The person in charge of inaugurating the second and last blended day of Alhambra Venture 2021 was Wen Wen Lam, partner of Gradient Ventures, Google’s venture fund focused on artificial intelligence that invests and connects startups in the initial phase with resources, innovation and technical leadership.
The entrepreneur took advantage of her conversation to discuss the business trip that she herself experienced as an entrepreneur. Since the creation of the company, the expansion and the sale of the same.
«I would say to new startups that the journey of undertaking is the most important thing, more than the idea. I think interesting things are happening in Spain. I sold my company to a Spanish company (Travelperk) at the end of 2020 and I think that, for ecosystems to grow, it is very useful that there are large companies created with geographic concentration. If you notice, in places like New York or Los Angeles they have been able to build technological ecosystems from the employees of the companies that have been able to scale in those regions.
“I am at Gradient Ventures because I love partnering with talented entrepreneurs to help them grow their businesses. Gradient works very closely with startups, especially in the early stages. ”
«I am excited to meet the startups in the region. As an entrepreneur who recently switched to the investment side, it is interesting to see what types of startups are being created in other parts of the world »
Currently, Wen Wen Lam is a partner at Gradient Ventures, although she was previously CEO and co-founder of NexTravel (YC15), a company acquired by Spain’s Travelperk in 2020.
NexTravel is a leading corporate travel solution serving thousands of customers including Lyft, Twilio, and Stripe. The entrepreneur grew the business to exceed $ 100 million in annual sales. Prior to this, Wen-Wen worked with a number of startups in leadership positions, including Runway, Tuckernuck, Messageme, Final, Meadow, Aero, and more.
Lam started her tech career on LinkedIn. She received a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley and an MBA from USC Marshall School of Business.
As we have said, Gradient Ventures is Google’s venture fund focused on artificial intelligence. Its goal is to help founders overcome the challenges of developing new technology products, using the latest best practices in recruiting, marketing, design and engineering to bring great ideas to life. Gradient was founded in 2017 and is based in Palo Alto, California.The person in charge of inaugurating the second and last blended day of Alhambra Venture 2021 was Wen Wen Lam, partner of Gradient Ventures, Google’s venture fund focused on artificial intelligence that invests and connects startups in the initial phase with resources, innovation and technical leadership.
The entrepreneur took advantage of her conversation to discuss the business trip that she herself experienced as an entrepreneur. Since the creation of the company, the expansion and the sale of the same.
«I would say to new startups that the journey of undertaking is the most important thing, more than the idea. I think interesting things are happening in Spain. I sold my company to a Spanish company (Travelperk) at the end of 2020 and I think that, for ecosystems to grow, it is very useful that there are large companies created with geographic concentration. If you notice, in places like New York or Los Angeles they have been able to build technological ecosystems from the employees of the companies that have been able to scale in those regions.
“I am at Gradient Ventures because I love partnering with talented entrepreneurs to help them grow their businesses. Gradient works very closely with startups, especially in the early stages. ”
«I am excited to meet the startups in the region. As an entrepreneur who recently switched to the investment side, it is interesting to see what types of startups are being created in other parts of the world »
Currently, Wen Wen Lam is a partner at Gradient Ventures, although she was previously CEO and co-founder of NexTravel (YC15), a company acquired by Spain’s Travelperk in 2020.
NexTravel is a leading corporate travel solution serving thousands of customers including Lyft, Twilio, and Stripe. The entrepreneur grew the business to exceed $ 100 million in annual sales. Prior to this, Wen-Wen worked with a number of startups in leadership positions, including Runway, Tuckernuck, Messageme, Final, Meadow, Aero, and more.
Lam started her tech career on LinkedIn. She received a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley and an MBA from USC Marshall School of Business.
As we have said, Gradient Ventures is Google’s venture fund focused on artificial intelligence. Its goal is to help founders overcome the challenges of developing new technology products, using the latest best practices in recruiting, marketing, design and engineering to bring great ideas to life. Gradient was founded in 2017 and is based in Palo Alto, California.
