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Dan Levitan shared thisDan Levitan shared thisWeatherPromise has been named to the TIME100 Companies Industry Leaders list. We're incredibly proud to be recognized as one of the most influential companies for our role transforming travel and tourism. This recognition is a huge honor — and a powerful validation of the work we’re doing to reimagine how people travel and how often they book trips with our partners. It’s amazing to be included on this list with other industry leaders including OpenAI, lululemon and Apple. At WeatherPromise, we believe planning a trip should come with excitement, not worry or hesitation. By combining innovative technology with a deep understanding of traveler behavior, we help people book with confidence, reduce uncertainty, and protect their travel investments in entirely new ways. Being recognized by TIME as a company reshaping the travel and tourism industry is both humbling and energizing. It reinforces our mission to bring greater peace of mind to travelers around the world — and to give people the confidence to travel, especially during off-peak and shoulder seasons. By enabling more travel during these periods, we help spread demand, reduce overcrowding, and create a better experience for both travelers and destinations. This allows our partners like Marriott International, Expedia Group, JetBlue and HomeToGo to drive incremental bookings without sacrificing pricing power. To assemble the list, TIME solicited nominations across sectors, and polled its global network of contributors and correspondents, as well as outside experts. Then TIME editors evaluated each on key factors, including impact, innovation, ambition, and success. A huge thank you to our team, partners, and customers who continue to believe in what we’re building. We’re just getting started. See why we were selected here: https://lnkd.in/eX4c2HK2 #TIME100CompaniesIndustryLeader #Travel #Tourism #Weather #Innovation #TravelInnovation #ClimateTech #TravelTech #FutureOfTravel #SustainableTravel #ClimateScience #TechForGood #DataDriven #SmartTravel
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Dan Levitan reposted thisDan Levitan reposted thisEngageli has been awarded on TIME's list of America's Top EdTech Companies 2026! TIME and Statista evaluated over 2,500 education technology companies across financial strength and industry impact. 250 made the list, and we're honored to be among them. As our CEO Dan Avida tells it: during the pandemic, he and his wife Daphne Koller watched their daughters slog through the uninspiring experience of taking classes on Zoom. It quickly became clear that the problem wasn’t the students or the teachers. It was the tech. Educators were trying to force a meeting platform to do the job of a classroom, and it just wasn’t built for it. Together with their long-time friend and colleague Serge Plotkin, a Stanford Professor Emeritus, they built Engageli from scratch, with patented table-based architecture that keeps every learner visible and collaborating in real time. The platform has since been refined through extensive classroom usage across K-12, higher education, and corporate training. This recognition reflects the work of our team, our partners, and every educator who has inspired the next generation on Engageli.
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Dan Levitan reposted thisDan Levitan reposted thisWhoop vs. Oura: The $10 Billion Question With consumer IPOs on pause, I've been writing about private companies that feel generational in scale. Whoop and Oura both command ~$10B valuations. What will it take for them to achieve their potential? 1/ TLDR: If Whoop and Oura remain measurement companies, they will disappoint shareholders. Measurement alone won't justify $10B+ valuations as growth slows. The company that figures out how to actually improve your health, not just report on it, wins. 2/ So what actually moves the metrics ? I went down a rabbit hole here and the clinical evidence is better than I expected. There's a whole universe of products that move HRV, deep sleep, and recovery. Eight Sleep ($1.5B valuation); vagus nerve stimulators like Apollo Neuro; Cold plunges; Omega-3s; Hyperice in recovery, breathwork devices and red light therapy. The list goes on. 3/ Data partnerships aren't enough Whoop and Hyperice just built a two-way integration. Expect more of these, but API integrations get commoditized fast. The real question: will Whoop or Oura acquire or develop the products that move the dial? Or are they content being a measurement layer? 4/ Two very different founding stories. Will Ahmed started Whoop in 2012 as a varsity squash player who couldn't find a device that gave him biometric data. Oura was founded in 2013 in Finland, where ex-Nokia and Polar engineers wanted a tracker you'd wear 24/7. Their insight: put it in a ring. 5/ The early adopters couldn't have been more different Whoop went straight to the locker room and performance athletes. Oura went the other way. Jack Dorsey. Larry Page. Kim Kardashian posting sleep scores on Instagram. The ring looks like jewelry, which opened up demographics Whoop never could, especially 20-40 yr old women 6/ Business models are converging Whoop: no upfront hardware sale. Band included with subscription. Pure recurring revenue from day one. Whoop doubled 2025 bookings to $1B+. Oura started with a $299-$499 ring and a free app. They realized subscription is a superior business model and added it in 2021 but is still ~80% hardware revenue. 7/ Can these valuations hold? Whoop and Oura are both doubling right now, but doubling doesn't last forever. When growth normalizes, a 4x multiple on $1.5B in revenue gets you to about $6B. It's clear the only way these valuations hold is if growth stays hot for years or the companies expand what they sell. Intervention is how you expand the TAM. 8/ The edge goes to whichever cracks actionability first Inevitably, these companies will buy or develop products that move the metrics. It changes the messaging to “measure and improve your health.” It changes the AOV and LTV. Whoop has advantages: pure subscription, stronger data flywheel, performance brand. Oura has advantages: differentiated form factor, fashion crossover. But the first company to close the loop between measurement and action will separate from the pack.
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Dan Levitan shared thisThe longevity market has been built for the biohacker, but my colleague Simran Suri thinks that is about to change. In the latest Maveron Substack, Simran lays out why the next wave of longevity belongs to founders who can take world-class science and make it feel essential to everyday consumers, not just the 25% already optimizing. Read her thesis below: https://lnkd.in/gSrmUn_eDan Levitan shared thisI've been thinking a lot about longevity lately… not the peptide-injecting, supplement-stacking version, but what it looks like when it reaches the rest of us. The first wave of companies (Prenuvo, Function Health, GRAIL) did something important: they proved consumers will pay for preventive care. But that customer is still largely a highly activated early adopter. McKinsey puts that group at just 25% of the market. The other 75% want to age well too, they're just not building a parallel health system outside their doctor to do it. I think that the next wave of longevity won't win by going deeper on biohackers, but by solving for adherence over diagnosis, earning provider trust instead of bypassing it, and treating brand as infrastructure in a category where consumers are being asked to hand over their most personal data. Read my full take in the latest Maveron Substack (link in comments)! If you're building in this space or have any strong thoughts on the next wave of longevity, I'd love to hear from you.
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Dan Levitan reposted thisDan Levitan reposted thisI’m *beyond* thrilled to introduce The Maverick Mindset, a new podcast from Maveron where we sit down with the operators building the most consequential consumer businesses of our time. In our very first episode, I’m joined by Kat Cole. From cleaning gym equipment as a teen to leading FOCUS Brands and now CEO of AG1, Kat’s journey is a masterclass in leadership and staying close to your customer. In this episode, Kat shares what it really takes to go from peer to leader (and why you can’t let your old role anchor your new one), and why staying close to customers matters more than dashboards. We have a whole season coming up that I hope you tune in for! Subscribe and listen to episode one here: https://lnkd.in/gRzTQwkCS1E1: Kat Cole (CEO, AG1) on Compounding Leadership and Building Enduring Consumer BrandsS1E1: Kat Cole (CEO, AG1) on Compounding Leadership and Building Enduring Consumer Brands
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Dan Levitan shared thisAs consumer brands scale faster and across more channels, financial complexity has become a defining constraint. A verticalized CPG Financial OS built on accounting and powered by AI is a fundamental component of today’s new consumer brand tech stack. Proud of this work by my colleagues Simran Suri and Natalie Dillon MaveronDan Levitan shared thisExcited for this one to be out! As consumer brands scale faster and across more channels, financial complexity has become a defining constraint. Inventory, trade spend, deductions, and working capital are all deeply interconnected, yet most brands manage them across fragmented tools. We believe there’s an opportunity to build a Financial Operating System for consumer brands, starting with AI-powered accounting and expanding into the broader flow of funds. Natalie Dillon and I break down the core beliefs behind this thesis here: https://lnkd.in/eD93jbtEWhy fast-growing consumer brands need a verticalized financial OSWhy fast-growing consumer brands need a verticalized financial OS
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Dan Levitan shared thisCongrats to Raj Mehra and the entire Sage team on announcing their Series C. Maveron first partnered with Sage when we led their Series A in 2023. From the beginning, it was clear the team understood that the challenges facing senior care can’t be solved by labor alone. Care teams need better technology. Sage is building exactly that: modern infrastructure that helps caregivers respond faster and focus on the people in their care. Excited to see the momentum continue!
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Dan Levitan shared thisProud to be your partner! Pacaso Austin Allison David KalleryDan Levitan shared thisGrateful to share that Pacaso has been named No. 5 out of 500 on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Startup Employers for 2026, and recognized in the Top 10 for the second year in a row. This recognition means a lot because it reflects our team. The people who show up every day, build with care, support one another, and hold a high bar for how we operate. We have always tried to build Pacaso thoughtfully. Not just the ownership model and the experience around it, but the company behind it. How decisions get made. How teams work together. How we handle the hard things. Thank you to Forbes for the honor. And thank you to our employees who make this possible. I am proud of this group and excited for what is ahead. See the full list here: https://linkly.link/2cfKk
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Dan Levitan shared thisExcited to partner with the Jampack AI team! Wholesale is massive and complex, and as CPG brands scale into thousands of retail doors, the infrastructure powering that growth hasn't kept up. Matteo Rossant and Rezi Tsulukidze are changing that by building AI agents that are already deeply loved by category-leading brands. Thrilled to lead Jampack's $3.2M seed round. Maveron is proud to be your partner!Dan Levitan shared thisWholesale is 7X the size of e-commerce, yet the infrastructure running it is stuck in the dark ages. CPG ops teams are buried in manual work: • Copy-pasting PO data across disconnected systems • Chasing carriers for quotes and shipment updates • Fighting vendor compliance and chargebacks that eat margins alive The pain compounds with every new retail door. That stops today. I’m proud to announce Jampack AI has raised $3.2M, led by Maveron with participation from Timber Grove Ventures, to build the AI workforce for wholesale. Since launching five months ago, our AI agents are already processing $500M in annualized volume for category-leading brands like Fishwife, immi, Sanzo, PATH, and Freestyle Snacks. Our AI takes action across orders, shipments, inventory, and invoices – giving CPG brands 50X faster order-to-invoice lifecycles. We keep emails, ERPs, EDI, and 3PLs in sync so teams can stop pushing data and focus on growth. Grateful to Natalie Dillon, Simran Suri, and the entire Maveron team, Dan Fleischmann and Jeff Safferman at TGV, and the incredible CPG operators in our corner who’ve lived it in the trenches: Henry Ellis (Ghia), Chuck Genuardi (Lily's Sweets), Tony Davis (The Better Bakehouse Company), Bob Spieth (QVC), Matt Turner (Propeller Industries), and Felipe Gontijo de Araujo (CARIUMA). And to my co-founder, Rezi Tsulukidze, who has been building with me relentlessly since day one. We’re hiring world-class talent across engineering, sales, and marketing (👇 link in comments). Let's go! 🚀
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Dan Levitan liked thisDan Levitan liked thisHaving Moxxie Ventures lead our pre-seed was one of the best early decisions at Ridley. If you’re building, I strongly recommend partnering with Alex Roetter and Katie Jacobs Stanton
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Dan Levitan liked thisDan Levitan liked thisAs the sun was setting over Husky Stadium, with the field below and Lake Washington surrounding us. You could feel something special was happening. Looking out from the stage, you can see a sea of 210 proud Jewish Huskies, campus faculty, Head Football Coach Jedd Fisch, Linden Rhoads from the UW Board of Regents, the UW Chief of Police, the CEO of the Seattle Jewish Federation and many more special people. The students were dressed in their finest to commemorate this historic Shabbat. The venue truly was the greatest setting for a Mega Shabbat dinner. In that moment, a recent encounter came to mind, and I shared the following thought: Recently, Miriam and I were visiting with a close friend, weeks before her passing. Someone who deeply cared about Jewish life at UW, she said, with a sigh: “Oy vey… what’s going to be with the next generation?” I wish she had lived to join us at Mega Shabbat. She surely would have danced with us. I’m sure her soul did. I wish YOU were there on Friday night. The next generation of Judaism is not fading. It’s not retreating. It’s not confused. It is alive. It is strong. And it is on fire. It was a dream to create this Mega Shabbat. We hoped for something historic, but this far surpassed what we could have imagined. More students showed up than anyone could believe. The energy was electric and filled with warmth. No one wanted the evening to end. The venue was elegantly transformed with beautifully set tables. The overall vibe shouted Jewish pride alongside Husky pride. It was the greatest and largest Shabbat event in the greatest setting. Truly historic. We started with 210 voices shouting in unity, “SHABBAT SHALOM”. You could feel the floor vibrate. We ended with 210 students singing Oseh Shalom. That moment gave me chills. True unity. The most telling moments, when we knew it was a touchdown, were hearing how students described the experience. Again and again, we heard the same thing: It feels vibrant to be Jewish on campus. There is a real connection. This is community. They felt proud. They felt the connectedness.
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Dan Levitan reacted on thisExciting to see WeatherPromise recognized for helping reshape how people travel and plan trips. There’s a lot more ahead for travel and tourism with weather risk being addressable. WeatherPromiseDan Levitan reacted on thisWeatherPromise has been named to the TIME100 Companies Industry Leaders list. We're incredibly proud to be recognized as one of the most influential companies for our role transforming travel and tourism. This recognition is a huge honor — and a powerful validation of the work we’re doing to reimagine how people travel and how often they book trips with our partners. It’s amazing to be included on this list with other industry leaders including OpenAI, lululemon and Apple. At WeatherPromise, we believe planning a trip should come with excitement, not worry or hesitation. By combining innovative technology with a deep understanding of traveler behavior, we help people book with confidence, reduce uncertainty, and protect their travel investments in entirely new ways. Being recognized by TIME as a company reshaping the travel and tourism industry is both humbling and energizing. It reinforces our mission to bring greater peace of mind to travelers around the world — and to give people the confidence to travel, especially during off-peak and shoulder seasons. By enabling more travel during these periods, we help spread demand, reduce overcrowding, and create a better experience for both travelers and destinations. This allows our partners like Marriott International, Expedia Group, JetBlue and HomeToGo to drive incremental bookings without sacrificing pricing power. To assemble the list, TIME solicited nominations across sectors, and polled its global network of contributors and correspondents, as well as outside experts. Then TIME editors evaluated each on key factors, including impact, innovation, ambition, and success. A huge thank you to our team, partners, and customers who continue to believe in what we’re building. We’re just getting started. See why we were selected here: https://lnkd.in/eX4c2HK2 #TIME100CompaniesIndustryLeader #Travel #Tourism #Weather #Innovation #TravelInnovation #ClimateTech #TravelTech #FutureOfTravel #SustainableTravel #ClimateScience #TechForGood #DataDriven #SmartTravel
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Dan Levitan reacted on thisDan Levitan reacted on thisWeatherPromise has been named to the TIME100 Companies Industry Leaders list. We're incredibly proud to be recognized as one of the most influential companies for our role transforming travel and tourism. This recognition is a huge honor — and a powerful validation of the work we’re doing to reimagine how people travel and how often they book trips with our partners. It’s amazing to be included on this list with other industry leaders including OpenAI, lululemon and Apple. At WeatherPromise, we believe planning a trip should come with excitement, not worry or hesitation. By combining innovative technology with a deep understanding of traveler behavior, we help people book with confidence, reduce uncertainty, and protect their travel investments in entirely new ways. Being recognized by TIME as a company reshaping the travel and tourism industry is both humbling and energizing. It reinforces our mission to bring greater peace of mind to travelers around the world — and to give people the confidence to travel, especially during off-peak and shoulder seasons. By enabling more travel during these periods, we help spread demand, reduce overcrowding, and create a better experience for both travelers and destinations. This allows our partners like Marriott International, Expedia Group, JetBlue and HomeToGo to drive incremental bookings without sacrificing pricing power. To assemble the list, TIME solicited nominations across sectors, and polled its global network of contributors and correspondents, as well as outside experts. Then TIME editors evaluated each on key factors, including impact, innovation, ambition, and success. A huge thank you to our team, partners, and customers who continue to believe in what we’re building. We’re just getting started. See why we were selected here: https://lnkd.in/eX4c2HK2 #TIME100CompaniesIndustryLeader #Travel #Tourism #Weather #Innovation #TravelInnovation #ClimateTech #TravelTech #FutureOfTravel #SustainableTravel #ClimateScience #TechForGood #DataDriven #SmartTravel
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Dan Levitan liked thisDan Levitan liked thisI’m incredibly proud of our Bellevue Leadership team, Advisory Board, and volunteers who came together to support this year’s successful Annual Fund Drive campaign. This wasn’t an individual accomplishment; it was a true community achievement. Together, we exceeded our goal by 25%, allowing us to continue removing barriers and expanding access for the youth and families we serve. It was also an honor to be recognized with the BusinessRate #1 Gym Award in the Crossroads community; though we know we are so much more than a gym! Thank you to everyone who supported our mission. Because of you, we can continue showing up for our community in meaningful and impactful ways.
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Dan Levitan liked thisDan Levitan liked thisDid I mention that I’m officially a Blue Devil? 💙 This week marks one full month in my new role as Director of Digital Strategy at Duke University's Trinity College of Arts & Sciences! It’s been an exciting and lovely first month of meeting folks around campus, settling in with an amazing new team, and starting to build strategy and content for the Trinity web, newsletter, and social media platforms. After three years of leading social media at UNC-Chapel Hill, I am so excited to branch out and continue growing my strategic communications skills across new distribution channels. In addition to so many others, I’m especially grateful for Chelsey Bentley Holts 👩🏾💻🐏, Jess B, Quierra Luck — the social media dream team at Carolina — who supported me in this next step 🩵
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Dan Levitan liked thisGrateful for the partnership, Yusuke. What we’re building at Cumulus only works with the right partners and teams that share our obsession with consumer centricity, quality, experience, and pushing the category forward. This is a small glimpse of what’s ahead.
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Dan Levitan liked thisDan Levitan liked thisHonored to have served as an invited speaker at the 30th Annual Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) Meeting. 🎉 Our session on Health Equity in Transplantation was one of the most engaging and thought-provoking conversations I've been part of this year. The field is moving fast. Machine perfusion. Refined surgical techniques. Smarter immunosuppression. Truly multidisciplinary care. But amid all this innovation, one question must remain at the center of our work: 👉 Are we closing the gap between what medicine can do and who medicine actually serves? Every child deserves access to the breakthroughs we celebrate at meetings like this — regardless of zip code, insurance status, language, or background. A heartfelt thank you to SPLIT leadership, our moderators (Noelle Ebel and Juan Carlos Caicedo MD, FACS) and the incredible colleagues who shared their work during this session. Your voices are pushing this field forward in ways that matter. The work continues. 💙 #PediatricTransplantation #HealthEquity #SPLIT2027 #Transplantation #Hepatology #PediatricSurgery #HealthcareLeadership Seattle Children's University of Washington - School of Medicine International Pediatric Transplant Association (IPTA)
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