Meet the Investors: Funding AI Companies
Raising for an AI-native or agentic startup? Join Boston investors over breakfast for a candid conversation about what they look for before writing a check, and how agentic companies change the math.
Agenda
9-9:30 Arrivals & networking
9:30-10 Panel on fundraising
Rob May, CEO and Co-Founder, Neurometric; Co-Founder and Managing Director, HalfCourt Ventures
Lily Toto, Investor, Two Lanterns Venture Partners
Abhi Yadav, Co-Founder and CEO, iCustomer; Co-Founder, AI Innovators Community
Reem Fatayerji, MassMutual Ventures Catalyst Fund
Moderated by Kristen Craft, Head of Partnerships, Fidelity Private Shares
10-10:30 Networking & departures
Feel free to bring a founder/investor friend if you know someone else who might be interested in joining us.
Hosts
Fidelity Private Shares is committed to supporting the startup & venture capital community. Fidelity helps founders prepare for their next round of funding with our cap table management and data room platform, events that give you access to seed stage capital, equity scenario modeling, and premier support to generate, execute & store legal documents. No matter where you are in your journey - from inception to IPO - Fidelity has the expertise to support you.
The Founder Institute is the World’s Largest AI-Native Company Builder, where ambitious professionals, solo founders, and first-time entrepreneurs go to turn ideas into funded, AI-powered startups. Since 2009, our structured methodology, global mentor network, and platform have helped over 8,900 founders across 100+ countries raise more than $2BN in funding.
Whether you’re an employee ready to make the leap, a solo founder with a big idea, or a first-time entrepreneur looking for direction, we provide the AI toolkit, structured sprints, expert feedback, and investor network to take you from Zero to Founder, faster and cheaper than ever before. Founder Institute Boston's fall cohort starts November 16. Final applications close November 10: https://fi.co/boston