Exploring the impact of AI

Vestwell is rethinking the modern day retirement stack to close the American savings gap. Their cloud-based platform simplifies the administration of retirement programs like 401(k)s and pensions, making it accessible for businesses of all sizes. Since 2016, Aaron Schumm, Founder and CEO of Lightspeed-backed Vestwell, and his team are making a real impact by offering people easy access to quality savings tools and technology, and Lightspeed is proud to lead the company's $125M Series D funding, driving innovation in retirement management.

The team at Lightspeed-backed Redpanda had a busy summer with the release of Sovereign AI, a platform that allows organizations to run state-of-the-art AI models directly within their own infrastructure. This release is progress toward their goal of helping companies build the future through AI innovation and beyond. We recently caught up with Founder & CEO Alexander Gallego who shares that his obsession with building large-scale systems started from a young age, ultimately leading him to where he is today. The recent updates to their platform shows their commitment to building a future that provides advanced, secure, and efficient data solutions for businesses.

Lightspeed-backed Pika is using AI to change the creative industry for good – making it even easier for creators to be more efficient and bring ideas to life using their advanced AI video model. While video tools are abundant, the ability to create professional grade films or animation is out of reach for most. Pika's changing that. Listen to Co-Founder and CEO Demi Guo share the inspiration behind building Pika and her belief in AI's potential.