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Ravish Ailinani has extensive experience in corporate strategy, finance and venture capital investments. He has over $70B of announced transaction experience including M&A, IPOs, growth stage investing, equity and debt capital market transactions and capital raises.

Prior to DVC, he lead Corporate Development at Caesars Entertainment in Las Vegas and was a Vice President at Evercore, the leading M&A-focused investment bank in New York City where he advised C-Suite executives and Board of Directors of Fortune 500 companies, top private equity firms, and sovereign wealth funds. Ravish holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras.

Ravish Ailinani
Ravish Ailinani

Investing to Secure Gen AI

Last year, we wrote a detailed blog post about our thoughts on Generative AI (GenAI) and Dallas Venture Capital’s areas of investment focus in the category. We have been pleasantly surprised by the rapid pace of development since then. We often find ourselves playing catch-up as paradigms evolve and innovative developments impact our thinking…

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Ravish Ailinani

Why DVC invested in Pynt

Generative AI has been a major focus of interest for investors, entrepreneurs, and several technology giants in recent years. This landscape is in a constant state of evolution, making remarkable strides in a matter of weeks. Today, generative AI stands at the forefront of technological adoption, with exponential improvements and real-world applications reshaping industries….

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Ravish Ailinani

Generating Value: Exploring Investment Opportunities in the Generative AI Landscape

Generative AI has been a major focus of interest for investors, entrepreneurs, and several technology giants in recent years. This landscape is in a constant state of evolution, making remarkable strides in a matter of weeks. Today, generative AI stands at the forefront of technological adoption, with exponential improvements and real-world applications reshaping industries….

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Ravish Ailinani

Why DVC Invested in Hippo Video

As the software industry has evolved from a perpetual license model to SaaS pricing models, companies have evolved in how they approach working with their customers. Delivering a wonderful customer experience is no longer limited to building a good product but extends to all customer touchpoints and ongoing customer engagement. For the best SaaS companies, these customer interactions are not a cost center but rather a critical component….

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Ravish Ailinani
Ravish Ailinani

Why DVC Invested in StepFunction.ai

As the software industry has evolved from a perpetual license model to SaaS pricing models, companies have evolved in how they approach working with their customers. Delivering a wonderful customer experience is no longer limited to building a good product but extends to all customer touchpoints and ongoing customer engagement. For the best SaaS companies, these customer interactions are not a cost center but rather a critical component….

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Ravish Ailinani

Why DVC Invested in Citylitics?

Trillions of dollars are spent annually to build, maintain, and service infrastructure globally, ranging from water treatment facilities to bridges to healthcare facilities…

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Ravish Ailinani has extensive experience in corporate strategy, finance and venture capital investments. He has over $70B of announced transaction experience including M&A, IPOs, growth stage investing, equity and debt capital market transactions and capital raises.

Prior to DVC, he lead Corporate Development at Caesars Entertainment in Las Vegas and was a Vice President at Evercore, the leading M&A-focused investment bank in New York City where he advised C-Suite executives and Board of Directors of Fortune 500 companies, top private equity firms, and sovereign wealth funds. Ravish holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras.

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