# Blog All People, Talent & Operations Uncork Updates Platform & Community Growth & Scaling \\ \\ Welcoming Ilan Cedillos as Uncork's First Head of Communications\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/welcoming-ilan-cedillos-head-of-communications/index.html) \\ \\ Investing in Knit Health: Clinical Intelligence of the Future\\ \\ Tripp Jones](/content/blog/clinical-intelligence-of-the-future-welcome-knit-health/index.html) \\ \\ Ship APIs, Not Infrastructure: Welcome Unkey\\ \\ Uncork Capital](/content/blog/ship-apis-not-infrastructure-welcome-unkey/index.html) \\ \\ Investing in Soma Energy: Making Every Megawatt Count\\ \\ Tripp Jones](/content/blog/soma-energy-making-every-megawatt-count/index.html) \\ \\ Reflections on staying the distance and Coder's customer-led $90M Series C\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/coders-90-series-c/index.html) \\ \\ A New Look. The Same Conviction.\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/a-new-look-the-same-conviction/index.html) \\ \\ To the edge (again!) — welcoming Mirai to the Uncork portfolio\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/to-the-edge-again-welcoming-mirai-to-the-uncork-portfolio/index.html) \\ \\ Commercializing the only proven fusion science: our investment in Inertia\\ \\ Jeff Clavier](/content/blog/commercializing-the-only-proven-fusion-science-our-investment-in-inertia/index.html) \\ \\ Investing in Gamma (again!)\\ \\ Amy Saper](/content/blog/investing-in-gamma-again/index.html) \\ \\ Raising a Series A in an AI-First World\\ \\ Susan Liu](/content/blog/raising-a-series-a-in-an-ai-first-world/index.html) \\ \\ Improving Construction Design with AI: Our Investment in Buildcheck\\ \\ Amy Saper](/content/blog/improving-construction-design-with-ai-our-investment-in-buildcheck/index.html) \\ \\ Ten things from ten years in venture\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/ten-things-from-ten-years-in-venture-3a687d45408c/index.html) \\ \\ How Great Teams Build: Lessons & Reflections from Working with Ivo\\ \\ Sarah Du](/content/blog/how-great-teams-build-lessons-reflections-from-working-with-ivo-01ca35474874/index.html) \\ \\ How We Curate Our Guest List All Year (And Why It Matters)\\ \\ Tilly McLain](/content/blog/how-we-curate-our-guest-list-all-year-and-why-it-matters-fe1fa3799690/index.html) \\ \\ Automating Healthcare’s $26B Problem: Why We Invested in Amperos Health\\ \\ Susan Liu](/content/blog/automating-healthcares-26b-problem-why-we-invested-in-amperos-health-4edf503e654a/index.html) \\ \\ Uncork Sessions: What Former Stripe CTO Wants Every Founder to Know\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/uncork-sessions-what-former-stripe-cto-wants-every-founder-to-know-0051942439f1/index.html) \\ \\ A short & sweet Guide to Picking the Right Investor (for early stage companies)\\ \\ Sarah Du](/content/blog/a-short-sweet-guide-to-picking-the-right-investor-for-early-stage-companies-9c3fb7e64ce9/index.html) \\ \\ Uncork Capital Closes $300M to Support Early-Stage Founders\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/uncork-capital-closes-300m-to-support-early-stage-founders-e1015b772be1/index.html) \\ \\ Productive Friction: Why Elite Tech Teams Design for Disagreement\\ \\ Adriana Roche](/content/blog/productive-friction-why-elite-tech-teams-design-for-disagreement-ebb500290621/index.html) \\ \\ Numeral’s Big Opportunity: Why We Invested in the Future of Sales Tax\\ \\ Susan Liu](/content/blog/numerals-big-opportunity-why-we-invested-in-the-future-of-sales-tax-6d099a3bb635/index.html) \\ \\ The Job Search Is Broken: Why Uncork Capital Invested in Final Round AI\\ \\ Tripp Jones](/content/blog/the-job-search-is-broken-why-uncork-capital-invested-in-final-round-ai-cfabf3200ebe/index.html) \\ \\ What I’m excited for in 2025: more models, more use cases, more action\\ \\ Sarah Du](/content/blog/what-im-excited-for-in-2025-more-models-more-use-cases-more-action-92eb45885c8f/index.html) \\ \\ Welcoming Whitney Bouck as Board Partner & Go-To-Market Advisor at Uncork Capital\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/welcoming-whitney-bouck-as-board-partner-go-to-market-advisor-at-uncork-capital-fb8d5f3b7d97/index.html) \\ \\ Nuon: Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC), for Everyone\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/nuon-bring-your-own-cloud-byoc-for-everyone-f2db7c62063b/index.html) \\ \\ A short & sweet Guide to Investor Updates (for early stage companies)\\ \\ Sarah Du](/content/blog/a-short-sweet-guide-to-investor-updates-for-early-stage-companies-e7dfaf726f2f/index.html) \\ \\ The Entrepreneur Economy and Our Investment in DubClub\\ \\ Tripp Jones](/content/blog/the-entrepreneur-economy-and-our-investment-in-dubclub-7de581a32c9e/index.html) \\ \\ Stop blocking, start enabling — welcome, SurePath AI!\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/stop-blocking-start-enabling-welcome-surepath-ai-685c714cdae9/index.html) \\ \\ 9 lessons from Uncork’s 2024 Portfolio Summit\\ \\ Sarah Du](/content/blog/9-lessons-from-uncorks-2024-portfolio-summit-d99f2761af3d/index.html) \\ \\ How to Get Your First 10 Customers: Key Takeaways from Edith Harbaugh of LaunchDarkly\\ \\ Susan Liu](/content/blog/how-to-get-your-first-10-customers-key-takeaways-from-edith-harbaugh-of-launchdarkly-58bfa36d80b0/index.html) \\ \\ Stemming a rising tide — welcome, c/side! 🌊\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/stemming-a-rising-tide-welcome-c-side-b7c7dbeac4b2/index.html) \\ \\ Mission, vision, and values: setting your startup up for success\\ \\ Amy Saper](/content/blog/mission-vision-and-values-setting-your-startup-up-for-success-f20568df0ae6/index.html) \\ \\ Ballots to Boardrooms\\ \\ Adriana Roche](/content/blog/ballots-to-boardrooms-8803e5f27aa0/index.html) \\ \\ What kind of Marketer do you need?\\ \\ Amy Saper](/content/blog/what-kind-of-marketer-do-you-need-61fdb947c0e6/index.html) \\ \\ How We Give Our Portfolio Companies the White Glove Treatment\\ \\ Ashley Cravens](/content/blog/how-we-give-our-portfolio-companies-the-white-glove-treatment-e6aeb3ddb2a3/index.html) \\ \\ Uncorking Value, Together\\ \\ Ashley Cravens](/content/blog/uncorking-value-together-1cc07c02b04a/index.html) \\ \\ Brilliant Enterprise Magic — welcome Bem!\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/brilliant-enterprise-magic-welcome-bem-583802db017e/index.html) \\ \\ To outsource or not to outsource:\\ \\ Adriana Roche](/content/blog/to-outsource-or-not-to-outsource-ed52a8a0b6cd/index.html) \\ \\ Welcome, Unison Computing — Now in GA!\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/welcome-unison-computing-now-in-ga-4d3e763638c3/index.html) \\ \\ Let your customers do your marketing: A practical guide to creating customer case studies and…\\ \\ Amy Saper](/content/blog/let-your-customers-do-your-marketing-a-practical-guide-to-creating-customer-case-studies-and-12a202db59bf/index.html) \\ \\ Driving Change: How Talent Management Mirrors a Roundabout\\ \\ Adriana Roche](/content/blog/driving-change-how-talent-management-mirrors-a-roundabout-7d08a464f599/index.html) \\ \\ Twenty Years of Uncorking Innovation\\ \\ Jeff Clavier](/content/blog/twenty-years-of-uncorking-innovation-99024249c85e/index.html) \\ \\ How to find and select your first 10 customers\\ \\ Amy Saper](/content/blog/how-to-find-and-select-your-first-10-customers-c681d78a16b1/index.html) \\ \\ Guide to Product Marketing for startups\\ \\ Amy Saper](/content/blog/guide-to-product-marketing-for-startups-18e039c6306e/index.html) \\ \\ The Founder’s Playbook\\ \\ Adriana Roche](/content/blog/the-founders-playbook-08d1d1dbdd36/index.html) \\ \\ Get out of the building: Why, when, and how to interview your customers\\ \\ Amy Saper](/content/blog/get-out-of-the-building-35b546fecc15/index.html) \\ \\ Constraints inspire creativity: How to build a massive business in a mediocre economy\\ \\ Amy Saper](/content/blog/constraints-inspire-creativity-how-to-build-a-massive-business-in-a-mediocre-economy-40d70a052f1b/index.html) \\ \\ The Multimodal AI Revolution\\ \\ Sarah Du](/content/blog/the-multimodal-ai-revolution-ccb17d7b4be3/index.html) \\ \\ A Delayed Welcome to Bezi and Congrats on the Series A!\\ \\ Susan Liu](/content/blog/a-delayed-welcome-to-bezi-and-congrats-on-the-series-a-28cf2cbda10c/index.html) \\ \\ Why You Should Never Skip Breakfast — or, Welcoming Amy Saper to Uncork Capital\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/why-you-should-never-skip-breakfast-or-welcoming-amy-saper-to-uncork-capital-6d0a62b1fce/index.html) \\ \\ Welcoming Sarah Du to the Uncork team\\ \\ Susan Liu](/content/blog/welcoming-sarah-du-to-the-uncork-team-ab19ce713cdb/index.html) \\ \\ Uncork Raises $400M to Invest in and Support Seed-Stage Startups From Inception Through Growth\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/uncork-raises-400m-to-invest-in-and-support-seed-stage-startups-from-inception-through-growth-9316a6599780/index.html) \\ \\ AI Detectives: Why Uncork Capital Invested in the Sherlock Holmes of the AI World\\ \\ Tripp Jones](/content/blog/ai-detectives-why-uncork-capital-invested-in-the-sherlock-holmes-of-the-ai-world-dc58a60af9ab/index.html) \\ \\ Create: empowering everyone to build the software they want\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/create-empowering-everyone-to-build-the-software-they-want-4c74dfb2007c/index.html) \\ \\ The Launch of Follow —\\ \\ Tripp Jones](/content/blog/the-launch-of-follow-760740483abc/index.html) \\ \\ Presso Raises $8M to Help Hotels Make a Comeback with Low Carbon, Robot Garment Care Machines\\ \\ Jeff Clavier](/content/blog/presso-raises-8m-to-help-hotels-make-a-comeback-with-low-carbon-robot-garment-care-machines-5b2b21f039d/index.html) \\ \\ We did it! We Finally Hired A Head of Talent — Please welcome Adriana Roche to Uncork Capital\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/we-did-it-we-finally-hired-a-head-of-talent-please-welcome-adriana-roche-to-uncork-capital-54d33b16aea9/index.html) \\ \\ Please welcome Joyce Lee, the newest member of the Uncork Capital team\\ \\ Jeff Clavier](/content/blog/please-welcome-joyce-lee-the-newest-member-of-the-uncork-capital-team-57a28aff7c19/index.html) \\ \\ There and back again, again — welcome Common Paper\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/there-and-back-again-again-welcome-common-paper-2af46ff49052/index.html) \\ \\ Welcome and congratulations, Mutiny!\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/welcome-and-congratulations-mutiny-70c41435abd1/index.html) \\ \\ A New Chapter — Joining Uncork\\ \\ Susan Liu](/content/blog/a-new-chapter-joining-uncork-f4c72e9e847b/index.html) \\ \\ A New Era at Uncork\\ \\ Jeff Clavier](/content/blog/a-new-era-at-uncork-b8134c771815/index.html) \\ \\ Three Things from Six Years in Venture\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/three-things-from-six-years-in-venture-3e3824ffd06b/index.html) \\ \\ Raising-from-home, going fast, and hello (and, now, congratulations!) Sym\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/raising-from-home-going-fast-and-hello-and-now-congratulations-sym-c2ef90684039/index.html) \\ \\ Mapping Out Mental Health Tech: 70+ Startups Changing Lives\\ \\ Sarah Du](/content/blog/mapping-out-mental-health-tech-a7257bf2bcaf/index.html) \\ \\ “It just works!” — welcoming Tailscale to the Uncork portfolio\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/it-just-works-welcoming-tailscale-to-the-uncork-portfolio-fe67b88447c0/index.html) \\ \\ Remote Work Is the Future of Work\\ \\ Susan Liu](/content/blog/remote-work-is-the-future-of-work-d67eadc10998/index.html) \\ \\ Uncork raises $200M to support the next generation of seed-stage startups\\ \\ Jeff Clavier](/content/blog/uncork-raises-200m-to-support-the-next-generation-of-seed-stage-startups-346b33bae867/index.html) \\ \\ The proliferation of SaaS, investing in Israel, and welcome Torii\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/the-proliferation-of-saas-investing-in-israel-and-welcome-torii-b043e8ae3060/index.html) \\ \\ Turning 15: a reflection on the early years of Uncork Capital\\ \\ Jeff Clavier](/content/blog/turning-15-a-reflection-on-the-early-years-of-uncork-capital-16cd95b2f129/index.html) \\ \\ #SheInspiresMe: My trailblazing grandmother, the nuclear engineer\\ \\ Amy Saper](/content/blog/sheinspiresme-my-trailblazing-grandmother-the-nuclear-engineer-68a97af89412/index.html) \\ \\ There and back again — welcome Crossbeam\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/there-and-back-again-welcome-crossbeam-34c549240906/index.html) \\ \\ Cold email to hot BBQ in a flash — welcoming Coder!\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/conventional-wisdom-in-our-industry-says-that-cold-emails-generally-dont-equate-to-great-deals-8a22be5cf2b9/index.html) \\ \\ On Gareth Southgate and checking your bullshit at the door\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/on-gareth-southgate-and-checking-your-bullshit-at-the-door-a361bf0f8ef/index.html) \\ \\ Huckleberry: business insurance, guts, and the art of the pivot\\ \\ Andy McLoughlin](/content/blog/huckleberry-business-insurance-guts-and-the-art-of-the-pivot-2937a0461a75/index.html) \\ \\ Uncork Supports Project Callisto with a 3-Year Commitment\\ \\ Uncork Capital](/content/blog/uncork-supports-project-callisto-with-a-3-year-commitment-b8d435a547b1/index.html) \\ \\ Safe and Inclusive\\ \\ Jeff Clavier](/content/blog/safe-and-inclusive-245bec357849/index.html) \\ \\ To the Edge! 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Marketing at Eventbrite\\ \\ Uncork Capital](/content/blog/softtech-vc-roundtable-tamara-mendelsohn-vp-marketing-at-eventbrite-325e088469ff/index.html) \\ \\ SoftTech VC Raises $85M For Its Fourth Fund\\ \\ Uncork Capital](/content/blog/softtech-vc-raises-85m-for-its-fourth-fund-f68bb55da01c/index.html) \\ \\ Meet the SoftTech VC Founders Honored on Forbes’ 2013 30 Under 30\\ \\ Uncork Capital](/content/blog/meet-the-softtech-vc-founders-honored-on-forbes-2013-30-under-30-626e173f5c14/index.html) \\ \\ Why We Need an Entrepreneurs Visa\\ \\ Uncork Capital](/content/blog/why-we-need-an-entrepreneurs-visa-46874bf9bfa9/index.html) \\ \\ Meet SoftTech VC’s Founders Honored as Forbes 2012 30 Under 30\\ \\ Uncork Capital](/content/blog/meet-softtech-vcs-founders-honored-as-forbes-2012-30-under-30-3ea31ca0dedc/index.html) \\ \\ Announcing Stephanie Palmeri’s Promotion to Principal\\ \\ Uncork Capital](/content/blog/announcing-stephanie-palmeris-promotion-to-principal-e1d75985f3fa/index.html) 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