Co-Building AI-Native Startups | AI-10 Labs x Shifu Ventures

​An evening with the founders and investors building AI-native companies from before day zero.

​Enterprise AI and cyber are moving faster than any prior platform shift. This session covers where the alpha is, how the -1 to 1 co-builder model works in practice, and live demos from portfolio companies.

​Speakers

1. ​Srini Gurrapu, Serial Entrepreneur, Investor and Builder A1-10 Labs. Founded Bhuma (acquired by IBM) and Neoteris (acquired by Juniper). Ex-VP Claris (Apple). Leadership at Skyhigh, Netskope, Actiance, Juniper, Neoteris, BlueCoat, Microsoft.

2. ​Alok Kothari, GM, Netskope India. Previously Aruba and Neoteris/Juniper.

3. ​Rathnakar Samavedam, Managing Partner, Hyderabad Angels.

4. ​Sri Maneru, Managing Partner, Shifu Ventures. Co-building 100 companies to 100 Cr ($10M+ ARR), -1 to 1.

​Agenda

1. ​The early-stage AI-native "liftoff" thesis: where enterprise AI and cyber are heading

2. ​The -1 to 1 co-builder model: how AI-native builders and investors work together

3. ​Portfolio showcase: live demos from select AI-cyber and vertical AI companies