Investors

Itamar is the founder of Recursive Ventures, a AI pre-seed fund. Itamar has been on all sides of the startup table: A founder and executive, an institutional VC. He has supported over 50 successful startups, including Deel, Honeybook, Placer, and SafeGraph. He’s been recognized by Business Insider as a Top 100 global seed investor consecutively since 2022. As an operator, Itamar helped take Life360 from Seed to IPO.

Investment leader with over a decade of experience in multi-stage venture investment and private markets. Founding CIO of Oceanic Partners, where I built the investment arm from the ground up, leading 57 primary and secondary investments across $120M deployed. Portfolio achieved a 51% exit rate and 32% net realized IRR. CFA charterholder with deep expertise in AI, fintech, SaaS, health tech, and blockchain sectors.

Pankaj Kedia is a globally recognized, award-winning “All-In AI” thought-leader as an early-stage AI investor, CXO advisor & board member, adjunct MBA professor, and keynote speaker. As the Founder and Managing Partner of 2468 Ventures, Pankaj has directly invested in 150+ early-stage startups and 25+ funds across Cloud AI, Edge AI, and Applied AI. He is now bringing the benefits of AI to society-at-large and is focused on accelerating the AI ecosystem. Previously, Pankaj played pivotal roles incubating and growing a series of new businesses during the Internet, Mobile, and Cloud technology eras across three decades at Intel Corp and Qualcomm.

ML/AI Engineer turned Investor.

Investor with a technical background, interested in companies in healthcare, AI infastructure, and beyond.

Focused investor in early stage startups. Very founder-centric and who understands the risks founders are taking.

Maker and Venture Capitalist, focused on deep tech. Berkeley Physics, Stanford Management Science

Jean-Philippe "JP" Persico has over 20 years of experience in business transformation, corporate growth development, and digitalization across various industries including SaaS, e-commerce, and automotive. He is currently a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at shuckerVC, a $8M Bay Area seed fund investing in AI-powered B2B software companies.

Zain Moosa is an entrepreneur, investor, and growth strategist based in the United States, with over a decade of experience across North America, the Middle East, and South Asia. He is a Partner at Magnus Ventures and leads operations and business growth across the Magnus Group, including Magnus Communications and Magnus Technologies. Zain specializes in go-to-market strategy, digital transformation, and cross-border expansion. He has worked with global brands like Zoom, Uber, and Canon, while mentoring startups through Techstars and other ecosystems. His work focuses on helping businesses scale internationally, particularly between the U.S., GCC, and emerging markets.