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FOLLOW ME on LI (instead of connecting) LISTEN TO MY POD on YouTube > The Innovation Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@the-innovation-podcast Garnet S. Heraman is an investor + influencer with ~30 years experience at the intersection of AI, innovation + inclusion. A 3x exited founder, he is a frequent presenter at events around the world like AI 2030 Investor Summit (SF, 2025), Data Science Salon (Austin, 2025), Fintech Islands (Barbados, 2024), JETRO StartX (Tokyo, 2024), Optimized AI (Atlanta, 2023), Italian Trade Association/BIAT (Naples, 2023) and NY Venture Summit (2018-19). He/ his portfolio has been featured in American Banker, Time Magazine, Forbes, Bloomberg, HuffPost, WSJ, Institutional Investor, Inc., Entrepreneur + O, Oprah Magazine. Mr. Heraman is co-founder and managing partner of Aperture VC, the largest US fintech fund run by diverse managers. Previously, he was co-founder of Aegis Investment Partners, one of the first funds to specialize in growth capital for corporate venture capital. He is a seasoned investor in both VC funds + startups including: NY InsurTech Fund II, Berkeley Skydeck Fund, Frame Payments, GreenLyne, Dynepic, Gather Voices, Gizer.io (acquired), Empyreal Logistics, Candy Lab (acquired), MetroButler (acquired), Biba, VentureVortex (acquired), UVentures (acquired). He also is co-owner of the sustainable apparel brand, Karina Dresses. Mr. Heraman’s nonprofit work includes AI 2030; the Columbia Venture Community; TiE New York, where he was a founding board member (1999-2001); The CORO Foundation, which named him to the prestigious Leadership New York Program (2000-1) and; Rhizome.org, the world's first digital art space on the web (1996). Known for logodaedaly and levity, Mr. Heraman hails from a family of academics, musicians & chefs in Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹. His personal interests include meditation, animal welfare, fitness, food+wine, travel, art+design and zombies. Despite his fascination with the slow-moving + mindless, he doesn't care much for politicians. Go figure.