Venture with Grace

Evaline Tsai, Ph. D. is a Partner at Gigascale, where she invests in breakthrough climate and deep technology companies, combining scientific rigor with founder empathy to help technical founders commercialize transformative innovations. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliab...

Randall Hom is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hostie. Disclosure: Grace is an investor in Hostie. Hostie is an AI-powered guest communications platform that helps restaurants automate phone calls, texts, emails, and reservations while delivering a more seamless hospitality experience. Hostie integrates directly with reservation and point-of-sale systems, enabling restaurants to automate more than 80% o...

Brett is a VC at Sixty Degree Capital, a leading VC firm that invests in North American early to growth stage companies in the software innovation and digital infrastructure sectors. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering suppor...

Paul Lam is the Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Finance at Bot Auto, where he leads strategy, finance, HR, and administration for the company's Level 4 autonomous trucking business. Since joining, he has helped lead strategic initiatives and fundraising, contributing to over $60 million in capital raised. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI inno...

Lena Stocker is an associate at DTCP Growth, where she focuses on growth-stage technology investments across Europe, with a particular emphasis on the DACH region and the Nordics. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support u...

Kai Mak is the Chief Revenue Officer at Together AI, where he leads the company's global go-to-market organization as enterprises and AI-native companies increasingly rely on the platform for the full generative AI lifecycle. Before joining Together AI, Kai was SVP of Global Sales and Customer Success at Webflow, where he led both product-led growth and enterprise sales, helping scale the comp...

Niklas Lindgren is the Co-Founder and CEO of Endra, an AI-native platform purpose-built for MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) engineering. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI lea...

Zach Aarons is the Co-Founder and General Partner of MetaProp, one of the world's most active early-stage venture capital firms focused on PropTech and the intelligence layer for the real asset environment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexib...

Bhaskar Sunkara is the Founder and CEO of Bicycle, where he is building AI-powered infrastructure for modern software development. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders like Meta, S...

Rob Toews is a Partner at Radical Ventures and leads the firm’s Bay Area office. He has led a number of Radical’s investments including Datology, Delphina, Hebbia, Laredo Labs, Muon Space, Reka, Twelve Labs, Unlearn and others still in stealth. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining...

Edo Segal is the Chief Technology Officer at Napster Corp. (formerly Infinite Reality), where he oversees R&D, product, and technology operations, driving innovation in frontier AI applications and multi-modal embodied agents. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability a...

Fernando is the CEO of Kauffman Fellows, the leading education and community platform for venture capitalists shaping the future of the industry. ​~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI lead...

Ryan Gavin is EVP and Chief Marketing Officer at Slack, where he leads global growth, go-to-market strategy, and commercial operations as the company evolves into the work operating system for the AI era. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility...

Sasha Orloff is Founder and CEO of Puzzle building a modern core accounting platform with real-time general ledger automation for provable accuracy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI le...

Pat Casey is the Chief Technology Officer and EVP of DevOps at ServiceNow and one of the company’s founding leaders. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Hi...

Zeynep Korutürk and Kris Naudts are the Founding Managing Partners of Firgun Ventures, one of the first venture capital firms focused exclusively on Series A and B quantum technology companies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and enginee...

Arnav Mishra is the Co-Founder and CTO of Doss, a company reinventing ERP software for modern businesses across manufacturing, logistics, construction, agriculture, and other traditionally underserved industries. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flex...

Guy Arazi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Pi Security, a cybersecurity company building a new approach to securing AI applications and systems. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders li...

Daisy Cai is a General Partner at B Capital, where she invests in AI and technology companies across the U.S. and Asia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and...

Dan Mishin is the Founder and CEO of Manifest OS, a company building AI-native infrastructure for next-generation law firms. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders like Meta, Shopify...

Nikita Rudin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Flexion Robotics, where he is building humanoid robots powered by large-scale simulation and reinforcement learning. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscal...

Josh Araujo is the CEO of Forterra, where he leads the company’s mission to deploy autonomous ground vehicle technology at scale.~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders like Meta, Sho...

Kevin Peterson is the Co-Founder and CTO of Bedrock Robotics, where he is building advanced embodied AI systems to transform how robots operate in the physical world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by h...

Rasmus Holst is the CEO of Zensai, the Human Success platform helping organizations improve learning, performance, and employee engagement in the age of AI. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscaler...

Ben Cera is the Founder of Polsia, an autonomous AI platform designed to run companies around the clock by planning, building, and promoting products with minimal human involvement. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support...