Venture with Grace
Episodes
Jesse Marble, GP at Wildwood Ventures, Backs Wellness & Outdoor Tech
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Marble is the Founder and General Partner of Wildwood Ventures. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking ...
Ryan Breslow Founder of Bolt and Love.com building in fintech and crypto
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Breslow is the founder and CEO of Bolt, a one-click checkout company he launched to make fast, secure online purchasing accessible to retailers b...
Lorraine K. Lee — 324K LinkedIn followers, Presence and Branding Coach
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lorraine K. Lee is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and founder specializing in professional presence and personal branding. With over 324,000 ...
Steven Lee, Seven Stars GP, on Backing Generational AI Founders Early
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Lee is the Founder and General Partner of Seven Stars. ~~~~~ This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simp...
Andrew Brackin, Partner at Gradient Ventures, on AI Startups & HealthTech
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Brackin is a Partner at Gradient Ventures. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the capi...
Sid Trivedi, Partner at Foundation Capital on Cybersecurity Investing
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sid Trivedi is a Partner at Foundation Capital. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the capita...
Marc Silberman, Partner at Comcast Ventures on AI & Corporate VC Strategy
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Silberman is a Partner at Comcast Ventures. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the capit...
Krish Ramineni, Fireflies CEO on AI Agents, Meetings & GTM Insights
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Krish Ramineni is the Co-founder and CEO of Fireflies.ai, an AI voice assistant that automates meeting notes, action items, and workflows for millions...
Phylicia Koh, General Partner Play Ventures: Gaming & Consumer App VC
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Phylicia Koh is a General Partner at Play Ventures. Phylicia is based in Singapore and leads new investments into game studios, tech, and plays into t...
Jonathan Corbin CEO & Sami Shalabi CTO, Maven AGI: AI Customer Support
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Corbin is the Founder and CEO of Maven AGI. Most recently, he served as Global Vice President of Customer Success & Strategy at HubSpot. ...
Chris Koehler, CMO at Twilio: Global Marketing Strategy & Brand Growth
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Koehler is the Chief Marketing Officer at Twilio. With over 25 years of experience in leading marketing, sales, and product teams across various...
Shravan Narayen, Partner at IVP: Enterprise Product Strategy & Scaling
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shravan Narayen is a Partner at IVP, where he invests in founders who are deeply driven to solve meaningful customer problems. He has worked across ev...
Arjun Pillai, CEO DocketAI, ex CDO at ZoomInfo : AI Sales Engineer
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Arjun Pillai, CEO and Co-Founder of DocketAI, an SF-based AI startup transforming revenue enablement. He previously served as Chief Data Officer at Zo...
Maryam Banikarim, ex- CMO of Nextdoor/ Hyatt/Gannett on Marketing
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maryam Banikarim served as the CMO at major brands including Nextdoor, Hyatt Hotels, Gannett, NBCUniversal (SVP), and Univision. Known for her mission...
Brendan Baker, Partner at Rackhouse VC, Applied AI for Industrial Ops
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan Baker is a Partner at Rackhouse VC. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the capital ra...
Simon Kim - Corp Dev @SK Telecom Americas - AI/Data Center/5G Tech
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Kim is a principal at SK Telecom Americas, where he focuses on strategic investments and partnerships across AI, data center infrastructure, and...
Aparna Chennapragada, CPO Microsoft AI for Work - AI and Agents for Work
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aparna Chennapragada is the Chief Product Officer at Microsoft AI for Work, where she leads the development of AI-powered productivity experiences acr...
Adil Ajmal - CTO @Fandom (Ex-LendingHome CTO, Amazon VP) Media/Gaming
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adil Ajmal is the Chief Technology Officer at Fandom, the world’s largest fan platform in entertainment and gaming. With over two decades of leaders...
Alan Du - Partner @ PayPal Ventures - AI/FinTech/SaaS investing
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Du is a Partner at PayPal Ventures, where he leads investments in AI‑driven fintech, enterprise SaaS, cybersecurity, and e‑commerce infrastru...
Maria Zhang - CEO Palona AI (Ex-Google VP, Tinder CTO) - Retail AI
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Zhang is the CEO and Co-Founder of Palona AI, a startup building emotionally intelligent AI agents to help consumer brands scale personalized cu...
Max Marchione, Co-Founder of Superpower on Preventative Healthcare Tech
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Max Marchione is the co-founder of Superpower, a digital health startup pioneering a proactive, personalized approach to longevity and preventive care...
Dylan Itzikowitz, South Park Commons - AI/Enterprise/Early Stage Tech
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dylan Itzikowitz is a Principal at South Park Commons (SPC) in New York City, where he focuses on early-stage investments across sectors such as cloud...
Evan Stites-Clayton, HF0 GP on Founder Residencies & AI Startups
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Evan Stites-Clayton is a General Partner at HF0, a venture fund and residency program built for repeat technical founders launching AI-native startups...
Rashida Hodge, Microsoft CVP on Azure Data & AI Customer Success
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rashida Hodge is Corporate Vice President of Azure Data & AI Customer Success at Microsoft, leading global efforts to scale AI-driven enterprise t...
Conrad Shang, Ensemble VC GP on AI, Deep Tech, Healthcare & Infra
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Conrad Shang is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Ensemble VC. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to...
Chris (Aquia CEO) & Bala (Ex-Atlassian CISO) on Cybersecurity Leadership
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bala Sathiamurthy is the former Chief Information Security Officer at Atlassian, where he led global cybersecurity strategy and built scalable securit...
Brent Bellm, BigCommerce Ex‑CEO on SaaS, Marketplaces & Fintech
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brent Bellm is the former CEO and Board Chairman of BigCommerce, where he led the company from mid-market roots to a Nasdaq-listed leader in open SaaS...
Mark Jacobstein, Near Horizon GP on AI, Health-Tech & Company Building
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Jacobstein is General Partner at Near Horizon, a hands‑on venture studio in Palo Alto that co-founds and builds AI and health-tech startups fro...
Laura Hamilton, Notable Capital Investor on Infra, SaaS & Founder Paths
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Hamilton is an Investor at Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital).~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP lookin...
Henry Schuck, ZoomInfo CEO on GTM Data & B2B SaaS Leadership
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Schuck is the founder and CEO of ZoomInfo, (NASDAQ:GTM) a Go-To-Market Intelligence Solution for more than 35,000 companies worldwide. The ZoomI...
Aaron Perman, Partner at S3 Ventures on B2B, Healthcare & TX Startups
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Perman is a Partner at S3 Ventures. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the capital rais...
Ben Kus, Box CTO on Enterprise AI & Scaling Secure Cloud Products
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Kus is the Chief Technology Officer at Box, where he oversees the company’s technology vision and leads global engineering and product teams. He...
Brad Harrison, Scout Ventures MP on Frontier Tech & Deep Innovation
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Harrison is the Founder and Managing Partner of Scout Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in advanced technologies across cy...
Sharla Grass, Partner at Serena Ventures on Early-Stage Investing
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sharla Grass is a Partner at Serena Ventures, where she focuses on early-stage investments across sectors including health sports wellness, enterprise...
Zach Finkelstein, Managing Partner at Class 5 Global on Emerging Markets VC
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Zach Finkelstein is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Class 5 Global, an early-stage venture fund launched in 2018 that invests in high-growth st...
Steve Harrick, IVP General Partner on Enterprise Software Investing
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Harrick is a General Partner at IVP, a premier later-stage venture capital firm focused on high-growth technology investments. With over 25 year...
168K+ LinkedIn Followers: Sai Kumar Bysani on Data Science & AI Innovation
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Venkata Naga Sai Kumar Bysani (168k+ followers on LinkedIn) is the founder of The Data Hustle.~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’...
Sami Ghoche Forethought CEO: Building Customer Service's Future
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sami Ghoche is the Co-founder and CEO of Forethought. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the ...
Arnav Sahu: Partner at Peak XV & Ex-YC Growth Scaling Global Startups
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Arnav Sahu is a Partner at Peak XV Partners (fka Sequoia India). ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to si...
Ben Sun, GP at Primary VC: Building World's Largest Seed Firm
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Sun is a Cofounder and General Partner at Primary. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the...
Not Boring's Packy McCormick: Content Excellence to Venture Success
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Packy McCormick (208k+ on X) is the founder and creator of Not Boring (243k+ subs). ~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP...
Notable Capital's Dan Cahana: Vercel, Neon & AI Infrastructure
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Cahana is an Investor at Notable Capital.~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the capita...
Josh Aharonoff, Mighty Digits: 454k LinkedIn CFO Founder/Influencer
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Aharonoff, CPA, is the founder of Your CFO Guy (450k+ followers) and Mighty Digits.~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a...
Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine: The Future of Digital Content
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Stubblebine is the CEO of Medium. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the capital raising...
Prashanth Chandrasekar: Stack Overflow CEO Empowering Developer Community
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prashanth Chandrasekar is the CEO and Board Member of Stack Overflow, the world's largest and most trusted community and platform for developers a...
VC @M13: Morgan Blumberg on AI, Healthcare & Future of Work Investments
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan Blumberg is a Principal at M13. Morgan spent five years in investment banking at Morgan Stanley. She worked on a presidential campaign, at Bloo...
Manish Patel: Founder of Nava Ventures Backing Market-Creating Innovators
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Manish Patel is the founder of Nava Ventures. He led teams that have designed, developed, and scaled products with global impact, from enterprise adve...
Scaling Security Startups: Anna Sarnek on BD Strategy at AWS and Beyond"
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Sarnek leads Cyber Startup and Venture Capital Business Development at AWS, working at the intersection of investors, startups, and the CISO comm...
Tim Shi: From Early OpenAI to Cresta Co-Founder's Enterprise AI Success
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Shi is the Co-founder of Cresta (1.6B+ Valuation). Backed by top investors (sequoia, greylock & a16z), they are building AI agents to transfor...
Deedy Das: Menlo Ventures' Strategic Bets on Anthropic and AI's Future Stack
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deedy is a principal at Menlo Ventures focused on early-stage investments in AI/ML, next-generation infrastructure, and enterprise software. Having be...
Neel & Roy: Cluely Co-Founders Crafting AI's Final Experience Layer
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chungin "Roy" Lee and Neel Shanmugam are the founders behind Cluely AI, a startup that recently secured $5.3 million in seed funding to deve...
Colton Dempsey: Next47 Partner Backing AI-Powered Security Infrastructure
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Colton Dempsey is a Partner at Next47. Colton joined Next47 in 2018 and is a Partner on the Palo Alto investment team. He helped lead the firm’s inv...
Daniel Suh: Gold House Ventures Backing Next-Gen Tech Entrepreneurs
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Suh is a Principal at Gold House Ventures. Gold House Ventures invests sector-agnostic in industry-shifting startups, working with the best-in-...
Gaurav Bhaya: Google VP on Tech Leadership in the AI Transformation Era
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gaurav Bhaya is a VP & GM at Google. He is a technologist with almost 20 years of experience in building products from early stage ideas to those ...
Kevin Jiang: Mangusta Capital Managing Partner's AI & Consumer Vision
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Jiang is the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Mangusta Capital, a venture firm backing industry-specific AI startups at the applicatio...
Roseanne Wincek: Renegade's MD on Backing Bold Tech Founders
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roseanne Wincek is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Renegade Partners. Roseanne is a venture capitalist, early-stage startup founder and oper...
Jasper Zhang: Hyperbolic's Vision for Democratizing AI Cloud Infrastructure
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jasper Zhang is the founder of Hyperbolic. Hyperbolic is building the leading open-access AI cloud. Access inference and compute at a fraction of the ...
Mercedes Bent, Venture Partner @ Lightspeed: Shaping Consumer & Fintech Future
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mercedes Bent is a Venture Partner at Lightspeed. Mercedes’ path to VC is a true convergence of her life experiences — a childhood surrounded by i...
Christine Yen, CEO @ Honeycomb: Revolutionizing Software Observability
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Yen is the Co-founder and CEO of Honeycomb.io. Honeycomb is the observability platform for teams who manage software that matters. Before fo...
Mo Al Adham, Frec CEO: Democratizing Wealth Management Through Fintech
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mo Al Adham is the founder and CEO of Frec. Frec was founded in 2021 and is based out of San Francisco. They're funded by a long list of incredibl...
Maitree Mervana Parekh@Acrew Capital on Health & Fintech Investing
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maitree Mervana Parekh is an early & growth stage investor @ Acrew Capital. Maitree is a student of consumer behavior shifts and a creative. She l...
Anarghya Vardhana: GP@Maveron on Healthcare & Consumer Wellness VC
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anarghya Vardhana is a General Partner at Maveron. Anarghya spends her time understanding consumer and cultural behavioral shifts, identifying the bil...
Kirby Winfield: Founding GP@Ascend on Enterprise AI & Defense Tech
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kirby Winfield is the founding GP of Ascend, a pre-seed VC fund focused on enterprise AI. The fund's flagship investment is Overland AI, which pow...
Arvind Ayyala: Partner@Geodesic Capital on Enterprise Tech Investing
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Arvind Ayyala is a Partner at Geodesic Capital, focused on investments across enterprise software, fintech, healthcare and sustainable technologies. H...
LP Perspective: Andrea Lo, Managing Partner at Main Character Capital
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Lo is the Managing Partner at Main Character Capital. She is a silicon Valley native investor with 15+ years experience as a founder, investor,...
Emily Yu: Boost VC Investor Backing Hardware-Software Deep Tech
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Yu is a Deep Tech Investor at Boost VC. Boost VC invest in Pre-seed companies in the intersection of hardware + software, across robotics, aeros...
Derek Xiao: Menlo VC Backing AI, Cloud & Digital Health Innovators
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Derek Xiao is an investor at Menlo Ventures. Derek concentrates on identifying investment opportunities across the firm’s thesis areas, covering AI,...
Jordan Viniar: Prudence Partner Funding Built-World Tech Transformation
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Viniar is a Partner at Prudence. Prudence is an early-stage venture firm investing in technology companies leading the global transformation of...
Eylul Kayin: Gradient Partner Investing in Enterprise AI Transformation
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eylul Kayin is a Partner at Gradient. Prior to Gradient, Eylul was an investor with NEA and Softbank, where she backed a number of category-defining c...
Elizabeth Weil, MP at Scribble Ventures: Powering Early-Stage Innovation
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Weil is the Founder & Managing Partner at Scribble Ventures. She believes that passion and pushing boundaries drive success, whether it ...
Simon Tiu: Vertex VC Powering AI & Cybersecurity Enterprise Innovation
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Tiu joined Vertex Ventures US in 2024, focusing on AI-native enterprise software and cybersecurity investments. Prior to joining Vertex Ventures...
General Partner Yash Patel of Titanium Ventures on Esports & Consumer Tech
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yash Patel joined Titanium Ventures in 2014 and leads TV’s consumer (esports/gaming, fintech, ecommerce) and vertical SaaS tech investing effort. Ya...
Robert LoCascio, CEO of Eternos.life: Creating Immortal Digital Legacies
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob co-founded a new company in 2024 called Eternos.life, which launched the world's first AI legacy service enabling people to create a lifelike ...
Miles Deamer, Crossover VC: Bridging Startups and Capital Innovation
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Miles Deamer is a VP at Crossover VC, where he allocates capital to both early-stage emerging managers as well as select direct investment opportuniti...
Feyza Haskaraman, Menlo Ventures: Powering Cybersecurity & SaaS Future
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feyza Haskaraman is a principal at Menlo Ventures, Feyza focuses on soon-to-breakout consumer, fintech, and enterprise SaaS companies. Prior to Menlo,...
Tatyana Mamut, Wayfound CEO: Revolutionizing AI Agent Management
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tatyana Mamut is the Founder and CEO of Wayfound.ai. Wayfound helps business coordinate, supervise, align, and improve their GenAI Agents in one place...
Sabrina Farmer: From Google VP to GitLab CTO, Engineering Excellence
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sabrina Farmer is the Chief Technology Officer at GitLab, where she leads software engineering, operations, and customer support teams to execute the ...
Andrew Blum: HumanX Co-Founder Accelerating Enterprise AI Adoption
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Blum is the Co-Founder and COO at HumanX, the preeminent event dedicated to accelerating enterprise AI adoption - backed by Primary, Foundation...
Casber Wang: Partner at Sapphire Champions Security & AI
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Casber Wang is a Partner at Sapphire Ventures where he is focused on security, enterprise infrastructure, and data and analytics. Born in China to par...
Joseph Floyd, GP at Emergence: Enterprise Cloud Investor Shaping B2B SaaS
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Floyd is a General Partner at Emergence and a Kauffman Fellow. Joe’s expertise in building cloud startups has evolved from over fifteen years...
Brian Peterson, CTO: Dialpad's AI Revolution in Communication
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Peterson is the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Dialpad, a leader in AI-powered communication and collaboration. With a background as...
Iliana (Accenture Innovation) & Michael (Allocator One) on VC Transformation
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Iliana Oris Valiente is the Managing Director (Partner) of NA Innovation Hubs Lead at Accenture. She leads all NA innovation hubs at Accenture, workin...
Anna Barber: M13 Partner Shaping the Future of Enterprise AI & Commerce
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Barber is a partner at M13, Anna was the managing director of Techstars LA and also a partner in The Fund LA. A certified executive coach, Anna h...
Stefan Weitz: HumanX CEO & SilverCircle GP Building AI Communities
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stefan Weitz is the co founder and CEO of HumanX. He is a veteran of Microsoft with 18 years of experience, has led billion-user technologies, includi...
Yousuf Khan: Ridge Partner Bridging CIO Experience to B2B Investments
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yousuf Khan is a Partner at Ridge Ventures. Having held many operational roles in his previous positions, he’s uniquely qualified to not only grow R...
Andrew Brown: Check Founder Building the API Backbone for Embedded Payroll
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Brown, founder and CEO of Check, has built a career transforming industries through technology. After co-founding Oyster, the "Netflix for...
Jae Lee: Twelve Labs Co-founder Building the Future of Video AI
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jae Lee is the Co-Founder and CEO of Twelve Labs, a leading AI research and product company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with a signifi...
Reed McGinley-Stempel, CEO of Stytch: Building Frictionless Auth
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reed McGinley-Stempel is the co-founder and CEO of Stytch, an all-in-one platform for modern authentication, authorization, and fraud prevention. Thei...
Sam Toole, Partner at Primary Venture: Future of Healthcare
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Toole is a Partner at Primary, where he spearheads new enterprise and healthcare investments. The Nantucket native and Hamilton alum was previousl...
Alex Bangash, Transpose Co-founder: Platform Investing Innovator
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
9Alex Bangash is the Co-founder/ Managing Director of Transpose Platform. Transpose Platform investing in the future of venture—backing founders, fu...
David Blumberg, Blumberg Capital: Global B2B Tech Visionary Builder
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Blumberg is the founder and managing partner of Blumberg Capital, which he established in 1991. Prior to Blumberg Capital, David managed interna...
Jon Turow, Partner at Madrona: Shaping Future AI/ML Infrastructure
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Turow joined Madrona in 2022. As part of the investment team, Jon partners with founders who build products that customers love. He is interested ...
OSS4AI CEO Yujian Tang on Democratizing Open Source AI Development
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yujian Tang is the CEO of OSS4AI. OSS4AI is an organization aimed at providing all developers access to the resources to understand, use, and contribu...
Pointhound CEO Jay Reno on Travel Points & Early-Stage Venture Investing
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Reno is the Co-founder and CEO of Pointhound. Pointhound is helping people find and book free flights, for free, to amazing destinations using cre...
(Smart Venture Pod watch party) Founding Partner Lauren Kolodny of Acrew Capital on the future of AI
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Kolodny is a Founding Partner of Acrew Capital. Lauren leads the fintech thesis area at Acrew. She has made investments in companies including ...
Nosu.io CEO Audrey Chen on Building AI, Winning Hackathons & Tech Content
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nosu founder backgrounds: Audrey (CEO) won 20+ hackathons, engineering @ Intuit, Intel, NASA USRC, content creator with 68k following on instagram @ji...
Incisive Ventures' Martin Tobias on Pre-Seed B2B Software & Building Unicorns
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Tobias is the founder of Incisive Ventures. Over decades of investing, he has identified seven meta themes and developed a screening process th...
NVIDIA VP Howard Wright on Accelerating the Global AI Startup Ecosystem
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Howard Wright is the VP of Startup Ecosystem at NVIDIA. Prior to that he was the VP of Global Head of Start Ups at Amazon Web Services. At NVIDIA, he ...
NEA Partner Aaron Jacobson on AI, DevTools & Enterprise Infrastructure
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Jacobson is a Partner at NEA. He seeks to partner with founders building generational companies in AI, developer tools, cybersecurity, cloud inf...
Abbas Haider Ali, VP at GitHub: Customer Success & Innovation
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abbas Haider Ali is the Vice President of Customer Success at GitHub where he lead all post-sales teams with an org size of 550+, supporting a $2B+ AR...