Grace Gong
Venture with Grace
I host a top VC podcast called Smart Venture Podcast (SVPpro.com). Past guests include C-level/VPs of Google, Meta, Amazon, Sephora, Dunkin' Donuts, Chipotle, Pepsi, Instagram, Deloitte, Reddit, Lyft, etc. Managing Partners of top funds (many were featured on the Forbes Midas List) and unicorn founders (founders of Craigslist, Square, Loom, Cruise, etc.) Venture with Grace is my new spin-off series that features top LPs, GPs, solo GPs, Angel Investors, top AI founders, and other experts in tech and business to cover specific domain expertise. Watch this Live on LinkedIn/ YouTube: Grace Gong
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Episodes
Chase Lochmiller, Crusoe, Co-Founder & CEO on AI Infrastructure 01.06.2026 1:00:27
Chase Lochmiller is Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman of Crusoe, building AI compute infrastructure with 300+ team across engineering, manufacturing, and operations while raising $600M+ from venture/project/credit investors—after General Partner at Polychain Capital, Quantitative Trader at Jump Trading, and Managing Director of Algorithmic Trading at KCG Holdings; serial quant trader-turned-founder s...
Jim Adler, Toyota Ventures GP on Investing in Frontier Technologies 31.05.2026 1:07:12
Jim Adler is the Founder and General Partner of Toyota Ventures, the venture capital arm of Toyota, where he leads investments across AI, robotics, mobility, cloud infrastructure, climate, and frontier technologies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 f...
Jordan Van Horn, Monte Carlo COO on AI-Native GTM Transformation 31.05.2026 58:10
Jordan Van Horn is the Co-Founder and COO of Monte Carlo, the data and AI observability platform helping companies like Intuit, Fox, and Roche improve the reliability of their data and AI 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 engi...
Alex Triplett, You.com COO on Scaling AI Platforms Through M&A 31.05.2026 59:14
Alex Triplett is Chief Operating Officer at You.com. Before joining You.com in 2026, he served as COO & CFO at Appfire, where he led corporate strategy, product positioning, partnerships, PLG systems, and operational scaling across a 200+ person organization. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can...
Anand Kannappan, Patronus AI CEO on Frontier AI Simulations 23.05.2026 1:02:02
Anand Kannappan is the Co-Founder & CEO of Patronus AI, a frontier AI research company building simulation infrastructure and evaluation systems for advanced AI models and 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 and speed with flexibility and engineering suppo...
João Moura, CrewAI CEO on Scaling Multi-Agent AI Systems 23.05.2026 54:50
João (Joe) Moura is the Founder & CEO of CrewAI, an open-source platform for orchestrating multi-agent AI systems and autonomous workflows. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~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...
Ali Tamaseb, DCVC General Partner on Backing Deep Tech Super Founders 21.05.2026 56:08
Ali Tamaseb is a General Partner at DCVC, a deep-tech venture firm managing billions in assets and investing across AI, robotics, biotech, crypto infrastructure, energy, materials, cybersecurity, and frontier science. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~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...
Jerry Liu, LlamaIndex CEO on Building Agentic AI Data Systems 21.05.2026 1:01:03
Jerry Liu is the Co-Founder & CEO of LlamaIndex, the AI infrastructure company building tools that help developers connect LLMs with enterprise data, documents, and knowledge 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 s...
Siadhal Magos, Metaview CEO on AI for Modern Hiring Teams 21.05.2026 59:32
Siadhal Magos is the Co-founder and CEO of Metaview, the AI company focused on recruiting. Metaview’s Agentic Recruiting Platform uses AI agents to handle sourcing, application review, interview notes, reporting, and the admin recruiters hate — helping 5,000+ companies including Brex, ElevenLabs, Affirm, Airtable, and Replit hire more effectively.~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebi...
Junghee Ryu & Carl Choi, RLWRLD on AI Robotics Infrastructure 19.05.2026 1:06:27
Junghee Ryu is the Founder & CEO of RLWRLD, and Carl Choi is President of U.S. operations, together leading the company’s mission to build robotics foundation models and the infrastructure required to bring physical AI into real-world industrial environments. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can...
Robin Daniels, Zensai Chief Business Officer on AI-Native GTM 19.05.2026 1:08:00
Robin Daniels is the Chief Business & Product Officer at Zensai, where he leads marketing, product, partnerships, and go-to-market strategy for the company’s AI-powered human performance platform built for the Microsoft ecosystem. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliabili...
Mathias Biilmann, Netlify CEO on the Future of Modern Web Development 19.05.2026 59:24
Mathias Biilmann is the CEO and Co-Founder of Netlify, the modern web development platform used by millions of developers and thousands of enterprises to build, deploy, and scale composable web applications. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 flexibili...
Mada Seghete, Upside CEO & Co-Founder on Revenue Intelligence for B2B 19.05.2026 56:36
Mada Seghete is the CEO and Co-Founder of Upside, a revenue intelligence platform helping B2B companies understand and optimize what drives deal outcomes across marketing, sales, partnerships, and customer success. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 fl...
Calvin Chin, Managing Partner E14 Fund on Investing in Frontier Tech 13.05.2026 1:00:22
Calvin Chin is Managing Partner of E14 Fund, the early-stage venture fund affiliated with the MIT Media Lab, where he backs deep tech founders translating frontier research into scalable 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 eng...
Andrew Garvin, Metronome, Co-Founder & COO on Usage Billing 08.05.2026 57:18
Andrew Garvin is Co-Founder and COO of Metronome~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus,...
Darren Moffett, LangChain VP of Sales on Enterprise AI 08.05.2026 54:55
Darren Moffett is Vice President of Sales at LangChain, leading go-to-market for the leading agent engineering platform powering production AI agents for enterprises—previously VP Sales AMER and Area VP Regional Sales at GitLab scaling DevSecOps adoption, Area VP US High Tech at MuleSoft driving enterprise integration leadership in Western Region; UC Davis History BA with proven track record build...
Alex Ren, Fellows Fund, Founding Partner on AI Investing 08.05.2026 58:38
Alex Ren is Founding Partner at Fellows Fund ~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, ve...
Zach Lloyd, Warp Founder & CEO on Terminals for AI-Native Developers 02.05.2026 1:01:58
Zach Lloyd is the Founder & CEO of Warp, the modern terminal reimagined for how developers actually work today—bringing structure, collaboration, and AI into a tool that has remained largely unchanged since the VT100 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 sp...
Noam Schwartz, Alice CEO & Co-Founder on Securing AI Systems at Scale 01.05.2026 53:44
Noam Schwartz is the CEO & Co-founder of Alice, a trust, safety, and security platform purpose-built for the AI era—protecting models, autonomous agents, and user-generated ecosystems from emerging threats. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~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...
Shawn Razek, Matterhaul Founder & CEO on AI-Driven Distribution 01.05.2026 1:00:13
Shawn Razek is the Co-Founder and CEO of Matterhaul.~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. P...
Dr. Chenxi Wang, Rain Capital GP on Cybersecurity, AI, & Venture Scaling 01.05.2026 1:05:18
Dr. Chenxi Wang is Founder and Managing General Partner of Rain Capital~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run th...
Belsasar Lepe, Cerby, Co-Founder & CEO on Identity Security 01.05.2026 54:46
Belsasar (Bel) Lepe is Co-Founder and CEO of Cerby~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plu...
Nicole LeBlanc, Partner at Woven Capital on Climate & Mobility VC 24.04.2026 1:01:47
Nicole LeBlanc is a Partner at Woven Capital, based in Tokyo, where she invests in climate technology and mobility transformation across Europe and North America, with a thesis focused on sustainability, urban innovation, and the industrial transition toward a decarbonized economy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI infr...
John Forbes, Deep Checks General Manager on Deep Tech Fundraising 24.04.2026 1:00:10
John Forbes is General Manager of Deep Checks, the world's largest deep tech founder-investor matching platform facilitating $10s of millions and 1000s of meetings—and Principal at Julian Capital writing $750K first checks for deep tech founders (chips, robotics, energy, medtech).~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators. Nebius provides AI in...
Shamin Walsh, BAM Ventures Managing Director on Consumer Investing 22.04.2026 1:02:01
Shamin Walsh is a Managing Director at BAM Ventures and a longtime angel investor with over 17 years of experience backing breakout consumer companies like Sweetgreen, Flexport, and Sir Kensington’s. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 e...
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