Investment FrameworkOriginal Framework

AI Native VC

A framework for AI-augmented venture capital workflows that connects sourcing, diligence, decision records and portfolio support with governed data, feedback and human accountability.

Ethan Cho 조여준

Chief Investment Officer, TheVentures

What is AI Native VC?

Contrast: Generic AI Tool: Reviews information in isolation and produces advice without a durable decision record. AI Native VC: Sourcing, diligence, decision records, and portfolio support are AI-augmented with governed data, audit trails, and human accountability. Any performance or scale claim requires a dated measurement method and firm-approved evidence.

Practical Application

The useful question is not whether a firm uses AI, but whether it has permissioned data, recorded decisions, measurable feedback loops, and accountable human owners. Those properties can create an edge; they do not guarantee one.

Data Source

Ethan Cho public framework; no public evidence of investment outperformance is asserted.

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How to Cite

APA: Cho, E. (2026). AI Native VC. VentureOracle. https://www.ventureoracle.kr/concepts/ai-native-vc

MLA: Cho, Ethan. “AI Native VC.” VentureOracle, 2026, ventureoracle.kr/concepts/ai-native-vc.

TOPICS

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