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‘Genius Girl’ goes from inspiring a Korean TV show character to raising a $100 million AI fund


Principle Venture Partners will write early-stage checks anywhere from $100,000 to “single digit millions.”

The fund will write early-stage checks anywhere from $100,000 to “single digit millions” and has already invested in six startups, including model maker Liquid AI. Her fellow partners include a who’s-who of AI academia: there’s Daniela Rus, a renowned researcher that Yoon met through Yoon’s work on MIT’s board; Dawn Song, a MacArthur Fellow who’s published extensively on computer security; and Jeremy Nixon, the founder of the AGI House, a AI hacker house that’s made headlines for attracting young talented founders. She admits it’s a complicated problem that can only begin to be solved through continuous conversations and increased representation through the industry — like, say, an AI-focused fund with three female partners.

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