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Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech’s most innovative B2B founders. In today’s episode, we’re speaking with Mike Conover, CEO and Co-Founder of Brightwave, an AI-powered investment research platform that has raised $6 Million in funding.
Here are the most interesting points from our conversation:
Brightwave focuses on AI’s ability to perform high-order synthesis and decision-making, beyond just summarizing data. For any founder, it's critical to build AI solutions that drive insights, not just collect data.
In a market crowded with AI products, it's essential to prioritize delivering a high-quality tool that adds clear value. Mike stressed the importance of ensuring that AI is useful, not just impressive.
Brightwave’s entry into financial services is timely, given the AI boom in investment research. Founders should assess market readiness and move early to gain an edge over slower-moving incumbents.
Brightwave’s lean but highly experienced team enables them to build to a high standard. Mike suggests founders focus on hiring experts over larger teams, especially when operating in specialized or technical domains.
Brightwave identified investment research as an ideal fit due to its pain points—labor-intensive processes and high-stakes decisions. Founders should align product solutions with the most pressing industry problems to gain traction.