Elaine Dai
Partner at Alt Capital focused on AI-native and enterprise software investments, with a background at Harvard, Microsoft (M12) and Norwest; helps lead Alt's $275M second fund and advises founders on product, go-to-market, and hiring.
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Oct 16, 2025 • 45min
Elaine Dai - Partner at Alt Capital
Elaine Dai, Partner at Alt Capital who backed AI-native startups after stints at Harvard, Microsoft, M12 and Norwest. She discusses spotting outlier founders, why AI-native beats AI-wrapper, the “slope over snapshot” approach, choosing and stress-testing co-founders, fundraising prep, and how San Francisco and an immigrant mindset compound serendipity.
