🎙️ Venture with Grace – Week 74 Recap
Last week, we went deep on AI infrastructure, productivity agents, gaming, fintech, and preventative health with six powerhouse guests leading the next wave of innovation:
✅ June 23 – Max Marchione, Co-founder of Superpower
Max shared how Superpower is making preventative healthcare accessible by using AI to detect early signs of illness—before symptoms appear.
✅ June 24 – Maria Zhang, CEO of Palona AI (Ex-Google VP, Tinder CTO)
Maria walked us through building in retail AI—from streamlining backend operations to using agents to enhance the in-store and online customer experience.
✅ June 25 – Alan Du, Partner at PayPal Ventures
Alan offered a sharp perspective on AI-native fintech and SaaS investing, sharing how he evaluates GTM strategies and founder-market fit at the early stage.
✅ June 26 – Adil Ajmal, CTO at Fandom (Ex-Amazon VP, LendingHome CTO)
Adil discussed his journey scaling consumer tech and gaming platforms, and how Fandom is serving 350M monthly users with speed and personalization.
✅ June 26 – Aparna Chennapragada, CPO of Microsoft AI for Work
Aparna offered a bold vision for the future of enterprise productivity—where AI moves beyond automation into true collaboration. She shared how Microsoft is shaping the next chapter of human-machine partnership at scale.
✅ June 27 – Simon Kim, Corp Dev @ SK Telecom Americas
Simon explained SK Telecom’s global strategy in AI, data centers, and 5G, including bets on Anthropic, Perplexity, and other infrastructure-first startups.
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