Wing VC's Enterprise Tech30

In partnership with Wing VC's 2026 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Erik Bernhardsson, CEO of Modal, joins Nasdaq's Kristina Ayanian to discuss why existing hyperscalers fall short for AI workloads and the unsolved problem that led him to build a new cloud purpose-built for AI. Bernhardsson shares how GPU availability and compute costs will evolve over the coming years, and what it is about KTH Stockholm that's producing so many enterprise AI founders.

In partnership with Wing VC's 2026 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Yash Patil, Co-Founder & CEO of Applied Compute, joins Nasdaq's Kristina Ayanian to discuss the unsolved problem behind Applied Compute and the drivers of its sharp rise from $100M to $1.3B in valuation in just eight months. Patil walks through the custom merchant onboarding agent built with DoorDash and weighs in on whether reinforcement learning is a durable moat or has a ceiling.

In partnership with Wing VC's 2026 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Jacob Stauch, Founder & CEO of Serval, joins Nasdaq's Kristina Ayanian to discuss the unsolved IT problem behind Serval and how its agents now autonomously handle over 50% of certain IT tickets. Stauch shares how he balances autonomy with human oversight, what the future holds for ServiceNow and legacy ITSM incumbents, and whether the "SaaSpocalypse" is real.

In partnership with Wing VC's 2026 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Ryan Daniels, Co-Founder & CEO of Crosby, joins Nasdaq's Kristina Ayanian to discuss how his background as a lawyer at early-stage startups inspired him to build AI agents that automate legal work. Daniels shares what Crosby's agents can do today, what law firms will look like in 10 years, and whether "Services as Software" is the new SaaS.

In partnership with Wing VC's 2026 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Gabriel Hubert, Co-Founder & CEO of Dust, joins Nasdaq's Kristina Ayanian to discuss the unsolved enterprise problem that led him and his co-founder to leave Stripe and OpenAI to build in Paris rather than San Francisco. Hubert shares his view on building AI startups in Europe, how Dust turns scattered internal knowledge into actionable agents, and why a model-agnostic approach matters for enterprises.

In partnership with Wing VC's 2026 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Vasek Mlejnsky, Co-Founder & CEO of E2B, joins Nasdaq's Kristina Ayanian to discuss the market gap that pushed him to build secure sandboxes where AI agents can run code in the real world. Mlejnsky breaks down microVMs vs. containers, explains why open source is more strategic than ever in the AI era, and shares the most surprising things he's seen agents do inside a sandbox.

In partnership with Wing VC's 2026 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Jerry Liu, Co-Founder & CEO of LlamaIndex, joins Nasdaq's Kristina Ayanian to discuss how a weekend project became a company defining the framework wars and now powering document OCR for AI agents. Liu shares the moment LlamaIndex shifted into a business and how he balances serving the open source community with building a profitable company.

In partnership with Wing VC's 2026 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Alex Salazar, Co-Founder & CEO of Arcade, joins Nasdaq's Kristina Ayanian to discuss the unsolved authentication and authorization problems that led him to found Arcade after scaling developer auth at Stormpath and Okta. Salazar breaks down the Model Context Protocol, shares his view on whether AI is truly secure, and reveals which AI agents are actually generating ROI and scaling in production today.

In partnership with Wing VC's 2026 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Jamie Cuffe, Founder & CEO of Pace, joins Nasdaq's Kristina Ayanian to discuss how growing up between London, New York, and Bermuda — thanks to his father's career at Lloyd's of London — became the foundation for reimagining insurance operations with AI agents. Cuffe shares how Pace builds trust with risk-averse carriers, who's accountable when an agent makes a mistake, and why forward-deployed engineers are the company's secret weapon.

In partnership with Wing VC's 2026 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Bing Wu, Co-Founder & CEO of Retell AI, joins Nasdaq's Kristina Ayanian to discuss the unlock behind Retell's explosive growth from $5M to $50M ARR in a single year. Wu shares his stance on state-level AI disclosure mandates and the ethical responsibility Retell carries as voice AI reshapes call center work at scale.

Celebrating the Wing VC 2025 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Nasdaq’s Kristina Ayanian sits down with Jake Kokos, Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Glean to share insights on the company's success drivers, AI technology differentiation, and future growth vision.

Celebrating the Wing VC 2025 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Nasdaq’s Kristina Ayanian sits down with Brandon Yang, Co-Founder of Cartesia, to discuss voice AI innovation, low-latency performance, and growth plans to stay fresh in the industry.

Celebrating the Wing VC 2025 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Nasdaq’s Kristina Ayanian sits down with Paul Klein IV, Founder and CEO of Browserbase to discuss the company's mission, how users can utilize Open AIs, and how to effectively manage security and privacy concerns.

Celebrating the Wing VC 2025 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Nasdaq’s Kristina Ayanian sits down with Peter Wagner, Founding Partner at Wing, and Eric Newcomer, Founder of Newcomer Newsletter, to discuss the most interesting companies featured on the list, their thoughts on AI investments, and where the industry is heading.

Celebrating the Wing VC 2025 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Nasdaq’s Kristina Ayanian sits down with Marty Kausas, CEO of Pylon, to discuss the company's mission, how enhanced customer support compares to traditional models, and what aspiring entrepreneurs can do to set themselves on a path to success.

Celebrating the Wing VC 2025 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Nasdaq’s Kristina Ayanian sits down with Tuhin Srivastava, CEO of Baseten, to discuss the company's customer-centric success, founding inspiration, and scaling plans.

Celebrating the Wing VC 2025 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Nasdaq’s Kristina Ayanian sits down with Gabriel Stengel, CEO of Rogo, to discuss AI-driven approaches to high finance work, how to save time with the right tools for the job, and how to handle security and privacy concerns.

Celebrating the Wing VC 2025 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Nasdaq’s Kristina Ayanian sits down with Avery Pennarun, Co-Founder and CEO of Tailscale, to discuss how the company uses modern technology to provide network connectivity solutions, his founding inspiration, and lessons for future entrepreneurs.

Celebrating the Wing VC 2025 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Nasdaq’s Kristina Ayanian sits down with Arjun Prakash, CEO and Co-Founder of Distyl, to discuss the company’s competitive edge, client operational efficiency, and strategies to lead in AI.

Celebrating the Wing VC 2025 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Nasdaq’s Kristina Ayanian sits down with Rahul Vohra, Founder & CEO of Superhuman, to discuss efficiency, AI-driven growth, and what aspiring entrepreneurs should be doing today.

Celebrating the Wing VC 2025 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Nasdaq’s Kristina Ayanian sits down with Will Lu, Co-Founder and CTO of Orby AI, to discuss client-driven efficiency, AI agent integration in operations, and notes for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Celebrating the Wing VC 2025 Enterprise Tech 30 list, Nasdaq’s Kristina Ayanian sits down with Derek Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of Mimic, to discuss how the company uses AIs to combat cyber attacks, why this level of security should be non-negotiable, and what aspiring entrepreneurs should be doing today to see success tomorrow.