Zaid Rahman

From our PearX S25 cohort, meet Pravāh, the AI-native operating system for the electric grid When Mohak Mangal, Dhruv Suri, and Aman Gupta looked at the strain on the U.S. electric grid, they saw a system pushed to its limits. Exploding demand and unpredictable supply have made blackouts increasingly common. This costs the economy more than $150B a year, a number that could 10x in the next five years. Mohak Mangal and team founded Pravāh to help fix it. Their platform helps utilities and grid operators make real-time decisions on load, generation, and congestion, reducing blackout risks, optimizing power procurement, and bringing much-needed stability to the backbone of modern life. We’re proud to support the Pravāh team as they take on one of the toughest and most important infrastructure challenges of our time.

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I'm incredibly excited to share the news of our investment in SiC Systems, Inc., marking our first US based portfolio company announcement. 👉 Founded by Christopher Savoie, inventor of adaptive agent-oriented software engineering platform (together with Babak Hodjat and Makoto Amamiya) that underpinned the development of Apple’s Siri, and Soheil Mansouri, Professor of Process Systems Engineering at the DTU - Technical University of Denmark. 👉 SiC Systems brings a new generation of AI agents together with quantum computing and sensing technology to empower smarter, faster decision-making in high-stakes environments such as biomanufacturing, industrial automation, and defense operations. What a pleasure to work with Christopher, Soheil, Christopher and Eric. We have led SiC Systems' initial funding round, with participation from Propagator Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center and Wavepeak Ventures. QDNL Participations, Kris, Cheryne, Chad, Nicola, Jaap, Charles, Nadia Onwards and upwards.

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🎬 A futuristic conversation from the 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 podcast with Suraj Nangia (ACA , LLM, CMAA , GMP)! We discussed the shocking idea of a robot in China giving birth to a human baby and how artificial wombs and AI could redefine reproduction. What feels like science fiction today may soon shape real-world fertility solutions. I also shared insights on India’s fertility landscape, the hidden challenges of infertility, social stigma, ethical concerns, and the tough choices between IVF, surrogacy, and adoption. These conversations are crucial to prepare society for the future of reproductive healthcare. #BeyondTitles #SurajNangia #FutureOfHealthcare #FertilityInnovation #AIInHealthcare #ArtificialWomb #ReproductiveHealth #IVFIndia #BreakTheStigma #HealthcareConversations #ScienceMeetsHope Suraj Nangia (ACA , LLM, CMAA , GMP) Risaa IVF Neos Angels Network

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From the vault: I asked Shahin Farshchi (Lux Capital), does the launch of Stargate UAE signal a shift in the global AI power balance away from Silicon Valley, and how might this affect where the next generation of foundational AI companies are built? Check out his answer below.

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Interesting take by Sam Alemayehu on artificial intelligence's role in the future of work and the socioeconomic reverberations. "Once something becomes teachable, it becomes learnable by machines. Once it becomes learnable, it becomes replaceable." .... "The professionals who endure won’t be the ones with the deepest resumes. They’ll be the ones who adapt — who stop viewing AI as a threat and start treating it as a team member. The star litigator of 2035 won’t be the one who memorized the most precedent; it will be the one who can ask the AI the smartest question. This is the dawn of a new kind of expertise — one rooted not in what you know, but in how you work with what the machine knows." Adapt! https://lnkd.in/gq5fT2P4

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