Weaviate is the AI-native database for a new generation of software. Its open source vector database empowers every developer to build AI-native applications with less hallucination, data leakage, and vendor lock-in. Cofounder Bob Van Luijt joins the Pitch Perfect Podcast to share how building the Weaviate team based on kindness has been the startup’s superpower. Learn more at https://weaviate.io/.

Danel Dayan, principal at Battery Ventures, focuses on early-stage and growth-equity investments in areas such as cloud infrastructure, big data, security and next-generation, enterprise applications. Learn more at https://www.battery.com/.

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