Generationship AI Founders Survey 2025

Understanding what AI/ML founders need

Generationship is a partnership between Rachel Chalmers (Heavybit, Alchemist, Ignition) and Michelle Yulle Yi (IBM Watson). We are exploring the societal impacts of artificial intelligence, and we want to better understand the challenges facing different founders of artificial intelligence and machine learning startups.

We are excited offer complimentary office hours to five respondents chosen from the most insightful comments.

Your responses will be held in strict confidence. Only aggregate data and anonymized comments will be published in our final report.

This survey should only take five to seven minutes. Thank you so much for your time.
1.What is the highest level of school you have completed?(Required.)
2.What race/ethnicity best describes you?(Required.)
3.Gender: how do you identify?(Required.)
4.Do you identify as LGBTQIA+?(Required.)
5.How many startups have you founded?(Required.)
6.Across all your startups, how much venture capital have you raised, in USD?(Required.)
7.What is your primary motivation for founding an AI/ML startup?
8.What specific industry or sector is your AI/ML startup primarily focused on?
9.At what stage of development is your AI/ML technology currently?
10.What are the greatest challenges you have faced in founding this startup? Check as many as apply.(Required.)
11.What resources would be most useful to you? Check as many as apply.(Required.)
12.Is there anything else you would like to share with us about the challenges you face as a founder in AI/ML?
13.If you would like to receive our final report, and be eligible for complimentary office hours with Rachel and Michelle, please share your email address. We will keep your answers confidential and your email address will not be shared with any third party.