title: Filing: ex-a16z partner Bryan Kim is forming venture firm Mido Capital; sources: he plans to raise ~$100M for a fund backing early-stage AI and other startups (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal) | SpinGraph: Future-is-here framing
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keywords: Bryan Kim
keywords: a16z
keywords: The Stampede
keywords: narrative intelligence
published: 2026-08-07T06:16:06+00:00
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Filing: ex-a16z partner Bryan Kim is forming venture firm Mido Capital; sources: he plans to raise ~$100M for a fund backing early-stage AI and other startups (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)
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alternative headline: Filing: ex-a16z partner Bryan Kim is forming venture firm Mido Capital; sources: he plans to raise ~$100M for a fund backing early-stage AI and other startups (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal) | SpinGraph: Future-is-here framing
description: SpinGraph analysis of Techmeme's Filing: ex-a16z partner Bryan Kim is forming venture firm Mido Capital; sources: he plans to raise ~$100M for a fund backing e…
date published: 2026-08-07T06:16:06+00:00
date modified: 2026-08-10T07:10:47.255245+00:00
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language: en-US
article section: technology
keywords: Mido Capital, Bryan Kim, a16z, AI venture capital
author: Techmeme
publisher: Stuff That Spins
citation: https://www.techmeme.com/260807/p3#a260807p3
about: Mido Capital
about: Bryan Kim
about: a16z
about: AI venture capital
about: Andreessen Horowitz
mentions: Techmeme
mentions: Bryan Kim
mentions: Andreessen Horowitz
mentions: Mido Capital
abstract: Bryan Kim, ex-a16z partner, is launching Mido Capital. The firm intends to raise ~$100M for early-stage AI and general tech investments. This reflects ongoing fragmentation and specialization within AI-focused venture capital.

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Spin Analysis: future-is-here framing
type: AnalysisNewsArticle
description: Emphasizes inevitability and sectoral gravity while minimizing competitive saturation, track record gaps, or fundraising uncertainty; omits comparative context on AI fund performance or market capacity.
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  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Mido Capital is positioned as a natural, timely extension of AI’s dominant trajectory — not a speculative bet, but a necessary node in an already-unfolding ecosystem.
  term code: The Stampede
additional property: Spin Score
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 60
  unit text: percent
additional property: Narrative Risk
  type: PropertyValue
  value: low
additional property: AI Repetition Risk
  type: PropertyValue
  value: moderate
additional property: Likely AI Summary
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Former a16z partner Bryan Kim has launched Mido Capital, a new venture firm raising $100M to invest in early-stage AI startups.
additional property: Narrative Frame
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  value: Mido Capital is positioned as a natural, timely extension of AI’s dominant trajectory — not a speculative bet, but a necessary node in an already-unfolding ecosystem.
additional property: Missing Context
  type: PropertyValue
  value: No details on investment focus beyond 'AI and other startups'; no disclosed thesis differentiation; no mention of team composition beyond Kim; no regulatory or compliance disclosures related to the filing.
additional property: How the Spin Works
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  value: The story emphasizes growth, adoption, funding, speed, or market movement to make the subject feel increasingly important. Watch for loaded terms such as early-stage AI, backing, forming. The distribution reads as wire reprint. A pressure point: No details on investment focus beyond 'AI and other startups'; no disclosed thesis differentiation; no mention of team composition beyond Kim; no regulatory or compliance disclosures related to the filing..
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    text: Bryan Kim is forming venture firm Mido Capital and plans to raise ~$100M for a fund backing early-stage AI and other startups.
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    author: Techmeme

Key Statistics
type: Dataset
description: Extracted statistics from the source narrative
variable measured: funding target
  type: PropertyValue
  value: $100M
  description: Planned first fund size, per unnamed sources cited in WSJ report