We @a16z are excited to announce our Series A investment in @diodeinc, partnering with @davideasnaghi and @lennykhazan as they transform the way circuit boards are designed and manufactured in the US.  Whether it’s robots, drones, autonomous systems, or consumer products, two things matter most in today’s hardware landscape: speed of iteration and design for manufacturability.  The US answer to Shenzhen will be powered by AI, and will have @diodeinc inside!

Exciting news on @diodeinc published on Business Insider today. 1/ We raised capital! Over $14.5m, most recently in a $11.4m series A round led by @a16z (details below) 2/ We are working with fortune 100 companies and fast growing startups. If you are building hardware, we want to be your first choice for circuit boards. 3/ This is just the beginning, insane benchmarks coming later this month

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New @a16z podcast - it's the battle of the agentic browsers! 🥊 I tested @diabrowser and @PerplexityComet for a week, to see if either could dethrone Google Chrome. Who emerged as my "winner"? 👇

In my early 30s, as I was hitting a wall, I started asking myself questions like "Why am I working so hard?" "What's it all for?" "Am I climbing the wrong hill?" Now, with more wisdom, I ask questions like "How can I help?" "What's the valuation?" "Who else is investing?"

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The Medicaid world needs @hifortunahealth more than ever: because of the relentless pace of federal and state Medicaid policy changes over the last few years, Medicaid eligibility is getting way more complex. A lot of the chatter has been focused on reduced eligibility, but there's an equally important challenge associated with those who are eligible but lose out on coverage because of administrative process complexity - in the U.S., losing health coverage can boil down to something as simple (and unfortunate) as missing a letter in the mail. Fortuna is fixing this. The company launched in the throes of redeterminations to make Medicaid eligibility determination and enrollment clear, navigable, and reliable. We couldn't be more excited to lead Fortuna's Series A (after also leading the Seed) and continue backing this incredible, run-through-walls team - @singareddynm, Cydney Kim, and @ben_wesner - as they build clearinghouse infrastructure and consumer co-pilots for Medicaid – and beyond. More here: @daisydwolf @a16z @a16zBioHealth

Fortuna Health has raised an $18M Series A from @a16z to double down on modernizing Medicaid. 2.5 years ago, we set out with the lofty goal to build the TurboTax for Medicaid and government coverage. Sounds easy… until you’re learning the eligibility, deadline, and documentation requirements across 56 states and territories managed on outdated infrastructure with inconsistent workflows. Our team has *always* believed navigating Medicaid should feel like a modern consumer experience. Simple. Accurate. Efficient. So we built a product to reduce burden, from automating away income errors to removing duplicate enrollments. We unified and routed submissions across channels (email, fax, phone, snail mail, portals, etc), so complex legacy infrastructure never stood in the way. We simplified and personalized support for the moments that matter - like renewing with a newborn. With the One Big Beautiful Bill's changes coming fast, we're doubling down on putting the Medicaid consumer first with better automation and infrastructure. And we're stepping up to support states and merit workers making technology and operational transitions. A huge thanks to @julesyoo and @daisydwolf (a16z HC+Bio) and @garrytan (Y Combinator) for believing in our vision. To all of our customers - and every consumer on Fortuna - we're honored to serve as your trusted Medicaid navigation partner. To the incredible Fortuna team that's built boldly and never looked back... this is our time! 🚀  Read more on our Series A here: If you're wired to solve big problems, we're also hiring (!!!) across engineering, operations, and growth: