--- title: "Backing the future of innovation | LIVE110" url: https://daily.dev/posts/backing-the-future-of-innovation-live110-uxuguzafi source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfOGRlbhR-s type: video:youtube source: "Microsoft Developer" published: 2026-06-04T16:09:06.920Z updated: 2026-06-04T16:34:56.066Z tags: ["startup", "venture-capital", "ai-agents"] reading_time: 20 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Backing the future of innovation | LIVE110 **[Microsoft Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/microsoftdeveloper)** · 20 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Chainsmokers members Drew and Alex discuss their venture fund Mantis VC at a Microsoft Build event. Key themes include early-stage investing focused on people over metrics, AI agents replacing human-in-the-loop workflows, the commoditization of foundation models, and the opportunity in hyperverticalized AI for regulated industries like legal, finance, and security. They highlight Factory AI as a portfolio company building for where AI is heading rather than where it is today, and emphasize that founders should be intentional and mission-driven rather than opportunistically chasing AI trends. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [AI Disruptors: How the Next Generation of Business is Being Built](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-disruptors-how-the-next-generation-of-business-is-being-built-jqt436mt3) · DigitalOcean · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The groupthink boom: what three top VCs really think about the AI frenzy](https://daily.dev/posts/the-groupthink-boom-what-three-top-vcs-really-think-about-the-ai-frenzy-akkqxwikl) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [How to invest when everything is moving too fast](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-invest-when-everything-is-moving-too-fast-gkt6zpu0k) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#startup](https://daily.dev/tags/startup), [#venture-capital](https://daily.dev/tags/venture-capital), [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/backing-the-future-of-innovation-live110-uxuguzafi)