Elad Gil, Jared Kushner & Eric Wu on AI in Business | Brain Co
Elad Gil, Jared Kushner & Eric Wu on AI in Business | Brain Co  
Podcast: Sourcery
Published On: Mon Oct 20 2025
Description: Elad Gil joins Sourcery to unpack the story behind Brain Co, his new AI incubation venture with Jared Kushner (Affinity Partners) and Eric Wu (Opendoor).Brain Co was founded to solve a glaring problem: Fortune 100s and government institutions desperately want AI adoption but lack the engineering depth and infrastructure to make it real. Backed by a $30M Series A led by Gil Capital and Affinity Partners, Brain Co is already pulling in some of the sharpest AI minds and heavyweight backers across tech and finance.We dive deep into:The origins of Brain Co & why Jared Kushner approached EladEric Wu’s role after Opendoor and why he’s the right leaderWhy enterprise AI adoption is broken & how Brain Co fixes itThe $30M Series A and the powerhouse angels behind it (Databricks, Stripe, Coinbase, OpenAI leaders, Naval, Reid Hoffman, & more)How Elad thinks about incubation vs. investingElad Gil: https://x.com/eladgilMolly O’Shea: ⁠https://x.com/MollySOShea⁠ Sourcery: ⁠https://x.com/sourceryvc⁠Brought to you by:• Brex—The modern finance platform, combining the world’s smartest corporate card with integrated expense management, banking, bill pay, & travel.As a Sourcery Listener you get: 75,000 points after spending $3,000 on Brex card(s), white-glove onboarding, $5,000 in AWS credits, $2,500 in OpenAI credits, & access to $180k+ in SaaS discounts. On top of $500 toward Brex travel, $300 in cashback, plus exclusive perks (like billboards..) visit → https://brex.com/sourcery• Turing—Turing delivers top-tier talent, data, and tools to help AI labs improve model performance—and enables enterprises to turn those models into powerful, production-ready systems. Visit: https://turing.com/sourcery• Carta—Carta connects founders, investors, and limited partners through software purpose-built for private capital. Trusted by 65,000+ companies in 160+ countries, Carta’s platform of software & services lays the groundwork so you can build, invest, and scale with confidence. Visit: https://carta.com/sourcery• Kalshi—The largest prediction market and the only legal platform in the US where people can trade directly on the outcomes of future events: https://kalshi.com/sourceryFollow Sourcery for the latest updates!https://www.sourcery.vc/Chapters:(00:00) Elad Gil(01:32) The “rule of 3” in markets: why industries collapse to 2–3 winners(04:56) From investor to incubator: why Elad started Brain Co(05:16) The “Brain” naming story & Braintrust origins(06:15) Meeting Jared Kushner & aligning on enterprise AI problems(06:54) Why Fortune 100s can’t adopt AI alone(07:13) Recruiting Eric Wu and assembling Brain Co’s founding team(08:29) Skipping SMB/mid-market → going straight to enterprise(08:51) Brain Co’s dual strategy: platform + bespoke apps(10:50) MIT study on AI pilots—why most fail & how Brain Co differs(12:26) Lessons from internet & mobile waves on long adoption cycles(15:30) Who are the real early adopters in enterprise AI?(16:38) The $30M Series A: Elad + Kushner co-lead, full angel investor list(18:47) Why Brain Co attracted top-tier operators & angels(19:23) Eric Wu post-Opendoor & Brain Co’s vision(20:47) Redemption stories & second acts in tech(22:54) Headlines vs. reality—what media gets wrong(27:18) Worst advice ever & “culture = winning”(29:04) Managing context switching & long-term planning(32:03) Lightning predictions: AGI, Mars robots, aliens(35:39) Outro & wrap-up