In this report, we reviewed the remarkable AI developments in 2023 and made some predictions for new year!
We will touch upon a wide range of topics -- technological advancements, startup activities, enterprise moves, investment trends, AI regulations, etc -- everything that we think are relevant for AI startups and VCs.
3. Jay Zhao
Jenny Xiao
Founder & General Partner
Partner
Former Partner @ T Fund,
Former Board Member @
Marqeta & WorkBoard
Ph.D. @ Columbia University,
Former Researcher @ OpenAI
About Us
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CONFIDENTIAL
Leonis Capital is a research-driven pre-seed fund for
technical founders.
Research-Driven
We believe that having in-depth knowledge and a granular
perspective drives superior returns and provides unique support
to our companies at the earliest stage.
First-Check
Our research-backed conviction allows us to invest early.
Founders love that we don’t require social proof and we get to
optimize the fund’s return upside.
4. CONFIDENTIAL
We do things differently...
Here’s a snapshot of how much research we do...in 2023 alone.
400+
academic papers read
1,000+
companies mapped
241
pages of research slides produced
730h
spent on delving into tech stacks
142
LLMs tracked and benchmarked
50%
partner time spent on research
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