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This summer, we’re looking forward to gathering founders and builders to discuss startup and enterprise trends in open-source software, agentic use cases for #AI, and responsible AI. Check out our “Seattle Startup Now” meetup series as we launch our community called Magnet. Learn more about Tola VP Jacob Nibley who will be hosting these meetups: https://lnkd.in/ey4H4F-a.

Today at the AI Engineer World's Fair in SF, Tola’s Co-Founder and Managing Director, Sheila Gulati , and Klarity’s Co-Founder and CTO, Nischal Nadhamuni, engaged in a thought-provoking session on the future of #AI evaluations. Together, they discussed the need for innovation and rethinking in AI evaluations at this pivotal time, shed light on the limitations of current methods, and provided actionable steps for the AI community. Sheila discussed the trending themes in the industry, while Nischal demonstrated how Klarity has successfully implemented next-gen capabilities.

Coming up this week in San Francisco: Tola’s Managing Director, Sheila Gulati, will speak at the #AI Engineer World’s Fair on Thursday, June 27. Her talk will be about values and evaluating AI. Learn more about the full lineup at the conference here: https://lnkd.in/ePFTZhh3. #AIEWF

We’re excited about the 2nd annual #SeattleTech Week (July 29 to August 4) coming up next month. Jacob Nibley from Tola Capital will host a coffee meetup on July 29 for builders, founders, operators, and researchers to meet each other and share experiences. Looking forward to gathering a great group to celebrate the early-stage Seattle startup community, RSVP here: https://lu.ma/5u1tznur For the full calendar of Seattle Tech Week events, browse here: https://lnkd.in/gdGkiHw2

Tola Capital Magnet (Magnet, for short) is here! We’re excited to launch this community. We show up invigorated and humbled by the opportunity to partner and win together. We bring our operational, technical, and financial expertise to our relationships. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/exN8DgMC

Tola Managing Director Sheila Gulati shares her thoughts on AI and what we are looking for at Tola - "founders who are trying to solve real problems now"

It was great to partner with First Rays Venture Partners, Foley & Lardner LLP, and HSBC Innovation Banking to convene leaders for a panel discussion including experts in offensive and defensive security. Thank you to all who joined our Executive Dinner Gathering at RSA Conference in SF last week.

We’re continuing to build community with women in AI across cities including Seattle and San Francisco. It was a pleasure to partner with Women in AI Club in SF last week for a panel and social event focused on B2B Marketing with Gen AI. One theme from the C-Suite panel discussion was balancing automation and authenticity while leveraging AI for personalized customer experiences and engagement at scale. Check out our event recap (link in comments) to learn more!

Today in NYC, Tola Capital is proud to sponsor Common Crawl Foundation’s “AI and the Right to Learn on an Open Internet” conference, where a group of leading technologists, media executives, and policymakers are gathering around an urgent conversation to build better content and an improved #AI ecosystem. Great to include Arcus as an innovative startup demo at the conference too.

Coming up on Wednesday May 1 evening in downtown SF - we’re excited about our panel discussion and social event with the Women in #AI Club. Our panel features a terrific lineup of seasoned practitioners and C-suite leaders in B2B software and GTM functions, ready to share their key insights and best practices. Join us and discover the transformative power of generative AI in the #B2B Marketing landscape, we look forward to seeing you there: https://lnkd.in/g4rsud5Q