
The Infra Pod brings you insightful and thought-provoking discussions on the world of infrastructure software. This podcast is started by two engineers, Ian Livingstone (tech advisor for Snyk) and Tim Chen (General Partner at Essence VC), team up with a rotating cast of guests to dive deep into the latest trends and hot topics in the software infrastructure space.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 64 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Technology | |||

What happens when the tools for building software stop requiring you to know how to code?
In this episode of The Infra Pod, hosts Tim Chen (GP at Essence VC) and Ian Livingstone (CEO of Keycard) sit down with Tyler Wells, co-founder and CTO of Brain... more
What happens when you combine world-class mathematicians with cutting-edge AI systems?
In this episode, Ian Livingston (CEO of Keycard) and Timothy Chen (GP at Essence VC) sits down with Shubho, CTO of Axiom Math, to explore the emerging world of A... more
In this episode of The Infra Pod, hosts Tim Chen (Essence VC) and Ian Livingstone (Keycard) sit down with Benny Chen, co-founder of Fireworks AI, to explore the evolving world of AI inference infrastructure.
Benny shares his journey from Meta — wher... more
Tim (Essence VC) and Ian (Keycard) interviewed Louis Vichy, co-founder of OpenRouter, about why he built OpenRouter to de-risk AI app development (end-user pays LLM costs), how it scaled to processing ~5–6T tokens/week, and what OpenRouter is today: ... more
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A frequent deep-dive into infrastructure software, with conversations centered on AI-driven tooling, open-source AI models, multi-provider inference, browser automation for agents, and the evolving developer experience in cloud infrastructure. Episodes consistently blend practical engineering detail with business context, exploring topics like model routing, AI agents, coding agents, deterministic testing, and scalable data pipelines. Notable is a penchant for bringing early-stage and established players together to unpack how infrastructure choices shape software delivery, reliability, and AI readiness. Listeners likely gain a clear sense of current challenges and emerging patterns in AI-powered infrastructure, along with actionable insigh... more
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Recent guests on The Infra Pod include:
1. Benny Chen
2. Louis Vichy
3. Catherine Jue
4. Tejas Bhakta
5. Dexter Horthy
6. Akshay Shah
7. Sammy Sdu
8. Anurag Goel
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