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▶ 62:22 · Grid & Power Infrastructure · Khan: Grid-scale storage (Form Energy) and nuclear (Valar) are synchronized to AI power demand inflection
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Some Personal Agent News, CharlestonAI Founder Joins, 10%, Mikey Shulman, Keith Rabois

2026-09-09 · 14 company · 6 thematic
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david khan

Partner at Sequoia Capital focusing on AI infrastructure, energy, and hardware investments; led investments in Form Energy (grid batteries) and Valar Atomics (nuclear); early investor in Hugging Face.

mikey shulman

Physics PhD from Harvard (quantum computing) who co-founded Suno after meeting co-founders at Kensho. Musician who plays bass and piano daily. Leads Suno as a 'creative entertainment platform' focused on making music creation accessible and social.

jim riley

Founder of Charleston AI, a vendor-neutral AI implementation storefront for small businesses in Charleston, SC; former family business operator; partners with technical co-founder to deliver AI adoption services.

fletcher richmond

Founder of Type, a shared workspace for teams to collaborate with AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT); previously built collaboration tools acquired by Atlassian (Slack investor); raised $4M from Haystack and others targeting non-technical e-commerce teams.

john coogan

Co-host of TBPN, a live technology and business show focused on startups, venture capital and Silicon Valley.

keith rabais

Managing Director at Khosla Ventures (also associated with Founders Fund); focuses on AI, fintech, and hard tech; advocates for mission-aligned investing and positive societal impact as a filter for venture decisions.

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