VC Collects 400+ Pitches in a Week; AI Infra & Dev Tools Lead at 20%
atShruti · x · 2026-11-07
Investor atShruti open-sourced her pipeline: 400+ pitches flooded in within 4 days via X, and she plans 5 more investments this year, actively seeking bio, energy, food, robotics and space deals.
Her breakdown of pitch categories:
- AI infrastructure & dev tools: 20% (top)
- Healthcare: 13%
- Fintech: 10%
- Robotics & industrial: 9%
- AI security: 8%
- Sales/customer support, consumer apps, food & mobility: 6% each
AI-related categories (infra + security) account for nearly 30% of all pitches, a useful real-time signal on where early-stage founders are building.
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