Request for Startups: 10 AI Ideas We’re Ready to Fund

About this episode

George Bandarian discusses Untapped Ventures' investment focus in AI startups for 2025.

We're at the halfway point of 2025, and AI is evolving faster than ever.In this solo episode, I share Untapped Ventures’ first Request for Startups. It’s a detailed breakdown of the core areas where we’re actively looking to invest. If you're a founder building in AI or exploring ideas, this is the roadmap for what we want to fund next.I walk through the key themes that reflect our thesis across both Agentic AI and Convergence AI. These are the ideas we believe will drive the next generation of breakout companies.Inside the episode:• Why service-as-software will replace traditional SaaS• How full-stack agentic platforms are reshaping vertical industries• The rise of outcome-based pricing and what it unlocks• Where lean AI teams are gaining massive traction• Why we’re excited about AI converging with biotech, neurotech, energy, defense, and more• The profiles of founders we love to back At Untapped, we invest from stealth and pre-salt through seed, writing checks between $500K and $2 million. Whether you're actively raising or still in the idea maze, we want to meet you.Let’s connect!George Bandarian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgebandarianExplore further: 1. If in Stealth…

People in this episode

Host: George Bandarian

Topics covered

• AI investment
• startup funding
• service-as-software
• full-stack platforms
• outcome-based pricing
• lean AI teams
• AI convergence

Keywords

• AI ideas
• startup roadmap
• investment thesis
• biotech
• neurotech
• energy
• defense
• founder profiles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Untapped Ventures, Agentic AI, Convergence AI

Places: 2025

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