AI is everywhere: in startup decks, enterprise roadmaps, and day-to-day software development. What does that mean for investing in software assets?
In this SIGNAL podcast episode, EY-Parthenon partner Erik Oltmans dives into how AI is reshaping software investment.
Date | February 11, 2026
Time | 9:00 AM CET
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Today, investors need evidence. They must be able to verify what AI produced, where it sits, and whether it meets the bar for quality, security, architectural coherence, and provenance. In other words: Do you know what you’re buying?
In this episode of our SIGNAL podcast, Erik Oltmans, Partner at EY-Parthenon, sits down with our host Werner Heijstek to talk about it.
They unpack what changes in due diligence when “who wrote the code” is no longer obvious, why systems of record and governance matter, and what proof investors should look for when investing in the AI era.
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