10 Takeaways from the 2024 BGV Summit: Advancing Human Centric Design

#1. We are in the early stages of AI adoption, a transformative shift that could surpass the impact of previous revolutionary technologies (or GPTs – general- purpose technologies). It’s an exciting time to witness this evolution. #2. AI is unlikely to fully replace human workers but will augment them. Jobs are made up of various […]

BGV Operational Playbook – Catalyzing Sustainable Growth Part 3

In Part 3 of Catalyzing Sustainable Growth, Abhishek Vinod Singh, CEO and Co-Founder of AiDash, shares their mission to make industries like electric utilities and transportation climate resilient and sustainable AiDash is a company focused on making critical infrastructure industries like electric utilities, gas utilities, and transportation climate resilient and sustainable using satellite technology and […]

BGV Operational Playbook – Catalyzing Sustainable Growth Part 1

Part 1 of Catalyzing Sustainable Growth discusses the challenges and opportunities related to Environmental, Social, and Governance in the venture capital industry. Data privacy and AI governance are key parts of BGV’s concept of ESG, and they are especially important for AI startups. The focus is on issues including data privacy, copyright, accuracy, AI governance, […]

These Founders Saw A Fire And Built A Company To Prevent Others

For the original article, click here. In 2018, California saw its most destructive wildfire. The cause was a poorly maintained electrical transmission line. The founders of what is now AiDash recoiled at the destruction and were drawn to the satellite images of its extent. They wondered what information satellite images might yield to find the […]

UNC5537 Targets Snowflake Customer Instances for Data Theft and Extortion

For original article click here. Introduction Through the course of our incident response engagements and threat intelligence collections, Mandiant has identified a threat campaign targeting Snowflake customer database instances with the intent of data theft and extortion. Snowflake is a multi-cloud data warehousing platform used to store and analyze large amounts of structured and unstructured […]

Yash Hemaraj Nominated for LNB BIPOC VCs Recognition Night

BIPOC STANDS FOR BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR.  According to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), over $244 billion was spent on R&D from VC-backed public companies, and 75% of the largest U.S. VC-backed companies would not even exist or achieve their current scale without an active VC industry. California is one of the […]

Virtana Appoints Paul Appleby as New CEO to Lead Next Phase of Profitable Growth

With CEO and executive positions at SAP, Salesforce, Elastic, and other top companies, Appleby will lead the company’s mission to help customers get the most out of their data center investments. PALO ALTO, California—June 10, 2024 — Virtana, the leading provider of hybrid-cloud AI infrastructure observability solutions, today announced the appointment of Paul Appleby as […]

Advanced Know Your Employee (KYE) Solution

For original article, click here. Gain Unmatched Visibility into Internal Risks and Threats with Constella’s Advanced Know Your Employee (KYE) Solution In an era marked by increasingly complex remote work arrangements and sophisticated cybercrime and fraud activity, organizations struggle to stay ahead of internal identity threats due to reliance on point-in-time and offline tools for […]