AI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and Academics 359: Why AI-Efficient Startups Are Forcing Venture Capital to Evolve with Jim Curry, CEO of BuildGroup
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Oct 27, 2025 Jim Curry, the co-founder and CEO of BuildGroup and a former Rackspace and OpenStack visionary, shares insights on the evolving landscape of venture capital. He believes in supporting mission-driven founders with slower capital approaches and discusses how AI will reshape fundraising. Jim highlights the importance of community-driven innovation and how lessons from the cloud era can inform AI startups today. He also explores what makes a great entrepreneur in 2025 and the promising gaps in AI go-to-market strategies.
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Longer, Concentrated Capital Model
- BuildGroup raised permanent, concentrated capital to support founders long-term and engage weekly, not episodically.
- Holding companies longer lets operators-turned-VCs add deep operational value rather than chase exits.
AI Will Reshape Venture Volume
- AI will reshape VC by reducing demand for many mid-to-late-stage rounds as startups scale with fewer people and costs.
- Early-stage investors remain vital to evaluate teams and markets, while mid-market VC volume may shrink over time.
Use AI To Read Signals, Not Just Summaries
- Use AI to augment objective tasks like SDR work and reading signals, not just for document summarization.
- Experiment with agents to parse intent and surface behavioral signals earlier in the funnel.