Holyn
& Parable
& Parable
Holyn most recently worked on research and investments at Kindred Ventures. As Kindred’s first junior hire, she was fortunate to work closely with AI, consumer, and healthcare startups.
Before Kindred, Holyn helped build Twitter’s billion-dollar content business. She also worked on product and partnerships with startups. Beyond work, Holyn writes online-offline, a tech and culture newsletter read by leading VCs, founders, and operators.
Before Kindred, Holyn helped build Twitter’s billion-dollar content business. She also worked on product and partnerships with startups. Beyond work, Holyn writes online-offline, a tech and culture newsletter read by leading VCs, founders, and operators.
Why Parable? My friends joke I’m an anthropologist, often pulling different threads to arrive at conclusions they’d never dream of. I blame my insatiable curiosity about people and how trends, behaviors, and technology move them. I’ve played the roles of beta tester, operator, investor, and fan within consumer for two decades already. I couldn’t be happier to see a dedicated pro/consumer fund led by someone who‘s making it their life’s work.
Greatest Hits
My most popular essays on AI, healthcare, consumer, and commerce.
My most popular essays on AI, healthcare, consumer, and commerce.
Modern Muses: AI BOTS • 2024
The Generative Media Stack • 2024
Welcome to the Hardware Renaissance • 2023
Generative Video: The New Frontier in AI • 2023
My future avatar wrote this • 2020
& other ideas
Hall of Fame
Some of my favorite TestFlight consumer apps of the last decade.
Some of my favorite TestFlight consumer apps of the last decade.
Kindred Portfolio
Startups I sourced (*) and supported (GTM, product, M&A, etc.) while at KV.
Startups I sourced (*) and supported (GTM, product, M&A, etc.) while at KV.
AI/Consumer
Status (* via Blueprint)
Aww
fal
Particle
Daze
Tonal
Opal Camera
Dreamflow
Humane (acq. HP)
Hour One (acq. Wix)
PlayAI (acq. Meta)
Status (* via Blueprint)
Aww
fal
Particle
Daze
Tonal
Opal Camera
Dreamflow
Humane (acq. HP)
Hour One (acq. Wix)
PlayAI (acq. Meta)
Fintech/Crypto
Carrot (* via Blueprint)
Tala
FWB
Zora
Utopia (acq. Coinbase)
Bitski (acq. Phantom)
Carrot (* via Blueprint)
Tala
FWB
Zora
Utopia (acq. Coinbase)
Bitski (acq. Phantom)
Incubations
Blueprint
Future Primitive
Blueprint
Future Primitive
Climate/Healthcare
Faircraft
Whisper Aero
Aethero
Morf Health
Heartbeat Health
Faircraft
Whisper Aero
Aethero
Morf Health
Heartbeat Health
Anti-portfolio (*)
Reflect Orbital (Seed, Sequoia)
Antimetal (Seed, Framework)
Higgsfield (Seed, Menlo Ventures)
Hone Health (Series A, Marcy Ventures)
Reflect Orbital (Seed, Sequoia)
Antimetal (Seed, Framework)
Higgsfield (Seed, Menlo Ventures)
Hone Health (Series A, Marcy Ventures)
Let’s Chat
651/4976218 or hello(at)holyn.co