Mistral, DeepL and Kry investor Avid Larizadeh Duggan on where AI is creating value

Mistral, DeepL and Kry investor Avid Larizadeh Duggan on where AI is creating value

Author: Sifted September 13, 2024 Duration: 45:55
Avid Larizadeh Duggan, senior managing director at Ontario-HQed growth-stage investor Teachers’ Venture Growth, is one of Europe’s first operator-turned-VCs. Her career in tech began with stints as a product manager at places like eBay and Skype, and has switched between operational and investing roles ever since. In 2021 she joined TVG, which is part of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, one of the world’s biggest pension funds. Its investments include German AI translation company DeepL,...

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