Arpan Shah on AI Agents, Venture Capital, and the Future of Knowledge Work

Arpan Shah on AI Agents, Venture Capital, and the Future of Knowledge Work

June 5, 2026 · 52 min

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Arpan Shah discusses the impact of AI agents on knowledge work and the future of investing and enterprise productivity.

Artificial intelligence is changing how knowledge work gets done, and AI agents may be the next major leap. In this episode of Technoventure , Peter High speaks with Arpan Shah , General Partner at Spark Capital, about how AI is reshaping research, investing, software development, and enterprise productivity. Arpan shares how he uses AI agents to accelerate diligence, synthesize information, and expand his own capacity as an investor, while also exploring the future of AI infrastructure, model competition, security, and stablecoins. Key topics include: How AI agents are transforming knowledge work Why AI demand may outpace compute supply for years The evolution of token economics and enterprise AI adoption Security challenges created by increasingly capable AI systems How stablecoins could reshape global financial infrastructure

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