Unleashing the Power of AI and investing in the future 💸

Join us for an exclusive talk with Gradient Ventures and Merantix, as we delve into the transformative world of AI and explore the immense opportunities it presents for investors.

Investing in AI has emerged as a key avenue for maximizing returns and driving innovation. This event brings together visionary investors, industry leaders, and forward-thinking entrepreneurs for a deep dive into the evolving AI investment landscape.

For this session we are thrilled to have Gradient Ventures joining the stage. As Google’s AI-focused venture fund, Gradient Ventures helps founders build transformational companies. The fund focuses on helping founders navigate the challenges in developing new technology products, using the latest best practices in recruiting, marketing, design, and engineering so that great ideas can come to life.

The panel will include:

🎤 Darian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient Ventures.

🎤 Adrian Locher, Co-founder and CEO of Merantix

Whether you are an experienced investor seeking to expand your portfolio, a startup founder, or a curious novice eager to explore the possibilities, this event is the perfect platform to gain invaluable insights and make informed investment decisions.

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About the speakers:

Darian Shirazi is a General Partner at Gradient Ventures. Prior to Gradient, Darian founded Radius, a leading B2B Customer Data Platform, serving as the company’s CEO for 7+ years. He grew the company to over one hundred employees, raised more than $100MM in venture capital from top tier firms, and served dozens of Fortune 500 customers. He is an early investor in many companies including Lyft, Udemy, Carbon Health, Palantir, and serves on the Board of Directors at Gigs, Contractbook, and Chili Piper, among others. He studied briefly at UC Berkeley, after working at Facebook as a Software Engineer reporting to Mark Zuckerberg, but dropped out after two years to work full-time on startups.

Adrian Locher is the co-founder and CEO of Berlin-based Merantix, an AI investment platform, and initiator of the Merantix AI Campus. He has been a serial entrepreneur and investor for the past 20 years, founding more than 10 companies both in Europe and the US, in digital healthcare, e-commerce and AI. Adrian holds a degree in business and economics from the University of St. Gallen (HSG). He sold his previous company, a leading Swiss e-commerce firm, at EUR 100M revenue. Adrian has received various awards, is a close advisor to one of Europe’s largest initiatives for young entrepreneurs, and a board member of HSG Alumni.