Focus on Purpose: Janneke on AI & Sustainable Growth

Written By Nina Donker

In a recent interview with SeedCue, Janneke Niessen, Co-Founder of CapitalT and Strategic Advisor at InspiringFifty, shares her vision for how AI should be used in early-stage investing and startup building. seedcue.com

She emphasises three key principles:

  • AI as enabler, not the product. Invest in companies that deeply understand the underlying problem, then apply AI to create genuine, long-term value.

  • Founders and teams matter. CapitalT’s investment philosophy centres on strong founding teams with resilience, clarity of purpose, and the right dynamics, beyond just credentials.

  • Urgent impact sectors. Janneke highlights Climate Tech and the Future of Work as domains where transformation is both vital and imminent. AI can help drive that change when applied responsibly.

At CapitalT, we support founders and teams who line up with these principles, building companies that don’t just leverage AI, but use it to solve meaningful problems.

Read the full interview here.

Nina Donker
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