Parker Odrich is an Associate on the Investment Team at Point72 Ventures, focused on Artificial Intelligence.

Prior to joining Point72 Ventures, Parker worked at Alvarez & Marsal Capital Strategic Investments, a strategy within a middle-market buyout firm focused on non-control growth & buyout investments across a variety of sectors, where he was also responsible for evaluating all opportunities (at the investment, firm and portfolio levels) related to Artificial Intelligence. Parker began his career as a Management Consultant at Alvarez & Marsal where he was a big data specialist working with Private Equity portfolio companies and large corporates.

We may be on the brink of a technological revolution

I believe the latest advances in Artificial Intelligence are in the same echelon as the introductions of the internet and mobile computing. I’m particularly interested in how the technology will impact industries burdened by manual processes to synthesize primarily unstructured data, such as Professional Services and Finance, amongst others.

I believe building in today’s environment requires consistent innovation

The advancement of LLMs and similar models can enable founders to create accessible and high-value-added products for unique business use cases. I’m incredibly excited by the idea that it’s now feasible to create end-user experiences or drive productivity gains that were once thought impossible.

I see building a company as the ultimate team sport – ideally a truly symbiotic relationship between the founders and investors where both equally contribute

A key part of my diligence is getting to know founders and their background/stories, and, being the people person I am, it’s one of my favorite parts. From my perspective, founders who are highly adaptable and empathetic, through life and/or professional experiences, with the problems they seek to alleviate are the most energizing to partner with. After all, the investor/founder relationship truly is a long term one!

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Stanford Football (as well as broader College Football), Food & Bev, Aviation.