Peak XV Partners, India’s largest VC firm, has appointed former Fractal executive Shelly Singh as an operating partner in its San Francisco office. The move signals a sharpened focus on US deals, particularly artificial intelligence, and places an operator-led lens on supporting founders. Singh, previously Fractal’s chief growth officer and a founder of Samya.ai, will help portfolio companies drive go-to-market acceleration, growth strategy, and organizational design. The appointment follows Peak XV’s increasing US investments after its separation from Sequoia.
San Francisco’s housing market appears detached from ordinary affordability, driven by the city’s booming tech fortunes. Employees at some of the world’s most valuable private companies have been stacking wealth and, increasingly, cashing out. That flow of money is boosting demand and intensifying competition for homes, pushing prices further away from the broader market reality.
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OpenAI is planning an exclusive invite-only meetup in San Francisco on May 5, dubbed “GPT-5.5 on 5/5,” timed with the GPT-5.5 launch. The event is positioned as a “low-key” gathering bringing developers together with OpenAI team members, following the rollout of GPT-5.5 described as a new kind of intelligence built for real work and agent powering.
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