Connect Ventures | Activity

Essay

Third edition of The Greats newsletter. Nicole Quinn synthesizes research from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, PitchBook, a16z, Menlo, Forerunner, Will Ventures, Recursive and USV on the consumer AI opportunity. Includes interview with Jeremy Liew (Lightspeed, Midas list) on 4 things to look for in a consumer deal. Announces Sekai as latest portfolio addition.

Connect Ventures

Connect VenturesConnect Ventures

connectventures.beehiiv.comAUG 3, 2026

AUG 3, 2026

Investment

Co-led Sekai's $20M Series A alongside Khosla Ventures. Sekai is a platform to create and share AI-powered mini apps from text prompts. Nicole Quinn sits on the board. Participants include a16z Speedrun, Mayfield, A*, MVP Ventures, 359 Capital, Parable VC, 645 Ventures.

Sekai

Sekai Connect Ventures

axios.comJUN 1, 2026

JUN 1, 2026

Essay

Second edition of The Greats newsletter. Nicole Quinn makes the data-driven case for LP exposure to consumer investing. Includes interview with CAA CEO Bryan Lourd and President Jim Burtson. Portfolio updates: NFL-TMRW Sports flag football league, TGL Championship, WTGL launch, Charlie Puth joins Moises as Chief Music Officer.

Connect Ventures

Connect VenturesConnect Ventures

connectventures.beehiiv.comMAY 7, 2026

MAY 7, 2026

Milestone

Portfolio company Slash raised a $100M Series C at a $1.4B valuation.

Slash

Slash Connect Ventures

slash.comAPR 16, 2026

APR 16, 2026

Essay

Launch edition of The Greats newsletter. Nicole Quinn and Mike Blank announce Connect Ventures' relaunch, share investment thesis (consumer/prosumer across sports, digital health, media, entertainment, e-commerce, marketplaces), and detail first two investments: Music.AI/Moises and TMRW Sports.

Connect Ventures

Connect VenturesConnect Ventures

connectventures.beehiiv.comJAN 29, 2026

JAN 29, 2026

Team Change

Nicole Quinn and Michael Blank became Managing Partners and Co-Founders of Connect Ventures, with Adam Friedman named Venture Partner.

Nicole Quinn and Michael Blank join as Managing Partners and Co-Founders

Connect Ventures

markets.financialcontent.comJAN 26, 2026

JAN 26, 2026

Team Change

Nicole Quinn (ex-Lightspeed) and Michael Blank (ex-CAA) become Managing Partners/Co-Founders, restructuring firm leadership.

Nicole Quinn and Michael Blank join as Managing Partners

Connect Ventures

businesswire.comJAN 26, 2026

JAN 26, 2026

Exit

Portfolio company Candy acquired by Futureverse.

Candy

Candy Connect Ventures

tracxn.comAPR 2025

APR 2025

Investment

Led $40M Series A for Music.AI's Moises (AI music platform, 50M users).

Moises

Moises Connect Ventures

magneticmag.comJAN 22, 2025

JAN 22, 2025

Milestone

Moises recognized as Apple iPad App of the Year 2024 and Google Play Users' Choice Award winner; launched AI Studio browser-based audio editor.

Moises

Moises Connect Ventures

businesswire.comSEP 2024

SEP 2024

Milestone

TMRW Sports (Tiger Woods/Rory McIlroy sports media) completed Series A, with TGL golf league launching on ESPN.

TMRW Sports (TGL)

TMRW Sports (TGL)Connect Ventures

businesswire.comJUN 24, 2024

JUN 24, 2024

Connect Ventures Activity

Co-led Sekai's $20M Series A alongside Khosla Ventures. Sekai is a platform to create and share AI-powered mini apps from text prompts. Nicole Quinn sits on the board. Participants include a16z Speedrun, Mayfield, A*, MVP Ventures, 359 Capital, Parable VC, 645 Ventures.

Portfolio company Slash raised a $100M Series C at a $1.4B valuation.

Launch edition of The Greats newsletter. Nicole Quinn and Mike Blank announce Connect Ventures' relaunch, share investment thesis (consumer/prosumer across sports, digital health, media, entertainment, e-commerce, marketplaces), and detail first two investments: Music.AI/Moises and TMRW Sports.

Nicole Quinn and Michael Blank became Managing Partners and Co-Founders of Connect Ventures, with Adam Friedman named Venture Partner.

Nicole Quinn (ex-Lightspeed) and Michael Blank (ex-CAA) become Managing Partners/Co-Founders, restructuring firm leadership.

Portfolio company Candy acquired by Futureverse.

Led $40M Series A for Music.AI's Moises (AI music platform, 50M users).

Moises recognized as Apple iPad App of the Year 2024 and Google Play Users' Choice Award winner; launched AI Studio browser-based audio editor.

TMRW Sports (Tiger Woods/Rory McIlroy sports media) completed Series A, with TGL golf league launching on ESPN.