Felicis investor: intelligence is becoming a commodity, context and memory will win
pxd · x · 2026-11-06
A Felicis investor argues intelligence will soon be a commodity, and context, understanding and memory will be the differentiator — agents without them are just theoretical tech.
When founders were surveyed on seed-stage companies they're most interested in, context and memory came up repeatedly. Two illustrative investments:
- @ExaAILabs: search infrastructure giving agents grounded truth about the world (broad approach)
- Arda: deeply understanding manufacturing customers' specific workflows to carve out an advantage (hyper-specific)
Points to the Newcomer x Felicis Emergent list as a glimpse into the early-stage ecosystem.
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