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Sarah Frese shared thisPayments reaching earthquake-affected families in Venezuela in under ten minutes. This is exactly why we've been building what we've been building. Proud of this team and humbled by the work ahead. If your organization is delivering aid in Venezuela — or if someone you know needs a way to receive support — Airtm's infrastructure is ready. Let's talk.Sarah Frese shared thisIn 2015, I predicted we'd be offering our cashier network as a service within a year. It only took ten years. We were actually getting close. We had been building toward it in partnership with Decaf and were almost ready to launch. Then a 7.3 earthquake hit Venezuela, the country where we started. There was no option to fail. GiveDirectly needed to reach 3,700 families. Fast. In a country most financial institutions won't touch. Our enterprise team, the GiveDirectly team, and the incredible team at Decaf all pushed together. Decaf built the integration in four days. Payments reached families in under ten minutes. Close to a month of food per family. We pulled it through. Two months later, the recovery is still underway. People are still missing. There is a lot left to do. We have been preparing for years to be ready for this. We want to make these rails available to anyone doing this kind of work. Reach out if you're an organization delivering aid to Venezuela. If you're connected to diaspora communities trying to get money to families on the ground, Airtm virtual accounts let people receive donations directly from the US. And if you know someone who needs a way to receive help, reach out. We want to do more.
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Sarah Frese shared thisThere are moments when the true value of financial infrastructure isn't measured in transactions, but in the people it reaches. I'm incredibly proud of the Airtm team and our partners at Decaf for coming together so quickly to launch this relief fund for those affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela. The same infrastructure we build every day to help people earn globally and live locally can also deliver aid when communities need it most. That's the kind of impact that reminds me why this work matters. If you're able to contribute, please consider supporting the relief effort through the link in the comments. Every donation goes directly to helping people on the ground. Thinking of everyone affected. 🇻🇪❤️Sarah Frese shared thisTogether with Decaf, we opened a relief fund to help people affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela. The same rails that move money for freelancers and families every day can move relief when it’s needed most. That’s the part of this work that matters today — not the technology itself, but where it reaches. Every donation goes toward the people affected, delivered through the network already on the ground in Venezuela. If you’re able to help, the link is in the comments. 👇 With Venezuela. 🇻🇪
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Sarah Frese reposted thisSarah Frese reposted thisThe stablecoin ecosystem is small. As of last night, we also know who’s best at padel. Last night in Mexico City, teams from across wallets, chains, tokens, and infrastructure showed up for The Stable Open — and stayed for the asado. Thank you to Bridge and the Stellar Development Foundation for building this with us. And to every team that came to compete, picked up a racket for the first time, or just traded notes over a drink — you’re the reason it worked. We threw a tournament, but what we actually wanted was simpler: get the people building this ecosystem in the same room. Racket optional. Until the next one! 📸 The coolest pic from last night below.
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Sarah Frese shared thisAirtm built trusted last-mile infrastructure to make stablecoins usable in local economies. Today, we’re opening those rails to the broader ecosystem. What started as infrastructure powering Airtm’s wallet is now becoming infrastructure other wallets and fintechs can build on. Excited to welcome Decaf as the first partner on that journey 🤝Sarah Frese shared thisMost stablecoin wallets stop at the blockchain. We didn't. For 11 years, Airtm has been delivering trusted last-mile infrastructure to make global dollars actually work in local economics. Converting USDC into Venezuelan bolivars, Angolan kwanzas, Brazilian reais, pesos etc. Reaching users without bank accounts. Moving money into markets that the rest of the financial world has written off. Over 96% of Airtm payments settle in under one hour (median enterprise payment under 7 mins). Every transaction escrowed. Every cashier verified. Every withdrawal traceable. That infrastructure powers Airtm's own consumer product: a global stablecoin wallet where digital dollars land, move, and live locally. But it doesn't stop there. The same trusted last-mile rails we built for our own users are now available to other wallets, enterprises, and payment companies that need to move money into hard-to-serve markets through Airtm's Embedded Payments API. Today, we're welcoming our first partner to that network: Decaf. Decaf users can now access Airtm's trusted local infrastructure directly and turn their digital dollars into real, local financial access across Latin America and beyond. This is what we're building at Airtm. Not just a wallet. The stablecoin financial network for the Global South and the infrastructure layer the industry builds on. Welcome to the network, Decaf. 🤝
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Sarah Frese shared thisJoin Bridge, Airtm , and Stellar Development Foundation at The Stable Open in CDMX 🇲🇽 on June 15th from 6 - 9 PM. We’ll bring together teams across wallets, chains, tokens & infrastructure for a playful competition and connection. Space is limited. Register now.Sarah Frese shared thisThe stablecoin ecosystem is small. Might as well find out who’s the best at padel. In collaboration with Bridge and Stellar Development Foundation, we are hosting The Stable Open — an open tournament for 2-person teams from across wallets, chains, tokens, and infrastructure. When? Monday, June 15 at 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST in Mexico City. Come compete, or come for the asado and open bar. Either way, you’ll leave with better connections than you came with. 🌎 🎾 Open tournament — register as a 2-person team 🏓 Padel clinic for newcomers 🥩 Argentine asado 🍻 Open bar 🏆 Prizes for the winning team Space is limited. First-come, first-served. Registration in the comment section.
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Sarah Frese reposted thisSarah Frese reposted thisTwo pillars of the #Stellar ecosystem, working together. Tala and Airtm are embedding Tala's credit intelligence directly into a #Stellar wallet on Airtm, disbursing loans in #USDC, starting in Guatemala and expanding across Latin America. No bureau scores. No branch visits. AI-native decisioning at the point of transaction, settled in stablecoins on open rails. This is composability on the #Stellar stack at its best. Tala's decade of proprietary credit data is a lego brick. Airtm's distribution across 190 countries is a lego brick. USDC on Stellar is a lego brick. Together they do something none of them could do alone: deliver underwritten credit in seconds to a borrower in Guatemala who has never had a bank account. This is also a demonstration that stablecoin rails are not just for payments. They are becoming the settlement layer for credit, for rewards, for financial products that have never been accessible to this segment before. Stellar Development Foundation invested in Tala and in Airtm back in 2021, before it was fashionable to do so, because we believed in exactly this thesis. Seeing it become operational, on Stellar rails, is one of those moments that makes the work feel worth it. Congratulations to Shivani Siroya, Rubén Galindo Steckel, Nicolas Cabrera, and both teams. Onward. https://lnkd.in/ggMdNBiw
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Sarah Frese shared thisAt Airtm we’re building the most connected stablecoin wallet in the world helping people earn globally, spend locally, and access better financial opportunities. This partnership with Tala is a big step in that direction, bringing AI-native credit directly into the Airtm wallet and expanding access to on-chain capital across LATAM. Yield, spend, and now credit. All in one wallet. 🚀 #stablecoins #credit #LATAMSarah Frese shared thisStablecoins are quickly becoming the default rail for moving money in emerging markets. The next step is making that liquidity productive for the people holding it. Today, we are announcing a strategic embedded credit partnership with Airtm, the most connected stablecoin wallet in the world. This is our first live deployment of embedded credit-as-a-service onchain, a major step toward making onchain liquidity accessible and productive for the global majority. Read the full announcement below or on our website: https://gotala.co/3RnUM4oTala Brings AI-Native Credit Infrastructure On-Chain with AirtmTala Brings AI-Native Credit Infrastructure On-Chain with Airtm
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Sarah Frese shared thisExciting role on our growth team! If you are interested or have strong candidates in mind DM me.Sarah Frese shared this🌟 We’re hiring! 🌟 Airtm is looking for a Growth & Marketing manager to support on our mission of making financial freedom more accessible worldwide! 🌎 If you love hands-on and execution-focused roles, feel passionate about delivering sustainable growth across multiple markets, and have a deep understanding of the Fintech landscape we want to hear from you! 🚀 🌏 Fully remote (Brazil based) 🗣️ Proficiency in Portuguese, English and Spanish required 👉 Apply here: https://bit.ly/4ujrxij
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Sarah Frese shared thisExciting role on my team! 👇🏼 If you or anyome you know is the perfect fit for this role, please DM me.Sarah Frese shared this🌟 We’re hiring! 🌟 Airtm is looking for a Motion graphic designer to support on our mission of making financial freedom more accessible worldwide! 🌎 If you understand what makes digital consumers tick, live for video content creation, editing & animation, and are obsessed with the latest interactive design trends and tech, we want to hear from you! 🚀 🌏 Fully remote (LATAM based) 👉 Apply here: https://bit.ly/4tLPsGO
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Sarah Frese reacted on thisSarah Frese reacted on thisAfter nearly 10 years, I made the tough decision to leave Meta. Today is my last day. I can truly say that it has been the people that kept me there for almost a decade. I have learned more in this chapter of my life than any other job I've ever had. The learnings are vast: How to connect and collaborate with people from diverse backgrounds who think in different and remarkable ways. How to rapidly build context on our highly technical solutions, distill the value of our products and translate that value back to the market in simple language. How to be a structured thinker and present options for decision making to show I've thought through all the implications. How to show care for team members and lead during times of high ambiguity and uncertainty. How to maintain a positive attitude, a sense of humor, transparency and authenticity even when the going gets really rough. The people who've influenced me there are too numerous to count so I won't even try. But those 10 years shaped me into the leader I am today and I am infinitely grateful. We have a tradition of posting our badges when we ride off into the sunset, so here's mine--well worn and with my bedazzled laptop, true to my authentic self. For my next adventure, I'm joining Netflix as Global Director of Product Marketing to help grow their ads business. I was drawn to Netflix as a longtime fan of their amazing content and business model, excitement about the company's culture, and for the opportunity to step into a scaling business while it is still being shaped. It feels like the perfect next move for me. Thank you to Varun Sharma, Michael Pece, and the rest of the Netflix Ads team for giving me this opportunity! Can't wait to see what we accomplish together.
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Sarah Frese liked thisSarah Frese liked thisIn 2015, I predicted we'd be offering our cashier network as a service within a year. It only took ten years. We were actually getting close. We had been building toward it in partnership with Decaf and were almost ready to launch. Then a 7.3 earthquake hit Venezuela, the country where we started. There was no option to fail. GiveDirectly needed to reach 3,700 families. Fast. In a country most financial institutions won't touch. Our enterprise team, the GiveDirectly team, and the incredible team at Decaf all pushed together. Decaf built the integration in four days. Payments reached families in under ten minutes. Close to a month of food per family. We pulled it through. Two months later, the recovery is still underway. People are still missing. There is a lot left to do. We have been preparing for years to be ready for this. We want to make these rails available to anyone doing this kind of work. Reach out if you're an organization delivering aid to Venezuela. If you're connected to diaspora communities trying to get money to families on the ground, Airtm virtual accounts let people receive donations directly from the US. And if you know someone who needs a way to receive help, reach out. We want to do more.
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Sarah Frese reacted on thisSarah Frese reacted on thisI am thrilled to share that I joined Perplexity! I'm excited to be joining at a moment when AI is moving beyond answering questions to helping people accomplish more. That's what drew me to Perplexity, the belief that curiosity is an edge and that AI should help turn ideas into action. Perplexity does this by bringing together the best AI models, so every breakthrough in AI makes the product better for users. Excited for what’s ahead and to build alongside such a talented team.
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Sarah Frese liked thisSarah Frese liked thisShaped got acquired by Whatnot! Five years ago, three of us went through YC trying to figure out how to raise a round. It's been a wild ride since then. I started in product working on a completely different idea, but as we pivoted and grew, I ended up doing a bit of everything from sales to solutions engineering, design, and customer success. Landing our first customers and hitting revenue milestones was amazing, but easily the best part was hanging out with the crew. The many late night super burritos shared together and early morning coffee speciales made by yours truly. I finished up at Shaped late last year and moved back home to Melbourne from New York to be closer to family. Even though I’ve been watching from the sidelines, I’m incredibly proud of Tullie and the whole team. I know Whatnot is going to be a great home for them, and I can't wait to see Shaped’s real-time engine powering Whatnot soon. Now that I’m back in Melbourne, I’m figuring out what’s next. If you’re a founder, or someone who wants to build fun things together, let’s grab coffee.
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Sarah Frese reacted on thisSarah Frese reacted on thisReflecting on the past three years, I am incredibly proud of what we have built at Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging. Building and being part of this phenomenal team has been one of the most rewarding (and challenging) chapters of my career. Together, we didn’t just talk about the future of mobility: We actively built the infrastructure to support it, ensuring customers have the most positive experience when charging - and therefore positively impacting their EV ownership experience. To my incredible team and our great business partners: Thank You for your passion, dedication, hard work, and trust. I am grateful for the milestones we shared and the friendships we built. While it is bittersweet to close this chapter, I am thrilled to share that I am returning to Mercedes-Benz USA as the Director of Sales Planning and Business Development. Coming back to MBUSA feels like a homecoming. I am excited to role up my sleeves and learn, and to work alongside a fabulous team to drive our retail success and business growth in the US market. Thank You to everyone who has been a part of this journey!
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Sarah Frese liked thisSarah Frese liked thisNew challenge accepted! 🚀 I’m thrilled to step into the role of Head of Business Development & Revenue Automation at Airtm. I’m deeply passionate about how AI empowers our creativity and efficiency, allowing us to focus on strategic growth. I’m excited to harness this potential at Airtm to drive scalable impact. Thank you, Rubén Galindo Steckel, for the trust and this incredible opportunity. I'm sure we will achieve amazing things!
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Sarah Frese reacted on thisSarah Frese reacted on thisA couple of weeks ago, I started an exciting new chapter as Project Manager and joined the Sovereign Tech Agency — a unique, government-backed entity in Europe and, for me, a real example of institutional innovation — focused on sustaining and securing the open source ecosystem. In collaboration with European partners Laurent Rojey, Marieke Mol, and Emma GHARIANI, I am supporting efforts to operationalize a very new structure in Europe: the Digital Commons EDIC (European Digital Infrastructure Consortium). As part of my new role, I am accompanying the development of a new European instrument, the EU Sovereign Tech Fund. In doing so, we are drawing on the experiences and lessons learned from the Agency’s own instrument: since 2022, the #SovereignTechFund has invested 37m EUR across 108 critical technologies to help maintain foundational open source software building blocks. The EU Sovereign Tech Fund pilot is the next step in scaling this approach at a European level. Last Friday, 19th June, marked an important milestone for both the DC EDIC and the #EUSTF as the #DigitalCommonsEDIC launched its first operational activities during a kick-off event in Paris, bringing together representatives from Member States, the #EuropeanCommission, #OpenSource communities, and industry partners. Following this event — and the full week I had the chance to spend in Paris meeting partners, discussing concrete next steps and attending VivaTech (where Adriana Groh, Laurent Rojey and Art de Blaauw held a discussion on digital commons and Europe’s technological sovereignty) — I am taking away three key reflections that highlight the importance of the work of the ecosystem I am now proud to be part of: - The open source ecosystem in Europe — and arguably beyond — has high expectations for the Digital Commons EDIC and is ready to contribute to its success. The intrinsic motivation of all open source maintainers and contributors is truly inspiring! - Digital sovereignty in the EU today is about much more than dramatic numbers or large-scale announcements. The European Commission’s recent #TechSovereigntyPackage and EU Open Source Strategy place open source and #DigitalCommons at the heart of Europe’s technological sovereignty and identify the Digital Commons EDIC as a practical cooperation vehicle for Member States. - As my colleague Marcel put it: "Digital sovereignty - #AI included - is only as good as the underlying open source layer. The libraries, runtimes, and security tooling beneath nearly every digital product, service, and piece of public infrastructure are #OpenSource. Nobody owns them. Everyone depends on them." These are exciting times for tech, digital commons, open source, and digital sovereignty, and I am very much looking forward to supporting this work and helping shape what comes next. Many thanks also to Erik Moeller, Dr. Marcel Lotz and Amandine Capelle for their support of our workshop during the kickoff event.
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Sarah Frese liked thisWould have never imagined coming back full circle to the start of my career as a CPU hardware designer with something like our own inference chip at OpenAI. Hat's off to Richard Ho and the many people involved in this achievement.Sarah Frese liked thisWhen we started Jalapeño, the question was not “how do we build another AI accelerator?” It was: what should an inference chip look like if it is designed around the way modern LLMs actually run? Jalapeño is OpenAI’s first Intelligence Processor. We designed it from scratch around the kernels, memory movement, networking, scheduling, serving patterns, and latency requirements that matter for LLM inference. It is informed by the systems that serve ChatGPT, Codex, the API, and future agentic products, and built to remain flexible for current and future LLMs across the industry. For this kind of system, peak performance is only one part of the problem. The harder and more important question is how much useful work you can get from the hardware in production. Jalapeño is designed to reduce data movement and balance compute, memory, and networking so our most important workloads can run much closer to the hardware’s theoretical limits. This is why full-stack design matters. When the model, software, kernels, serving stack, networking, and silicon are designed together, you make different decisions than you would if each layer were optimized separately. We also used OpenAI models to accelerate parts of the design and optimization process, helping move from initial design to manufacturing tape-out in nine months. That is one of the most exciting parts of this project to me: AI is starting to help us build better infrastructure for future AI. Jalapeño was developed with Broadcom and Celestica, whose work across silicon implementation, networking, board and rack system integration, and scalable production systems is helping bring this platform from design to deployment. This is the first step in a multi-generation compute platform, and an important step toward scaling intelligence more efficiently for more people. https://lnkd.in/gYVzTVQ5OpenAI and Broadcom unveil LLM-optimized inference chipOpenAI and Broadcom unveil LLM-optimized inference chip
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