Executive Table: VC Platform - What's Working Now | Hosted by All Raise x Clarify AI
Join All Raise and Clarify AI for an intimate Executive Table bringing together VC platform leaders from across the Bay Area for an evening of connection, candid conversation, and shared learning.
Platform leaders are often solving similar challenges across firms, but rarely have the opportunity to come together as a peer network to compare notes on what’s working, what’s changing, and where the function is headed. This evening is designed to create that space.
The conversation will be led by Tilly McLain of Uncork Capital and Patrick Thompson, Co-Founder of Clarify AI, bringing together the perspectives of a venture platform leader and an AI founder to kick off an open discussion around the table.
There’s no single playbook for platform. Firms make different choices about how they structure teams, invest resources, build community, and deliver meaningful value to founders — all while AI is reshaping both the needs of portfolio companies and how platform teams themselves operate.
Together, we’ll explore:
Platform models: How firms are structuring platform today, what’s being built in-house, and where teams are leveraging external partners and networks.
Founder support: Where firms are investing their time and resources — and what is actually creating meaningful value for founders.
AI & the evolving platform function: How AI is changing workflows, expectations, and the role platform teams can play inside venture firms.
The platform leader network: What we can learn from one another and how we can build stronger connections across firms beyond this dinner.
Most importantly, this is an opportunity to get the Bay Area platform community around one table — to meet peers, exchange ideas, and strengthen the network of leaders shaping what platform looks like next.
DETAILS
Date: Tuesday, October 13
Time: 6:00–8:00 PM PT
Location: Piccino Presidio
Space is intentionally limited, with one representative per firm, to ensure a diverse mix of perspectives and a substantive conversation.
About the Hosts:
All Raise is a nonprofit on a mission to accelerate the success of women and nonbinary investors, reshaping culture, capital flows, and decision-making power within venture capital. Founded in 2017 out of a grassroots movement, All Raise equips investors with the access, guidance, and community needed to advance their professional growth.
Clarify AI is the joyful, autonomous CRM that helps build your pipeline, accelerate deals, handle meeting admin and update customer records—running your sales backend while you build relationships.