## Photo of the Month

The mayor stopped by USV as part of NY Tech Week

## Percolating

_Some ideas we’ve been discussing and would love to discuss with you_

1/ **Mining Companies That Don’t Look Like Mining Companies:** Our excitement centers on software-enabled exploration, cleaner extraction methods, targeting previously untapped markets, and developing material synthesis platforms.

2/ **Personhood being Probabilistic:** On the internet, there will likely never be a view with 100% confidence that an entity is a unique human. We need ensemble approaches to increase the probability of personhood.

3/ **The Cognitive Load of Truth:** People prefer simple, credible sources to verify content. Platforms that offer straightforward, reliable verification mechanisms will thrive in an era of widespread misinformation.

4/ **Open Social for Personal Agents**: We're trying to crack the code on personal agents that can seamlessly navigate both private and public data in open social architectures. It's like building a digital diplomat that can whisper your secrets while shouting from the rooftops.

5/ **You don't churn off your friends:** Consumer AI companies have a massive churn problem. Perhaps we're too focused on what they can do and not enough on how they make us feel. No one at USV cared about the Librarian till I had a name and a face.

## Further Discussion

_Our more formalized thoughts and announcements_

1/ **[Collision Course](https://paragraph.xyz/@usv/collision-course)** by Rebecca Kaden*

2/ **[Introducing the Slow Hunch Podcast](https://nickgrossman.xyz/introducing-the-slow-hunch-podcast,-and-episode-1-with-fraser-kelton)**. Episode 1 featuring Fraser Kelton on AI and the launch of ChatGPT.

3/ **[Build for Yourself](https://jared.xyz/build-for-yourself)** by Jared Hecht*

4/ **[Deep Reals](https://blog.usv.com/deep-reals)** by Grace Carney*

5/ **[Going on a Voyage](https://continuations.com/post/752484945054793728)** by Albert Wenger

\*These posts contain ideas we're actively seeking investments for

## Wire Transfers

_Checks written this month_

1/ **[Unigrid](https://blog.usv.com/unigrid)** - Series A

2/ **[Neynar](https://blog.usv.com/neynar)** - Series A

## Company Updates

1/ **[Journey Clinical](https://www.journeyclinical.com/)** has signed its first large insurance contract with Aetna.

2/ The ZKsync project completed the **[airdrop for the ZK token](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/06/17/zksync-airdrop-of-zk-token-puts-initial-market-cap-near-900m/)**.

3/ **[US DOE approves safety design](https://www.neimagazine.com/news/us-doe-approves-safety-design-strategy-for-radiant-microreactor/)** for Radiant’s microreactor.

4/ Cathy Hawley has taken over as CEO of **[Bolster](https://www.bolster.com/)**.

5/ Station was **[acquired by Coinbase](https://www.coinbase.com/blog/station-labs-leadership-joins-coinbase-to-make-smart-wallets-the-default)**.

## Key Searches

1/ **[Possible Finance](https://www.possiblefinance.com/)** - VP of Engineering (Remote)

2/ **[Leap](https://www.leap.energy/)** - Chief Financial Officer (SF)

3/ **[Ghost](https://www.ghst.io/jobs?gh_jid=4404336005&ghst=1)** - Head of Finance (LA)

4/ **[David Energy](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/davidenergy/e3696937-6b0b-4658-9034-4398db9ea0fb)** - VP of Sales & Partnerships (NYC)

5/ **[Jam](https://jamdotdev.notion.site/Jam-dev-Principal-Designer-Product-Brand-cae7fd96ef6945f98bc0625b46b5f907)** - Lead Designer (Remote)

6/ **[Zeitview](https://www.zeitview.com/)** - SVP Finance (Southern California)