Etienne Segal

Etienne Segal

The vertical AI opportunity isn't in building more apps. It’s where AI and direct P&L ownership transform the industries that already run the world.

Read more about my thesis here

I’m an investor and builder working at this intersection. Previously, I launched and scaled consumer brands, invested in distressed UK real estate, and held venture roles at Autopilot and AniVC.

If you’re building in a traditional industry – real estate, logistics, accounting, law – and exploring how AI + ownership could reshape your vertical, let’s connect.

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Current location: New York City

buildouts

  • Monarch Caviar — founded a DTC luxury food brand sold online, and through retail and hospitality partners
  • AniVC — built brand and operational systems for a venture fund investing across animal health
  • PolicyBot — built an AI tool to navigate London’s real estate regulations, adopted by developers
  • BirdsEye — building the first AI-enabled PMS for small multifamily portfolios
  • Uncle Yoshiro — founded Japanese-inspired healthy snack brand
  • esma foods — founded a retail distribution platform for CPG in the UK

work

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Contrary

Research

2025

Autopilot

Research

2024

AniVC

Operations

2024

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PolicyBot

Product Owner

2024

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MDPL

Real Estate Investor

2023 - 2024

Jefferson Capital

Investment Scout

2022 - 2023

Monarch and Co.

Founder

2019 - 2023

resources

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Data
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Info Diet

interests

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Reading List

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Films

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Places