During this episode, Santosh is joined by Lisa Smith, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Prewave, a platform using predictive risk intelligence to cover the critical elements of enterprises. Sanotsh and Lisa explore supply chain risk intelligence and how Prewave helps enterprises manage risks using AI. Lisa shares her journey from earning a PhD in computer science to co-founding Prewave. Key topics include the importance of transparency, compliance, and sustainability in supply chains, the role of technology in automating risk analysis, the evolving regulatory landscape, how companies can implement effective risk management frameworks, and more.
Highlights from their conversation include:
- Overview of Prewave (1:23)
- Lisa's Background and Journey (2:10)
- Understanding Supply Chain Complexity (3:13)
- Development of Prewave's Technology (4:13)
- Defining Supply Chain Risk Intelligence (5:15)
- Proactive and Reactive Strategies (6:35)
- Starting Point for Risk Management (9:57)
- Importance of Transparency (11:42)
- Realizing ROI in Risk Management (13:56)
- Regulatory and Sustainability Trends (16:18)
- Unique Value Proposition of Prewave (19:42)
- Holistic Risk Management (21:40)
- Future of Compliance (23:16)
- Series B Funding Announcement (25:08)
- Rapid Fire Round on U.S. Elections, AI and Olympics (26:20)
- Final thoughts and takeaways (27:47)
About The Future of Supply Chain
During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together. Listen to more episodes at https://www.dynamo.vc/podcasts.
About Dynamo Ventures
Dynamo Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage fund that invests in supply chain and mobility startups, worldwide.