AI Concierge For
Your Network

Your next opportunity is one relationship away. Brace makes sure you don't miss it.

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Action brief
Lisa Ramirez

Lisa just keynoted Editions and you haven’t spoken in 3 months

Source snapshot

3 months since you last talked. She just keynoted Shopify Editions this week

Why nowreasoning chain
because

You haven’t spoken since SaaStr in December. She was excited about adding your product to Shopify’s partner marketplace.

and

She’s riding the high from keynoting Shopify Editions. People are most open to conversations right after a big moment.

so

A quick congrats reopens the door without feeling forced, and naturally leads back to the partnership you discussed.

Suggested direct message

Hey Lisa, congrats on the Editions keynote! The marketplace push looks really exciting. Would love to hear where things are heading. Want to grab coffee at Sightglass this week? I also pulled together that integration spec you’d asked about.

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Lisa Ramirez

Lisa Ramirez

VP of Partnerships at Shopify

Why they matter

Strategic partner. Exploring how your product fits into Shopify’s enterprise app marketplace.

Known For

Built Shopify’s app ecosystem from 200 to 2,000 partners. Ex-Salesforce. Deep enterprise channel expertise.

Met

SaaStr Annual, San Francisco, Sep 2025

Remember

Training for the NYC marathon. Ask how prep is going

Obsessed with specialty coffee. Knows every roaster in SF

Circle
James Park
Shopify, SVP Revenue
colleague
Maria Santos
Salesforce, EVP Alliances
mentor
lisa@shopify.comBRC-LR-0421

The funding. The hire. The deal that changed everything. Every one was decided by a relationship.

Not an algorithm. Not an application. A person who knew you, trusted you, and thought of you at the right moment.

Soon every AI agent will send a thousand perfect cold emails. When everyone can outreach at scale, the only thing that still opens doors is someone who actually knows you.

So we built something that remembers for you.

01 — Your Network
02 — Insights
03 — Keep Up

Brace maps
your world.

Brace helps you
remember.

And paths you didn't
know you had.

Relationships don't
die in a fight.
They die in silence.

From one profile, we find
who matters and why.

Relationships you already have,
organized by how you know them.

What they're building,
what they care about,
what just changed.

The warmest path,
not the shortest.

Brace nudges you before
connections fade, so you
show up while it still matters.

Alex Mitchell
Alex Mitchell
Co-founder & CEO, Arcline
Background
Previously Product at Stripe · Stanford CS '14
Known For
Fintech infrastructure, developer tools
Paige Vasquez
Paige Vasquez
Engineering Lead, Notion
Stripe Infra together '16–'19
Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
VP Product, Ramp
Stripe Payments team '15–'19
Sarah Kim
Sarah Kim
Founding Engineer, Linear
Shipped Stripe Connect together
Kate Irving
Kate Irving
Partner, Sequoia Capital
Stanford CS '13, same lab group
James Liu
James Liu
CTO, Figma
Stanford CS '14, classmate
Amy Roberts
Amy Roberts
CEO, Cleo Capital
Stanford MBA '15, same dorm
Ryan Andrews
Ryan Andrews
GP, Lightspeed Ventures
Co-invested in Arcline Series A
Nora Phillips
Nora Phillips
COO, Instacart
Sequoia portfolio, same batch
David Park
David Park
Staff ML, Google DeepMind
Stanford roommate '11–'14
Megan Scott
Megan Scott
Founder, Bloom Health
Stanford ACM club together
Previous Colleagues
College Alumni
Industry Peers
Close Friends
Alex Mitchell
Alex Mitchell
Co-founder & CEO, Arcline
What's New
$5M ARR
LinkedIn · 2 days ago
Featured in TechCrunch Series A roundup
Seeking enterprise design partners
Remember
Baby due AprilRuns 5K dailyBlue Bottle fan
Why They Matter
Portfolio company · Series A prep · Fund I proof point
Warm Intro Path
You
Paige Vasquez
Mark Jensen
You
Stripe together '16–'19
Paige Vasquez
Engineering Lead, Notion
Stanford classmate, close friend
Mark Jensen
VP Engineering, Tesla
Draft intro request
Kate Irving
Kate Irving
Partner, Sequoia Capital
Fading Connection
No contact for 3 months. She usually allocates capital in Q1.
Brace Suggestion

Hey Kate, hope Davos was good. I’d love to hear what you’re seeing in vertical SaaS this year. Free for coffee at Blue Bottle this week? I also have our latest growth numbers to share.

the proof

“the numbers aren’t subtle.”

everyone elsewith brace
response rate
4%
cold outreach
85%
warm intro
where it starts
hope for inbound
84%
begin with a referral
speed to yes
39 days
21 days
they stay
33%
retention
46%
relationship-sourced

You don’t have to network harder.

You don’t have to send more cold emails.

Just focus on the work. Brace keeps the people.

Nothing Goes Unnoticed.

Brace. The concierge your network deserves.