Jamba® and Blendid™ Expand Pilot Launch of Robotic Smoothie Kiosks to Colleges and Universities
To view the original article, please click here. Jamba and Blendid recently announced the addition of two new Jamba by Blendid autonomous robotic kiosk locations. The new locations at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia and Kennesaw State University in Marietta, Georgia mark the first Jamba by Blendid openings on college campuses, expanding beyond the current pilot locations in a shopping mall and big […]
2022 DTC Hype Report Revealing the Metaverse
Please click here to read the original article. Scalefast, a Los Angeles-based digital commerce solution changing the way modern brands do direct-to-consumer (DTC) eCommerce, released today its Revealing the Metaverse Report, unveiling American consumers’ sentiment towards and acceptance of increasingly popular retail entities like non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and virtual goods. Considering the current buzz around NFTs and […]
Making an Impact: It Takes a Village
By BGV Operating Partner Ron Sege While on holiday in India, Jagadeesh Ambati (JD) turned to his wife who was gazing at the huge piles of trash and debris strewn across the sides of the road. “Waste management is such an enormous problem here,” Jen quipped, “but it’s pretty bad all around the world, even […]
Anch.ai Nabs $2.1M to Accelerate Ethical AI Governance
To view the original post, please click here. Sweden-based Anch.ai, a startup that offers a platform to accelerate responsible AI adoption within enterprises, today announced it has raised seed funding from Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV). The company plans to use the round, which also saw participation from Terrain Invest, Magnus Rausing, Kent Janér, and Fredrik […]
BGV 2021: Year in Review
2021 marked groundbreaking highlights for the BGV portfolio, and for our firm. We couldn’t be prouder of our entrepreneurs, our investors and our team members, and we’re grateful to be able to welcome a few new members to that roster. Looking forward to an exciting year ahead!
Shell Ventures Joins AiDash Series B Funding Round
To view the original post, please click here. In today’s ever-changing world, we all need to work together to find new, innovative solutions to our global issues. AiDash wants to help solve some of those problems, especially when it comes to energy, sustainability, and climate change. We’ve started to move the needle with our satellite- […]
Virtana, which helps companies to manage multiple cloud environments, raises $73M
To view the original article, please click here. Hybrid cloud, which refers to a mix of computing, storage, and services across on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud infrastructure, is seeing increased uptake as companies find value in combining local data operations with the flexibility of cloud technologies. Eighty-two percent of enterprises are now taking a […]
Former Capgemini Exec Patrick Nicolet and Sapphire Ventures Finance Exec Sai Sood Join BGV, Along With Several New Team Hires
To view the original press release, please click here. Silicon Valley-based venture capital (VC) firm Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) announced today that Patrick Nicolet, the former CTO and Executive Board Member of Capgemini, joined its investment team as an Operating Partner. Additionally, BGV welcomes incoming CFO Sai Sood, the former lead Controller at Sapphire Ventures, along […]