The Compounding Data Layer: Building an Edge When Everyone Uses the Same AI Model
Join our expert-led virtual roundtable with Kruncher, Offline Ventures and Eight Roads to discover how leading funds are building an edge when everyone is using the same AI models.
In this exclusive session featuring industry leaders, we'll unpack how proprietary data layers, internal knowledge infrastructure, and AI-driven workflows are reshaping how investment teams screen, monitor, and make decisions at speed.
Discussion Points:
Why the AI model is no longer the moat and where the real edge is being built
How funds are structuring proprietary data layers that compound over time
Turning internal knowledge (memos, notes, past deals) into active, queryable signal
From data infrastructure to decision velocity: practical applications in screening, diligence, and portfolio monitoring
Join us for this dynamic webinar from operators building the next edge in venture.
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Speakers
Francesco De Liva @ Kruncher AI
Francesco de Liva is the Founder & CEO of Kruncher, the knowledge infrastructure for private market investors. When every fund runs the same AI models, the edge comes from the proprietary data layer each fund builds on top. Kruncher's platform is fully configurable to each fund's thesis, combines 20+ external sources with internal documents, and tracks every company as a living time series. Fund teams screen faster, monitor without effort, and generate IC-ready memos in minutes.
Francesco brings 18+ years of experience as a technical architect building bridges between business strategy and technology execution. At Microsoft, he worked directly with banks across Singapore on Generative AI and OpenAI adoption. As a Digital Delivery Lead at Accenture, he managed teams of up to 70 engineers delivering complex technology solutions. A serial entrepreneur with products used by 10M+ customers, his career spans financial services and startups and Kruncher is the product of everything he has learned at that intersection.
Meredith Parsons @ Offline Ventures
Meredith Parsons is an Operating Partner at Offline Ventures, where she leads fund and portfolio operations across investment execution, portfolio performance, ownership, valuations, and LP reporting. She partners with founders on practical operational needs including company formation, financings, and shared resources, and supports fundraising diligence. Her focus across roles has been consistent: reduce friction, build systems that scale, and make complex work easier for lean teams.
Harman Bahd @ Eight Roads
Harman Bahd is the Head of Data and AI at Eight Roads Ventures, a global venture capital firm backed by Fidelity with $5B+ in AUM, 350+ portfolio companies, and 50+ years of investing experience across Europe, India, China, Japan, and the US. In his role, Harman leads the firm's data infrastructure and AI strategy across investment and portfolio operations.
Andre Retterath @ Earlybird Venture Capital
Andre is the founder of Data Driven VC and a Partner at Earlybird VC where he focus on Enterprise Software with a particular interest in AI, infrastructure, data/developer/design tools, OSS, and robotics. Additionally, Andre leads Earlybird’s Engineering team and the development of their data platform EagleEye.
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