16VC
@16vc.bsky.social
Backing bold founders with $100K–$2M. www.16vc.co | Solo GP: @imsri.bsky.social
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16VC
@16vc.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Something new is coming for early-stage founders.
Private. Selective. Execution-focused.
Launching January.
If you’re already in the 16VC pipeline… keep watching your inbox. 👀
ARC is coming.
Private. Selective. Execution-focused.
Launching January.
If you’re already in the 16VC pipeline… keep watching your inbox. 👀
ARC is coming.
A founder building from Bangalore or Lagos is not “emerging.”
They’re already global.
Capital just needs to catch up.
#globalvc #16vc #founderfirst
They’re already global.
Capital just needs to catch up.
#globalvc #16vc #founderfirst
January 17, 2026 at 3:44 AM
A founder building from Bangalore or Lagos is not “emerging.”
They’re already global.
Capital just needs to catch up.
#globalvc #16vc #founderfirst
They’re already global.
Capital just needs to catch up.
#globalvc #16vc #founderfirst
We don’t ask founders to fit our model.
We adapt our model to fit founders.
That’s the job.
#16vc #vc #startups #founderfirst
We adapt our model to fit founders.
That’s the job.
#16vc #vc #startups #founderfirst
January 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM
We don’t ask founders to fit our model.
We adapt our model to fit founders.
That’s the job.
#16vc #vc #startups #founderfirst
We adapt our model to fit founders.
That’s the job.
#16vc #vc #startups #founderfirst
The best founders are often quiet, technical, and underestimated.
They don’t pitch loudly. They build obsessively.
That’s who we back.
#16vc #vc #founderfirst
They don’t pitch loudly. They build obsessively.
That’s who we back.
#16vc #vc #founderfirst
January 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The best founders are often quiet, technical, and underestimated.
They don’t pitch loudly. They build obsessively.
That’s who we back.
#16vc #vc #founderfirst
They don’t pitch loudly. They build obsessively.
That’s who we back.
#16vc #vc #founderfirst
Founders don’t fail because they start early.
They fail because capital shows up late.
We choose to show up early.
#16vc #preseed #founderfirst #startups
They fail because capital shows up late.
We choose to show up early.
#16vc #preseed #founderfirst #startups
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Founders don’t fail because they start early.
They fail because capital shows up late.
We choose to show up early.
#16vc #preseed #founderfirst #startups
They fail because capital shows up late.
We choose to show up early.
#16vc #preseed #founderfirst #startups
Founders don’t need louder voices around them.
They need fewer, clearer signals.
Clarity compounds.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
They need fewer, clearer signals.
Clarity compounds.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
January 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Founders don’t need louder voices around them.
They need fewer, clearer signals.
Clarity compounds.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
They need fewer, clearer signals.
Clarity compounds.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
The best founders simplify.
They remove noise until only the real problem remains.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
They remove noise until only the real problem remains.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
January 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The best founders simplify.
They remove noise until only the real problem remains.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
They remove noise until only the real problem remains.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
Most breakthroughs look unreasonable before they look obvious.
We pay attention early.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
We pay attention early.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Most breakthroughs look unreasonable before they look obvious.
We pay attention early.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
We pay attention early.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
If everyone agrees with your idea on day one, it’s probably too late.
Discomfort is often the signal.
#16vc #startups #founderfirst
Discomfort is often the signal.
#16vc #startups #founderfirst
January 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
If everyone agrees with your idea on day one, it’s probably too late.
Discomfort is often the signal.
#16vc #startups #founderfirst
Discomfort is often the signal.
#16vc #startups #founderfirst
The market doesn’t reward perfect plans.
It rewards founders who can adapt without losing conviction.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
It rewards founders who can adapt without losing conviction.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
December 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The market doesn’t reward perfect plans.
It rewards founders who can adapt without losing conviction.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
It rewards founders who can adapt without losing conviction.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
Most startups don’t die from bad ideas.
They die from hesitation.
Progress favors founders who decide, move, and adjust — even when the path isn’t clear.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
They die from hesitation.
Progress favors founders who decide, move, and adjust — even when the path isn’t clear.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
December 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Most startups don’t die from bad ideas.
They die from hesitation.
Progress favors founders who decide, move, and adjust — even when the path isn’t clear.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
They die from hesitation.
Progress favors founders who decide, move, and adjust — even when the path isn’t clear.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
The strongest advantage a founder can have isn’t funding.
It’s emotional discipline under uncertainty.
That’s rare. That’s valuable.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
It’s emotional discipline under uncertainty.
That’s rare. That’s valuable.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
December 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The strongest advantage a founder can have isn’t funding.
It’s emotional discipline under uncertainty.
That’s rare. That’s valuable.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
It’s emotional discipline under uncertainty.
That’s rare. That’s valuable.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
Some founders wait for permission.
Others build first and let the world catch up.
We back the builders.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
Others build first and let the world catch up.
We back the builders.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
December 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Some founders wait for permission.
Others build first and let the world catch up.
We back the builders.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
Others build first and let the world catch up.
We back the builders.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
Founders don’t fail because they lack ideas.
They fail because they run out of energy before clarity arrives.
Endurance is a strategy.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
They fail because they run out of energy before clarity arrives.
Endurance is a strategy.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
December 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Founders don’t fail because they lack ideas.
They fail because they run out of energy before clarity arrives.
Endurance is a strategy.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
They fail because they run out of energy before clarity arrives.
Endurance is a strategy.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
Founders who build in silence often move the fastest.
Noise slows execution.
We respect quiet momentum.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
Noise slows execution.
We respect quiet momentum.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
December 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Founders who build in silence often move the fastest.
Noise slows execution.
We respect quiet momentum.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
Noise slows execution.
We respect quiet momentum.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
The hardest part of building isn’t starting.
It’s continuing when progress is invisible.
That’s where real founders separate.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
It’s continuing when progress is invisible.
That’s where real founders separate.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
December 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The hardest part of building isn’t starting.
It’s continuing when progress is invisible.
That’s where real founders separate.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups
It’s continuing when progress is invisible.
That’s where real founders separate.
#16vc #founderfirst #startups