Roberto explains how InReach Ventures built a proprietary AI and machine learning platform to discover early-stage founders across Europe — often before they raise capital, build pitch decks, or even seek investors. Drawing on decades of experience backing companies like Revolut, Depop, Vivino, and Contentful, he shares why discovery is the biggest bottleneck in early-stage VC and how AI changes that equation.

The conversation explores:

AI-first venture capital models
Investing in founders before ideas
Early-stage startup discovery in Europe
GP-only venture firms and fund design
Why pitch decks don’t predict outcomes
The future of junior roles, analysts, and associates in VC
How AI reshapes career paths and investing workflows
This episode is essential listening for founders, venture capitalists, LPs, and operators interested in AI, early-stage investing, and the future of venture capital.

Founder of InReach Ventures and former Founding Partner at Balderton Capital, Roberto Bonanzinga onhow artificial intelligence is transforming venture capital from the inside out.