Webinar: Evaluating AI-Native Companies
Hosted by Stifel Venture Bank and IAMBIC (Maeve Wang, Co-founder & CEO)
Today’s AI conversations often start - and stall - at surface level. Investors are inundated with pitches citing LLM integrations, image generation, and thin use-case overlays on top of foundation models. But in a market where access to core models is increasingly commoditized, depth matters more than ever.
What separates an AI-native company from one merely using AI? And how should investors evaluate technical depth, product integration, and defensibility in a space moving at lightning speed?
On September 9th, IAMBIC and Stifel Bank invite you to a private fireside chat that goes beyond the buzz. Join Maeve Wang, Co-founder and CEO of IAMBIC, Inc. Female Founder of the Year and TIME Best Invention of the Year - as she leads a candid conversation on what it means to build and back AI-native businesses in 2025. We'll unpack:
The difference between AI-enhanced and AI-native products
How to think about defensibility
The key questions investors should ask
This conversation is designed primarily for investors with founders invited.
About Stifel
Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) is a diversified global wealth management, investment bank, and commercial banking institution with $500B in AUM. Stifel Bank, Member FDIC, provides venture and fund banking solutions to venture capital-backed companies and their investors. Backed by the strength and legacy of Stifel, the Bank delivers tailored banking, treasury management, and lending solutions - working closely with Stifel’s Investment Banking and Wealth Management teams to meet the diverse asset management needs of companies and individuals.
To learn more, visit: https://stifelventurebanking.com/
About IAMBIC: AI-Tailored, Precision-Fit Shoes
IAMBIC, recognized as a TIME Best Invention, is redefining footwear with AI-tailored, precision-fit shoes that deliver bespoke-level comfort at scale—solving fit for the 1 in 4 people failed by traditional sizing. IAMBIC’s patent-pending platform combines computer vision, data-driven manufacturing, and 5 years of NSF-funded R&D. The system is powered by a dataset of over 50,000 fully proprietary foot scans, achieving 98% fit accuracy while reducing the cost of personalized fit by 90%, making it accessible to the mainstream. With 12 patents pending and real-world traction—from sellout product launches to collaboration debuts at the Miami F1 Grand Prix—IAMBIC is setting a new standard for AI integration into physical products. The company is led by Maeve Wang (Harvard, Bain, Inc. Female Founder of the Year) and Dr. Raza Hassan (PhD AI/ML), with a team spanning AI, biomechanics, and global footwear expertise.