Portrait of a woman with a smile, labeled as "Lake Dai" from Palo Alto, CA; text indicates she is a tech executive turned AI investor and educator, number 35, "INVESTOR" in bold yellow letters.

Lake Dai bridges academia, industry, and capital as an AI-focused venture partner at LDV Partners and Applied AI instructor at Carnegie Mellon's Silicon Valley campus. A former product leader at Alibaba and Yahoo, she's helped fund and advise dozens of AI startups. Serving on China's National AI committee, she connects global innovation ecosystems, driving AI advancement through strategic investments and education.

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