About this episode

Sonali Vijayavargiya discusses Augment Ventures' investment journey and the role of AI in decision-making within the industrial sector.

Sonali Vijayavargiya, Managing Director of Augment Ventures, joins Kristian Marquez to discuss the firm's 15-year journey investing in foundational technologies. They explore why industry "operators" make the best founders, the geographic bridge between Michigan and California, and how AI is transitioning from a buzzword to an active decision-making layer in the industrial sector. Learn more about Augment Ventures work at: https://www.augmentventures.com/ Connect with Sonali Vijayavargiya on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonaliav Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply at https://finstratmgmt.com/innovators-investors-podcast/ Want to learn more about Kristian Marquez's work? https://finstratmgmt.com

People in this episode

Host: Kristian Marquez

Guest: Sonali Vijayavargiya

Topics covered

• decision intelligence
• investing
• foundational technologies
• AI in industry
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• decision intelligence
• AI
• investing
• foundational technologies
• entrepreneurship
• Michigan
• California

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Augment Ventures, FinStrat Management, Inc.

Places: Michigan, California

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