Venkat Srinivasan, founder and managing director of Innospark Ventures, has worn the shoes of an entrepreneur for most of his career. He has deep expertise in AI and computational algorithms, especially computational linguistics combined with deep functional knowledge in multiple domains. He has founded successful AI-led startups, including eCredit (acquired by ICG) and Rage Frameworks (acquired by Genpact), and has founded several double bottom line enterprises: EnglishHelper, KnowYourMeds and Intelligent Machines Lab. He was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Indus Entrepreneurs [TiE] in 2017. Venkat currently serves as a vice-chair of the board of the American India Foundation and serves on the board of New Profit, a pioneering venture philanthropy organization. Venkat is a Trustee of BUILD and member of the Dean’s Executive Council at the D’More-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University.