Amr (عمرو) Al-Shihabi
@amralshihabi
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Investor @ Karman VC, first check writer, network connector | Uber alum
California
Joined October 2017
@jasonlk IMHO - running a "tight" process signals to VCs that the founder is on top of their sh** by timeboxing fundraising so they can get back to building. Agree that some timelines are unrealistic and the drama needs to be 100% real to work.
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@PeterJ_Walker Would be helpful to go back 10+ years given the insane years we've had since covid
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When I met @ericzhu105 (thanks to @LizPullman1 for the intro), I told my partners it was like meeting a Thiel fellow x10. His resume: - Raised VC money from his Carmel, Indiana high school bathroom (until the principal banned him using it.). - Manages a $20m VC fund. - 17 years old. One of my exact notes from that meeting: “Mind blown.” We jumped at the chance to invest in Eric’s 3rd company: @joinaviato (yes, like the TV show) - It’s a data engine for CRMs—though primary use case is for VCs to research potential deals and speed up deal flow. - VCs can cut the line and get eyes on interesting founders/companies much earlier than they could in the past by tracking historical macro data, site traffic, social media data, etc. - Founding team (David Razavi and Harrison Kessel) are also impressive. In short: the product is great. We’ve even been using/testing it at Karman, and it beats every competitor on insight and sophistication. Been called a “PitchBook on steroids.” But if I’m being totally honest: We didn’t just invest in Aviato, we invested in Eric. As an investor, it’s not just about product. I’m always looking at the founder and team. Do they have hustle? Are they high-trajectory (meaning they’re going places, with or without us)? Eric has had hustle since he was 13 - when he started his first company. He’s self taught (learned the landscape via discord group chats), fearless (those bathroom VC pitches), and incredibly smart (created Aviato when he saw that the PitchBooks of the world had tracking but limited analytical layers.) Those are the hallmarks of a founder who’s teed-up to solve big problems. Good investors fund people they believe in. Eric checks that box, and then some.
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@NWischoff All examples of taking underutilized inventory (personal cars / homes) and leveraging them for commercial use cases 🚀
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Problem: even sophisticated engineering teams at large cos struggle with the domino effect of retrieval parameters, prompts, and every interconnected lever to be pulled when building an AI application. (Or many). Solution: An intelligent layer that allows teams to seamlessly onboard, off-board, and optimize across dozens of different models and hundreds of pipelines. This ⬆️ is where comes in. Opportunity? Be a part of “the next internet.” The future (or present?) is multi-model. Not Diamond CEO @tomas_hk will help you build for it.
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RT @TurnerNovak: Last week Paul said you shouldn’t talk to the cops, but that’s exactly what I did New pod with @rahoolsidoo on selling pr…
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One of our portfolio companies just made history. Supersonic speed for civilians: now a reality. #SoundBarrier #Broken
Boom is supersonic. On Jan. 28, 2025 at 8:31am PST / 16:31 GMT, XB-1 broke the sound barrier. Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg safely and successfully achieved supersonic speed in XB-1, the first civil supersonic jet made in America. ✅New top speed: Mach 1.122 (652 KTAS) ✅New max altitude: 35,290 ft. ✅Flight time: 34 minutes ✅Airspace: Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor and the Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor in Mojave, CA XB-1 demonstrates that Boom has the team, technology, and tools to deliver supersonic commercial travel with Overture, cutting travel times in half. Congratulations to the Boom team on making aviation history!
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The biggest lesson from my 3.5 years in Product Ops? Technical teams need on-the-ground insights. (Empathy-building wasn’t in the job description, but it’s what I spent the bulk of my time helping facilitate.) It paid off in the form of: - A network of engineers and product alumni — many of whom are now leading technical and operational teams at unicorns in AI, Health tech, Crypto, SaaS, Prop tech, logistics, and more - An understanding of every phase of the product dev cycle - Language and POV to talk to everyone, no matter which side of development they’re on We’ve got portfolio companies actively scaling their technical operations across markets, and this experience ⬆️ has been huge.
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📣 Jan. job drop - new batch of great opportunities in engineering, growth, marketing and sales. Work at early-stage companies setting new standards in 3D storytelling, using AI for geological exploration, and changing the way patients/doctors interact with the healthcare system. Check out the full (and growing) list of openings here - New jobs👇 ➡️ @intangibleai - Head of Engineering (VPE) Remote ➡️ - Senior Machine Learning Engineer San Francisco, San Mateo (>3 days/week in-office) ➡️ - Founding Principal Engineer Remote ➡️ - Growth Lead CDMX, México (Hybrid) ➡️ - Founding Machine Learning Engineer San Mateo (Hybrid) ➡️ - Head of Growth Remote ➡️ - Lead Product Designer Remote ➡️ - Marketing Manager Remote ➡️ - Head of Operations San Francisco ➡️ @TheRidepanda - Head of Sales Remote
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Ex-@Uber don’t mess around. s big idea: turn call centers into revenue generators by making customer service AI-powered. Not by a little, by a lot. @TrustWallet —> automating 90% of their crypto support tickets @HaloCollar —> 75% automation @DollarShaveClub —> 65% Powered by Claude (3.5 Sonnet). Lifting a huge burden off call centers - freeing time/energy that can be put toward revenue. Genius. Congrats to @usenkanov and @cdzhuman on this joint case study with @AnthropicAI. Full details:
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The most valuable thing about @Uber wasn't the app. It was the engineering & product talent factory that's now powering tech's fastest-growing companies. Today, alumni are leading product and engineering at: - @cartainc (@Lethain, CTO) - @Opendoor (@BrianTolkin, CPO) - @Motive_inc (Jairam Ranganathan, CPO) - @faire_wholesale (@mayaeichler, Head of Product) - Athena (@hsabri, CTO) - @EvolveVR (@entaq, CPO/CTO) - @calm (@madsjohnsen, former CPO) - @BookCameo (@nunduj, former CPO) - @gitlab (Jörg Heilig, former CTO) Being a part of Uber was thrilling. Having these folks as a part of the network might be even better. (Because: 1000+ ex-Ubers available to co’s in our portfolio = edge.) If you’re a founder and want access to this network, reach out.
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This is why @1MoneyNetwork just came out of stealth with over $20M.
We are thrilled to announce that @1MoneyNetwork has emerged from stealth with over $20 million in seed capital to build and launch the world's first Layer 1 stablecoin payments network. The 1Money Network will be the first purpose-built Layer 1 protocol exclusively designed for stablecoins and engineered to be the fastest, cheapest, and most secure network for stablecoin transactions. We are honored by the trust and commitment of our exceptional group of investors and partners who share our vision of the future, including: @FPrimeCapital, @gxvofficial, Kraken Ventures, @tribecap, @hack_vc, @etherealvc, @moonpay, @KuCoinVentures, @portageinvest, @CMT_Digital, @BitGo, @A100x_Ventures, VARIV, @anagramxyz, @genventurecap, @LvnaCapital, @AmbushCapital, @borderless_cap, @PharsalusCap, @ProtagonistXYZ, @BingVentures, @GumiCryptos, @BanklessVC, Hexa Capital, Karman Ventures, and @CoinFlip. To learn more and join the 1Money Network waitlist go to and be among the first to hear about early access and exclusive launch promotions. #Stablecoins #Web3 #Payments #1MoneyNetwork
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Three of our portfolio companies were featured in Business Insider’s 20 Hottest PropTech Startups of 2024 list: - @metropolisio (checkout-free parking powered by computer vision) - @HoneyHomesHQ (primary care, but for your home) - @ImpulseLabs_ (lightning-fast induction cooktop, no electrical upgrade required) We didn’t need a list to tell us these founders/companies are crushing it, but we’re thrilled for them. We love seeing our founders get (hard-earned) accolades. Congrats to @VishwasP, @Alex__Israel, and @sdamico.
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