Gaetano Zanon came to venture capital after 15 years in M&A in London, founding an alternative asset manager focused on environmental assets, and holding C-level roles at Swiss financial institutions before joining VI Partners in 2022 to invest in B2B software, fintech, blockchain, and machine learning. He takes a practical view on AI, favoring vertical applications and infrastructure over hype around foundation models, and has also spoken about making venture capital easier for wealth managers and newer investors to access by lowering ticket sizes and simplifying the process—work that helped him quickly become Managing Partner of VI Partners' technology practice.