Brian Lent
Brian Lent is the Founder and Managing Partner at VQ Capital and serves as a Member of the Founding Board at the University of Washington Information School. He previously founded Intelligent Results, Medio Systems (acquired), Plunk (closed), and VQ Capital, and has held leadership roles at Amazon.com, Auger, HERE Technologies, and IBM. His expertise includes AI, data science, machine learning, and analytics.
Ex-Amazon and Expedia Executives Launch VQ Capital, AI and Cyber Intelligence Investment Firm Backed by Family Offices
Former Amazon and Expedia leaders Brian Lent and John Kim, along with partners Yotam Avrahami and Praveen Hirsave, have launched VQ Capital, an AI-native investment firm focused on AI and cyber intelligence. Headquartered in New York with plans for a Seattle hub, VQ Capital partners with family offices to invest on a deal-by-deal basis in transformative AI and cybersecurity technologies.
Former Amazon CEO Dave Clark's Supply Chain Startup Auger Names 11 Executives After $100M Series A
Dave Clark, former Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO, founded supply chain tech startup Auger, which named an 11-person executive team mostly composed of Amazon alumni after raising $100 million in Series A funding. The startup operates out of Bellevue, Washington, leveraging shared Amazon expertise to innovate in supply chain and data infrastructure.
Bellevue Startup Plunk Launches Tool Enabling Homeowners to Evaluate Renovations for Sale Preparation
Bellevue startup Plunk offers a user-friendly tool that helps homeowners evaluate renovation projects, aiming to simplify remodeling decisions especially when preparing a home for sale.
Seattle startup Plunk raises $6.5M seed from Unlock Ventures to recommend remodels that boost home value
Seattle startup Plunk raised a $6.5 million seed round led by Unlock Ventures to expand its app that uses image processing, AI and machine learning to recommend remodels that raise home value. The free app has analyzed over 1 million homes in Seattle, identifying about $400 billion in combined potential "Plunk Value," while the company focuses on establishing credible analytics before announcing monetization plans.
Seattle startup Plunk raises $2M+ to power AI-driven home valuation and renovation recommendations
Seattle startup Plunk, founded by Brian Lent and David Bluhm, has developed an app that uses image processing, AI and machine learning to evaluate home condition, estimate renovation-driven value increases (a "Plunk Value") and recommend specific projects; the company has 15 employees and has raised over $2 million to date, including an initial $1M reported in 2019.
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Education
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Stanford University MSCS / Ph.D. Candidacy, Computer Science (AI & Database focus)
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University of Nevada, Reno BS, Computer Science
