Valerie C.

Plum Alley is a venture firm raising funds and syndicates of member investors to invest in early stage frontier technology private companies with a mission to impact humanity at scale for the better. Sweet spots include owned IP and patented technology, medical breakthroughs, Series A, STEM-credentialed and gender-diverse founding teams. Our influential member investors pay annual fees to access Plum Alleys curated syndicate investments and exclusive learning experiences around innovation and investing. We are based in New York City, but support members and syndicate company investments across the country and globe. As of December 2025, Plum Alley Ventures has deployed more than $100 million in 36 companies with at least one woman in a STEM role in the founding team.

From custom silicon to intelligent algorithms, we’re breaking through the bottlenecks holding AI back, delivering orders-of-magnitude more performance, anywhere it’s needed. Persimmons, Inc. is on a mission to redefine what’s possible in AI inference computing. We design breakthrough full-stack solutions. From custom silicon to cutting-edge algorithms that shatter today’s performance limits and unlock AI’s true potential. Our next-generation inference platform delivers orders-of-magnitude higher compute efficiency, scaling effortlessly from the edge to the largest HPC environments. By fusing high-performance architecture with seamless software integration and proprietary, optimized algorithms, we make Generative AI faster, and dramatically more cost-effective. Founded in 2023 by veteran technologists from the worlds of semiconductors, AI systems, and software innovation, Persimmons is building the infrastructure that will power the next decade of AI. Enabling smarter devices, more sustainable data centers, and entirely new applications the world hasn’t imagined yet. We’re growing fast and looking for bold thinkers, builders, and problem-solvers who want to push the limits of AI hardware and software. If you’re ready to make a global impact, join us!

Plum Alley is a venture firm raising funds and syndicates of member investors to invest in early stage frontier technology private companies with a mission to impact humanity at scale for the better. Sweet spots include owned IP and patented technology, medical breakthroughs, Series A, STEM-credentialed and gender-diverse founding teams. Our influential member investors pay annual fees to access Plum Alleys curated syndicate investments and exclusive learning experiences around innovation and investing. We are based in New York City, but support members and syndicate company investments across the country and globe. As of December 2025, Plum Alley Ventures has deployed more than $100 million in 36 companies with at least one woman in a STEM role in the founding team.

Everyone wants fast AI. Everyone needs cheap AI. At Tensordyne, we are driven by one defining challenge: How do we build the architecture that delivers both? We design AI chips and rack-level systems purpose-built for ultra-fast and ultra-efficient data center inference. We build rapidly, iterate constantly, and we are about to deploy our technology into the real world to change the trajectory of AI compute. We are in a high-growth phase and looking for brilliant minds who thrive on autonomy and tangible impact. With a global footprint spanning the heartlands of Silicon Valley and Europe, our reach is wide and our momentum is accelerating. Check out our careers page at https://www.tensordyne.ai/careers

The Founder Institute is the World’s Largest AI-Native Company Builder, where ambitious professionals, solo founders, and first-time entrepreneurs go to turn ideas into funded, AI-powered startups. Since 2009, our structured methodology, global mentor network, and platform have helped over 8,900 founders across 100+ countries raise more than $2BN in funding. Whether you’re an employee ready to make the leap, a solo founder with a big idea, or a first-time entrepreneur looking for direction, we provide the AI toolkit, structured sprints, expert feedback, and investor network to take you from Zero to Founder, faster and cheaper than ever before. And when you’re ready, our venture fund Founder Capital and global investor network are there to write your first check.