Disrupting Industries with AI: Samit Kalra of 1984 Ventures

Samit Kalra is a Partner at 1984 Ventures, a San Francisco-based seed fund that backs technical founders using software to solve pressing market needs. The fund is currently investing out of its $75M Fund II. Samit joined the team in 2021, following a two-and-a-half-year tenure at Bain Capital Ventures, a prominent multi-stage fund that has backed iconic companies such as Docusign and LinkedIn. Before his time at Bain, he worked at AngelList, a startup dedicated to building tools for other startups. Samit credits AngelList for developing his passion for company building and investing. During his time there, he assisted over 150 founders in closing funding rounds. He fell in love with the industry because it satisfied his constant desire for learning while simultaneously helping brilliant people invent the future. Since then, he has dedicated himself to mastering the craft of investing and supporting founders in achieving success. Samit specializes in helping seed-stage companies craft narratives that resonate with investors, aiding them in raising subsequent capital, and boasts a 100% success rate in this endeavor. He believes his skillset is complementary and additive to that of his partners Ramy, Aaron, and Farzad, who are all former founders. Topics: - B2B Seed Investment Framework - Application of AI to unsexy service industries - Key elements that contribute to a startup’s success at the seed stage #SeedStageInvesting #VentureCapital #StartupSuccess #TechInnovation #FoundersJourney