Ventures from The Valley

In this episode of Ventures from the Valley, our host Victor Orlovski is joined by Alex Mashrabov, founder and CEO of Higgsfield AI and Angel Investor of more than fifteen businesses. Together they discuss the challenges of building an AI startup from scratch, transitioning to large tech businesses, and what the future may hold for the sector.

Show Notes

In this episode of Ventures from the Valley, our host Victor Orlovski is joined by Alex Mashrabov, founder and CEO of Higgsfield AI. Together they ask the big questions including: 

  • Can you run a GenAI business without VC Investment? 
  • Which is better, closed-loop models or open source?
  • How can your business challenge an already-crowded market?
  • Should AI be regulated?

Alex is the CEO of Higgsfield AI, the open-source machine learning framework designed for training large models with endless parameters. When he isn’t in the office, he’s also a successful Angel Investor for more than fifteen businesses including GPTZero, Intone, Scale.ai, and Airtable. 

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Ventures from the Valley brings you inside the rooms where billion-dollar decisions get made. Hosted by R136 Ventures, each episode features candid conversations with the founders, operators, and investors shaping the future of technology; from AI infrastructure to global fintech to the companies redefining how we build.