Sentiero Ventures
Kalanithi Venkatesan, also known as Kal, is a Founding Partner at 4seeAdvisory, where Kalanithi consults small and medium-sized businesses with strategic guidance and implements managed services projects. Kalanithi also serves as a Sr. Executive Advisory Board of Directors at Heartland IT Consulting and as an Advisor/Investor at Sentiero Ventures. With experience at companies like Data Intensity and PCB Apps, Kal has a strong background in professional services and business strategy. Additionally, Kalanithi has served as a Board Member at eComchain and as an Advisory Board Member at Southern Methodist University. Kal holds degrees in Entrepreneurship, Computer Science, and Mathematics.
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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.