What's the Alternative? | Season 2 | Episode 8 | From Advisor to VC: How AI and Access Are Reshaping Venture Capital with Brad Zapp

In this episode, Brad Zapp, co-founder of Connetic Ventures, shares how he left wealth management to pioneer AI-powered founder analysis and launch one of the first advisor-accessible venture capital interval funds. We dive into his journey building Wendell, an AI “psychologist” that quantifies founder traits, and why making private markets more accessible isn’t just innovation—it’s a necessity. For any advisor looking to bridge the public-private gap without sacrificing ease or scale, this episode delivers a bold new blueprint.

Key takeaways:

• AI can quantify founder psychology and improve early-stage investment decisions.

• Interval fund structures remove barriers for advisors and their mass affluent clients.

• Access to private markets is essential as companies stay private longer and public markets shrink.

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Connect with us!

• Brad Zapp on LinkedIn

• Connetic Ventures

• Shana Orczyk Sissel on LinkedIn

• Banríon Capital Management