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Ramtin Naimi
Founder & General Partner at Abstract @abstractvc
Had a fantastic conversation with @patrick_oshag! We dove deep into my personal journey and the origins of Abstract, exploring how it has grown into what it is today.
29.7.2025
I’m always amazed how few investors can explain the specific thing they can do better than others.
When I first asked Ramtin (@ramtinnaimi) this question, he gave one of the most specific answers I’ve heard (about how he helps founders end up owning more of their company, along with his specific method for doing so). He details that and a ton more in refreshingly honest fashion.
He seems willing to answer any question about himself, and we explore his entire rags to riches to rags to riches story. The stuff on the intense parallels between art and investing is a first, too: how to work the playing field and win.
A unique convo with an investor who has never done an interview like this before.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:25 The Art of Collecting
4:36 Parallels Between Art and Venture Capital
6:59 Challenges and Strategies in Art Collecting
18:19 The Role of Status and Reputation in Art
20:10 The Business of Art Galleries & Auction Houses
26:43 Building a Successful Venture Capital Firm
41:29 Leading Seed Financings
44:27 The Power of AngelList
46:40 Scaling and Building a Team
49:33 Identifying Exceptional Founders
52:32 The Importance of Dilution Sensitivity
54:18 Efficient Investment Processes
1:05:51 Winning Competitive Deals
1:15:29 The Value of Strong Board Members
1:21:37 The Importance of Personal Branding in VC
1:24:28 The Health of the AI Investment Ecosystem
1:28:11 Early Life and Entrepreneurial Beginnings
1:35:12 Starting a Hedge Fund and Lessons Learned
1:44:59 Building Abstract and Family Life
1:54:06 Insights on LPs and Venture Capital Trends
2:02:18 The Kindest Thing
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I met @ramtinnaimi through Michael Ovitz who described him as among the hardest working young people he’s met. Seeing as how Ovitz has met…everyone…I was intrigued.
Despite some early stumbles, Ramtin has pushed incredibly hard to become one of the leading and most active seed investors (and art collectors!) in the world.
As one founder said, "[its great] having a shark on your cap table. The good kind, one who knows how to swim alongside apex predators without getting eaten."
@domcooke (who is emerging as the great profiler of investing firms) spent lots of time with Ramtin and those who know him best. I hope you enjoy our profile of Ramtin and Abstract.
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Exclusive: Unify, a startup boosting sales at AI high-flyers, has raised $40M at a $260M valuation.
I spoke to CEO Austin Hughes about how his AI tools drive more pipeline per sales rep - and with Cursor about how they're using a new GTM tech stack that includes Unify + Clay 👀
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Earlier this month, we crossed $100M in ARR, up from $10M at the end of ’24.
But that’s just fraction of the value we’re creating: from enterprise teams like @zillow and @HubSpot shipping faster, to solo builders like @yoheinakajima and @GerrardL_ building and running their businesses on Replit.
We still have over half our funding in the bank. Our last round was in ‘23 at a $1.1B valuation, and we haven’t needed to raise since. We’re growing the team, and now’s a great time to join. The upside ahead is massive.
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Our partnership with @X marks a new chapter for truth on the internet.
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