What If AI Agents Ran a Startup?
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What’s the next frontier in AI? In this video, we explore how companies are using AI agents not just on the front end, but to completely transform backend infrastructure. Discover why this shift could redefine entire industries — with leaner operations, smarter systems, and radically different cost structures.
VC in 33: What If AI Agents Ran a Startup?
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In this video, Ray Wu shares insights on how AI agents are reshaping the way companies build and operate. From optimizing backend systems to transforming infrastructure and cost structures, learn why this wave of AI-driven innovation could fundamentally change how entire industries function.
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Ray Wu
Managing Partner, AI FundRay is a seasoned venture capitalist with over 20 years of investing experience across a wide range of industries and geographies. Before joining Alumni Ventures, Ray was a partner and adviser at several global venture funds focusing on AI, Web3, FinTech and SaaS investment opportunities across the U.S. and Asia Pacific. Earlier, he spent more than 10 years in the corporate venture space: He was the managing director of HP’s new business ventures, responsible for startup technology evaluation, new business incubation, VC relationships, and minority investments, and earlier at Cisco Systems, holding several senior positions leading investment, M&A, internal incubation, and global consulting. Previously, Ray was a managing partner of a leading Internet consulting firm working with Fortune 1000 companies across North America. He earned a dual MBA degree from the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University.
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Ray Wu:
Coolest technology? — We are looking at companies that can build with AI agents. That’s essentially a few front guys, but they optimize the whole backend with the AI agent. So, that’s a cool idea. The whole infrastructure of these kinds of new industries is going to be a lot different than before, and the cost structure will be very different as well.
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