EPISODE · May 6, 2026 · 40 MIN
Beyond the AI Hype: Smart Money Is Flowing Into RWA, Privacy, Arabic LLMs
from Decentralized Voices · host Daria Volkova
AI startups got $242 billion of investment capital in Q1 2026. Is this a bubble about to burst? Daria talks with Anna Magiera, Managing Director at ICLUB and an expert in private equity, venture capital, and angel syndicates.Anna goes beyond the AI headline and breaks down the investment categories most people are sleeping on: real-world asset tokenization, privacy infrastructure, vertical AI tools, and an Arabic-language LLM.The conversation also unpacks how angel syndicates are replacing traditional VCs for everyday investors, why a diversified portfolio of 20 startups matters more than chasing one unicorn, and what the CEE ecosystem gets right versus what it still gets wrong.📈 The episode was created in collaboration with DecentWealth, a net worth dashboard and portfolio overview for investors who want to keep their data private, on iOS devices: https://www.decentwealth.app🔗 Useful links:🔸 Anna Magiera on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asmyrnova🔸 Daria Strategy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariastrategy🔸 Explore angel investing with ICLUB, a 20% discount on your first management fee: https://iclub.vc/join.html?code=x9y6E 🔸 Decentralized Voices: https://decentralizedvoices.xyz
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AI startups got $242 billion of investment capital in Q1 2026. Is this a bubble about to burst? Daria talks with Anna Magiera, Managing Director at ICLUB and an expert in private equity, venture capital, and angel syndicates.Anna goes beyond the AI headline and breaks down the investment categories most people are sleeping on: real-world asset tokenization, privacy infrastructure, vertical AI tools, and an Arabic-language LLM.The conversation also unpacks how angel syndicates are replacing traditional VCs for everyday investors, why a diversified portfolio of 20 startups matters more than chasing one unicorn, and what the CEE ecosystem gets right versus what it still gets wrong.📈 The episode was created in collaboration with DecentWealth, a net worth dashboard and portfolio overview for investors who want to keep their data private, on iOS devices: https://www.decentwealth.app🔗 Useful links:🔸 Anna Magiera on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asmyrnova🔸 Daria Strategy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariastrategy🔸 Explore angel investing with ICLUB, a 20% discount on your first management fee: https://iclub.vc/join.html?code=x9y6E 🔸 Decentralized Voices: https://decentralizedvoices.xyz
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