1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Warren Packard, AI Fund (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: Interesting. It’s actually highlighted a lot of points that you are willing to cross geographies, which I was going to ask you about anyway.

Let’s do a couple more case studies.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Warren Packard, AI Fund (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: So, talk about some case studies of problems that you have chosen to double click down on and run this process on.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Warren Packard, AI Fund (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: So, the obvious question that stems out of what you described is, how do you identify or qualify the founder who’s fit for this kind of a model?

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Warren Packard, AI Fund (Part 1)

Warren Packard, Partner at AI Fund, discusses his firm’s investment thesis. Instead of founders pitching, the AI Fund operates as a Venture Studio and recruits repeat entrepreneurs with domain knowledge to build ventures based on their ideas.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Lisa Chai, General Partner at Interwoven Ventures (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: So, Lisa, what are you seeing in your deal flow? You are obviously soliciting AI ventures, robotics ventures, Vertical AI ventures, and maybe some other things as well. What trends are you picking up from the deal flow?

The Accelerator Conundrum: Navigating Your Path to Startup Success

Alright, let’s cut through the noise and get to the brutal truth of the startup accelerator world. Many entrepreneurs, starry-eyed and naive, leap headfirst into 3-month accelerator programs without truly understanding the long-term implications. It’s time for an incisive commentary, a necessary dissection.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Lisa Chai, General Partner at Interwoven Ventures (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: We have this Entrepreneur Journey series where we love to invite entrepreneurs to come tell their stories, just like you’re telling your story in this session. So, if these guys have crossed the $5 million revenue benchmark, please send them over to tell their story if they want to share.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Lisa Chai, General Partner at Interwoven Ventures (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s do some use cases. Tell us about some companies that you’ve invested in Vertical AI. Let’s understand a bit more about those.