Early-stage venture capital fund backing founders who obsess over crafting novel ways for Americans to enjoy more fruitful, fulfilling and healthier lives.
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Joined October 2025
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Congrats to @zebird0 and the Lion.bio team on today's big reveal about how you're making it possible to deliver GLP-1s as a nasal spray.
Four years ago a few of us at a16z started @speedrun to back founders at the earliest stages. A year ago I left to become one.
Today I can share what we’ve been building at LionBio: a nasal spray GLP-1 backed by a $6M pre-seed from SPC.
Spending in America has shifted. Quietly.
This video summarizes our State of Consumer 2026 report, published in four parts over the past few months. We mapped six forces behind the shift:
01: Loss of Value & Texture – we’re paying more and getting less.
02: Debt, Death & Taxes – we’re saving less and betting more.
03: Birthrates, Boomers & Borders – the workforce is shrinking. The work isn’t.
04: Avengers 21 & The Death of Legacy IP – creators are out-creating the studios.
05: My Truth vs. Hard Facts – trust has collapsed, and algorithms fill the void.
06: The Longevity Economy – we’re living longer, and we want to live better.
One pattern runs through all six. Knowledge has never been more accessible. Knowing who to trust has never been harder. That gap isn’t just a divide. It’s an opening.
Some are designing a future centered around machines. We’re focused on a future designed around people. Because progress should be something people can feel. That’s why we named our firm Tactile.
Full report: tactilevc.com/notes/state-of…
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The final part of our State of Consumer 2026 report is here. We get into the Longevity Economy — then close on the thread running through all six forces: a widening trust gap, and the role we intend to play in closing it.
The closing chapter of our State of Consumer 2026 report opens with the Longevity Economy – people investing in themselves to live better, longer.
It ends with the thread tying all six forces together: a widening trust gap, and our role to help close it. We’re focused on a future designed around people. This means backing founders who are fixated on utilizing novel technology to solve for human progress. This might seem like a given, but it isn’t always these days.
In Part 3 of our State of Consumer 2026 report, we how content and originality have shifted culture and trust. The winners are meeting people where they are, and earning attention and trust along the way.
Mass media has fractured. Culture and trust have fractured with it. The sources of content and originality have shifted. The winners are the ones who meet people where they are, and earn attention and trust back.
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Tactile retweeted
@hellofora has emerged as the best example of a scaled human-in-the-loop model. The travel category is a perfect example of this - superior for things that require taste, judgment and accountability.
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In Part 2 of our State of Consumer 2026 report, we get into the head winds facing the average American -- and the opportunities too. Our founder @omal digs in.
The data says recovery. Daily life for too many Americans says otherwise.
Inside that gap, new categories are delivering real relief — financial and emotional. AI can be part of the solution or part of the problem.
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We dug into the six forces reshaping the American consumer. One takeaway -- the biggest opportunities go to the founders who can bridge the growing divide. Our founder @omal shares the first of four parts:
teapawt.org/omal/status/2057143837…
Americans are optimistic and anxious about AI. The next hurdle isn’t capability—it’s belief and trust. @omal talked to @DavidWeisburd recently about how the value of AI increases when people trust AI enough to let it make decisions and spend their actual dollars.
🎧 Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/4bVz6ox
🟢 Spotify: bit.ly/4a0r2R1
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@tactilevc founder @omal sat down with @DWeisburd and talked about moving out of the “toy phase” of AI, how to infuse AI in a human-centric product experience, and the focus and ambition of Tactile.
🎧 Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/4bVz6ox
🟢 Spotify: bit.ly/4a0r2R1
The stage is set for a new wave of companies to massively improve people’s lives. Few investors have this conviction--consumer investing looks silly until it becomes obvious. @tactilevc is filling this void.
Dove into this and more with @DavidWeisburd here: howiinvestpodcast.com/episod…