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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Ashley Kramer, ElevenLabs CRO on AI, Enterprise Growth and Voice
Sep 30, 20261 hour
Ashley Kramer is the Chief Revenue Officer at ElevenLabs, where she leads the company’s global revenue function and partnership ecosystem as it expands AI-powered voice and agent technology across the enterprise.~~~~~~~~~~~~~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, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~She previously served as Vice President of Enterprise at OpenAI from 2025 to 2026, leading enterprise sales during a period when enterprise revenue surpassed consumer revenue and OpenAI’s technology saw broad adoption among Fortune 100 companies. Before OpenAI, Ashley spent more than three years at GitLab in executive leadership roles spanning revenue, strategy, marketing, technology, and product. She also held senior roles at Alteryx and Tableau. At ElevenLabs, AI agents now handle more than 15 million conversations each week, while enterprise customers account for 55% of the company’s revenue.Topics Scaling enterprise AI adoption from early experimentation to business-critical use cases Building AI agents for natural, personalized interactions across customers, languages, and industries Lessons from leading enterprise growth at OpenAI, GitLab, and ElevenLabs #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #EnterpriseAI #AIAgents #VoiceAI
Ryan Gibson, Eclipse Partner on Physical AI, Robotics and Industry
Sep 28, 20261h 6m
Ryan Gibson is a Partner and VP of Finance at Eclipse Capital, where he invests at the formation, Seed, and Series A stages in companies reinventing physical industries through hardware, software, and 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 hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~He previously co-founded Kojo, a construction supply chain SaaS company that has served more than $4 billion in construction material volume and raised more than $90 million. As CTO, he built products used by hundreds of contractors across the U.S. Earlier, he worked as an investor at 8VC and built hardware at world-class organizations. At Eclipse, he has helped launch companies including Bedrock Robotics, focused on autonomous systems for heavy construction machinery.Topics How AI, robotics, and automation are reshaping construction and other physical industries Building and investing in physical technology companies from formation through early-stage growth Lessons from scaling Kojo and applying an operator’s perspective to venture investing #ArtificialIntelligence #PhysicalAI #Robotics #ConstructionTech #VentureCapital
Barr Moses, Monte Carlo CEO on Agent Trust, AI Infrastructure and Data
Sep 25, 20261h 11m
Barr Moses is the CEO & co-founder of Monte Carlo, the agent trust platform. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~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, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Under Barr’s leadership, Monte Carlo has empowered the world’s most innovative organizations to accelerate their AI transformation, from piloting human-guided agents to deploying fully autonomous operations at enterprise scale. The company is backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, including Accel, GGV Capital, ICONIQ Growth, and Redpoint Ventures. She has been named a Top 25 Data Management & Analytics Executive of 2025, a 2024 top Woman in AI by VentureBeat, and a 2023 Datanami Person to Watch. Building Monte Carlo’s agent trust platform and the infrastructure enterprises needs The emerging challenges of agent observability, reliability, and trust across business-critical workflows Lessons from building emerging AI infrastructure, data, and application companies #ArtificialIntelligence #AgenticAI #AIInfrastructure #DataEngineering #EnterpriseAI
Alex Ratner, Snorkel AI CEO on Data-Centric AI and AI Development
Sep 25, 20261h 9m
Alex Ratner is the co-founder and CEO at Snorkel AI, and an affiliate assistant professor of computer science at the University of Washington. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~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, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Prior to Snorkel AI and UW, he completed his Ph.D. in computer science advised by Christopher Ré at Stanford, where he started and led the Snorkel open source project. His research focused on data-centric AI, applying data management and statistical learning techniques to AI data development and curation.Topics How data-centric AI is changing the way enterprises build and improve AI systems The role of synthetic data, data curation, and labeling in developing reliable AI models Building Snorkel AI from an open-source research project into an enterprise AI company #ArtificialIntelligence #DataCentricAI #MachineLearning #GenerativeAI #EnterpriseAI
Hariharan Kolam, Findem CEO on AI Agents and the Future of Hiring
Sep 24, 20261 hour
Hari Kolam is Co-Founder and CEO of Findem, an AI-powered people intelligence and talent acquisition platform that helps companies source, manage, and analyze talent using 3D data. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~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, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~He co-founded Findem in 2019 after serving as Founder and CTO of Instart, where he helped build an application delivery platform combining machine learning, virtualization, APIs, and CDN technology. Hari has co-authored more than 50 technology patents. Under his leadership, Findem launched Findem Studio, exposing real-time talent graphs as MCP tools for autonomous AI agents, and expanded its platform through integrations with Glider AI and Getro. Findem brings sourcing, talent CRM, and analytics together in a single platform for talent teams.Topics: How AI agents are transforming talent acquisition and the future of recruiting Why real-time people intelligence could replace traditional resumes and fragmented talent data What it takes to build reliable AI systems for sourcing, evaluating, and engaging talent #Findem #AI #TalentAcquisition #AIAgents #FutureOfWork
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