Nihal Mehta is a serial entrepreneur turned seed-stage venture capitalist and Co-Founder & General Partner at ENIAC Ventures, one of New York's leading seed funds. Known as the 'Human Rolodex,' Mehta has backed early investments in Uber, Airbnb, AdMob (acquired by Google), and SwiftKey (acquired by Microsoft) while building a reputation as a founder-first investor who connects people without keeping score. He founded Pitch & Run NYC, a community blending startup pitches with morning runs, and hosts the Human Unicorn Podcast. A UPenn dual-degree graduate who once filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in his 20s, Mehta channels that hard-won empathy into backing the next generation of founders through ENIAC's $160M sixth fund.
Benedict Evans is one of the world's most respected independent technology analysts, best known for his weekly newsletter with ~175,000 subscribers and a remarkable 50% open rate. A Cambridge-educated historian turned tech strategist, he spent six years as a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz before going independent in 2020. His twice-yearly macro presentations - most recently 'AI eats the world' - are required reading for executives at Apple, Google, McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, and hundreds of startups. Currently a Venture Partner at Mosaic Ventures and advisor to Edelman's Global Technology Practice, Evans brings a rare combination of sell-side analyst rigor, media industry experience (Channel 4, NBC Universal), and Silicon Valley insider perspective to bear on the forces reshaping the digital economy.
x1 is the world's most powerful AI app studio, built for iOS. It replaces chaotic AI demo generators with a structured, end-to-end system that takes builders from raw idea to a production-ready App Store launch - generating native Swift and Xcode code, not throwaway prototypes. With modular studios for product design, branding, onboarding, monetization, and growth, x1 is what happens when someone finally takes AI-assisted app development seriously.
YouLearn is an AI-powered personalized tutoring platform built by students, for students. Founded by three college friends frustrated with outdated lecture videos and generic AI tools, YouLearn transforms any learning material - PDFs, YouTube videos, lecture slides, even photos - into concise notes, adaptive quizzes, and an interactive AI tutor. With 2M+ users globally, $770K ARR, and backing from Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch, YouLearn is building what they call a modern-day Aristotle: a lifelong AI tutor that grows alongside each student.
ZeroSettle is a drop-in SDK that lets mobile app developers skip Apple's 30% cut on in-app purchases by switching users to direct billing - charging just 5% + $0.50 per transaction instead. Built by two former Apple software engineers and backed by Y Combinator (W26), ZeroSettle arrived at the exact moment the Epic v. Apple ruling cracked open a $150B+ market. Setup takes 15 minutes, and developers get instant Stripe payouts, built-in tax compliance across 190+ countries, and smart conversion flows to migrate existing subscribers - all without touching App Store rules.