Episode #12: Breaking Congressional Gridlock
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In this episode of the Tech Optimist podcast, Alumni Ventures Partner Pete Mathias interviews Nikhil Ajjarapu, CEO and Co-founder of Rescript. They explore how Rescript utilizes AI to streamline government operations and make congressional hearings more accessible.
Episode #12: Breaking Congressional Gridlock
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This episode features a discussion between Pete Mathias from Alumni Ventures and Nikhil Ajjarapu, the CEO and Co-founder of Rescript. Ajjarapu explains how his company uses AI to process and summarize the vast amount of information generated by government meetings, making it more accessible and understandable for the public.
Watch Time ~13 minutes
The show is produced by Alumni Ventures, which has been recognized as a “Top 20 Venture Firm” by CB Insights (’24) and as the “#1 Most Active Venture Firm in the US” by Pitchbook (’22 & ’23).
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Creators and Guests
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Pete Mathias
Partner, U.S. Strategic Tech Fund
Partner Pete Mathias, a seasoned investor in national interest sectors with a deep public policy background, leads AV’s U.S. Strategic Tech Fund. He was formerly a Senior Director at the $1.5B+ venture capital arm of Bertelsmann across the EU, China, and U.S. startup ecosystems. Additionally, he is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Council on Germany and was appointed by the U.S. Department of State as a cultural attaché. He holds a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, an MBA from Tuck School of Business, and a Distinction graduate degree in the U.S.
GUEST
Nikhil Ajjarapu
CEO and Co-founder of Rescript
Nikhil Ajjarapu is the Founder and CEO of Rescript, an AI platform that automatically writes memos in minutes and gets you the insights you need, fast.
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