I have been dogfooding the Phone(1) for over a month and couldn't be more impressed - the glyph interface brings back joy and the software release cycle has been amazing 🦾
@nothing
❤️📱🐩❤️
Agree - the Phone(2) hands-on experience is a clear step up, I have had that reaction from Phone(1) users that I have handed it to; interestingly iPhone users are always really intrigued too. Amazing job
@Nothing
team, the phone and software are things of beauty...
What
@getpeid
and the
@Nothing
team have accomplished in less than 3 years is truly remarkable. They have defied the odds and sold over 1.5M products in one of the most competitive industries in the world, showcasing their ability to succeed where others have failed.
I'm very
We’re excited to share that we’ve recently closed a $96M financing round, led by Highland Europe, with participation from
@GVteam
,
@EQTVentures
, C Capital and
@swedishousemfia
alongside others.
As we’ve just crossed 1.5M products sold, this marks a new milestone on our journey
Nothing is shaking up the tech world and proving that people are craving a new alternative, even in one of the most competitive industries
Congratulations team
@nothing
Excited to share that Nothing is the world’s fastest growing brand for smartphones and wireless earbuds.
📱 Smartphones:
- 693% YoY growth in Q2 2024
- 246% YoY growth in H1 2024
- Fastest growing brand in UK, Japan, Saudi Arabia and India in H1 2024
🎧 Wireless earbuds:
- 769%
I'm hugely impressed with
@RishiSunak
's thoughts on AI, tech and investment. More convening and leadership than we have seen for years
@10DowningStreet
After collaborating with Perplexity on Phone (2a), it's exciting to see
@Nothing
further embrace AI across products by integrating ChatGPT into the Nothing earbuds and Nothing OS.
As AI performance radically improves, it's an amazing accelerant for a player like Nothing:
Delighted to have closed my first fully remote deal yesterday - never met the Founders in person but I feel we know one another well thanks to video conferencing.
Hopefully one of many
@GVteam
over the next few months...
I’m excited to share that
@nothing
has raised $70M in Series B financing led by
@eqtventures
and
@CVenturesfund
, with participation from
@GVteam
and others.
Growing up as a huge tech fan, I’m proud to be contributing to the industry that once inspired me so much. 🧵👇
I continue to be so inspired by
@nothing
The last 3 years have been about building the blocks (team, partners, >3m devices shipped...), those become the launch pad for incredible new experiences powered by AI
Here
@getpeid
gives a teaser of that future ->
There's been a lot of hype around AI. Some great, some confusing. It’s great to see new companies rethinking the user experience and form factors. However, there is no doubt that smartphones will remain the main consumer AI form factor for the foreseeable future. With over 4
Nothing x Swedish House Mafia
@swedishousemfia
have composed an exclusive Glyph Sound Pack for Phone (2), giving you a taste of what's coming up.
With the new Glyph Composer, you can personalise and remix Swedish House Mafia's custom sounds. Tap the pads to trigger different
I’ve been doing 20VC for 10 years.
There have been good times, there have been bad times.
Through all of them,
@Thulme
has been there for me.
He is one of the greats, and this show was a result of years in friendship.
My top lessons 👇
It's fascinating how many people stop to ask about it (a problem given
@getpeid
told me not to be the source of a leak) 🔎
Relieved to have got to this point without losing it so that they announce partnership with another of our portfolio companies -
@stockx
cc
@GVteam
Congratulations
@OneMorePeter
and all
@blockchain
- inspiring to see the pace of execution accelerate even during hyper-growth
Looking forward to seeing what's next 🚀🚀
cc
@GVteam
So pleased that our portfolio companies
@VaccitechLtd
&
@OSI_Updates
reached this important agreement with
@AstraZeneca
- I believe this maximises the chance that we will be able to offer an effective vaccine to those that need it most, globally
We’re partnering with
@AstraZeneca
to ensure that our
#COVID19
vaccine, if successful, can be manufactured & distributed to those who need it as quickly as possible.
This will be on a not-for-profit basis for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic:
Proud to continue to support
@dapperlabs
- to have built multiple breakout consumer applications, a decentralized blockchain and on/off ramp wallet is extraordinary
Looking forward to seeing what's next
@roham
,
@Mik_Naayem
and team
We
@dapperlabs
just announced a massive partnership with
@LaLiga
plus $250M in new capital from an incredible group:
@Coatue
@A16Z
Mary Meeker
@bondcap
@GVteam
and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) among others
Thread time 🧵👇
🤯 To see one of our portfolio companies
@zipline
begin deliveries of the Oxford Covid vaccine co-developed by another of our portfolio companies
@vaccitech
in Ghana...
Proud of the
@GVteam
portfolio's global impact 🥰
The UK is the largest funder to GAVI, the vaccines alliance, so it's great to see that Ghana is officially the first country in the world to deliver COVAX vaccines by drone! Congrats to
@gavi
,
@zipline
& the people of Mpanya in Ashanti region.
Read more:
‘A landmark moment’ for the UK’s fight against
#COVID19
: today we welcome the news that
@MHRAgovuk
has authorised the safe & effective
#OxfordVaccine
for emergency use in the UK >>
Heartbroken to learn
@claychristensen
passed away, he was the teacher that shaped my career more than any other, I was lucky to consider him a friend. Sending all my love to his wonderful family ❤️
It's such a privilege for all of us
@gvteam
to support
@guypod
for a 2nd time - partnering with Guy, the awesome team he is assembling and
@edsim
/
@Boldstartvc
feels like getting the
@snyksec
band back together 🚀
I’m excited to introduce my new company,
@tessl_io
!
We’re reimagining software development for the AI era, and helping shape a new software development paradigm we call AI Native Software Development.
The AI tools we use for development today are novel and powerful, and we
In 2013 I worked on a project with Clay and spent a lot of time in Boston away from home; Clay sent my wife flowers thanking her as it must have been tough for her 💐
That's the only time in my career that anyone has done that and I have traveled a lot...
Heartbroken to learn
@claychristensen
passed away, he was the teacher that shaped my career more than any other, I was lucky to consider him a friend. Sending all my love to his wonderful family ❤️
Proud to interview the amazing Sarah Gilbert of
@vaccitech
and
@UniofOxford
at
@Founders_Forum
Nobody has done more to fight covid with the AZ vaccine having now been administered to >500m people in 177 countries
A hero