Venkat Raghavan Joins BGV as Operating Partner
PALO ALTO, California, April 27, 2020 — Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) today announced that IBM veteran Venkat Raghavan has officially joined the leadership team as an Operating Partner in the firm’s investment practice. Raghavan boasts over 25 years experience in senior operational roles at IBM, Blue Coat Systems, DASCOM and Freddie Mac, and he bolsters […]
Early Stage Investing In Challenging Times
The impending recession has triggered a slew of articles highlighting the tightening of fundraising in the VC ecosystem. In this blog BGV General Partner Anik Bose shares his perspective on the outlook for early stage enterprise investing in these challenging times. The broad trend of Digital Transformation will accelerate, he argues, with a shift in […]
A Post COVID-19 Outlook: The Future of the Supply Chain
Eric Buatois This article was recently published by INSEAD. To view the article, please click here. As the Coronavirus wreaks economic turmoil around the world, our modern supply chains are facing unprecedented stress. For months prior to the COVID-19 crisis, trade tensions have been mounting due to the escalating tariff war between Washington and Beijing, […]
Getting to the Other Side
To view the original post by Eric Benhamou, please click here. One of our LPs wisely reminded me today: “Shock Happens.” He is right. In October 1987, the market dropped 25% in a single day. During the dot com bust, in 2000, market caps of billions of dollars evaporated to nothing in less than a week. […]
How French Startups Leverage Silicon Valley’s Global Launching Pad
On March 10th, we hosted a breakfast in Paris during Deep Tech Week, gathering investors, founders and corporates. This thematic breakfast was organized to discuss cross-border strategy with a focus on “How French startups can leverage Silicon Valley’s global launch pad”. Why does it matter? Cross-border tech companies are demonstrating impressive performance. In September 2019, […]
Edge AI – Getting Beyond the New Buzzword
The technology industry has a well-documented love for creating new buzzwords. Quantum computing, Blockchain, Hyper Automation, Edge Computing, IoT and Connected Retail are prime examples. One can argue that the use of buzzwords is worse in tech sector than in other industries simply because innovative ideas are constantly disrupting the established ecosystems and there is […]
ERIC BENHAMOU INTERVIEW FOR U FIRST CAPITAL’S ENTERPRISE SUMMIT
To view the original post, please click here. For Eric Benhamou’s interview for U First Capital’s Enterprise Summit, please continue below. Introduction Ahead of the U First Enterprise Summit & Startup Pitch Session, we had the opportunity to sit down with Eric Benhamou, ex-CEO of 3Com & Palm, and Founder & General Partner of […]
Humans and Machines: A Symbiotic Relationship Forever
By Prasad Akella, founder and CEO of Drishti I always use spell check when I write business correspondence and other important material. If I make a spelling error—or even frequent errors—no one knows about it. Thanks to this program, I always seem like a master speller. My creative ideas and unique thoughts are now better […]