PATRICK O'SHAUGHNESSY

Patrick O'Shaughnessy is a General Partner at Positive Sum VC, an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City. He launched the firm in April 2023 to target seed-stage investments across enterprise software, artificial intelligence, and developer tools, building a portfolio that includes startups like Imbue and LlamaIndex. Prior to founding his own fund, he served as a Partner at Decibel Partners from 2018 to 2023 and held earlier investment analysis roles at ThoughtSpot and Barclays Capital. Beyond his direct investment activities, he is the host of the "Invest Like the Best" podcast, a media platform featuring over 500 episodes and millions of downloads. As a CFA charterholder who studied philosophy at the University of Virginia, he currently focuses on identifying early-stage technological innovation in the software sector while expanding his educational media footprint.