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10KFounders

200+ / 10,000

Meet 10,000 founders.

The people building what comes next. One conversation at a time, on the record.

The projectPrevious work

KalshiTarek Mansour

Previous work, made at EOKalshi · Tarek MansourThe Kalshi Story · documentary

200+/10,000

Founders, investors and company leaders met on the record so far.

Since 2023.

Luana Lopes LaraKalshiCo-founder and COO of Kalshi, valued at $40B in October 2026. The world's youngest self-made woman billionaire. Roy LeeCluelyCo-founder and CEO of Cluely. Raised a $15M Series A led by a16z in 2025. Varun MohanWindsurfCo-founder and former CEO of Windsurf. Joined Google DeepMind in a $2.4B deal, now working on Antigravity. Jessica WuSolaCo-founder and CEO of Sola. Raised $21M by 22, with a16z leading the Series A. Aydin SenkutFelicisFounder and Managing Partner of Felicis. Google's first product manager, 13 years running on the Forbes Midas List. Mike KriegerAnthropicCo-leads Anthropic Labs. Anthropic's first Chief Product Officer, and before that co-founder of Instagram. Qichao HuSES AIFounder, Chairman and CEO of SES AI (NYSE: SES). From an MIT lab to the New York Stock Exchange. Spenser SkatesAmplitudeCo-founder and CEO of Amplitude (Nasdaq: AMPL). Took it public by direct listing in 2021. FURSYSRoad to GlobalKorea's number one office furniture company, expanding into the US. Joshua Lua16z speedrunPartner at a16z, where he helps lead speedrun. Before that, led product for Horizon Worlds at Meta. Yuhki YamashitaFigmaChief Product Officer of Figma for seven years, through its IPO, until 2026. Before that, Uber and YouTube. Navin ChaddhaMayfieldManaging Partner of Mayfield, a $3B early-stage firm. Eighteen times on the Forbes Midas List. Peter DengFelicisGeneral Partner at Felicis. Led consumer product at OpenAI, after Facebook, Instagram and Uber. Kimberly Tana16zInvesting Partner at a16z. Led Decagon's seed round at inception and sits on its board. Anish Acharyaa16zGeneral Partner at a16z, investing in consumer AI. Founded two companies, acquired by Google and Credit Karma. Sridhar RamaswamySnowflakeCEO of Snowflake since 2024. Scaled Google's ads business, then co-founded Neeva, which Snowflake acquired. Lucy GuoPassesFounder and CEO of Passes, co-founder of Scale AI. A self-made billionaire at 30. Rebecca LynnCanvas VenturesCo-founder and Managing Director of Canvas Ventures. Early investor in Lending Club, and on its board.

Some of the first 200. Made at EO, 2023–2026.

01The project

What comes next?

From the first note, 2026.11.06

Change.Uncertainty.

So we go and meet the people making tomorrow with their own hands, to find out what really comes next.

It was going to be 100.That felt too few.So, 10,000.

02Previous work

Selected from the first 200

Made at EO, 2023–2026.

  1. Documentary2026.055.8M views on YouTube and X Kalshi The Kalshi Story They Made $0 for 4 Years. Then Built a $22B Startup A frame from The Kalshi Story
  2. Investor interview2025.04265K views Aydin Senkut Felicis From Google's First PM to Backing 50 Unicorns Aydin Senkut of Felicis, from the interview
  3. Founder interview2024.03540K views Spenser Skates Amplitude How I Built A $1.4B Software Giant Called Amplitude Spenser Skates of Amplitude, from the interview
  4. Interview2025.03197K views Mike Krieger Anthropic 30-Minute Masterclass on Product Thinking Mike Krieger of Anthropic, from the interview
  5. Funding film2026.06439K views on X Evan Beard Standard Bots Standard Bots Series C announcement ($200M) Evan Beard in the Standard Bots Series C film
  6. Founder interview2025.08900K views Jessica Wu Sola Silicon Valley's Top Investors Bet on This 22-Year-Old Founder Jessica Wu of Sola, from the interview
  7. Founder interview2025.051.26M views Roy Lee Cluely Silicon Valley's Hottest Young Founder Right Now Roy Lee of Cluely, from the interview

From the films

“Every startup is an act of believing. It's also an act of madness.”

Sridhar RamaswamySnowflake Play from 12:25

“It doesn't matter how many nos you get. You only need one customer to say yes.”

Spenser SkatesAmplitude Play from 10:45

“I own a lot of gadgets, but I don't own a time machine. So I can't go back in time, I can only fix things going forward.”

Peter DengFelicis Play from 7:57

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More from the first 200

View counts were observed between September and November 2026.

03Work

A partner for your biggest day.

Launch day. The funding announcement. The day a company opens its next chapter. Films for the moments everyone is watching, made together with the team. More than 30 launch and funding films and 10 documentaries so far.

See the work

Views reported by X on 2026.11.09. Made at EO.

04Series

New series, coming soon.

Titles go up with the first films.

05Contact

Know a founder who should be here?

Send a name, and why now.

gwy@the10kfounders.comHave a launch coming? See Work

10K Founders is made by Gunwook Yoo. About the project