Axiom Partners founder expects half her AI bets to fail

Axiom Partners founder Sandhya Venkatachalam runs a $52M fund backing AI startups in industries like construction, industrials and insurance. She seeks non-obvious founders and focuses diligence on whether a team can hit its next milestones, accepting that most bets will fail in pursuit of outliers.

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