Work is being rebuilt from scratch. Remote collaboration. AI-augmented productivity. The death of the 9-to-5. The rise of the portfolio career. The companies that define how we work in 2035 are being built now. We're looking for the tools, platforms, and systems that will shape the next era of human productivity.
Knowledge workers spend 2+ hours daily in email, much of it while commuting, exercising, or doing chores. Voice AI can now process email hands-free—triage, respond, and organize through conversation. Build the interface that liberates people from their inboxes.
Every employee does repetitive tasks that should be automated. But they can't code, and IT is backlogged for months. Build the platform where anyone can create AI agents for their specific workflows—no-code for the AI agent era.
Navigating government programs (benefits, permits, visas, taxes) requires expertise across unintelligible systems. Build natural language chat agents for government service workflows and form completion.
The AI revolution requires massive physical infrastructure—data centers, semiconductor fabs, power plants. We need 500,000 more electricians, HVAC technicians, and welders by 2030. Build AI training programs that compress years of apprenticeship into months.
Workers in field service, manufacturing, and healthcare need months of training before they're productive. Real-time AI coaching through phones, AirPods, and smart glasses can make anyone effective immediately—'turn off that valve,' 'use the ⅜ inch wrench.'
Technology promised to eliminate paper-pushing. Instead, we digitized the drudgery into bit-pushing—extracting data from PDFs, reconciling systems, managing approvals. LLMs can finally process unstructured data and ambiguous workflows. Build the tools that end administrative work and become the new system of record.
Years are required to train novices in electrician, HVAC, and solar installation roles. Build a full-stack services company combining minimally trained workers with AI guidance systems, AR hardware, and remote expert oversight.
Build software that helps SMB service providers (agencies, consultants, accountants) automatically deliver and communicate results to their clients.
Workers in field service, manufacturing, and healthcare need months of training before they're productive. Real-time AI coaching through phones, AirPods, and smart glasses can make anyone effective immediately—'turn off that valve,' 'use the ⅜ inch wrench.'
The AI revolution requires massive physical infrastructure—data centers, semiconductor fabs, power plants. We need 500,000 more electricians, HVAC technicians, and welders by 2030. Build AI training programs that compress years of apprenticeship into months.
Every employee does repetitive tasks that should be automated. But they can't code, and IT is backlogged for months. Build the platform where anyone can create AI agents for their specific workflows—no-code for the AI agent era.
Knowledge workers spend 2+ hours daily in email, much of it while commuting, exercising, or doing chores. Voice AI can now process email hands-free—triage, respond, and organize through conversation. Build the interface that liberates people from their inboxes.
Technology promised to eliminate paper-pushing. Instead, we digitized the drudgery into bit-pushing—extracting data from PDFs, reconciling systems, managing approvals. LLMs can finally process unstructured data and ambiguous workflows. Build the tools that end administrative work and become the new system of record.
Years are required to train novices in electrician, HVAC, and solar installation roles. Build a full-stack services company combining minimally trained workers with AI guidance systems, AR hardware, and remote expert oversight.
Navigating government programs (benefits, permits, visas, taxes) requires expertise across unintelligible systems. Build natural language chat agents for government service workflows and form completion.
Build software that helps SMB service providers (agencies, consultants, accountants) automatically deliver and communicate results to their clients.
Some problems are so large that solving them changes everything. Fusion energy. Brain-computer interfaces. Reversing aging. These aren't incremental improvements—they're civilizational shifts. We're looking for the technical breakthroughs and bold bets that seem impossible until they're inevitable.
The best businesses often start in markets that look too small. Vertical SaaS for dry cleaners. Tools for independent truckers. Software for yacht brokers. These niches are ignored by big companies but represent real pain for real people. Dominate a niche, then expand.
50 million people now consider themselves creators. Most make less than $500/year. The infrastructure is broken—discovery is algorithmic roulette, monetization favors platforms over people, and burnout is the norm. We need better tools for creators to build sustainable businesses around their work.
The science of aging is accelerating. Senolytics. Gene therapy. Epigenetic reprogramming. For the first time, extending healthy human lifespan is a serious engineering challenge, not science fiction. The companies solving these problems won't just build billion-dollar businesses—they'll change what it means to be human.
Financial infrastructure was built for a different era. Cross-border payments take days. 2 billion people are unbanked. Small businesses can't access capital. Crypto promised a revolution but mostly delivered speculation. We're looking for practical solutions that make money work better for everyone.
We have 10 years to fundamentally transform energy, transportation, agriculture, and manufacturing. This isn't about incremental efficiency—it's about reinventing trillion-dollar industries. The climate transition will create more wealth than the internet. The problems are urgent, massive, and solvable.