Hitachi Ventures goes all-in on AI: 'VCs need to use it to stay competitive'
9 apr. 2026
06:00
A prominent climate tech investor thinks venture capitalists who aren't using AI will lose deals to those who are.
"To stay competitive as a VC, you need to incorporate AI," Mascha Bonk, senior associate at Hitachi Ventures, tells Impact Loop, while sharing the tech stack the firm is currently using.
"To stay competitive as a VC, you need to incorporate AI," Mascha Bonk, senior associate at Hitachi Ventures, tells Impact Loop, while sharing the tech stack the firm is currently using.
Mascha Bonk, who covers climate and energy investments at Hitachi Ventures, the CVC arm of the Japanese industrial giant, says funds that fail to embed AI into their workflows risk being left behind.
"To stay competitive as a VC, you need to incorporate AI," Bonk tells Impact Loop in an interview. "Otherwise other investors will spot opportunities much faster than you do."