https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/30/forethought-ais-ceo-explains-the-pitch-deck-that-won-startup-battlefield-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2018/ > TechCrunch Live records weekly, live, each Wednesday at 3:00pm EDT / 12:00pm PDT. > Forethought AI won Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2018. Since then, the company raised two rounds of funding and is now a leader in human-centric artificial intelligence. During this live event, Dean Nicholas, CEO and co-founder of Forethought, and Vanessa Larco, NEA partner and Forethought board observer, talked through the company’s early days. The two talked in depth about how Forethought launched its AI-based service amid stiff competition and a booming tech industry.