Event details
We are excited to invite you to an engaging talk on "businesses in the age of AI" with Nick and Marina Davidovs, Silicon Valley-based serial founders and investors. With 15 years of experience in early-stage VC and product building, including 9 years focused exclusively on AI, Nick and Marina have achieved many successful exits and are ready to share their insights. Track Record: Nick and Marina run DVC with two funds under management - a $75M growth fund along with their $33M+ seed Rolling Fund. In the past 2.5 years, their seed fund has invested in 93 early-stage startups led by repeat founders in the AI sector including the likes of Perplexity AI. The DVC is a collective of engineers, founders, and angel investors, primarily in Silicon Valley. In this community-first format LPs actively participate in investment decisions, portfolio management, and provide valuable expertise and network connections to portfolio founders. Previously, Nick and Marina co-founded Cherry Labs, an AI camera startup acquired post-Series A, and Gagarin Capital, an AI-focused VC fund. Before that, Nick was a co-founder of iTech Capital, a VC firm that has invested in numerous super successful startups, such as TradingView, Ecwid, AviaSales, Realweb, Ticketland, etc. Nick and Marina also invested and advised such companies like InDrive, Dating.com Group, Prisma Labs (100M+ users), MSQRD (30M users, acquired by Meta), and AIMatter (acquired by Google). Agenda of the meetup: - How does AI work, how do machines learn exactly? - What AI can do right now and what are the limitations for the near future? - Transformers, LLMs, Autonomous agents, assistants. - How can AI change your business right now? - The promise of AI scalability: Self-driving enterprises - The AI ecosystem and how to invest in AI Why You Should Attend: Exclusive Insights: this event will provide you with essential insights into AI's workings, current capabilities, business impacts, and the AI ecosystem, along with trends not quite seen from the outside. Interactive Q&A Session: Engage in Q&A sessions with Marina and Nick, where you can inquire about the future of AI, and their experiences investing in AI startups. Networking Opportunities: Connect with the general partners, portfolio company founders, and other investors during networking sessions. This event is perfect for founders and potential investors who are curious about how AI is transforming businesses. Join us for new learnings, inspiration, and connections.