In this episode of The Mark Haney Show, I sit down with Brian Raymond, Founder & CEO of Unstructured.io, to unpack his remarkable story and the explosive growth of his company.
• Brian’s journey from UC Davis → CIA → Investment Banking → Startup Founder.
• Why 90% of enterprise data is useless for AI—and how Unstructured.io fixes it.
• The Fortune 1000 race to adopt GenAI, with billions being invested.
• How AI agents are changing the game (and why they don’t sleep).
• Lessons from raising $65M+ in funding in just three years.
• Where Brian sees the biggest opportunities for entrepreneurs in this new AI era.
This isn’t just a story about AI—it’s about risk, resilience, and building at the bleeding edge of technology.
Website: https://unstructured.io/
Youtube: @unstructuredio
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unstructuredio
X: https://x.com/UnstructuredIO
Github: https://github.com/Unstructured-IO
👉 Watch now to learn how Brian Raymond is helping shape the future of AI and what it means for entrepreneurs everywhere.
00:00 – Cold Open: “Agents don’t sleep”
00:32 – Intro & Guest Setup
02:47 – What Unstructured Does + LLMs’ 3 Problems
05:06 – RAG & the Modern AI Stack
07:17 – Data Security Realities
09:10 – Video/Podcast & Surveillance Use Cases
13:18 – “Intern” Analogy: Retrieval vs. Fine-Tuning
16:46 – Infrastructure Role & Enterprise Examples
20:01 – Talent Arms Race & Startup Paths
24:23 – AI Ripple Effects: Energy, Data Centers, Trades
29:11 – Brian’s Path: CIA → MBA → Startups
38:59 – Funding & Breakout Growth
44:57 – GTM, Deployment, Partnerships
50:08 – AI Agents at Scale & New Challenges
53:18 – Who Buys (AI Maturity), Vision & Exits
1:03:01 – Tools to Try & Closing
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