Oct 02 2024 52 mins 1
Our Guests: Marissa Moore, and Taku Murahwi of OMERS Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in Series A-C companies with a first cheque size between $5-25M.
Episode Topics:
- OMERS Venture’s investment criteria.
- Type of founders Marissa and Taku prefer.
- How does OMERS Ventures conduct due diligence on a company founder?
- Overview of Marissa’s “The Green Room”, a “safe space for founders to practice their pitch, risk-free, in front of current investors and subject matter experts.”
- Marissa’s advice for how founders can improve their pitches.
- Deep dive into the Eight Core Factors in OMERS Ventures' AI Deep Dive Report.
- How does unstructured and industry-specific data affect AI’s effectiveness?
- Marissa’s insights and strategies from successful companies to gain the trust of their customers.
- The rationale behind the degree of high-stakes decision-making factor.
- How long it will take for a AI-native company to move from seed funding to Series A, factoring in the development timelines needed to refine an AI product and scale?
- Is the Net Promoter Score bar higher for an AI company than a traditional software company?
- Which industries are more or less suitable for vertical AI solutions based on the Vertical AI Deep Dive Report?
- Great habits Marissa and Taku learned from someone in OMERS Ventures portfolio.
Resources:
OMERS Ventures Vertical AI Report: https://airtable.com/appcfwQFbRedHquqo/paghteBojIXj9d72g/form
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