Can AI Kill the Venture Capitalist?

Last fall, as venture capitalists were sinking record sums into artificial intelligence, a group of investors gathered to appraise a new startup. The company, Infinity Artificial Intelligence Institute, made software to automatically tune AI models, making them faster and cheaper. The founding team seemed strong, and the market was rapidly expanding. Half of the investors were cautious; the other half saw dollar signs. One of them dubbed the deal an “absolute banger.”

This startup was real, and so was the $100,000 the VCs invested in its seed round. But the VCs themselves were all AI agents, part of a new platform called ADIN, the Autonomous Deal Investing Network.

Launched in 2025, ADIN uses AI to replace the human analysts involved in venture dealmaking. Put in a startup’s pitch deck, and out comes a detailed analysis of its business model and founding team, a list of diligence questions and ...