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SMART VENTURE MEDIA

Amplifies the smartest minds

Erik Bernhardsson

CEO at Modal
Valuation: $4.65 billion

Prashanth Chandrasekar

CEO at Stack Overflow

Sri Viswanath

Founder & CEO at Sycamore

Erik Bernhardsson

CEO at Modal
Valuation: $4.65 billion

Hemant Mohapatra

Partner at Lightspeed

Patti Degnan

Partner at a16z

James Flynn

Partner at Sequoia Capital

Wen Sang

Cofounder & COO at Genspark.ai

Tim Shi

Co-founder at Recursive
Valuation: $4.65 Billion

Lior Susan

Founding & CEO at Eclipse Ventures

Steve Jang

Founder & Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures

Mar Hershenson

Founding Managing Partner at Pear VC

Mahi de Silva

Co-Founder at Higgsfield AI
Valuation: $1.3 Billion

Emily Yuan

Co-Founder at Corgi
Valuation: $4 Billion

Nico Laqua

Co-Founder at Corgi
Valuation: 4 Billion

Gary Pinkus

Senior Business Advisor at PACT Capital Partners, Chairman of McKinsey North America

Ryan Gavin

CMO at Slack

Roman Chernin

Co-Founder, Growth at Nebius

Sumit Chauhan

EVP, Office Product Group at Microsoft

Aparna Chennapragada

CPO for AI Experiences at Microsoft, former CPO of Robinhood, former VP of Google

Denise Persson

CMO of Snowflake

David Cowan

Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners Portfolio: LinkedIn, Twitch

Kim Scott

NYT&WSJ Bestselling Author of Radical Candor, ex-CEO coach of Dropbox &Twitter

Howard Wright

VP at Nvidia

Ethan Evans

Former VP at Amazon

Chris Voss

CEO at The Black Swan Group, Ltd, WSJ Bestselling Author

Erin Egan

VP & Chief Privacy Officer, Public Policy at Facebook / Meta

Marvin Chow

VP at Google

Rob Chesnut

General Counsel, Global Head of Policy at Watershed, Former Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb

Deepak Agarwal

Chief AI Officer at LinkedIn

Monty Moran

Former Co-CEO at Chipotle Mexican Grill

Robert Rosenberg

Retired CEO of Dunkin' Donuts, ex-Board Member @Domino's Pizza

Kevin Rose

Chairman at Digg, ex-GP at Google Ventures

Chris Koehler

CMO at Twilio

Tony Stubblebine

CEO at Medium

Henry Schuck

CEO at Zoominfo

Berent Bellm

CCO at Wave Neuroscience, Former CEO at BigCommerce

Ben Kus

CTO at Box

Matt Madrigal

CTO at Pinterest

Suzanne Kounkel

CMO at Deloitte

Elizabeth Jarvis-Shean

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at DoorDash

Daniel Kan

CEO and Co-Founder at Fifth Door

Chris Slowe

Senior Technical Fellow at Reddit

Todd Kaplan

CMO at Kraft Heinz, former CMO at Pepsi

Jim McKelvey

Co-founder at Square

Craig Newmark

Founder at Craigslist

Charlie Roberts

Chief Investment Strategist at Ark Invest

Mark Kraynak

Founding Partner at Acrew Capital

Clayton Bryan

Partner at 500 Global

Abe Murray

General Partner at AlleyCorp

Niko Bonatsos

Founder & Managing Director at Verdict Capital

Mitchell Green

Founder and Managing Partner at Lead Edge Capital

Ashu Garg

General Partner at Foundation Capital

Adeyemi Ajao

Managing Partner at Base 10

Nnamdi Okike

Managing Partner & Co-Founder at 645 Ventures

Alan Cohen

General Partner at DCVC

Peter Wagner

Founding Partner at Wing Venture Capital

Ravi Viswanathan

Founding and Managing Partner at NewView Capital

David Cohen

Co-Founder & CEO at Techstars

Jordan Segall

Partner at Redpoint Ventures

Kelli Fontaine

Partner at Cendana Capital

Neil Sequeira

Founder & Partner at Defy VC

Ed Sim

Founder & General Partner at Boldstart

Shira Eting

Partner at Vintage Investment Partners

Lior Susan

Founder and CEO at Eclipes Venture

Chris Douvos

Founder at Ahoy Capital

Arjun Sethi

Co-Founder and Chairman at Tribe Capital

Tony Conrad

Partner at True Ventures

Saanya Ojha

Partner at Bain Capital Ventures

Brent Murri

Partner at M13

Vivek Ramaswami

Partner at Madrona

Steve Sloane

Partner at Menlo Ventures

Ben Sun

Partner at Primary Ventures

Aditi Maliwal

General Partner at Upfront Ventures

Shahin Farshchi

Partner at Lux Capital

Darian Shirazi

General Partner at Gradient Ventures

Mar Hershenson

Managing Partner at Pear VC

Rajeev Dham

Partner at Sapphire Ventures

Aditya Naganath

Partner at Kleiner Perkins

Michael Droesch

Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

Somesh Dash

General Partner at IVP

Aaron Jacobson

Partner at NEA

James Flynn

Partner at Sequoia Capital

Emily Bennett

Partner at a16z

Hemant Mohapatra

Partner at Lightspeed

Ian Sigalow

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Greycroft

Chase Lochmiller

Co-Founder and CEO at Crusoe

Vijay Krishnan

Founder & CTO at Turing

Dave Steer

CMO at Webflow

Deepa Gopinath

CIO at MongoDB

Patti Degnan

Partner at a16z

Sonali Singh

Partner at Sequoia Capital

Alan Du

Partner at M12 -Microsoft's Venture Fund

Samantha Wu

Chief Marketing Officer at Eventbrite

Alex Mashrabov

CEO & Co-founder, Higgsfield AI

Olivia Nottebohm

COO at Box

Rashida Hodge

CVP, Microsoft

Kevin Smith

CIO at Lyft

Dipti Borkar

VP & GM at Microsoft Azure Data

Susana Rojas

Partner at Index Ventures

Lucas Swisher

Co-Head of Growth Investing at Coatue Management

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How AI and data are reshaping enterprise systems—spanning data engineering, accounting automation, early-stage investing, and venture leadership behind category-defining startups.

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How go-to-market execution, venture investing, and data-driven leadership shape scalable companies—from pre-IPO growth to public-market outcomes.

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Frontier tech, global software scaling, secondary markets, and modern marketing strategy intersect to shape how venture-backed companies are built and grown.

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Insights into AI, enterprise tech, investing, digital identity, and more.

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AI infrastructure, fintech, and cloud transformation are setting the foundation for the next wave of SaaS and enterprise innovation heading into 2025.

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AI, frontier tech, brand-building, B2B growth, and startup innovation.

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AI automation, B2B SaaS, and deep-tech applications are transforming industries from enterprise software and venture investing to real-world systems like waste management.

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AI, enterprise infrastructure, and next-gen computing are shaping the future of startups, with a strong emphasis on investing, team-building, and scaling AI-native companies across enterprise, consumer, and digital health.

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Early-stage venture, SaaS, AI, and real-economy automation intersect—focused on pre-seed investing, enterprise software, and healthcare/industrial tech scaling strategies from top VCs and operators.

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AI-driven enterprise transformation, SaaS + security convergence, customer automation, and venture investing strategies for scaling global enterprise companies and tech communities.

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VC media and deal discovery, enterprise SaaS evolution, SaaS/marketplace/fintech investing, early-stage AI growth strategies, and the convergence of SaaS, security, and AI from a venture perspective.

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AI investing, enterprise software leadership, AI-powered productivity tools (especially meetings), cloud-scale enterprise AI infrastructure, and safe deployment of AI/ML systems across large organizations.

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Network effects in startups, global founder ecosystems, AI and cloud venture investing, and consumer/gaming tech trends shaping the next wave of venture-backed companies.

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AI investing, deep tech, B2B software, marketplaces, IoT in essential industries, and cross-border early-stage venture strategies bridging US and Asia.

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AI investing, enterprise scaling strategies, AI + IoT applications in essential industries, and crypto-native startup innovation from early-stage founders and venture investors.

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AI-powered work transformation, life sciences innovation, security and AI infrastructure, meeting workflow automation, and autonomous AI agents for enterprise workflows.

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LatAm startup scaling, tech investment syndicates, EdTech growth and audience building, AI in mobility and automotive investing, and enterprise AI leadership from big tech.

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AI, data infrastructure, security and developer tools, talent-driven venture investing, accounting automation, and enterprise software trends shaping B2B innovation.

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Digital health and SaaS investing, API-first startup innovation, corporate venture capital insights from Intel Capital, and consumer brand scaling lessons from high-growth public companies.

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Secondary investing, seed-stage venture, Gen Z startup building, gaming and consumer internet, and AI, SaaS, fintech, and healthcare investing.

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Startup venture investing, consumer and tech innovation, policy and communications at scale, breakout startup backing, unicorn investing, corporate innovation programs, and global startup acceleration.

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Tech investing, AI and cloud infrastructure, security, enterprise software, consumer brand building, and startup ecosystem development across global markets.

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Software investing, scaling high-growth startups, unicorn and global venture building, and enterprise leadership across major tech and retail platforms.

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Venture with Grace

AI and data-driven investing, early-stage startup funding from seed to growth, global venture ecosystem building, gaming-focused venture capital, and AI and B2B innovation.

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Venture with Grace

How AI and data are reshaping enterprise systems—spanning data engineering, accounting automation, early-stage investing, and venture leadership behind category-defining startups.

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Venture with Grace

How go-to-market execution, venture investing, and data-driven leadership shape scalable companies—from pre-IPO growth to public-market outcomes.

53

Venture with Grace

Frontier tech, global software scaling, secondary markets, and modern marketing strategy intersect to shape how venture-backed companies are built and grown.

51

Venture with Grace

Insights into AI, enterprise tech, investing, digital identity, and more.

50

Venture with Grace

AI infrastructure, fintech, and cloud transformation are setting the foundation for the next wave of SaaS and enterprise innovation heading into 2025.

52

Venture with Grace

AI, frontier tech, brand-building, B2B growth, and startup innovation.

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Venture with Grace

AI automation, B2B SaaS, and deep-tech applications are transforming industries from enterprise software and venture investing to real-world systems like waste management.

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Venture with Grace

AI-driven enterprise transformation, SaaS + security convergence, customer automation, and venture investing strategies for scaling global enterprise companies and tech communities.

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Venture with Grace

VC media and deal discovery, enterprise SaaS evolution, SaaS/marketplace/fintech investing, early-stage AI growth strategies, and the convergence of SaaS, security, and AI from a venture perspective.

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Venture with Grace

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Venture with Grace

Network effects in startups, global founder ecosystems, AI and cloud venture investing, and consumer/gaming tech trends shaping the next wave of venture-backed companies.

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Venture with Grace

AI investing, deep tech, B2B software, marketplaces, IoT in essential industries, and cross-border early-stage venture strategies bridging US and Asia.

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Venture with Grace

AI investing, enterprise scaling strategies, AI + IoT applications in essential industries, and crypto-native startup innovation from early-stage founders and venture investors.

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Venture with Grace

AI-powered work transformation, life sciences innovation, security and AI infrastructure, meeting workflow automation, and autonomous AI agents for enterprise workflows.

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Venture with Grace

LatAm startup scaling, tech investment syndicates, EdTech growth and audience building, AI in mobility and automotive investing, and enterprise AI leadership from big tech.

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Venture with Grace

AI, data infrastructure, security and developer tools, talent-driven venture investing, accounting automation, and enterprise software trends shaping B2B innovation.

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Venture with Grace

Digital health and SaaS investing, API-first startup innovation, corporate venture capital insights from Intel Capital, and consumer brand scaling lessons from high-growth public companies.

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Venture with Grace

Secondary investing, seed-stage venture, Gen Z startup building, gaming and consumer internet, and AI, SaaS, fintech, and healthcare investing.

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Venture with Grace

Tech investing, AI and cloud infrastructure, security, enterprise software, consumer brand building, and startup ecosystem development across global markets.

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Venture with Grace

Software investing, scaling high-growth startups, unicorn and global venture building, and enterprise leadership across major tech and retail platforms.

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AI and data-driven investing, early-stage startup funding from seed to growth, global venture ecosystem building, gaming-focused venture capital, and AI and B2B innovation.

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Smart Venture Podcast

Building successful media brands, leading creative teams, and monetizing as a content creator.

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Identifying your strengths, building a strong advisory network, and prioritizing the skills and tasks that matter most.

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Engaging educational content, the mindset of successful creators and educators, and turning math into art through storytelling and visuals.

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Researching and creating thoughtful content, developing a strong writing style, and leading modern media organizations.

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Negotiation strategies for startups and investing, building a business around your expertise, and transitioning from the FBI to entrepreneurship.

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Identifying strong business opportunities, building skills for entrepreneurship, and understanding the future of fundraising and investing.

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Applying a fearless mindset, staying ahead of industry trends, and collaborating effectively across stakeholders.

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Building marketplace platforms, educating users on new investing models, and scaling products and teams.

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Building successful products, raising funding from top VCs, and growing from engineer to CTO.

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Using technology trends to grow businesses, accelerating career growth through learning, and building fast-moving innovative cultures.

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Building self-governing communities, hiring top engineering talent, and growing from engineer to CTO.

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Building great consumer products, choosing strong advisors and mentors, and growing your product management career.

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Fundraising for underrepresented founders, succeeding in entrepreneurship and big tech, and building a growth-oriented network.

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Choosing the right career moves, building successful marketplaces, and developing skills for long-term career success.

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Investing in competitive startups, lessons from missed and successful deals, and building a strong personal brand and network.

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Growing from marketer to marketing leader, standing out to mentors, and building strong personal and company brands.

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Building strong company culture, scaling a marketplace without VC funding, and creating social impact through philanthropy.

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The transition from investor to founder, fundraising strategies from a VC perspective, and showing startup growth to investors.

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Building successful businesses, creating strong networks, and developing the mindset of a founder and leader.

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Making successful career transitions, building great products, and growing from product manager to product leader.

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Choosing the right role for career growth, measuring marketing performance, and building execution plans for business success.

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Competing against tech giants, finding great co-founders, and learning from mentors across industries.

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Succeeding in venture capital, building authentic founder relationships, and attracting strong mentors in VC.

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Reinventing your business, evolving as a leader while scaling, and standing out from competitors.

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