AngelCentral Deep Dive Series: Go AI-Native or Be Left Behind: What Every Investor and Founder Needs to Know
AI is no longer a feature you bolt onto software; it is beginning to change how software is built, what products can do, and ultimately how companies compete.
Traditional software runs on rules: humans decide, software executes. AI-native software flips that. It can understand context, reason, learn, and act, unlocking products and business models that were previously uneconomic to build.
Here's the uncomfortable question for Founders: What does being truly AI Native mean?
Adding an LLM or an AI agent to an existing product does not make you an AI-native company. Truly native companies rebuild their architecture, workflow, and unit economics around AI from day one. As models become more powerful and accessible to everyone, where will a company's sustainable competitive advantage actually come from?
For investors, the challenge is equally important: how do you distinguish a genuinely AI-native company capable of creating enduring value from a traditional software business that has simply added AI?
Join AngelCentral's Deep Dive as an AI investor and Founder to explore what AI Native really means, what it enables, how it changes the way companies are built, and what founders and investors need to do differently.
Hear from:
Terry Chou, General Partner at Alpha Intelligence Capital, on what VCs are really looking for in AI-native opportunities;
Nipun Mehra, Founder & CEO of Neoflo, on building and scaling an AI-first company from the ground up;
Lenard Tan, Founder & CEO of Ailytics, on turning data into decision-grade intelligence;
Dr. Abhijit Selvekar, Founder & CTO of Polymerize, on the technical realities of deploying AI in deep-tech and industrial settings.
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About the Speakers
Ms Terry Chou, General Partner, Alpha Intelligence Capital
Terry Chou is a General Partner at Alpha Intelligence Capital (AIC), a global deep-tech AI venture fund leading investments across Asia and Europe in cybersecurity, fintech, and SaaS. Over her 14-year VC/PE career, she has deployed $200M+ and delivered 8 exits (3 IPOs, 5 M&As)—including SenseTime, ReaQta (acquired by IBM), and Modular (acquired by Qualcomm)—with deal returns reaching up to 1,200%+ IRR.
Previously, Terry led tech investments at VMS Investment Group ($2B+ AUM), backing companies like iQiyi. An active frontier tech angel (Cerebras, Reddit, Clay), she is a Kauffman Fellow, an LSE Economics graduate, and a dedicated advocate for female founders and investors across APAC.
Mr Nipun Mehra, Founder & CEO, Neoflo.ai
Nipun Mehra is the Founder & CEO of neoflo.ai, building AI-first systems that replace manual enterprise ops with managed, outcome-driven finance and support solutions. A Stanford CS and Wharton MBA graduate, he previously co-founded Ula, scaling it to $250M+ in revenue, following key roles at Amazon, Flipkart, Pine Labs, and BCG.
His other experiences include turning around the retail categories at Flipkart and developing global supply chain systems at Amazon. He has also been an investor at Sequoia Capital India and a Product Leader at Pine Labs.
Mr Wei Zhuang (Lenard) Tan, CEO, Ailytics
Wei Zhuang (Lenard) Tan has 8 years of experience developing and deploying large-scale enterprise software solutions as well as technical pre-sales and consulting. Prior to starting Ailytics, Lenard was with Boeing's Digital Analytics division, leading global teams of more than 100 people and building solutions that automatically optimize flight routes and rosters for airlines.
is currently the CEO of Ailytics, which provides scenario based AI solutions that leverages on state-of-the-art deep learning algorithms to that helps companies in industrial sectors enhance their operational safety, productivity, and security through visual insights from any camera.
Dr. Abhijit Vijay Salvekar, Co-founder & CTO, Polymerize
Dr. Abhijit Vijay Salvekar is a materials scientist, former formulations researcher, and CTO at Polymerize, where he builds domain-guided AI platforms that replace legacy, trial-and-error R&D. By converting fragmented experimental data into predictive engines, his systems help 450+ global R&D teams across polymers, coatings, and advanced materials compress development cycles by 6+ months.
Under his leadership, Polymerize has scaled its platform to power data-driven R&D across dozens of multinational enterprises, securing key industry partnerships and backing from prominent deep-tech investors, raising $9.25M in Series A.