If you have a chance to get Ramtin & Alex on your cap table, do. They are massive hustlers who are deeply connected will make your current and future rounds hyper-competitive. Before we decided to move forward with Abstract, we got a number of unsolicited inbound pings from trusted entrepreneurs and VC friends who'd worked with Abstract and told us to absolutely take their money. Within about 12 hours of confirming Abstract's allocation, Ramtin and Alex made probably 30 intros for us. It took the better part of a day to respond and meant our entire fundraising process was over-subscribed within just a couple weeks start to finish. They've also been super helpful in continuing to connect us with folks as needed along the way.

Nate's unquestionably one of our highest value add investors. He's been critical in helping define our brand and positioning (from naming to aesthetic to landing page direction and copy). We've found ourselves chatting with him several times a week and it's always helpful. He's hyper-responsive via slack and text and puts in plenty of hands on work. So far, he's provided us with and helped us fill in meaningful frameworks for defining our brand, has made intros to strong creatives from his network, and has directly leaned in to brainstorm name ideas, landing page direction, and even write some copy for us. He's also just a great guy and lots of fun to work with. Highest recommendation.

Erik is the real deal. High energy, incredibly well connected, and is passionate about early stage companies. I highly recommend him to early stage companies looking for the first capital into their business.

Villi is straightforward and trustworthy. This is what you want in an ally when you are building your company. I was introduced to him by another founder who he had passed on, and the founder recommended him to me saying he was incredibly helpful despite not investing. After working with Villi, I agree. He has immense expertise, gives direct and actionable feedback, and even after leaving his last firm, kept in touch with us to continue helping us build the company. I highly recommend him to any founder.

Would not recommend. Does not take calls as a rule, so you have to email your thoughts and he will ping you whatever he can reply as 1 liners. Pushes for his own terms. Will not do what is right for the company and moment things were not going so well, totally ghosted and did not step in to help.

Jon is another partner at Dynamo we work closely with and has been nothing short of incredibly helpful. Jon, similar to Santosh and the rest of the Dynamo team, is straightforward, honest and has been supportive of every step of building this company. He's been kind and thoughtful when needed, and been harsh and pushed us to thinking more ambitiously when we were being complacent. He and Santosh (who jointly interact closely with the more non-trucking based companies in Dynamo's Portfolio) have the emotional intelligence to tread the line from investor, to mentor/advisor, to friend when needed. I'd recommend any early stage founder work with the Dynamo team if they're in the manufacturing/supply chain/mobility space and get a chance to.

Santosh and the Dynamo team are some of the most supportive investors we've had. They backed us when we were barely a bit more than a concept (seems like they've done this a few times) and have spent the time and energy into really helping us make a business out of an idea. Santosh is straightforward and doesn't sugarcoat the hard truth but it's conveyed that even critical feedback is given because there's true alignment between him, Dynamo as a fund, and you as a founder. Dynamo's network in the supply chain space is fantastic and they're one of the few funds willing to put their money where their mouth is in terms of intros and network.

Had an initial conversation with Nikita and then she completely ghosted. Seems like she makes a lot of noise on twitter but doesn't seem to be able to even give a "pass" email. Call felt shallow and condescending.

Kobi is diligent and does his homework. He started out with a strong focus on security and has since evolved to other b2b spaces. Kobi is great, but not for everyone. He expects you to know your focus and own it. If you do then it is a very fruitful discussion. He is very trustworthy and a great supporter.

Intro-ed to me twice through mutual conncetions but ghosted both times. Might be super helpful in a meeting context but we never got there.