AI is moving 8x faster than any prior technology wave — adoption curves are steeper than the internet, mobile, or cloud. What once took decades is now happening in days and weeks.
For fund managers, this pace has direct consequences:
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AI analyzing 11M scans — improving speed, accuracy, and lives saved.
AI QA system boosted call evaluations by 373%, efficiency up 50x.
20K+ applications processed monthly, with better student matching.
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Will Poole
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Capria Ventures
Will is Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Capria Ventures, working alongside Bangalore- based Managing Partner Surya Mantha. Will is also co-author of the upcoming release from Penguin India, “Flourishing with AI”, a practical guide for professionals navigating AI-driven workplace transformation.
Will Poole is a serial entrepreneur and seasoned VC with over 30 years in the global startup ecosystem.
Will and his team made Applied AI a core investment focus just days after ChatGPT launched in 2022. He built an in-house AI Innovation team to help portfolio companies prototype and scale AI-powered solutions. Founders and investors alike often say, “We haven’t seen any other VC doing this.”
Earlier in his career, Will was a Corporate VP at Microsoft, leading the $13B Windows business and spearheading emerging market strategies. He previously co-founded eShop (acquired by Microsoft) and played a key role in Sun Microsystems’ early growth.
Read more of Will’s latest thinking on Substack, here.
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