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koko 𝑥𝑠

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Previously, I worked on the investment team at Lux Capital and as Head of Growth at Mach Industries. I studied Mathematics at NYU Courant where I graduated in 2.5yrs while working 10 jobs. I saved $140k from tuition and earnings, which I turned into a portfolio of 12 angel investments in my friends' deep tech companies. After 20 months, that portfolio was marked at 12x MOIC. Today, I manage a $15m fund backed by Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, Kevin Hartz, Josh Wolfe, Lux Capital, Valor Equity Partners, and more, where I write early stage checks from $100k to $1m. My investments: Mach (Defense) Etched (Semis) Orbit (Neurostim) Oligo (Space) Morph (Agents Infra) … and more My projects: Writings Guide To Deep Tech Deep Tech Research Old Website My current intellectual musings: Prophet Engine Securitize Everything Weaponized Capitalism Find me at koko@venture.company or on twitter @kokoxsu.

koko 𝑥𝑠 Hi, I'm Koko. I'm building Nova Global. Nova is a venture company I founded with my cofounder Carlo. We were lucky to be seed partners to the founders of Mercor, Etched, Mach, and more in the last few years and we're grateful to be backed by folks like Marc Andreessen, Henry Kravis, Stan Druckenmiller, Micky Malka, and others. I read and write a lot about venture, founders, finance, and the innovation economy. I enjoy thinking about the intersection of different asset classes and my favorite financial institutions are Blackstone, Citadel, and Renaissaince. Some of my favorite…

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