AI Unlocked: Founders & Funders at the Frontier
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping every corner of the innovation economy—from how we build products, raise capital, and coach teams, to how we hire, communicate, and scale. Join us for a rare behind-the-scenes look at the minds behind AI’s most promising startups and investment strategies.
In this dynamic conversation, we’ll bring together some of the sharpest founders and funders at the frontier of AI innovation to explore what it takes to launch, back, and grow transformative ventures in today’s fast-evolving tech landscape.
🌟 Featured Speakers:
Vivek Ladsariya
Vivek Ladsariya is a Managing Director at PSL and general partner of PSL’s venture capital firm, PSL Ventures. Vivek focuses on investing across deeply technical investment themes including AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure, industrial tech, and devops. As a recovering founder, Vivek is deeply passionate about partnering with founders as they build category defining companies.
Esha Joshi
Esha Joshi is the co-founder of Yoodli. Yoodli helps you ace your next sales pitch, interview, or manager conversation with private and judgement free feedback. It’s being used by organizations like Google, Sandler Sales, Databricks, RingCentral, Dale Carnegie, among others to scale their go-to-market coaching. Yoodli has raised $8M+ in funding, and been featured across media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Inc, and others.
Before Yoodli, Esha worked at Apple on the launch of streaming service TV+. She is a Grace Hopper keynote speaker, former Toastmasters champion, Forbes 30 under 30 honoree, and was voted Best Young Entrepreneur in the Pacific Northwest.
Susanna Niu
Susanna Niu is a serial entrepreneur, global business leader, and investor with deep expertise in cross-border ventures, talent strategy, and early-stage startup growth.
She previously co-founded College Daily, a leading Chinese-language media platform that grew to over 5 million users and raised $4.2 million USD across three funding rounds. Under her leadership, the company became one of the most influential voices among Chinese-speaking students and young professionals in the U.S, generating substantial revenue through brand partnerships and native advertising.
Today, Susanna is the co-founder of MeeBoss, a tech-driven hiring platform that enables startups to connect with top-tier talent through real-time direct chat. MeeBoss is redefining how fast-growing teams discover and engage with the right candidates—faster, smarter, and at scale.
Susanna is also an active angel investor, dedicated to backing female-founded ventures and advancing women’s leadership in the global innovation economy.
Sponsor:
Artly Coffee
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