Gaurav Bhogale is a Principal at Mantis Venture Capital. Mantis VC, the venture capital firm co-founded by Alex Pall and Drew Taggart of the electronic DJ group The Chainsmokers, has raised $100 million in commitments for its third fund. Mantis VC is an early stage technology investment firm supporting the most innovative companies across enterprise software, AI / ML, cloud and data infrastructure, healthtech, cybersecurity, gaming and other emerging technologies. Prior to that he was a VP at Galaxy Interactive and Managing partner of Chakra Capital. Notable Private Investments at Chakra Capital including Shield AI (Series F), Machina Labs (Series B), Saronic (Series A), Anthropic (Series B), Modern Intelligence (Series A), Bastille Networks (Series B), Uniswap Labs (Series B), D-Graph Labs (Seed), Qunnect (Seed), Anduin (Series B), and Humanly (Seed).Topics:

• Backing the Builders of AI, Infra, and Cyber from Day Zero
• Betting on the Infrastructure Behind the AI Revolution
• From Gaming to Generative AI: Lessons from Galaxy to Mantis

#VentureCapital #AI #DeepTech #Startups #Cybersecurity

Mason Lender is the CEO of Vantager. Disclosure: Grace is an investor in Vantager.Vantager is an AI-powered platform that supports LPs representing $100B+ in AUM internationally with their pre-trade diligence, analysis, and reporting processes. Vantager has processed thousands of private funds, and over 50,000 underlying investments.Topics:

• How AI is transforming LP due diligence workflows
• How to build trust with institutional clients who are naturally risk-averse
• Predictions for how private markets infrastructure will evolve over the next decade

#VCPodcast #PrivateMarkets #LimitedPartners #AIinFinance #DueDiligence

Arpit Mittal is a partner at Threshold. Based in the Bay Area, he is responsible for leading new investments in enterprise SaaS and B2B software companies and supporting Threshold’s existing portfolio. Arpit was named a 2024 Rising Star by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Previously, Arpit was a principal with Google’s Gradient Ventures, where he helped lead investments in Gigs, Mural, and Writer, contributing to both their go-to-market and long-term business strategies. Arpit was also an associate at IDG Ventures India Advisors (Chiratae Ventures). Prior to working in a venture firm, Arpit co-founded a tech-enabled B2B marketplace startup serving the auto industry in Bangalore, India. He began his career as a Quant at Goldman Sachs. Arpit holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Delhi University and an MBA from the Wharton School. Topics:

• The evolution of enterprise SaaS investing
• Go-to-market strategy evolution in B2B software
• AI's impact on B2B software investing

#VC #Investing #Startups #Tech #SaaS #B2B #Venture #Funding