Conrad Shang, Ensemble VC GP on AI, Deep Tech, Healthcare & Infra

Conrad Shang is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Ensemble VC. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the capital raising and deployment process, Verivend is here to help. Trusted by over 800 funds and managing more than $2 billion in transactions, Verivend offers a secure, streamlined payments platform designed specifically for private capital markets. Say goodbye to manual reconciliation and repeated follow-ups - raise and deploy capital faster and with greater transparency. Ready to make your fund operations smoother? Visit Verivend.com and see how easy it can be.~~~~~Ensemble VC is an early-stage firm pioneering a data-driven, product-first approach to venture investing. Backed by top LPs and born from scrappy, technical roots in Austin, Ensemble’s team—half of whom are data scientists—built Unity, a proprietary AI platform that helps source, select, and scale startups with precision. Conrad’s career spans product roles at Yammer (acquired by Microsoft for $1B), investing at Bain Capital Ventures, and managing a $4B portfolio at UTIMCO. He’s a Kauffman Fellow who has backed 7 unicorns, including Zoom, Carta, and Groww.Topics:

• AI Copilot for VCs: Inside Ensemble’s Unity Platform
• How Data Science is Changing Startup Investing
• From Yammer to Zoom: Lessons from 7 Unicorn Bets

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