“Venture at AI Velocity” Theme Underscored AI-Driven Performance Across $9 Billion Venture Growth Platform Focused on Technology, Healthcare and Resilience Tech
Two-Day Program Featured Key Insights from B Capital’s Highly Curated Ecosystem of Founders, Operators and Investors
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–B Capital, a global multi-stage investment firm, today announced key highlights from its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Summit. The events brought together more than 200 CEOs, investors and industry luminaries to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming businesses, investment strategies, leadership and global markets.
With the theme “Venture at AI Velocity,” B Capital’s 2025 AGM and CEO Summit reflected the firm’s dedication to partnering with visionary founders building enduring, technology-enabled businesses around the globe. The event further demonstrated the firm’s commitment to harnessing leading-edge AI technology to drive results.
“Our strategy was designed for this moment,” said Howard Morgan, Chairman and General Partner of B Capital. “With our exceptional team, global reach and commitment to advancing AI responsibly, we’re shaping the next generation of transformative companies.”
Annual General Meeting: Venture at AI Velocity
B Capital’s 2025 AGM spotlighted firm updates and portfolio highlights, as well as emphasized the strong foundation the firm has built to drive the next phase of the AI evolution.
B Capital’s leadership underscored four key differentiators that will help position the firm to succeed in the current market environment:
- Founders with technology builder/operator DNA.
- Deep technical expertise across AI, healthcare and resilience tech sectors.
- Global network, enabling early access to exceptional founders and markets.
- Value-add approach, leveraging B Capital’s strategic partnership with BCG, internal advisory resources and leading-edge AI engineering team, which supports both the firm and portfolio.
“AI is not a sector, but rather, a foundational capability that amplifies everything we do,” said Eduardo Saverin, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of B Capital. “Our platform connects expertise, technology and global reach in a way that allows us to invest and operate at AI velocity.”
The AGM featured a lineup of key opinion leaders, including:
- William Ford (CEO, General Atlantic), Lynn Martin (President, NYSE), and Steve Pagliuca (Senior Advisor, Bain Capital) with Romaine Bostick (Bloomberg) – Markets in Motion: Strategies for a Transforming Economy
- Yan-David Erlich (General Partner, Tech AI, B Capital) with Carina Hong (Co-Founder & CEO, Axiom) and Eric Ho (Co-Founder & CEO, Goodfire) – Expanding the Frontiers of AI Systems
- Robert Mittendorff, MD (General Partner, Head of Healthcare, B Capital) with Sandeep Gupta (Innovaccer) and Justin Nicols (Sift Healthcare) – Accelerating Health: From Intelligence to Impact
- Timur Akazhanov (General Partner, Head of Strategic Growth, B Capital) with Linus Bergstrom (BCG), Luke Hansen (CompanyCam) and Andrea Pisoni (Head of AI, B Capital) – AI as an Advantage: Driving Portfolio Value
- Karly Wentz (Partner, B Capital) with Jeff Johnson (General Partner, Head of Resilience Tech, B Capital), Kunal Girotra (Lunar Energy), and Tom O’Leary (JetZero) – Resilience Tech: Market-Driven Solutions in a Climate 3.0 World
- Vikas Taneja (Managing Director & Partner, BCG and B Capital Advisor) with David Agus, MD (Ellison Medical Institute), Jennifer Morris (The Nature Conservancy) and Howard Morgan (Chairman & General Partner, B Capital) – Inventing Tomorrow: Breakthroughs That Redefine What’s Possible
- And three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White (The Snow League; WHITESPACE) in conversation with Adam Lilling (PLUS Capital) – Going for Gold
CEO Summit: Leadership and Purpose in an Era of Acceleration
Now in its second year, B Capital’s CEO Summit was designed to provide the firm’s portfolio company founders and CEOs with an opportunity to focus on leadership, while also learning from one another and world-class operators across industries. This year, B Capital convened roughly three dozen CEOs building transformative companies across tech, AI, healthcare and resilience tech.
“Our CEO Summit exemplifies the highly curated ecosystem we’ve built at B Capital, bringing together the brightest minds in technology and business to exchange ideas that shape industries,” said Raj Ganguly, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of B Capital. “Innovation is never a solo act – it’s learned, shared and constantly evolving. This summit reinforces how our value-add goes far beyond capital; it’s about building a community that drives meaningful, long-term impact.”
The program, which focused on scaling responsibly, leading through uncertainty and building enduring cultures, featured:
- Andy Dunn (Founder, Pie; Co-Founder, Bonobos) in conversation with Brad Kay (Founder & CEO, Chief Brand Advisory) – Highs & Lows: Lessons from an Exited Founder
- Arianna Huffington (Founder & CEO, Thrive Global) with Rich Lesser (Global Chair, BCG) – Achieving Your Vision While Building a Thriving Life
- Liza Landsman (CEO, The Points Guy) – Early Stage: Scaling from $10M to $100M
- Russell Dubner (Global CCO, BCG) – Growth: Earning and Building Corporate Trust
- Jimmy Pitaro (Chairman, ESPN) with Hannah Storm (Anchor, ESPN) – Leading Through Constant Change
- Karen Page (Board Partner, B Capital), Dan Rosensweig (Executive Chairman, Chegg), and Lisa Shalett (Co-Founder, Extraordinary Women on Boards) in conversation with Alex Konrad (Forbes, Upstarts) – Building and Managing an Effective Board
- Howard Morgan (Chairman & General Partner, B Capital) with Lucinda Shen (Axios) – Lessons from a Legend
The CEO Summit concluded with a fireside chat with David Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Chairman of The Carlyle Group.
About B Capital
B Capital invests globally in extraordinary founders and businesses shaping the future through technology. With more than $9 billion in assets under management and dedicated stage-based funds, the firm focuses on seed to early- and late-stage venture growth investments, primarily in the technology, healthcare and resilience tech sectors. Founded in 2015, B Capital has an integrated, global team across nine locations in the U.S. and Asia. The firm’s value-add platform, together with the consulting expertise of its strategic partner, The Boston Consulting Group, provides entrepreneurs with the tools and resources to scale quickly and efficiently, expand into new markets and build market-leading businesses. For more information, click here.
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