We’ve dreamed of creating an archeofuturist brand since the earliest days of Asimov Collective, and @IanRountree, @grant__gregory, and @ameekapadia proved to be the perfect partners to bring that vision to life. Inspired by Trajan’s Column, we imagined a future where the most important companies of our era are commemorated for the civilization they helped build. Cantos exists to recognize the founders and companies laying the foundations of a more advanced, abundant, and inspiring future. Resonat in aeternum.

We’ve dreamed of creating an archeofuturist brand since the earliest days of Asimov Collective, and @IanRountree, @grant__gregory, and @ameekapadia proved to be the perfect partners to bring that vision to life. Inspired by Trajan’s Column, we imagined a future where the most important companies of our era are commemorated for the civilization they helped build. Cantos exists to recognize the founders and companies laying the foundations of a more advanced, abundant, and inspiring future. Resonat in aeternum.

I started Cantos a decade ago with a $4.5M fund 1 and delusions of associated grandeur. I called it “cantos” dreaming that I might partner with founder-heroes whose impact would propagate through time, remembered as legends. 10 years might have jaded me but it’s quite the opposite. Now I KNOW the future can be shaped. Our portfolio founders have shown me—so our ambitions are as grand as ever. May your deeds echo a thousand years. 🏛️

We have two exciting announcements today as Cantos turns 10… First, we closed our new fund earlier this year. Canto IV is a $70M fund purpose-built to lead pre-seed and seed rounds. We oversubscribed, wanting to keep it right-sized for being a founder's most aligned first partner. Second, we launched our new look with help from our friends at @asimov_co! Cantos is so-named as an ode to epic poems, where grand stories are written in "cantos" rather than chapters. We view founders as the protagonists of today's epics and seek to back those whose deeds become the stuff of legend. Our new website is a testament to the scale of their ambitions, with visions from a future they will have shaped. Resonat in Æternum 🖋️

We have two exciting announcements today as Cantos turns 10… First, we closed our new fund earlier this year. Canto IV is a $70M fund purpose-built to lead pre-seed and seed rounds. We oversubscribed, wanting to keep it right-sized for being a founder's most aligned first partner. Second, we launched our new look with help from our friends at @asimov_co! Cantos is so-named as an ode to epic poems, where grand stories are written in "cantos" rather than chapters. We view founders as the protagonists of today's epics and seek to back those whose deeds become the stuff of legend. Our new website is a testament to the scale of their ambitions, with visions from a future they will have shaped. Resonat in Æternum 🖋️

We have two exciting announcements today as Cantos turns 10… First, we closed our new fund earlier this year. Canto IV is a $70M fund purpose-built to lead pre-seed and seed rounds. We oversubscribed, wanting to keep it right-sized for being a founder's most aligned first partner. Second, we launched our new look with help from our friends at @asimov_co! Cantos is so-named as an ode to epic poems, where grand stories are written in "cantos" rather than chapters. We view founders as the protagonists of today's epics and seek to back those whose deeds become the stuff of legend. Our new website is a testament to the scale of their ambitions, with visions from a future they will have shaped. Resonat in Æternum 🖋️

Los mexicanos haciendo desmadre afuera del hotel de Ecuador para no dejarlos dormir y los jugadores ya se asomaron desde sus habitaciones a ver qué está pasando JAJAJAJAJA. Amo a mi México, somos naquísimos.

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