# Multimodal Ventures **Building the next generation of AI-native startups** We believe the next decade will redefine how people **learn**, **work**, and **thrive**. Work and learning are converging into a *single, continuous journey*, with AI helping teams move faster while keeping **skills**, **context**, and **human potential** at the center. Multimodal Ventures and scales human-capital startups through our **Venture Studio**. Through our **Product Studio**, we help companies build bespoke human-capital technology using the same domain expertise and venture-tested building blocks. [Start a venture conversation](#venture-inquiry) · [Discuss your product](/product-studio) --- ## Two ways we build Both studios focus on the systems that shape how people find work, develop skills, and succeed inside organizations. The difference is who we are building for. ### Venture Studio — We build companies We identify systemic opportunities in human capital, validate new products, and launch MMV-led startups built to become standalone businesses. [Explore our Venture Studio](#venture-proof) ### Product Studio — We build for companies We partner with employers to create bespoke human-capital products, adapting venture-tested capabilities to their workflows, systems, and outcomes. [Explore our Product Studio](/product-studio) --- ## Venture Studio company: Godric {#venture-proof} [Godric](https://www.godric.ai) is an AI co-pilot for competency-based hiring, built and launched through our Venture Studio. We identified the opportunity, validated the hiring workflow, and developed Godric as a standalone company that helps teams turn competencies into structured hiring evidence. ![Godric logo](/images/godric/logo.png) **Interview plan concept:** A role-specific matrix maps success criteria across screening, functional, and final interviews. [Visit Godric](https://www.godric.ai) · [Start a venture conversation](#venture-inquiry) --- ## What our ventures are built to change ### Empower workers With clearer pathways, skills signals, and AI-guided support for finding and growing into better work. ### Equip employers With practical AI systems that improve hiring quality, reduce coordination load, and support better workforce decisions. ### Expand access to opportunity By connecting talent, training, and employers through systems that understand skills, context, and fit. --- ## Venture Studio: We build human-capital companies {#venture-studio} Our Venture Studio forms standalone startups around the moments where people and organizations need better signal and less manual coordination: - **Hiring & Recruiting** — Products for sourcing, intake, screening, interview planning, and candidate follow-up. - **Skills & Assessment** — Systems that turn resumes, interviews, and work history into clearer signals of fit. - **Voice Agents** — Conversational agents for candidate intake, qualification, scheduling, and employee support. - **Employee Experience** — AI workflows for onboarding, internal knowledge, mobility, coaching, and retention. --- ## How we build ### Rapid innovation We validate HR problems with real workflow evidence: job context, candidate behavior, manager coordination, and the operational handoffs that determine adoption. ### AI at the core AI follows the HR task. We embed assistants, agents, and automations inside hiring, intake, matching, and support flows instead of shipping disconnected chat demos. ### Voice-agent depth We design voice experiences for high-friction moments: candidate intake, interview participation, qualification, employee support, and follow-up across mobile-first workforces. --- ## Expertise ### Expert-driven venture building Our team brings hands-on experience across HR product strategy, recruiting workflows, frontline labor markets, AI engineering, and go-to-market. We have built AI-assisted hiring infrastructure, an AI career agent, AI-powered voice intake, job discovery, matching, candidate analytics, and employer lead workflows across the talent lifecycle. Focus areas: Hiring Workflows, Skills Intelligence, Voice Agents, Candidate Matching, Frontline Workforce. --- ## Team and advisors ### Elena Sigacheva — General Manager · New Ventures 15+ years across product, VC, and finance with 10+ years in the future of work. Former Product Lead at LinkedIn Talent Solutions. Expert in validating product-market fit and scaling new ventures. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenasigacheva/ ### Justin Ling — Technical Lead · AI & Engineering 12+ years in full-stack engineering, mobile app development, and cloud infrastructure. Extensive experience launching new applications as lead developer at startups such as Snapask and OK Systems. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-c-ling/ ### Vivienne Lam — Strategy and Ops Lead · GTM & Product Full-stack operator spanning product, growth, and go-to-market. Experience scaling across startups at every stage — from early-stage to IPO. Passionate AI educator at the intersection of technology and how people work. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viviennelam/ ### Vincent See — Advisor · Strategy & Fundraising 10+ years in early-stage investing, startup founding and advisory experience. Angel investor with 2 exits and 2 Series A raises in US-based startups. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-see-7294a449/ ### Kane Wu — Advisor · AI & Product Co-founder and CEO of ThinkCol Transform, leading AI solutions for major global firms. 8+ years in AI and ML, specializing in predictive modeling and data-driven innovation. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kane-wu-b522653b/ ### Yashih Wu — Advisor · GTM & Commercialization 20+ years in startup strategy, M&A, and growth. Former head of incubation and commercialization at Google's Sidewalk Labs. Expert in branding and go-to-market. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yashihwu/ ### Wynn Wu — Advisor · Product & Engineering Serial entrepreneur specializing in digital gaming and product optimization. Co-founded Playstudios Asia, leading teams of 70+ in product, data science, and monetization. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wynnwu/ ### Rebecca Yip — Advisor · AI & Product 10+ years leading product development at high-growth startups like Klook and Made Renovation. Full-stack developer and product lead who has managed 0-1 startups. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccayip/ --- ## Venture Studio inquiry {#venture-inquiry} ### Help us build the next human-capital company Operators, founders, domain experts, and investors — tell us where you fit. - We reply within 2 business days. - Conversations stay private. - No pitch deck is required to start. Form fields: - Name * - Email * - How do you want to engage? * - Explore building a venture with MMV - Join as an operator or domain expert - Invest or advise - Not sure yet - Context (optional) - Email: [info@multimodalventures.io](mailto:info@multimodalventures.io) - Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/multimodal-ventures-studio