People question if we are crazy to be investing in college dropouts starting all these AI companies. Well, look no further than Metis! They were acquired by DoorDash for the best IRR in Afore Capital's fund history (so far!). Can't wait to see all the wonderful things they are going to build at DoorDash - congrats Aryan, Marcus and Aayush. And if you are a college student dropping out to start the next-big-thing, message Kayla Kavanaugh, we'd love to partner with you!!
Today we are welcoming the Metis team to DoorDash as part of DoorDash AI Research. For the past six months, DoorDash has partnered with Metis to build AI agents together, and we have been consistently impressed by their team. By joining forces, we aim to accelerate our plans on building agentic commerce and pushing the frontier of physical intelligence. Excited to share more there soon. It’s still early innings with how AI will transform local commerce, and we’re looking forward to exploring those possibilities together with Aryan S., Aayush Sheth, Marcus Yearwood and the Metis team!
Thank you Gaurav Jain for the conviction!