The SandHill.io Newsletter

#271 | Consumer Report 2026, State of Fintech, SaaSacre, & more

Feb 15th | The latest from Maveron, A16Z, Bessemer, Redpoint, Sequoia, Mayfield, CRV, and others

Feb 15 • Ali Afridi

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#270 | Fintech Focus Areas, Tech Trends, Death of SaaS, & more

Feb 8th | The latest from Fika, Contrary, YC, Sequoia, Meritech, SignalFire, and others

Feb 8 • Ali Afridi

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#269 | Themes that Matter, Ads in the AI age, & more

Feb 1st | The latest from Bessemer, Wing, Slow, 8VC, Madrona, CRV, and others

Feb 1 • Ali Afridi

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January 2026

#268 | Rise of Agentic Commerce, Health AI, & more

Jan 25th | SF & NY VC Events and the latest from Breyer Capital, Altimeter, Insight, QED, Maveron, and others

Jan 25 • Ali Afridi

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#267 | Next Gen Ad Networks, Consumer Trends, & more

Jan 18th | The latest from Scale, Sequoia, Wing, Khosla, Mayfield, and others

Jan 18 • Ali Afridi

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#266 | Next Gen Systems of Record, Second-Order Effects of AI, & more

Jan 11th | The latest from Slow, Lightspeed, Bessemer, Contrary, Emergence, and others

Jan 11 • Ali Afridi

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

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

Jan 4

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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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