Mapping Industry 4.0: Investors Pitch Night
On July 21, the Israel Industry 4.0 community, powered by Start-Up Nation Central, hosted an inaugural pitch night, Mapping I4: Investor Pitch Night. Sarah Benhamou introduced BGV in an event that brought together leading startups and investors from the Tel Aviv ecosystem, that included high profile VCs and startups in the fields of manufacturing, energy, supply chain, and cybersecurity for industrial applications. […]
Eric Benhamou joins the expert line up at the GCV Digital Forum
Eric Benhamou, Founder and General Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures and former CEO of 3com and Palm, will be speaking at the GCV Digital Forum. Eric has over 40 years of experience in the IT industry, including 16 years of active venture capital experience. He founded BGV in 2004 and made active investments in early stage information technology Silicon […]
Hacking Insurance AI algorithms with the French regulator
To view the original article, please click here. On 30th of June and 1st of July, Zelros tried the first original Tech Sprint organized by the French insurance and financial services regulator (ACPR) and Banque de France. The main goal was to explain the behavior of a credit risk scoring black box model. Twelve teams were participating […]
Webinar: The 5 Pillars of Ethical AI
BGV GP Anik Bose sits with IBM’s Senior Managing Partner for Strategy, Global Innovation and Corporate Development Jesus Mantas. Jesus sits on the World Economic Forum’s task force for AI and Ethics and is on BGV’s Enterprise 4.0 Industry Advisory Board. Here, the two discuss the five pillars of Ethical AI: 1) Explainability 2) Fairness […]
Webinar: Think+ & BGV
In a recent interview with our friend and respected venture capitalist Eric Benhamou of Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV), we explored how this new trend, which Eric calls Enterprise 4.0, is fundamentally different in its vertical nature and how it is replacing, not just improving, the traditional operations. Eric explains that this digital transformation relies on: […]
AI Governance – Foundation For Trustworthy AI
Chatbots, conversational systems, banking apps, smartphones, self-driving cars and even home devices, like Alexa, are rapidly becoming part of our daily lives. The mainstreaming of AI across a broad variety of industries, from healthcare and financial services to autonomous vehicles and manufacturing, is driving ethical and governance concerns. Given the opacity of this technology, and the pervasiveness […]
Extreme Tech Challenge Partners with TechCrunch, Extends Application Deadline, and Announces Four Specialized Awards for its 2021 Global Competition
To view the original post, please click here. The Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) has announced a partnership with TechCrunch to host its 2021 Global Finals event. XTC has also introduced four specialized awards — COVID-19 Innovation Award, Female Founder Award, Ethical AI Award, and Positive Home Award — to be presented alongside the seven existing […]
Founder’s FAQ: A Conversation with Ilker Koksal
BGV’s Anik Bose sits down with technology entrepreneur, Ilker Koksal, to discuss his new book Founder’s FAQ. Koskal is listed as a Forbes 30Under30 in the Enterprise Technology category. He has founded two startups; one is sold, other is still ongoing. In this conversation, he discusses a startup survival guide, cross-border elements, and how to bring […]