AI Regulation is Coming
Washington and Brussels have taken different approaches to AI regulation. Anik Bose, BGV General Partner, hosted the Chair of the National AI Advisory Committee, Miriam Vogel, and the Global Head of Algorithm & AI Ethics at the Inter-IKEA Group, Giovanni Leoni, to discuss how these disparate postures are impacting global businesses. Our panelists spotlighted the policy drivers behind […]
How a Stateless Data Architecture Can Enable You to Harness the Power of Today’s Agile Data
For original article, click here. By Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solutions Architect Public Sector at Intel Corporation and Chetan Venkatesh, CEO – Macrometa Technologies are sometimes categorized as stateful or stateless. The terms can apply to applications or communication protocols, for example. A stateful application saves data generated by each client session and uses it the next […]
Scaling With System Integrators
November 21, 2022 | By Patrick Nicolet, Operating Partner at BGV & Founder of Linebreak Introduction System integrators (SI’s) are the handmaidens between innovative startups and large enterprises. Both parties benefit from the relationship, as does the SI itself. In my two decades-long business experience at Capgemini, however, I have noticed that startups do not […]
Cloudflare’s “Workers Launchpad” Funding Program Grows to $2 Billion, Announces First Cohort of Startups
For original article, click here. Funding program grows to 40 venture capital firms; first cohort of entrepreneurs building on Cloudflare Workers includes 25 startups, spanning 10 countries San Francisco, CA, November 17, 2022 – Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced the Workers Launchpad Funding Program has […]
A Founder’s Board of Directors: Six Tips for Success
November 16, 2022 | By Anik Bose, General Partner at BGV You’ve recruited a talented team and designed a great product. You’ve set a staged growth plan, and gained initial traction selling to enterprise customers. Now you’re closing in on a round of institutional financing, and it’s time to focus on your board of directors. […]
The Cross Border Playbook: A Passion for Venture Capital and Technology Across Cultures
Episode 5 by Eric Buatois (French language only) This episode of the Cross Border Playbook, “A Passion for Venture Capital and Technology Across Cultures,” is republished from “Experiences” with the express written consent of Julien Rigal-Dupont. This special french language episode delves into the personal and professional journey of BGV General Partner Eric Buatois. […]
Responsible AI Has Become Critical for Business
Claudia Zeisberger , INSEAD, and Anik Bose , BGV Investors need to prioritise the ethical deployment of AI – too much is at stake if they don’t. Investors, take note. Your due diligence checklist may be missing a critical element that could make or break your portfolio’s performance: responsible AI. Other than screening and monitoring companies for future […]
The Global Downturn Will Spur Innovation
October 11, 2022 | By Eric Buatois, General Partner at BGV We live in a fraught period in global history. There’s a war in Ukraine, a looming global recession, the remnants of a deadly pandemic, and widespread unease over climate change and the international order. The rising inflation rate has lately grabbed international headlines, and […]