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Join host Shana Orczyk Sissel, Founder & CEO of Banrion Capital Management, as she interviews leaders in the alternative investment space. Learn more about their firms, their passions and about the many different ways investors can use alternative investments to add value in their investment portfolios.
What's the Alternative? | Episode 22 | From Advisor to VC: How AI and Access Are Reshaping Venture Capital with Brad Zapp
What's the Alternative? Meet the Manager
50 minutes
5 months ago
What's the Alternative? | Episode 22 | From Advisor to VC: How AI and Access Are Reshaping Venture Capital with Brad Zapp
In this episode, Brad Zapp, co-founder of Connetic Ventures, shares how he left wealth management to pioneer AI-powered founder analysis and launch one of the first advisor-accessible venture capital interval funds. We dive into his journey building Wendell, an AI "psychologist" that quantifies founder traits, and why making private markets more accessible isn't just innovation—it's a necessity. For any advisor looking to bridge the public-private gap without sacrificing ease or scale, this episode delivers a bold new blueprint.
Key takeaways:
* AI can quantify founder psychology and improve early-stage investment decisions.
* Interval fund structures remove barriers for advisors and their mass affluent clients.
* Access to private markets is essential as companies stay private longer and public markets shrink.
Connect with us!
* Brad Zapp on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/zapper/]
* Connetic Ventures [https://conneticventures.com/about-us/]
* Shana Orczyk Sissel on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/shsissel/]
* Banríon Capital Management [https://www.banrioncapital.com/]
What's the Alternative? Meet the Manager
Join host Shana Orczyk Sissel, Founder & CEO of Banrion Capital Management, as she interviews leaders in the alternative investment space. Learn more about their firms, their passions and about the many different ways investors can use alternative investments to add value in their investment portfolios.
