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My First Six Months in Venture

Adam Spivack

Based in New York City, Adam Spivack joins the Comcast Ventures team to focus on early stage Enterprise companies If you ask principals what their day-to-day looks like, you’ll get as many varying answers as there are personalities in this field. Adam Spivack joined Comcast Ventures in March of 2019. It took the editorial team My First Six Months in Venture

Driving Innovation and Paving the Way for New Jobs in the Car Industry

Founders James Peng and Lou Tiancheng with one of their Pony.ai vehicles at the California headquarters

Pony.ai CEO James Peng shares insights on the importance of human talent in the development of autonomous vehicle technology It’s happening. A fleet of electric, autonomous cars equipped with Pony.ai technology are transporting customers on public roads in Irvine, California. It’s no surprise that the team at Pony.ai is accelerating research and driving forward one Driving Innovation and Paving the Way for New Jobs in the Car Industry

Sheena Jindal’s Entry into Venture and the Investing Philosophy Fueling Her Path

Sheena Jindal

In search of startups solving for life’s biggest pain points Curious. Persistent. Pragmatic. Loyal. These are the ways friends would describe Sheena Jindal. And these are the qualities that make her the perfect addition to the Comcast Ventures team. It’s that curiosity that got Sheena through a rigorous education at MIT and The Tuck School of Business and Sheena Jindal’s Entry into Venture and the Investing Philosophy Fueling Her Path

Hawthorne Unlocks a New Wave of Men’s Grooming and Self Care

Brian Jeong and Phillip Wong

Comcast Ventures invests in Brian Jeong and Phillip Wong’s next-generation men’s personal brand It’s no secret. Men do care. They care a lot about how they smell, look, and feel. Direct to consumer brands aimed at men sell on convenience, pricing, and coveted products, and they’re getting better at it. Case in point: Comcast Ventures unicorn Hawthorne Unlocks a New Wave of Men’s Grooming and Self Care

Fulfilling a Passion for Helping Entrepreneurs

Al Yang

Harvard Business School 2020 candidate Al Yang shares his experience interning with Comcast Ventures When you think of venture capital, the theme of “family” doesn’t usually come to mind. For Al Yang, family and relationships are everything. After college, his brother convinced him to abandon his childhood dreams of playing poker full time so that they Fulfilling a Passion for Helping Entrepreneurs

Turbocharging Lawyers with Artificial Intelligence

Andrew Arruda

Andrew Arruda and his team built ROSS Intelligence to level the legal playing field and provide justice for all After completing law school, Andrew Arruda was serving as a community lawyer fighting for marginalized citizens. It was there where he saw first-hand how many people opted to fight alone without legal representation due to the sky-high Turbocharging Lawyers with Artificial Intelligence