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Greylock Partners: Engineering the Next Generation of AI Social and Infra in 2025
Greylock Partners: Networking the Future in 2025
Greylock Partners has been at the center of the social and professional network revolution. In 2025, they are applying those same principles—network effects, virality, and platform dynamics—to the new world of AI-driven applications and infrastructure.
AI and Network Effects: The 2025 Thesis
Reid Hoffman, a partner at Greylock, literally wrote the book on "Blitzscaling." In 2025, Greylock is looking for companies that don't just use AI, but use it to create proprietary "data network effects."
The AI Data Flywheel
How does every new user make the product better for all other users? In 2025, Greylock is betting on companies that have a "learning loop" where the AI model improves exponentially with usage.
Social AI and the "Companion" Era
They are also leading the charge in "Social AI"—from AI companions to AI-enhanced collaboration tools. Greylock understands how humans connect, and they are betting that AI will be the primary medium of that connection.
Pitching Greylock: The 2025 Checklist
Greylock is a "high-conviction" investor. They don't do a hundred deals a year; they do a handful of massive bets.
The Founder-CEO Profile
Greylock values the "Founder-CEO" who can scale with the company. They are looking for someone who can manage 10 people today and 10,000 people in five years.
Extreme Product Vision
Your roadmap needs to be ambitious. In 2025, Greylock wants to see how your product becomes a "platform" that others can build on.
Why Greylock in 2025?
- Deep Operational Expertise. Their partners aren't just financiers; they've built the world's largest companies.
- The Greylock Network. Their "Talent" and "Customer" networks are some of the most powerful in Silicon Valley.
- Long-Term Horizon. Greylock is known for its patience. They are building for the next decade, not the next quarter.
Conclusion
Pitching Greylock in 2025 is about demonstrating that you are an architect of a new digital order. At Orkust Capital, we share Greylock's obsession with long-term network effects. We help founders build the foundation required to "blitzscale" when the moment arrives.
Building a platform with true network effects? Partner with Orkust to lay the groundwork.
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