Andres Barreto

Today we officially kick off our $2M pre seed round for Salubrum (Backed by Forum Ventures), supported by Forum Ventures, Coeus Collective Ventures, and Draper House Americas. Healthcare companies spend over $30B a year trying to acquire patients. The problem is not media. The problem is timing. Every time a patient approaches a healthcare decision a moment opens. Which doctor to see. Which procedure to pursue. Which treatment to start. For the companies involved in that decision, knowing that moment exists is incredibly valuable. Salubrum (Backed by Forum Ventures) is building the intelligence layer that maps those decision moments across the U.S. patient population. Our system aggregates large healthcare datasets covering 300M+ patient identities and uses them to predict when individuals are approaching important healthcare decisions. That signal can then be used by providers, pharma companies, payers, and other healthcare organizations trying to reach patients at the right time. Our first wedge is patient acquisition for healthcare providers and brands, but the underlying intelligence layer has much broader applications wherever patient behavior influences economic decisions. Over the past months we have quietly built the foundation. • Early pilots validating our patient intent scoring system • Distribution partnerships forming across healthcare platforms • Backed by Forum Ventures, Coeus Collective Ventures, Draper House Americas, NEXT Canada and Metta World Peace Starting tomorrow we will be meeting investors as part of the Forum Ventures showcase. If you are an investor interested in building with us get in touch. Calendly: https://lnkd.in/e5j-VvGC Investor Memo: https://lnkd.in/e5HyemAp

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Peoplepath x Mana Tech Scaling Startups Starts with Scaling Talent Miami founders, you showed UP. Vision. Courage. Fire. And one shared question: “How do I build a recruiting model that actually scales with me?” Here’s the truth we anchored in this week at Scale2Miami: Your talent engine IS your growth engine. Your next milestone, product, and breakthrough, all built by your people. That’s why Peoplepath loves and partners with ManaTech to support founders with exactly what they need in their earliest (and craziest) stages: 🔥 A scalable recruiting model 🔥 A hiring strategy tied to your runway + milestones 🔥 A process that adapts fast, pivots fast, and always aligns to your vision 🔥 Access to top talent, globally From zero-to-one hires to building out GTM, tech, ops, and customer-facing teams across LATAM, the US, and Europe, we’ve lived this journey 100+ times. And we’re bringing it straight into the Miami ecosystem. Thank you, scale2miami founders. Your grit, your ambition, your clarity, this is what builds cities, industries, and movements. And Miami… you’re becoming the talent capital of the world. More to come. 🚀

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At Vibe Capital, we believe the venture landscape is bifurcating. The reason is simple: reality is full of drunk cats. "Drunk Cats" are the emergent, second-order effects that arise from simple rules. They can tank a product, entire system, or an entire country. The ability to see -and master - these drunk cats reveals the true split in startups today. It is no longer between software and hardware, but between "impressionistic" founders who map the world as it is, and "mechanistic" founders who can reverse-engineer reality from first principles. My latest Dave's Quick Hits newsletter provides the playbook for identifying and funding these mechanistic architects. It is about a fundamental shift from describing effects to mastering cause. I break down the three core stages of the Mechanistic Playbook: 1. See the System: Identifying the hidden rules and emergent flaws in any complex system, from software to biology. 2. Debug the System: Using technology to patch the legacy "bugs" of a previous industrial paradigm. 3. Architect a New System: Building with true primitives, like DNA, to program matter itself. The next trillion-dollar companies won't be built by operators chasing surface-level trends. They'll be built by system-thinkers who can see, debug, and architect reality’s source code. You can read the full analysis and the investment theses here: https://lnkd.in/dkhkBUwh #VentureCapital #DeepTech #FrontierTech #Investing #Strategy #Biotechnology #Nanotechnology #vibecap #vibecapital #drunkcats

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“A great co-founder relationship is like steering a ship together—you both have your hands on the wheel, and if you’re not aligned, you’ll drift off course. Authenticity, transparency, and trust aren’t optional—they’re everything.” –Tanis Jorge A huge thank you to Tanis Jorge for joining our recent Founders Network global keynote! As a serial entrepreneur and expert on co-founder dynamics, Tanis shared heartfelt insights on what makes—or breaks—the most important relationship in a startup. She reminded us that beyond metrics and milestones, true success often comes down to the human connection between founders. When nurtured with honesty and empathy, that partnership can become one of the most meaningful relationships you’ll ever have—regardless of the company’s outcome. Tanis, thank you for your wisdom, optimism, and for reminding our community that great partnerships build not just strong companies, but lifelong bonds. #FoundersNetwork #CoFounders #StartupJourney #FounderWisdom #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #StartupLessons #TanisJorge #BuildingTogether #GlobalKeynote

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I’m thrilled to officially announce our $3M seed investment in Propel People, a company we built inside the 1848 Ventures studio to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing the #construction industry today: the skilled #labor shortage. For small and medium-sized contractors, hiring isn't just a challenge. It's the number one threat to their growth, profitability, and safety. With 94% of contractors struggling to find qualified workers, it’s clear that traditional hiring methods aren't built for the trades. That’s why we built Propel People. It’s a mobile-first, AI-powered hiring platform designed for how construction actually works: in the field. By leveraging smart candidate ranking, instant #SMS-based screening, and a fully #bilingual interface, Propel helps contractors build great crews faster and more efficiently. I’m also thrilled to formally announce that industry veteran Dexter Bachelder is at the helm as CEO. Having worked with Dexter and the team over the last few months, we've already seen the impact of his leadership. His 25 years of experience scaling construction tech companies will be instrumental as Propel People enters this initial stage of growth. This investment reinforces our core thesis at 1848 Ventures: building AI-native companies that solve fundamental pain points for the #SMBs that form the backbone of our economy. A huge congratulations to Dexter and the entire Propel People team on this milestone. We are incredibly proud to partner with you to support the people who build our world. Read the full announcement below. #constructiontech #venturecapital #seedfunding #ai #skilledtrades #smb

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The pitch deck FLORA AI used to raise a massive $42M Series A from Redpoint Ventures and attract founders of Vercel, Frame io, and fal 🔥 FLORA just closed a $42M Series A (bringing total funding to $52M) led by Redpoint Ventures, with participation from Guillermo Rauch (Vercel), Emery Wells (Frame io), and the founders of fal. But here’s the real reason this deck stands out: It doesn’t sell AI tools. It sells a new creative default. The deck is a masterclass in how to pitch an AI platform without competing on models. Here’s what founders will learn from reading it: - How to frame AI as a workflow shift, not a feature upgrade - How to position yourself above models instead of being replaced by them - How to use interface and product screenshots to communicate strategy - How to pitch enterprise credibility without overexplaining - How to make your product feel inevitable in a world where models commoditize If you’re building in AI, creative tools, or infrastructure, this is one of the cleanest Series A decks you’ll see this year. Comment “FLORA” and I’ll send you the link 🌱

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What do you do with a fresh $100m and dozens of the largest companies in the world as customers (The Coca-Cola Company, Novartis, Pfizer and all those other fancy logos, you know who you are!)? I'll tell you what ORO Labs does -- build AI agents on supply chain data ontologies which find problems fast, report real time spend, save literal 100s of millions of dollars, and super power procurement. Therefore your marketing leader in Brazil partners faster, your supply chain of chemicals components is more agile, your bankers buy the tech same day. The world moves faster. Simply said, ORO Labs is a marque examples of a system of record which is AI powering the largest companies in the world. The business is also run by the nicest and best of people. I'm so excited for Sudhir Bhojwani Lalitha Rajagopalan Yuan Tung and all of the team. So excited for this milestone and to be moving at speed.

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Most investors don't know how to underwrite the first 20% of risk in a physical infrastructure project. Not because it's unknowable, but because the frameworks were built for SaaS multiples and software margins. When the asset is a network of intelligent nodes deployed across a metropolitan region, the spreadsheet looks different. Tomorrow I'm joining Surge, a Public Benefit Corporation CEO Miguel Jaramillo for their Town Hall to work through exactly this. We'll get into what it actually takes to evaluate intelligent infrastructure as an investable asset class, including deployment economics, capital structure, and how to think about returns when the value compounds in the physical world. If you've been watching the AI infrastructure buildout from the sidelines, this is the session to come get oriented. 📅 Wednesday, March 4 · 4PM CST 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gwCzVbp6 #Surge #AIInfrastructure #AlternativeAssets #EdgeComputing

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