Chuck Stonecipher
Chuck Stonecipher is a Managing Director on Trilogy's investment team. He was President and COO of Advanced Digital Information Corporation (ADIC) from 1995 until its 2006 acquisition by Quantum, and earlier was CFO of Interpoint Corporation and a consultant at Bain & Company. He began his career as a design engineer at Boeing Aerospace and Korry Electronics.
Kanu AI Raises $11.7M Led by Trilogy Equity Partners to Build Enterprise AGI, After Doubling Revenue Each Quarter
Kanu AI raised $11.7 million led by Trilogy Equity Partners with participation from a16z speedrun, BMW i Ventures, and Accel after operating in stealth; the startup has doubled revenue each quarter since launch and builds enterprise AGI-like systems that capture employees' judgment and turn workflows into production software in customers' clouds. The company serves sectors including commercial real estate, insurance, financial services, and technology and says its platform makes organizational knowledge an owned, compounding asset.
Kanu AI Raises $11.7M to Build Enterprise AGI That Turns Employee Judgment into Production Workflows
Kanu AI raised $11.7M from Trilogy Equity Partners with participation from a16z speedrun, BMW i Ventures, and Accel to commercialize an enterprise-focused AGI that captures employees’ judgment and automates repeatable workflows inside customers’ clouds. The startup, founded just over a year ago, has rapidly doubled revenue each quarter and reports dramatic customer gains—shrinking an eight-week analysis to under 10 minutes and cutting over $1M in software costs for a national client.
Vieu raises $11M to scale AI buyer-intelligence platform co-founded by ex-Microsoft engineers Samir Manjure and Simon Skaria
Vieu, a Seattle B2B startup founded by ex-Microsoft Indian Americans Samir Manjure and Simon Skaria, raised $11 million to expand its AI-powered buyer intelligence and execution platform that it says triples sales productivity and speeds first meetings fivefold.
Seattle Startup Vieu Raises $11M Seed Round to Transform B2B Sales Outreach with AI-Driven Connections
Seattle startup Vieu, founded by former Microsoft leaders in 2022, raised $11 million in seed funding to enhance B2B sales outreach using AI to create meaningful connections and boost enterprise sales effectiveness. The company has tripled revenue, serves about 40 clients including HP Enterprise, and plans to double its workforce in the next year.
Seattle Venture Capitalists Slow Startup Investments Amid Economic Cooling but Raise $150.9B in 2022
Seattle-area venture capitalists are slowing investments due to economic cooling and market uncertainties but have raised a record $150.9 billion in funds in 2022, with Seattle firms raising over $1.3 billion to invest in startups despite a reduction in deals. Investors advise startups to preserve cash amidst rising interest rates, stock declines, and layoffs.
Organizations
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Trilogy Equity Partners Managing Director, Investment Team · current
Education
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Harvard Business School Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) · 1987–1989
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Stanford University Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering · 1983–1984
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Stanford University Bachelor’s Degree, Phi Beta Kappa, Mechanical Engineering · 1979–1983
