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I. Closing the benefits value gap | Nayya

The Nayya (Fund III) whitepaper explores the "benefits value gap"—the disconnect between how much employers invest in employee benefits and how little employees perceive and utilize them. Despite record-high spending on benefits, most employees underestimate their value, leading to underutilization, financial strain, and dissatisfaction. Nayya offers data-driven solutions to personalize and simplify the benefits experience, helping companies maximize ROI and employee well-being.

II. Product Velocity Playbook

Tyler Denk details how beehiiv (Fund IV) maintains a rapid product development pace as a competitive advantage, shipping multiple new features each week. Fueled initially by startup insecurity, their "ship or die" mindset has become core to their culture—driven by full-stack engineers, feedback-driven iteration, and a robust marketing engine behind every launch.

III. Arcade.dev: Helping AI Get Things Done

Garuda Ventures (SLAF) has invested in Arcade.dev, a platform that helps AI agents securely and effectively interact with third-party tools like Slack and GitHub. Founded by authentication expert Alex Salazar, Arcade solves a key infrastructure challenge in the emerging AI agent ecosystem by offering developers easy, secure tool-calling capabilities to move beyond chat and drive real-world actions.

LISTENING

I. Final Notice: The Modernization of Collections is Past Due

WATCHING

II. Degenerate Index Booms, Nvidia’s Big Reveal, and Gambling 3.0

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