Pegah Ebrahimi is an advisor to or investor in many category defining startups, including Snyk, Canva, Guild, Applyboard, and PsiQuantum. Founders want to work with Pegah because of her world class go-to-market expertise, which she developed during her tenure as COO of Morgan Stanley’s Technology Investment Banking, COO of Cisco’s multi-billion dollar Collaboration business, and the youngest global CIO of Morgan Stanley Bank. More about Pegah

Mission-driven founders are truly in it for the long haul. They’re a breed apart. It takes time and sacrifice for them to make their vision a reality. As a result, their work can be lonely. It’s like wandering the wilderness with nothing but a 100-year plan as your north star. At FPV, we’re with them from the start, and we’re here to support them along the way — all the way.

AI startups including Aaru and Serval use multiple valuation tiers within single funding rounds, letting lead investors buy equity at lower prices while other investors pay headline valuations. In Aaru’s Series A, Redpoint invests much of its check at a $450 million valuation and a smaller portion at $1 billion; Serval’s lowest Sequoia entry price is at a $400 million valuation, despite a $1 billion headline valuation for its $75 million Series B. The strategy can attract talent and customers but raises expectations for future rounds and increases the risk of a punitive down round.

Mar 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Ali Partovi’s Neo introduces Neo Residency, an accelerator that pairs mentorship and community with lower, valuation-linked dilution for startups. It plans to invest $750,000 through an uncapped SAFE in 12 to 15 startups this summer; Neo receives equity at the next formal funding round, with illustrative ownership of 5% at a $15 million valuation and 0.75% at $100 million. The three-month San Francisco program also includes a two-week Oregon bootcamp and about 30 operator mentors, while five to eight students can receive $40,000 grants to work on projects.

Feb 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Integrate raises a $17 million Series A led by FPV Ventures to expand its secure project collaboration software for government and defense work. Founded by John Conafay in 2022, the company lets private firms and agencies coordinate classified, multi-entity projects while keeping sensitive information hidden from other participants. Integrate also holds a $25 million, five-year U.S. Space Force contract and plans to sell its software to other military branches and their contractors.

Feb 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Railway raises a $100 million Series B led by TQ Ventures to advance its cloud infrastructure platform. FPV Ventures, Redpoint, and Unusual Ventures also participate in the round. The company builds its networking, compute, storage, orchestration software, and hardware to provide hands-off hosting for developers. Railway plans to expand its global data center footprint, grow its team, and build tools for developers and AI systems.

Jan 2026 · PR NewswireNews article