Amit Pradhan

“Once we get past what I call, ‘Hollywood’s version of AI’ and the hype-cycle around cryptocurrencies – the true impact of both AI and the Blockchain to our civilization will be life changing.”

Amit is a seasoned startup founder, investor and speaker, who spends his time creating, evangelizing and investing in the future of responsible AI and decentralization. A 22-year veteran of Silicon Valley, he specifically focuses on technology, startups and systems that have a positive impact on the humans they serve. Amit travels around the world speaking at events, to evangelize the need and the path to future society that is driven by responsible AI, around Privacy, decentralization of power/control, recognition of bias and the economic agency in a world that is losing jobs to AI-driven automation at a rate and scale that is faster than ever before. As the Executive Chairman at Zero AI & Rainfall (rainfall.one), he and his team are pioneering the idea of privacy focused AI. He is also the President of the Silicon Valley Blockchain Society (SVBS), a network of some of the largest Investors, Thinkers, Practitioners and Creators, with Chapters around the globe. Through JetVentures, a cross-stage international fund, he invests in startups that use the power of exponential technology, to become a positive part of the daily life of humans around the world. Additionally, he serves on multiple Boards.