I spent a few years in investment banking and private equity; but that wasn't my passion. I spend my free time reading, writing, and building.
Thesis Agent — an autonomous deal intelligence system for venture capital. Four AI agents that source, evaluate, monitor, and maintain a deal pipeline against a configurable investment thesis. Built on Claude, runs daily via GitHub Actions.
Observatory — a deal pipeline tracker covering my favourite AI companies: vertical, horizontal, infrastructure, and deep tech/defence players. Built to map the ecosystem I'm tracking across the globe.
I write about early-stage investing at lachlansear.com — how digital-first companies win in regulation-heavy markets, what makes customer relationships endure, and frameworks for evaluating founders before the data catches up.