E63: Reverse Engineering Venture Capital with Metal's Usman Gul

About this episode

Sasha Orloff interviews Usman Gul about AI-driven solutions for fundraising and optimizing investor meetings.

In this episode, Sasha Orloff speaks with Usman Gul, founder and CEO of Metal, about building an AI-driven operating system for fundraising backed by Y Combinator and Andreessen Horowitz that helps founders avoid wasting 80% of their investor meetings by using data-driven insights to identify the most likely investors based on historical funding patterns, industry benchmarks, and relationship intelligence across over 500,000 venture rounds. -- SPONSORS: Notion Boost your startup with Notion—the ultimate connected workspace trusted by thousands worldwide! From engineering specs to onboarding and fundraising, Notion keeps your team organized and efficient. For a limited time, get 6 months of Notion AI FREE to supercharge your workflow. Claim your offer now at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://notion.com/startups/puzzle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Puzzle 📈 No more waiting for month's end. No more manual reconciliations, just financials that keep up with you. Puzzle is leading a new movement with an AI first ledger, built for speed, automation, and real time decision making. Join today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://puzzle.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- RECOMMENDED IN THIS EPISODE…

People in this episode

Host: Sasha Orloff

Guest: Usman Gul

Topics covered

• venture capital
• AI-driven fundraising
• investor meetings
• data-driven insights
• startup funding

Keywords

• venture capital
• AI
• fundraising
• investor meetings
• data-driven insights
• startup
• Y Combinator
• Andreessen Horowitz

Sponsors

Notion, Puzzle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Metal, Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz

Products: Notion, Puzzle

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