Webinar
How Ring Ventures Leverages Artificial Intelligence
Watch an on-demand presentation on how Ring Ventures is currently harnessing the power of AI to drive innovation and growth. The team will offer their industry perspective and share some recent investments in AI companies in their portfolio.
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Post Webinar Summary
Rob Adams, Managing Partner at Ring Ventures, begins his presentation by outlining how the firm leverages artificial intelligence (AI) in two main areas: investment strategy and internal operations. He highlights Ring Ventures’ accolades, such as being named a top 20 venture investor by CB Insights and the most active venture firm in the U.S. by PitchBook. The presentation emphasizes the growing importance of AI, comparing its impact to past technological waves like the internet and client-server models. Adams explains that AI’s ability to process and analyze large datasets gives Ring Ventures a competitive edge in identifying promising investments. He also discusses the broader implications of AI, including its potential to drive significant increases in worker productivity and economic growth. Lastly, Adams stresses the importance of companies having a genuine and sophisticated AI strategy, particularly as the field becomes increasingly competitive.
During this session, we also discuss:
- HomeThe goal and structure of the fund
- HomeThe value of the Alumni Ventures’ model
- HomeSome examples of current portfolio companies
- HomeThe benefits of diversifying into venture capital
- HomeThe minimum requirements needed to invest in the fund
About Alumni Ventures
Top 20 VC Investors in North America (2024)
#1 Most Active Venture Firm in the U.S. (2023)
#1 Most Active Venture Firm in the U.S. (2022)
World's Most Innovative Companies (2022)
Note: You must be accredited to invest in venture capital. Important disclosure information can be found at av-funds.com/disclosures.
About your presenter
Rob is a former entrepreneur, institutional fund manager, and software executive. He has served on many corporate boards and has founded or financed more than 40 companies, raising capital in both public and private markets. He is an internationally recognized expert and speaker on innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship. Most recently, Rob was on the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin, where he taught entrepreneurship in the MBA program and was the Founder and Director of Texas Venture Labs. He was CEO and Founder of Business Matters, a venture-backed developer of financial modeling products that was acquired. He was also an executive with Pervasive Software, a company he helped take public. Rob holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Purdue, an MBA from Babson’s Olin School of Management, and a PhD in Management from Capella University.