Scaling an AI Startup for the Real World: A Fireside Chat with AssemblyAI's Dylan Fox & Intel's Mark Castleman
Join us for a morning of breakfast, conversation, and networking where we are excited to feature Dylan Fox, CEO at AssemblyAI and Mark Castleman, MD at Intel AI Cloud
What We'll Cover:
Discuss the critical trade-offs and advantages of building specialized, best-in-class AI solutions versus leveraging broader AI platforms, and how to position your company for success in this dynamic landscape.
Uncover how AI is fundamentally altering business models, operational efficiencies, and competitive advantages across industries, providing insights into where the greatest opportunities lie for the next generation of companies.
Discover the specialized GTM strategies for taking deep-tech AI infrastructure to market by securing enterprise partnerships and demonstrating tangible ROI in a rapidly evolving ecosystem.
This event is organized in partnership with the CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship's VentureBridge program and Lightscape Partners and support from key CMU Alumni to bring this in-person event open exclusively for CMU Founders in New York City.
Smith Point Capital is a venture capital firm redefining growth equity for the intelligent enterprise. We invest in mission-critical enterprise software at the convergence of data, AI, edge computing, and precision applications. Our operator-led approach combines Fortune 500 executive experience with deep investment expertise, providing both hands-on operational support and strategic capital to help companies accelerate growth and maximize market impact.
Lightscape Partners is an early-stage investment firm backing ambitious founders at the pre-seed through Series B stages across compute, robotics, infrastructure software, data, and applied AI. We view every investment as a partnership. Depending on each founder’s needs, we drive value through strategic insights, cross-portfolio collaboration, new product and sales opportunities, and by helping to professionalize and scale businesses.
Carnegie Mellon University’s VentureBridge (VB) program is a pre-seed fund and an accelerator program, part of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, focused on supporting Carnegie Mellon founders working on their startups full-time. Since 2018, the VB program has supported dozens of startups collectively valued at over half a billion dollars.