Long Journey

Want to join one of our fast growing portfolio companies on their journey to manifest their magically weird vision for the world? Here are some exciting opportunities. We are so grateful to get to partner with incredible founders like Weber W. (accelerating creative workflows with an AI-powered infinite canvas) to Justin Mares (unlocking pre-tax dollars for proactive health investments like fitness and nutrition) to Soren Monroe-Anderson (keeping humans off the battlefield by vertically integrating unmanned defense systems) to Dylan Beynon (treating anxiety and depression with at-home, clinician-guided ketamine therapy to Mac Liu (accelerating federal proposal development with unparalleled AI) and beyond. Engineering: 📌 CTO, FLORA, NYC: https://bit.ly/4iXzwLS   📌 Head of Mechanical Design Engineering, Northwood, LA: https://bit.ly/3GQkgSK  📌 Staff Frontend, Truemed, Remote: https://bit.ly/3E5khRS  📌 Manufacturing Engineer, Neros Technologies, El Segundo: https://bit.ly/4kfaacu  📌 Founding AI/ML Engineer, Roam, San Francisco https://bit.ly/4mzzEDp 📌 Senior Front-End Software Developer, Stoke Space, Kent, WA: https://bit.ly/3SzVJUA  📌 Senior Software Engineer, Volteras, London (Remote - Europe): https://bit.ly/3GR1Q4h  📌 Engineering Manager, Kin Insurance, Remote: https://bit.ly/44zSyUd  📌 Staff Data Engineer, Kin Insurance, Remote: https://bit.ly/42Uylr3  📌 Electrical Engineer, AndrenaM, Hawthorne, CA: https://bit.ly/44BcaHM  📌 Senior Software Engineer, AndrenaM, Remote: https://bit.ly/42Scoc6  📌 Test and Operations Engineer, AndrenaM, Hawthorne, CA: https://bit.ly/3F7cH9M 📌 Data Engineering Tech Lead, Mindbloom, Remote: https://bit.ly/4doe6FT  📌 Design Engineer, FLORA, Brooklyn: https://bit.ly/4keQV2T  📌Staff UX Designer, Purchaser: https://bit.ly/4dyFu3R 📌Senior Software Engineer, Purchaser, Remote: - ML, AI, Data: https://bit.ly/45pXBqB 📌Senior Software Engineer, Purchaser, Remote - https://bit.ly/4mC4gV5 Product: 📌 Digital Product Manager, Mindbloom Remote: https://bit.ly/4iZwRjQ  📌 Product Manager, Mindbloom, Remote: https://bit.ly/3Fhbm0c  📌 Product Engineer, FLORA, Brooklyn: https://bit.ly/3YD7tcE  📌 Senior Designer, FLORA, Brooklyn: https://bit.ly/43dfYMG Marketing: 📌 Head of Marketing, BusRight, NYC: https://bit.ly/3YH3UCh  📌 VP Marketing, Vultron, SF: https://bit.ly/4jMhRap  📌 Product Marketing Lead, Mindbloom, Remote: https://bit.ly/4kuCtnG  📌 Lifecycle Marketing Lead, Mindbloom, Remote:https://bit.ly/4dtbwyg  📌 Growth Marketer, Mindbloom, Remote: https://bit.ly/43oMZpo  📌 Social Media Creator, FLORA, Brooklyn: https://bit.ly/3Swa3gP  Sales & GTM: 📌 Founding Business Development Representative, Density, SF: https://bit.ly/4k9qz2a  📌 Head of Sales, Purchaser, Remote: https://bit.ly/3H6JvjX Finance/Operations: 📌 Business Operations, Vultron, SF: https://bit.ly/3GPYcYC  📌 Payments Analyst, Wingspan, NYC: https://bit.ly/4jOHxTH #Hiring #Jobs #Startups #TechCareers

Edge Esmeralda 2025 Programming Preview ☀️ We’re excited to share the first batch of programs joining us at Edge Esmeralda 2025. Each one explores new frontiers in technology, philosophy, and human flourishing. Here’s the first look: ✨ Cosmos Institute Cosmos Institute and Brendan McCord will lead a program on Truth-Seeking AI, May 26-29. They'll bring together philosophers, technologists, and researchers to translate key philosophical frameworks into practical AI systems that support human flourishing. ✨ Roots of Progress We’re excited to collaborate with Jason Crawford and the Roots of Progress community at Edge Esmeralda 2025. From June 1–6, they’ll gather to explore and share ideas on Techno-Humanism and the future of progress. ✨ Consciousness Week  Dive into the science and philosophy of consciousness. From May 24–30, we’ll explore ancient traditions, cutting-edge research, and new visions for understanding the mind and enlightenment. ✨ Protocol Worlds Protocols shape cities, code, and communities. At Edge Esmeralda 2025, 30 Summer of Protocols fellows will rethink how we teach and understand them, with sessions on AI, climate, memory, fiction, and more. Come rethink and build with us. ✨ Long Journey Residency We’re also hosting a full-month residency for frontier builders with Long Journey - a launchpad for misfits, outliers, and builders of the absurd. If you’re chasing an idea at the edge of normal, this residency is your chance to make it real. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gb3U9abf Edge Esmeralda (May 24–June 21) is our flagship popup village, and we’re working hard to make this year’s edition even better! ☀️ Tickets are going quickly, so reserve your spot today (prices go up on May 1st): https://lnkd.in/e8Zh7F4S 

Want to join the journeys of some of the magically weird companies in our portfolio? We are honored to partner with startups reimagining the worlds of healthcare (Truemed is making proactive healthcare simple, accessible, and affordable), energy (Bedrock Energy is decarbonizing buildings everywhere through geothermal heating and cooling), efficient government procurement (Vultron is compressing proposal production timeframes from weeks into days), and more. 🐏 Check Out Newly Open Roles Across Our Magically Weird Portfolio 👁️ Engineering: 📌 CTO, FLORA, NYC: https://bit.ly/4iXzwLS   📌 Staff Backend, Truemed, Remote: http://bit.ly/4lft2t8  📌 Staff Frontend, Truemed, Remote: https://bit.ly/3E5khRS   📌 Senior Software Engineer, Dystr, SF / Seattle: https://bit.ly/42uDvJS  📌 Backend Engineer, Vultron, SF: https://bit.ly/4cfPjmF  📌 Frontend Engineer, Vultron, SF: https://bit.ly/3RvrptN  📌 Full-Stack Engineer, Vultron, SF: https://bit.ly/42d3pRj  📌 Applied ML Engineer, Vultron, SF: https://bit.ly/4i9iJV6  📌 Director of Hardware Engineering, Bedrock Energy, Austin: https://bit.ly/3Eg3Nq1 Product: 📌 Product Designer, Truemed, Remote: https://bit.ly/42fSI0a Marketing: 📌 Marketing & Events Lead, BusRight, NYC: busright@jobs.workablemail.com  📌 Founding Growth Marketer, Dystr (Seed), SF / Seattle: https://bit.ly/3R2cffs GTM (Go-To-Market): 📌 Customer Success Manager, Vultron, SF: https://bit.ly/3QXfuF1 Know someone who could be a great fit to join the flock? Tag them below! 👇 #Hiring #Jobs #Startups #TechCareers #magicallyweird

We are the "second believers" in the magically weird because we think that the founders are the "first believer." They are the ones two-feet planted, first "in the arena" building the vision they have for the world and we strive to partner with them on making their imagination a reality. We are grateful to Bloomberg News for hosting Lee J. (Co-Founder, Managing Partner) and Cyan Banister (Co-Founder, General Partner) to share the spirit of our firm. To watch the whole clip the link is here: https://lnkd.in/g5S3JHvH

We are proud to announce Long Journey IV, a $181.8 million fund (technically $181,818,181.8), which will enable us to continue pursuing our mission: to be the "second believers" in the magically weird (founders are the first believers). 🐏 👁️ 🎲 We are deeply grateful for the belief invested in us by our LPs (our "second believers") and for the trust given to us by entrepreneurs — giving us the opportunity to partner with them on the long journey to create the world they imagine. Since 2021 (the date of our last fund announcement), we've grown our "Voltron-esque" team, adding Arielle Zuckerberg (AZ) to join co-founders Lee J. and Cyan Banister as a General Partner, Justin Mares and Scott Banister as Venture Partners joining Pascal Levy-Garboua and Jonathan Bruck, and Luke Q. as an Investment Associate, Dani Tustin as Head of Operations, Mike Wang as Head of Platform, Kelsey (Hutcherson) Muller as Executive Assistant, Carolena León as Platform Associate, and Andrew Look as an AI/Technical Advisor joining our advisors Aaron VanDevender, Elaine Wherry, and Brian Balfour. Thank you to Lizette Chapman at Bloomberg News for crafting this story about our journey.