dominance in semiconductor production. To achieve this, we will use our technology—a new form of advanced X-ray lithography—to power them. America invented semiconductors. We will lead again.

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