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How are investors combining human instinct with AI precision to find the next big thing? This session dives into how venture firms are using AI tools as co-pilots in the deal sourcing journey—enhancing decision-making, reducing bias, and uncovering overlooked opportunities.
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11:15 - 12:00
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Panel Discussion
Panelists
Fred Campbell
Managing Partner
Fred Campbell
Managing Partner
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TRAC
Fred is an 8-time founder, 5 of which were VC-backed, and one of which IPO'd. His latest venture-backed tech startup, TRAC, is a predictive AI platform that identifies early-stage tech startups that have a high probability of becoming future unicorns. Founded in 2019, TRAC is the first 100% AI VC, where Data is the Investment Committee. TRAC's AI has invested in over 100 early-stage technology companies, typically in the Seed and Series A round. Fred received his MBA from Stanford University. He works and lives in Sonoma, CA with his wife Carol.
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Marc Wu
Investor
Marc Wu
Investor
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Activant Capital
Marc Wu is an investor at Activant Capital, focusing on enterprise software, AI, and data investments. With a background in data science and machine learning, he blends technical insight with venture investing and helps portfolio companies build data-driven, AI-first strategies. Marc is also spearheading the development of Aurelius AI (part of 42, Activant intelligence platform), a proprietary people data analytics & prediction platform. Marc earned his MSE in Data Science from the University of Pennsylvania and his BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering from USC.
Hanna-Stina Sonts
Intelligence
Hanna-Stina Sonts
Intelligence
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Atomico
Hanna-Stina Sonts is co-author of the State of European Tech and Associate at Atomico. She is part of the Intelligence team at Atomico, focussing on generating scalable, data-driven insights to enable the whole firm to make better and faster decisions as well as to have more valuable conversations with founders to LPs and beyond.
Moderators
Aryuna Merdygeeva
Founder
Aryuna Merdygeeva
Founder
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Olhon Social Capital, LLC
Founder of Olhon Social Capital, LLC, with a lean, efficient back office in Eastern Europe, Aryuna specializes in helping entrepreneurs and investors close high-ACV sales and raise capital faster. Since joining a VC firm in 2020, she hosted 200+ curated investor and founder events, directly contributing to $10M+ in closed deals. Venture Partner/Startup Advisor Prior: Co-founder of a VC-backed company Founding partner of the impact-driven investor and founder community in NYC Managed 35 finance departments, closed deals with Fortune 500 companies in enterprise sales, and built an Accelerator program for a VC fund in NYC.
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