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Decoding Discontinuity

Raphaëlle d'Ornano
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Investment research on the structural break generative AI is creating across public and private markets. For allocators, investors, and operators.

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  • Raphaëlle d'Ornano

    Raphaëlle d'Ornano is founder and CIO of Decoding Discontinuity, a research and investment platform founded in 2024, where she is incubating a market-neutral fund on an Agentic Era thesis built on ARAF™ and the Durable Growth Moat™.

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