On Innovation Episode 2 of the Aayaam 360 Podcast, I speak with Woodie Neiss, Managing General Partner at D3VC, a machine learning/AI data-driven venture fund built on top of the investment crowdfunding industry. D3VC is sector agnostic, but they’ve made more investments in Healthcare and Life Sciences companies than any other sector.

Ever heard of Reg CF? Woodie was instrumental in getting the Reg CF bill passed and was invited to the White House by President Obama for the bill signing ceremony. He also worked closely with the SEC to get the Reg CF industry up and running, now estimated at $3.2B and growing.

Listen to the full episode to learn about how D3VC uses AI and crowdfunding data to guide investment decisions.

On Innovation Episode 1 of the Aayaam 360 Podcast, I speak with Sky Fernandes, Founder and General Partner of VU Venture Partners. His firm invests throughout Consumer, Enterprise, FinTech, Frontier, Healthcare, and PropTech verticals.

VU Venture Partners has invested in 10+ unicorns, and the firm’s General Partners have collectively invested in over 25 unicorns throughout their careers, with 20+ multi-billion-dollar exits.

Through Venture University, their world leading Investor Accelerator, VU has built an innovative hyperscale VC model that enables the firm to operate with the scale, infrastructure, and deal flow strength of a multi-billion-dollar fund — without the burden of raising and deploying billions in capital.

The model allows VU to source 20,000+ deals per year and systematically train the next generation of “Smart Capital” investors.