Elad Gil

Airbnb is a global platform that connects travelers with unique accommodations and experiences offered by hosts in over 220 countries. Founded in 2007, the company has grown to include over 5 million hosts and has facilitated more than 2 billion guest arrivals, fostering authentic connections between guests and local communities.

Coinbase is a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows users to buy, sell, and trade a variety of cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum. It also offers services for businesses and institutions, providing tools for crypto trading, payments, and asset management.

RedZone builds ruggedized, connected portable medical equipment for frontline emergency response teams, transforming outdated hardware into a modern, data-driven infrastructure. Their connected medical data platform enables real-time patient monitoring and equipment readiness, targeting military, EMS, and federal incident preparedness.

Perplexity is AI for people who expect more. Our products serve those whose questions spark change and whose decisions bend the world toward progress. We obsess over the details so our users can obsess over what comes next.

Character.AI empowers people to connect, learn, and tell stories through interactive entertainment. Millions of people visit Character.AI every month, using our technology to supercharge their imaginations.

Mistral AI is a pioneering French artificial intelligence startup founded in April 2023 by three visionary researchers. The company aims to democratize artificial intelligence by creating open-source, efficient, and innovative AI models, products, and solutions that make frontier AI accessible to everyone.

Abridge is a pioneering company leveraging generative AI to enhance clinical conversations, aiming to improve healthcare outcomes for clinicians, nurses, and revenue cycle teams. Their platform transforms healthcare interactions into actionable insights, fostering deeper understanding and efficiency in patient-provider communication.

Operates a Sage model where CEOs and serial founders embed as hands-on operators, sometimes interim leaders, hatch and prototype startups internally, and bring hundreds of millions in follow-on capital. The firm also hatches new companies internally by having partners identify opportunities, do research and prototyping, then match concepts with founders—functioning partially like a startup studio while running a traditional venture fund.