The Nebius for Startups Podcast

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The Nebius for Startups Podcast explores what it takes to build and scale AI-native companies in today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape. Featuring a rotating cast of hosts, the Nebius for Startups Podcast brings together founders, engineers, researchers, investors, and ecosystem builders shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Each episode explores the real challenges and opportunities of building AI-native startups—from model development and infrastructure to go-to-market strategy, fundraising, and scaling technical teams. Whether you're an AI founder, developer, researcher, or investor, this podcast offers an inside look at the people, ideas, and technologies driving the next generation of AI companies.

  1. APR 7

    Building Across Internet Eras with Scott Kveton, Serial Entrepreneur, CEO & Co-founder of CaseMark

    🚀 Apply to Nebius for Startups: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🎧 Explore more episodes: https://www.nebius.com/startups/podcast In this episode, we sit down with Scott Kveton—serial entrepreneur, Co-founder and CEO of CaseMark, and Co-founder of the Association for AI in Legal (A4L)—to explore what it means to build across multiple generations of the internet. With over 20 years of experience spanning Web1, Web2, Web3, and now AI, Scott has built and scaled companies at internet scale, with three successful exits and just as many hard-earned failures. From an early career at Amazon to co-founding Urban Airship and contributing to foundational technologies like OpenID and OAuth, his journey offers a front-row seat to the evolution of modern software. Now, with CaseMark, Scott is focused on transforming the legal industry through AI—building a “litigation lifecycle” platform designed to help attorneys make sense of complex cases from intake to resolution. We dive into Scott’s philosophy on building high-performance teams, why he believes companies should operate like clockwork—not culture—and how founders can stay focused on execution and stakeholder value. Along the way, we explore lessons from decades of building, scaling, and adapting through every major wave of the internet. 👤 About the Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kveton/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/kveton Company website: https://casemark.com/ 🚀  About Nebius for Startups Nebius for Startups partners with leading AI founders building for scale—providing GPU credits, hands-on engineering support, and a global ecosystem to accelerate growth. Reduce infrastructure bottlenecks, avoid scaling missteps, and move faster. 👉 Apply now: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🌐 About Nebius Website: https://www.nebius.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nebius X: https://x.com/nebiusai

    18 min

  2. APR 7

    Making and Breaking Things: The Founder Mentality and Building in Emerging Markets with Nova and Postpay’s Tariq Sheikh

    🚀 Apply to Nebius for Startups: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🎧 Explore more episodes: https://www.nebius.com/startups/podcast In this episode we sit down with Tariq Sheikh, Co-founder and CEO of Nova, a contract intelligence platform transforming how teams manage and analyze business documents. A self-described “third culture kid,” Tariq’s journey spans numerous countries across both Africa and Europe, stints in consulting, gold trading, and defense, and finally a series of successes scaling tech startups. He previously founded Postpay, the leading buy now, pay later provider in the Middle East, scaling the company from a handful of employees to over 100 in just six months and raising over $65M along the way. Tariq shares how a constant lack of stability shaped his founder mentality—driving him to keep building, breaking, and pushing forward without getting too comfortable. We dive into what it takes to build in emerging markets, the realities of hypergrowth, and the nonstop firefighting that defines the founder journey. Tariq also reflects on how having had little time to pause and celebrate the wins is shaping how he’s building today. 👤 About the Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shkhtar/ Company website: https://nova-doc.com/ 🚀  About Nebius for Startups Nebius for Startups partners with leading AI founders building for scale—providing GPU credits, hands-on engineering support, and a global ecosystem to accelerate growth. Reduce infrastructure bottlenecks, avoid scaling missteps, and move faster. 👉 Apply now: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🌐 About Nebius Website: https://www.nebius.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nebius X: https://x.com/nebiusai

    23 min

  3. APR 7

    From Operator to Investor: Going Deep on the AI Landscape with Accel’s Sam Fold

    🚀 Apply to Nebius for Startups: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🎧 Explore more episodes: https://www.nebius.com/startups/podcast At Slush 2025 in Helsinki, we sat down with Accel’s Sam Folds to unpack the breakneck pace of today’s AI startup landscape. From identifying emerging investment opportunities to how his technical background in gaming with Blizzard and as VP of Engineering at Checkout.com contributes to his perspective in VC. Sam shares how founders can better anticipate where the market is heading and why the next wave of startups is going deeper—targeting niche, verticalized problems with AI and what’s ahead and the challenges facing compute-intensive startups in today’s AI era. 👤 About the Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samfold X (Twitter): https://x.com/SamFold Company website: https://www.accel.com/ 🚀  About Nebius for Startups Nebius for Startups partners with leading AI founders building for scale—providing GPU credits, hands-on engineering support, and a global ecosystem to accelerate growth. Reduce infrastructure bottlenecks, avoid scaling missteps, and move faster. 👉 Apply now: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🌐 About Nebius Website: https://www.nebius.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nebius X: https://x.com/nebiusai

    27 min

  4. MAR 26

    Revolutionizing Healthcare and Small Business Efficiency with AI: Insights from Abridge co-founder Zachary Lipton

    🚀 Apply to Nebius for Startups: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🎧 Explore more episodes: https://www.nebius.com/startups/podcast In this episode, we explore cutting-edge technological advancements with leaders from Abridge. Zach, an AI researcher and co-founder of Abridge, shares the company's mission to enhance human connections in healthcare by developing AI solutions that alleviate doctors' administrative burdens. He elaborates on the innovative use of AI in clinical settings to streamline documentation, improve patient-doctor interactions, and optimize healthcare practices. Zach shed light on the importance of efficient AI integration, the future potential of their technologies, and the continual advancements happening in the AI space. 👤 About the Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharylipton  X (Twitter): https://x.com/zacharylipton  Personal Website: https://www.zacharylipton.com/  🚀  About Nebius for Startups Nebius for Startups partners with leading AI founders building for scale—providing GPU credits, hands-on engineering support, and a global ecosystem to accelerate growth. Reduce infrastructure bottlenecks, avoid scaling missteps, and move faster. 👉 Apply now: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🌐 About Nebius Website: https://www.nebius.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nebius X: https://x.com/nebiusai

    28 min

  5. MAR 26

    Exploring the Future of AI Video Generation with HeyGen's CTO Rong Yan

    🚀 Apply to Nebius for Startups: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🎧 Explore more episodes: https://www.nebius.com/startups/podcast In this insightful episode, Rong Yan, the CTO of HeyGen, discusses the groundbreaking technology behind AI video generation and its potential to revolutionize video storytelling. Rong shares insights on HeyGen’s aim to make video creation accessible without the need for cameras, the challenges in developing realistic AI avatars, and the company’s commitment to privacy and safety. Furthermore, he addresses how AI could enhance multimedia communication and make video a more interactive and personalized experience.  The conversation also explores how HeyGen's innovations could shift content creation, making it easier for non-professionals to generate engaging video content. 👤 About the Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rong-yan-2004692 X (Twitter): https://x.com/HeyGen  Comapny Website: https://www.heygen.com/ 🚀  About Nebius for Startups Nebius for Startups partners with leading AI founders building for scale—providing GPU credits, hands-on engineering support, and a global ecosystem to accelerate growth. Reduce infrastructure bottlenecks, avoid scaling missteps, and move faster. 👉 Apply now: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🌐 About Nebius Website: https://www.nebius.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nebius X: https://x.com/nebiusai

    13 min

  6. MAR 26

    AI for Good: Breaking Language Barriers and the Hybrid Work Revolution with Xuedong Huang, CTO at Zoom

    🚀 Apply to Nebius for Startups: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🎧 Explore more episodes: https://www.nebius.com/startups/podcast Xuedong Huang is the Chief Technology Officer at Zoom. A leader in the AI revolution, he is currently spearheading the development of the Zoom AI Companion and its mission to transform how the world gets work done. What happens when your meeting software starts acting like a high-level executive assistant? In this episode, Xuedong breaks down the evolution of AI Companion 3.0 and its shift toward "Conversation to Completion" (C2C), a philosophy focused on turning meeting notes into finished tasks. 👤 About the Guest X (Twitter): https://x.com/xdh (or @xdh) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xdhuang 🚀  About Nebius for Startups Nebius for Startups partners with leading AI founders building for scale—providing GPU credits, hands-on engineering support, and a global ecosystem to accelerate growth. Reduce infrastructure bottlenecks, avoid scaling missteps, and move faster. 👉 Apply now: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🌐 About Nebius Website: https://www.nebius.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nebius X: https://x.com/nebiusai

    11 min

  7. MAR 26

    Revolutionizing SMBs with AI-Powered Business Solutions | Motion CEO, Harry Qi

    🚀 Apply to Nebius for Startups: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🎧 Explore more episodes: https://www.nebius.com/startups/podcast Join us as we dive into the transformative world of Motion, a company delivering 'AI and business in a box' solutions to SMBs and mid-market enterprises. In this episode, we discuss how Motion is automating workflows, bridging the gap between small businesses and Fortune 500 capabilities, and the journey behind their rapid scale-up. Learn from their founder about the importance of stability, future plans for new product launches, and the enduring role of human decision-making in the age of AI. 👤 About the Guest Find out more: Harry Qi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Motion (usemotion.com or motion.app), an AI-powered productivity platform. X (Twitter): https://x.com/harryqi666  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harryqi/ Motion on X: https://x.com/useMotion  🚀  About Nebius for Startups Nebius for Startups partners with leading AI founders building for scale—providing GPU credits, hands-on engineering support, and a global ecosystem to accelerate growth. Reduce infrastructure bottlenecks, avoid scaling missteps, and move faster. 👉 Apply now: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🌐 About Nebius Website: https://www.nebius.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nebius X: https://x.com/nebiusai

    8 min

  8. MAR 26

    Death to the Slide Deck: Building the "Anti-PowerPoint" with Grant Lee, Founder of Gamma

    🚀 Apply to Nebius for Startups: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🎧 Explore more episodes: https://www.nebius.com/startups/podcast Grant Lee is the founder of Gamma. A former consultant who started his career in the advisory world, Grant previously worked at the startup Optimizely before deciding to tackle the universal frustration of manual slide formatting. In this conversation, Grant dives into why the traditional way of building presentations felt "broken" and how he’s building an "anti-PowerPoint" to fix it. The discussion covers the launch of Gamma 3.0, including: The AI Design Agent, A new API and their collaborative business model. Grant also shares his vision for the future of visual communication, moving beyond standard slides into microsites, social media assets, and data visualization. Finally, we touch on the "magical" camaraderie of the Silicon Valley builder community and why no founder has to build alone. 👤 About the Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantslee/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/thisisgrantlee Company website: https://gamma.app/ 🚀  About Nebius for Startups Nebius for Startups partners with leading AI founders building for scale—providing GPU credits, hands-on engineering support, and a global ecosystem to accelerate growth. Reduce infrastructure bottlenecks, avoid scaling missteps, and move faster. 👉 Apply now: https://www.nebius.com/startups 🌐 About Nebius Website: https://www.nebius.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nebius X: https://x.com/nebiusai

    6 min
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The Nebius for Startups Podcast explores what it takes to build and scale AI-native companies in today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape. Featuring a rotating cast of hosts, the Nebius for Startups Podcast brings together founders, engineers, researchers, investors, and ecosystem builders shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Each episode explores the real challenges and opportunities of building AI-native startups—from model development and infrastructure to go-to-market strategy, fundraising, and scaling technical teams. Whether you're an AI founder, developer, researcher, or investor, this podcast offers an inside look at the people, ideas, and technologies driving the next generation of AI companies.

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