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VC & InvestorsSeptember 7, 20265 min read

Investors Who Can Name the AI Owner See the Return: The September Investor Editions

Investors who name who owns AI in their portfolio companies see nothing measurable in 9 percent of cases; those who cannot, 41 percent.

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VC & InvestorsSeptember 7, 20265 min read

How AI Startups Price, by Batch and by Buyer: The September YC Founder AI Report

Usage pricing leads at 43 percent. Founders from 2025 and 2026 YC batches price on outcomes at 35 and 29 percent against 14 for older batches.

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VCAugust 11, 20269 min read

Best VC and Investor Events in San Francisco

LP-GP summits, corporate venture events, founder-investor gatherings and private dinners — where investors network.

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VCAugust 10, 20268 min read

Best VC and CVC Communities in San Francisco

Investor networks in the city's AI founder ecosystem, corporate venture communities and angel groups, compared.

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VCAugust 10, 20268 min read

Best VC and CVC Communities in Silicon Valley

Venture and corporate venture networks, angel groups and investor peer rooms, and where each one fits.

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VCJuly 26, 20266 min read

Open Future Forum Launches the VC & CVC AI Investment Report

How venture and corporate venture investors are backing AI, and reading it inside their portfolios. The AI Investor Conviction Index reads 86 percent.

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Open Future Forum · Investors

Where investors meet off the record

Open Future Forum convenes venture and corporate venture investors alongside the founders and operators they back, and publishes first-party investor research.