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03/25/2026

“A lot of the products built for coding follow a very linear path... they don’t really lend themselves to discovery.”

But design is about discovery.

Variant cofounder and CTO Daniel Bulhosa Solórzano joins Brett Gibson on High Bit to talk about how Variant generates code that produces beautiful design and shows you multiple versions of what your product could look like at once, so you can explore and find what’s right instead of having to describe it upfront.

Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Really impressive milestone from . They set a world record in wireless optical power transmission — a key step toward a ...
11/04/2025

Really impressive milestone from . They set a world record in wireless optical power transmission — a key step toward a space-based energy network where satellites never run out of juice, no matter where the sun is, removing a fundamental limit on space-based capabilities.

In this demo, they delivered one to ten Suns of optical energy to multiple commercial off-the-shelf solar panels commonly used in space.

“Our existing Power Purchase Agreements confirm that the market understands both the value and scalability of our technology to revolutionize power delivery beyond Earth,” said Andrew Rush, CEO and Co-Founder of Star Catcher.

Next up will be its first on-orbit power beaming demonstration in 2026.

Deep tech in LA. We’re hosting a Founders Table Dinner during  , spotlighting startups in aerospace, space, defense & ro...
09/11/2025

Deep tech in LA.

We’re hosting a Founders Table Dinner during , spotlighting startups in aerospace, space, defense & robotics.

If you’re building the future—or want to—apply for an invite. Limited seats, reviewed for strong technical alignment.

This is your chance to meet with founders and hiring managers from companies like , , .io, Picogrid, and stealth startups we can’t reveal yet…

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Should AI agents replace humans — or empower them? We asked a group of Initialized founders who have put AI agents at th...
08/06/2025

Should AI agents replace humans — or empower them? We asked a group of Initialized founders who have put AI agents at the core of their business.

10/07/2024
Check out our new look! When Initialized first started, we followed a design thinking approach to develop the visual asp...
11/02/2022

Check out our new look! When Initialized first started, we followed a design thinking approach to develop the visual aspects of our team, our approach, and our values.
While our currently visual identity has become an integral part of who we are, we thought it was time for a refresh to reflect a more modern Initialized. Head to initialized.com to see more!

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08/12/2020

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Garry Tan's YouTube Channel: ic.vc/2DOB4ZW

08/04/2020

Understanding a company’s values will increase the quality & quantity of everyone’s output.

For more insight into creating great companies, listen to the All Hands podcast, hosted by Initialized Partner Katelin Holloway!

The quality of your community connection can make or break the success of your product.
08/04/2020

The quality of your community connection can make or break the success of your product.

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We are builders & founders


  • We built the team that we wish we had in our corner when we founded our first companies.

  • Venture is an antiquated industry, so we’re using software to scale the un-scaleable parts of our business in order to better help our founders and make best use of our all-star team’s time.

  • Our partners — leveled up through software — are a hive mind to serve founders, who in turn help us see the future.
  • Initialized’s Garry Tan and Alexis Ohanian evaluated more than 6,000 startups as early partners at Y Combinator and while Alexis was co-founding one of the Internet’s most iconic destinations, Reddit.