Venture with Grace

Chase Lochmiller, Crusoe, Co-Founder & CEO on AI Infrastructure

Chase Lochmiller is Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman of Crusoe, building AI compute infrastructure with 300+ team across engineering, manufacturing, and operations while raising $600M+ from venture/project/credit investors—after General Partner at Polychain Capital, Quantitative Trader at Jump Trading, and Managing Director of Algorithmic Trading at KCG Holdings; serial quant trader-turned-founder scaling mission-critical compute platforms for AI workloads with playbook for capital-intensive deep tech at hyperscale. Previously Chase was a quantitative researcher and trader at Jump Trading and GETCO, where he developed and managed a portfolio of algorithmic trading strategies. Chase holds undergraduate degrees in math and physics from MIT and a masters degree in computer science from Stanford, where he specialized in artificial intelligence. He is currently on the board of CSforAll, an organization whose mission is to make high-quality computer science an integral part of the educational experience of all K-12 students and teachers. As a personal interest, Chase has climbed five of the “seven summits” including Mt. Everest.Topics * How Crusoe delivers AI compute without grid constraints or energy bottlenecks * Growing Crusoe $600M capital during rapid expansion at AI infrastructure scale * Quant trading readiness with algorithmic systems at Crusoe 300+ team scale #AIInfra [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/aiinfra] #Startups [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/startups] #VC [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/vc] #Compute [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/compute] #Hypergrowth [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/hypergrowth] #Founder [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/founder]

Jim Adler, Toyota Ventures GP on Investing in Frontier Technologies

Jim Adler is the Founder and General Partner of Toyota Ventures, the venture capital arm of Toyota, where he leads investments across AI, robotics, mobility, cloud infrastructure, climate, and frontier technologies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~He also serves as Executive Advisor at Toyota Research Institute. Prior to Toyota Ventures, Jim was VP of Products and Marketing at Metanautix, a big data analytics startup acquired by Microsoft, and previously served as VP of Data Systems and Chief Privacy Officer at Intelius. Earlier in his career, he founded VoteHere, a cryptographic online voting company backed by Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, and Entrust, and began his career as a rocket engineer at Lockheed Martin. Across investing and operating roles, Jim has focused on scaling transformative technologies at the intersection of data, infrastructure, mobility, and privacy.Topics * How Toyota Ventures invests in AI, robotics, and mobility for sustainable transportation * From rocket engineer at Lockheed Martin to Toyota Ventures GP: frontier tech evolution * Lessons from building and scaling venture-backed infrastructure companies #VentureCapital [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/venturecapital] #Robotics [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/robotics] #Mobility [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/mobility] #DeepTech [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/deeptech] #Innovation [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/innovation]

Jordan Van Horn, Monte Carlo COO on AI-Native GTM Transformation

Jordan Van Horn is the Co-Founder and COO of Monte Carlo, the data and AI observability platform helping companies like Intuit, Fox, and Roche improve the reliability of their data and AI systems. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Since co-founding Monte Carlo in 2020, he has focused on scaling AI-native go-to-market organizations and operationalizing data quality across enterprises. Previously, Jordan held multiple leadership roles at Segment, where he led global sales expansion across EMEA, APAC, and North America, and earlier held sales leadership roles at Dropbox and Hay Group. At Monte Carlo, he has driven internal AI adoption across GTM teams, helping the company achieve over 80% AI workflow adoption through integrated AI systems and operational transformation.Topics * How Monte Carlo achieved 80% AI adoption across entire GTM team using unified OS * Building world's first data and AI observability platform for Snowflake and Databricks * From power user AI sprawl to organizational intelligence: compound capabilities at scale #DataObservability [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/dataobservability] #MonteCarlo [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/montecarlo] #AIGTM [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/aigtm] #DataAI [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/dataai] #RevenueOperations [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/revenueoperations]

Alex Triplett, You.com COO on Scaling AI Platforms Through M&A

Alex Triplett is Chief Operating Officer at You.com. Before joining You.com in 2026, he served as COO & CFO at Appfire, where he led corporate strategy, product positioning, partnerships, PLG systems, and operational scaling across a 200+ person organization. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Earlier, at ION, he helped drive revenue growth from $150M to $3B, leading 23 acquisitions totaling $11.7B in enterprise value alongside large-scale financing and integration efforts. Across his career, Alex has focused on scaling complex software platforms through operational rigor, inorganic growth, and product-led expansion.Topics * How You.com scales AI search and assistant through enterprise GTM motion * Product-led growth, pricing strategy, and GTM execution at scale * Lessons from leading multi-billion-dollar corporate development initiatives #AIOperations [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/aioperations] #YouCom [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/youcom] #GTM [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/gtm] #MergersAndAcquisitions [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/mergersandacquisitions] #EnterpriseAI [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/enterpriseai]

Anand Kannappan, Patronus AI CEO on Frontier AI Simulations

Anand Kannappan is the Co-Founder & CEO of Patronus AI, a frontier AI research company building simulation infrastructure and evaluation systems for advanced AI models and agents. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~Patronus AI is known for influential benchmarks and research projects including FinanceBench, Lynx, SimpleSafetyTests, and CopyrightCatcher, focused on improving AI reliability, alignment, and performance. Before founding Patronus AI, Anand led applied machine learning and causal inference initiatives at Meta Reality Labs, helping shape experimentation, explainability, and AI platform strategy across large-scale teams. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Kyber Technologies, an AI-driven quant fund later acquired by Dark Forest Technologies. Backed by investors including Lightspeed, Notable Capital, Stanford, and Datadog, Anand focuses on the future of AI agents, simulations, reinforcement learning, and the infrastructure powering frontier AI systems.Topics * How Patronus AI simulations train frontier models through digital workflow prediction * Meta Reality Labs causal inference driving multimillion-dollar strategy shifts * Lessons from Meta Reality Labs and applied AI experimentation #AI [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/ai] #ArtificialIntelligence [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/artificialintelligence] #MachineLearning [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/machinelearning] #Startups [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/startups] #AGI [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/agi]