Jai Talwar MBA FRSA

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Spring Labs drives financial institutions towards unparalleled efficiency and profitability with cutting-edge, practical AI solutions. We are dedicated to empowering these institutions through transformative intelligent automation, all while ensuring strict adherence to compliance standards. Our mission is to drive operational excellence and financial growth, fostering human innovation and creativity. Introducing Zanko, our latest groundbreaking product—an intelligent AI copilot for financial institutions. Zanko streamlines customer support and compliance operations by automating tasks, enabling robust self-service options, boosting team efficiency and enhancing customer experience.

Investment Advantary and our capital partners are sector- and stage-agnostic investors using an SPV model that focuses on you and your company. We invest in revenue-generating companies at the pre-seed, seed, and growth rounds, as well as in traditional buyouts, management buyouts, and rollups where we believe our expertise can drive transformation that unlocks the potential of great companies. We are committed to a long-term investment approach. This allows us and our management teams to focus on the actions necessary to create, drive and maximize sustainable long-term value. Team and Services Our team of extraordinary operating partners and advisors have deep operating, execution, turnaround, and investment experience. We leverage these skills for our portfolio and for select non-portfolio companies.

Founded in 2014, we’re America’s largest venture firm for individual investors and VC investing partner to over 11,000 individuals and institutions. Offerings include institutional-grade funds with large diversified portfolios and deal-by-deal investing through our Syndicates. Investment minimum is $10,000. • Top-20 VC Firm (Time Magazine ’25) • Top-Decile Investment Performance (Carta Benchmarks ‘25) • Top 20 VC Firm (CB Insights 24) • Top 50 Unicorn VC (Stanford GSB Research ‘25) • Top 3 Most Active US VC Firm (PitchBook ‘18 - ‘24) • Most Founder Friendly Investor List (Inc. Magazine ‘24) • Worlds Most Innovative Companies (Fast Company 22) • #1 Most Active Venture Firm in the US (PitchBook 22 & 23) • Top 20 Venture Firm (CB Insights 24) • Worlds Most Innovative Companies (Fast Company 22) • Portfolio of 1,600+ current and historical companies • 40+ full-time VC investors • Founders get access to our community of 850,000+ members and 6,000+ Experts. Offers of securities made only to eligible investors by formal offering documents describing risks, terms, and other important information that must be considered before investing. Example portfolio companies shown for illustrative purposes only, do not necessarily reflect investment outcomes that were or would be obtained by any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future investors, except potentially in follow-on investments. Venture capital investing involves substantial risk, including risk of loss of all capital invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The content on this account is intended solely for persons located in the U.S. and is not directed at, and must not be acted upon, by any person in the United Kingdom. UK residents seeking information about AV should refer only to communications issued by Alumni Ventures UK LLP, which provides information solely on a non-promotional basis and only distributes Financial Promotions to eligible recipients in accordance with UK law.

We bring money and help to visionaries and entrepreneurs who need to execute growth on promising ideas. After investment, we bring GTM expertise across the growth process from marketing through sales and customer success. Plus Ultra Investment Thesis Traction: We invest in Growth, not ideas or prototypes. $1M or greater Revenue/ARR or a clear growth path to this within a quarter. Tech led growth Inflection Point: We bring Capital AND GTM operating help to drive a measurable impact on growth trajectories. Transitioning from founder-led to sales-led growth, adding new GTMs, need to scale current GTMs, or new market entry Growth Potential: Companies with big ideas, proven product-market fit, competitive differentiation, large TAMs, and an understanding of GTM metrics SPV Fit: Business models benefitting from "Smart Capital"; models with complex GTM models or technology stacks that dont fit well into average tech investor cookie-cutter mindsets Check size: Late Seed: $2-5M / Series A: $10-25M

In a world of complexity and rapid change, standard operating procedures fall short. Companies today need more than guidance—they need elite, specialized operators who swiftly assess, adapt, and execute with precision. That’s who we are. People who don’t know us call us consultants. Our clients—and we—know we’re something else. We’re a collective of agile problem solvers, uniquely experienced. Most of us have started companies. All of us have scaled many. We’re builders, investors, and operators by trade. Few of us have spent time in traditional consultancies. Now is the time for fresh thinking. And doing. We thrive when the stakes are high and the problems are thorny—when business renewal is mission-critical for survival and success. With a start-up ethos rooted in discipline, innovation, and rapid execution, we take on challenges that seem insurmountable. We don’t just diagnose issues; we get our hands dirty, finding creative, actionable solutions that drive real results. Our success lies in tackling the unexpected, solving the unsolvable, and delivering impact where others falter. After all, we’re here to build business opportunities—not PowerPoints. Think of us as co-pilots. Our clients do, which is why all of them are references. Our lean, elite structure is deliberate. It allows us to move faster, think smarter, and execute with precision. We don’t need endless layers of hierarchy or cumbersome processes to get results. We operate with urgency, bringing a nimble and efficient approach to even the most complex projects. Whether it’s a targeted mission or a full-scale transformation, we’re the strategic strike team you can rely on to get the job done. Mach49. Agents of Change.

We co-create advantaged startups with leading corporations and entrepreneurs.