The SandHill.io Newsletter

#265 | 2026 Predictions, Year End Observations, & more

Jan 4th | The latest from Footwork, Altimeter, Bessemer, USV, Madrona, Wing, and others

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December 2025

#264 | AI's Trillion Dollar Opportunity, Agentic Commerce, Quantum Super Position, & more

Dec 28th | The latest from Foundation, General Catalyst, QED, DCVC, and others

Dec 28, 2025 • Ali Afridi

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#263 | The End of Interchange, Verticals Ripe for AI Unicorns, & more

Dec 21st | The latest from USV, Scale, Insight, Sequoia, Compound, and others

Dec 21, 2025 • Ali Afridi

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#262 | Big Ideas for 2026, Next Frontier of Electrification, & more

Dec 14th | The latest from A16Z, Slow, Obvious Ventures, BTV, Sequoia and others

Dec 14, 2025 • Ali Afridi

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#261 | Modern House of Brands, AI in 2026, Healthcare Trends, & more

Dec 7th | The latest from South Park Commons, Maveron, Sequoia, 8VC, Madrona, and others

Dec 7, 2025 • Ali Afridi

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November 2025

#260 | The Most Fragile Layer of the Economy, Narrative Power in the AI Era & more

Nov 30th | The latest from Slow, Scale, Bessemer, Meritech, Foundation, QED, and others

Nov 30, 2025 • Ali Afridi

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#259 | Fintech Holy Grail, Anti-AI Bet, Modern Finance Stack, & more

Nov 23rd | The latest from Primary, Jump, Sapphire, Altimeter, Scale, Sequoia, and others

Nov 23, 2025 • Ali Afridi

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#258 | Marketplaces in the Age of AI, SaaS Benchmark Report, & more

Nov 16th | The latest from Accel, A16Z, Tidemark, Bain Capital, Entrepreneur First, and others

Nov 16, 2025 • Ali Afridi

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#257 | Built World AI, Systems of Context, Fintech x AI, & more

Nov 9th | The latest from Bessemer, Emergence, BTV, QED, Maveron, and others

Nov 9, 2025 • Ali Afridi

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#256 | Sequoia’s Top Theses, Re-Architecting White Collar Work, & more

Nov 2nd | The latest from Sequoia, QED, Joe Lonsdale, First Round, Theory Ventures, and others

Nov 2, 2025 • Ali Afridi

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October 2025

#255 | Transition to AGI, State of Crypto, & more

Oct 26th | The latest from Menlo Ventures, A16Z, First Round, Alpaca, and others

Oct 25, 2025 • Ali Afridi

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#254 | European Resilience, Algorithmic Don Draper, Circular Deals, & more

Oct 19th | The latest from Bessemer, Sequoia, Altimeter, Floodgate, First Round, and others

Oct 19, 2025 • Ali Afridi

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