Sentiero Ventures
David Evans is the Managing Partner at Sentiero Ventures, where David invests in early seed stage AI-enabled SaaS companies. David is also an Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UT Dallas, teaching a graduate level course on innovation and entrepreneurship. Additionally, David serves as an Advisor at Prowess Project and Metrical, Inc., and as a Mentor at Capital Factory. David was a Consultant at Stamford Startup Studio and a Facilitator at CometX Accelerator at UT Dallas. David has also mentored at Impact Ventures and MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge, and served on the Board of Directors at Xclaim Mobile. David holds a Corporate Finance Certificate from Harvard University and a BA in General Studies from the University of Connecticut.
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Sentiero Ventures
Sentiero is a thesis-driven, high conviction early seed venture capital fund investing in transformational, early software innovators who are delivering artificial intelligence driven solutions that will shape the next era of business, harmonizing machine and human capability. There are 6 key themes that we expect to shape the future of AI in the enterprise: Knowledge Assembly Line - Human and machine working together in concert to "manufacture" knowledge products Next Generation of User Experience - Using voice and language-based commands to interact with software and systems Digitization of the Physical - Algorithms and approaches that replicate and understand complex natural processes and systems Truly Smart Devices - Devices that enable real-time intelligence from sensors and robotics Novel Computational Approaches - New methods of training AI that reduce the amount of data or computation to achieve results Accessibility of Machine Intelligence - Platforms and tools that increase the accessibility of artificial intelligence in the enterprise To be eligible for funding, companies must have a full product completed and some evidence of commercial viability. The fund is especially interested in Texas-based companies, but the fund will invest anywhere in the US and Canada. Sentiero invests in verticals including Business Services, Software, Marketing, Real Estate, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Entertainment. Its approach is designed to locate companies at the intersection of utility and capability.