AI Venture Capital Strategy
Articles on venture capital strategies in AI, including fund formation, concentrated bets on AI labs, founder exits, and investor transitions like Ashton Kutcher's move from Sound Ventures.
Kutcher’s Quiet Bet: Why the Next AI Revolution Won’t Be in the Model, But in the Grid
Ashton Kutcher is leaving Sound Ventures — the firm he co-founded 11 years ago with Guy Oseary — to start a new venture capital firm focused on early-stage AI infrastructure, energy, and deep tech startups, co-founded with former Andreessen Horowitz and NFX partner Morgan Beller.
The Quiet Empire: How Bending Spoons Built a $25B Portfolio by Killing the Startup Lottery
How a Milan-based tech conglomerate turned failed startups into a $25B empire by eliminating luck, embracing AI, and ruthlessly optimizing legacy software — serving over 500 million users with fewer than 700 core engineers.
Kutcher's Strategic Departure: The New VC Bet on AI Infrastructure and Energy
Ashton Kutcher is departing Sound Ventures after 11 years to launch a new, early-stage venture firm with Morgan Beller, shifting focus from later-stage AI labs to the foundational infrastructure and energy systems powering deep tech.