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Originally published on the Equal Ventures newsletter
As we highlighted in our recent Insurance x AI and Logistics x AI
I'm a Principal at Equal Ventures, an early-stage VC firm in NYC. We take a thesis-driven approach to investing in founders transforming enduring industries. On the side I run a newsletter called SandHill.io.
Prior to Equal, I co-founded a venture-backed startup, worked at a few other startups & VC firms, and studied CS @ UIUC.
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