How Will the Rise of Private Labels Disrupt the Retail Industry?
July 20, 2022 | By Meet Patel, Investment Associate, BGV Key Trends Early in the COVID-19 crisis, many consumer-packaged goods (CPG) brands disappeared from store shelves due to panic buying and pantry loading. Not finding their preferred brands, consumers started experimenting with private label brands and have continued to stick with them. The combination of […]
Corporate Website Management Made Simple
July 18, 2022 | By Eric Buatois, General Partner, BGV In 2022, the average organization maintains an astonishing 269 customer-facing websites. That’s a lot of code to maintain… much less, manage. Which is why the platform as a service (PaaS) market is exploding. As cloud usage increases, PaaS gives teams the tools to manage databases, queues, and […]
Montreal, the Disruptive Choice for Relocation
July 14, 2022 | Damien Phillippon, COO Zelros European tech companies looking to relocate in North America are faced with an important decision, one that requires a careful balancing of priorities. Silicon Valley or San Francisco are the natural choices for tech companies looking to expand their footprint, while New York is the preferred destination […]
The Role of Ethics When Investing in AI
July 8, 2022 | Anik Bose, General Partner, BGV What role should ethics play in investing in AI ? That’s a question I have begun to hear more frequently as a general partner at BGV and as an investor who cares deeply about responsible tech and AI governance. Imbedding ethics in company culture and product […]
There WILL be a Recession, and it Could Last a Long Time
July 6, 2022 | Ron Sege, Partner, BGV In this paper I argue that a recession is inevitable and that a recovery may well take several years. I conclude with some takeaways for early-stage tech ventures. I started my career as an analyst in the Wages, Prices and Productivity section of the Division of Research […]
Welcome to the New Era of App Development: Why Did BGV Invest?
By Eric Buatois, BGV General Partner We’ve all heard of SaaS, IaaS, and DaaS. Now meet the latest addition to the software as a service nomenclature: FaaS. That would be features-as-a-service, a dream development for app developers everywhere. FaaS is a platform of tools and features – login, biometrics, chat, location services, data storage – […]
Why Labor-Based ROI Models Can Stymie Innovation And How To Fix It
For original article click here. Dr. Prasad Akella is the founder and chairman of Drishti, which uses AI and video to empower manufacturing workers and optimize production. There’s a lot of expectations around what the digital-physical convergence that defines Industry 4.0 means for manufacturers, especially in terms of how innovation can help them respond effectively to […]
CVC Panel on Ethical AI
Investors funding AI solutions can play an important role in shaping the trajectory of responsible AI technology development. Many big data and FAANG companies have appointed Responsible AI execs and formed Ethics Advisory boards, while their corporate venture arms develop investment theses that openly address the emerging field of Ethical AI governance. Top CVC […]