In this insightful episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Cyril Shtabtsovsky, founder of AlphaSemantic and an associate and advisor at Aloniq.

Cyril shares his journey from banking to venture capital and how his passion for AI led him to create AlphaSemantic, an AI-powered tool designed to help venture capitalists discover and connect with the most promising early-stage startups.

They dive deep into how AI is transforming deal sourcing, the importance of founder evaluation, and the challenges of quantifying qualitative traits like grit and background.

Cyril also discusses his investment thesis at Aloniq, focusing on deep tech and AI startups, and shares success metrics proving the efficacy of AI-driven startup predictions.

The conversation touches on the future of venture capital with AI, the value of founder expertise, bootstrapping versus raising capital, and what it really takes to succeed as a founder or investor in today’s fast-evolving tech landscape.

Listeners will gain valuable insights into leveraging data-driven approaches alongside human judgment to navigate the complex venture ecosystem.

Read the research paper titled "STARTUP SUCCESS PREDICTION AND VC PORTFOLIO SIMULATION USING CRUNCHBASE DATA" that was referenced in the episode at https://arxiv.org/pdf/2309.15552v1

Learn more about Cyril's work with AlphaSemantic at https://alphasemantic.ai/

Learn more about Cyril's work with Aloniq at https://www.aloniq.com/

Connect with Cyril on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrilsh/

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