By our Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Marin Licina
We just launched AskPeak beta: an AI-powered chatbot that makes 15 years of Peak’s startup and investing insights instantly searchable: just ask it here.
AI Is Changing How We Find Information
LLMs and conversational UIs are transforming how we access knowledge. Instead of searching, scrolling, and sifting through archives, we can now ask a question and get the right answer instantly.
This shift is massive, and it’s why we invested in Breyta, a company leading the charge in unlocking unstructured information and making knowledge and insights instantly useful. Their fantastic team is tackling one of AI’s frontiers, and we believe their approach is game-changing.
Now, we’re putting that belief into action for our own data.
A Treasure Trove, But One You Have to Dig For
When I joined Peak as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, I quickly realized something: over the past 15 years, Peak has accumulated a wealth of knowledge on what makes startups succeed. We’ve backed incredible founders, watched + helped them build, scale, and exit, and captured those lessons along the way. But much of that knowledge was buried in (old) blog posts, frameworks, and podcast episodes.
The information was there, but finding the right answer at the right time wasn’t easy. If you didn’t already know what to look for, or wanted to dig through everything, you were likely to miss out on very useful ideas and tools.

The Solution: LLM-powered Chatbot
That’s why we made AskPeak, an AI-powered chatbot that makes that decade-and-a-half of Peak’s startup and investing insights instantly accessible. Instead of hunting through a mountain of content, you can now just ask a question and get an answer in seconds.
Curious about what Peak looks for in early-stage startup founders? Need advice on hiring your first 10 employees? Wondering how great founders maximize their exit outcomes? AskPeak pulls from our blog, podcast, and investment knowledge to surface the most relevant insights—no searching required.
Not Just AI Hype—A Real Use Case
We know AI is everywhere right now. Everyone seems to be launching a chatbot, sure. But we didn’t build AskPeak to jump on a trend and grab 15 seconds of AI fame.
We built it because this is one of those cases where AI actually makes something much better. Startup knowledge is only useful if you can access it when you need it, and Breyta’s AI makes that possible in a way that wasn’t before.
Fast > Perfect: We Need Your Feedback
Like any good startup would, we’re launching AskPeak in beta, knowing it’s far from perfect but ready to learn. Right now, it works best on desktop, and we know there’s plenty of room to improve. That’s why we would love your feedback.
What worked? What didn’t? What did you expect that wasn’t there? Let us know at [email protected], and help us make this something truly useful for startup people.
Try AskPeak now: https://peak.capital/ask-peak/