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June 12, 2025 46 mins

I'm excited to bring you my conversation with Mike Conover, co-founder and CEO of BrightWave. Here's what we cover:

Mike's Background: - From studying complex systems to creating Dolly at Databricks - His journey into AI-powered investment tools

The Problem: - Investment pros drowning in 600-800 page data rooms - Traditional due diligence hitting human limits

BrightWave's Solution: - AI that reads entire documents simultaneously, not snippets - Customer feedback: "Identified risks I wish I'd seen originally" - $21M raised to revolutionize investment research

Leadership Insights: - Hiring for mindset over skills - Why humility is his secret weapon as a leader - Building high-performance teams in the AI era

The Future: - How BrightWave plans to transform investment research forever

 

Host: Jake Aaron Villarreal, leads the top AI Recruitment Firm in Silicon Valley https://www.matchrelevant.com, uncovering stories of funded startups and goes behinds to scenes to tell their founders journey. If you are growing AI Startup or have a great story, email us at: jake.villarreal@matchrelevant.com

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