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I was 🤌🏻 close to being able to attend and support Lawrence Sinclair at this event in Silicon Valley. To all my friends in the Valley, damn shame to miss you. But... If you are at the GENAI Summit this week 1-3 November, do come and see Lawrence & East Agile - where we are building GenAI Applications with AI-Driven Development (#aidd) and can accelerate your time to market. Speed is critical as things are moving fast and accelerating into the new world of agents and agentic workflows. #genai #aidrivendevelopment #coding #genaisummit

As the Tech world continues to evolve, with massive investments pouring into companies like OpenAI or NVIDIA, members of the Editorial Committee of Inpho Venture Summit share their concern as Deeptech Venture investors, about the direction of innovation in a highly concentrated ecosystem.   "We should live in a more differentiated world, where system integration happens, incorporating all of these ideas from Neuromorphic designs to new memory architectures, to ultra-low power architectures", as stated by the members of the Editorial Committee of INPHO Venture Summit. Many in the Deeptech community believe that the future should be rich with a multitude of ideas and approaches, rather than constrained by uniformity. It's through this openness to diversity that breakthroughs are made, driving progress and shaping a brighter future.   Find the first Podcast of the Editorial Committee here: https://lnkd.in/g-qDFR2K   #Deeptech #VC #Investintech #inpho2024 #AI #investors #venturecapital BLUMORPHO ALPHA-RLH, le pôle français des ondes de l'innovation Bordeaux Métropole Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Time to step up as a #deeptech founder The importance of Europe’s #TechSovereignty has never been greater. The need to close Europe’s innovation gap and assert leadership in global Deep Tech is urgent. While Europe has immense potential, many Deep Tech founders still face significant challenges in accessing customers and capital. As a Deep Tech founder, in collaboration with Deep Tech Momentum, we are committed to transforming Europe into one of the leading global Deep Tech ecosystems. Join us at #DTM25 in Berlin from May 13–15, 2025, as we work together to strengthen Europe’s technological sovereignty and shape the future of innovation. #DeepTechMomentum

Bifrost AI, a San Francisco-based provider of a generative 3D data platform, raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Carbide Ventures, with backing from Airbus Ventures, Peak XV’s Surge, Wavemaker Partners, MD One, and Techstars. Led by CEO Charles Wong and CTO Aravind Kandiah, Bifrost’s platform enables AI teams to swiftly generate complex 3D datasets for training and validating AI systems across sectors like aerospace, maritime, and national security. The new funding will support Bifrost in advancing its product commercialization, empowering industries to simulate and test AI capabilities in diverse, high-stakes environments. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gtMnHrBT INVESTORS: Carbide Ventures, Airbus Ventures, Peak XV’s Surge, Wavemaker Partners, MD One & Techstars ROUND: Series A AMOUNT: $8,000,000 HQ: #SanFrancisco #California #VentureCapital #CarbideVentures #AirbusVentures #PeakXVsSurge #WavemakerPartners #MDOne #Techstars #CharlesWong #AravindKandiah #TradedVC

LVL1 Accelerator is delighted to have the inclusion of Haiva.ai platform into our first Cohort program. Headed by the Chief Executive Officer Sri Nandita Senthil Kumar, and the Chief Technical Officer Hari vignesh, Haiva has planned to transform the mundane way of efficiency and innovation by limitless possibilities Backed by a team of talented and driven young professionals, it is ushering in a new era of agility and impact with its AI-powered intelligence agent that delivers actionable insights in seconds. By simply connecting to your data sources in a few easy steps, you can unlock real-time, data-driven recommendations tailored to your needs. With AI revolutionizing the world, Haiva provides an easy solution for companies to hop-on board, giving you the edge you need, to stay ahead in today’s fast-paced world. We are excited to have Haiva.ai onboard with us and are eagerly looking forward to empowering you on this remarkable journey!!! #Lvl1Accelerator #Haiva #NoCodeNeeded #GenAI #Innovation #StartupSuccess #Cohort1

A game-changer is on the horizon! The wait will be worth it…Stay tuned. AcceleratorX Drop your predictions and watch this space! #AccexSquad #AcceleratorX

Who's investing the most in deeptech 2024? Investors are being wooed by the promise of cutting-edge technology and science — and so far have written €6.5bn worth of cheques for 488 deeptech deals in 2024, working on everything from robots and drones to new materials and quantum computing. Major players include the European Innovation Council (28 deals), Bpifrance (19 deals), and HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds (15 deals). Read on to see the full breakdown of investors: https://lnkd.in/ej9PXN8z

Beyond the GenAI buzzword, what are the real investment opportunities in AI infrastructure and computing hardware, given the booming demand driven by GenAI? Eric Benhamou from BGV and Mathieu Costes from Airbus Ventures will welcome leaders in this field for an off-the-beaten-path discussion in the context of colossal fundraising amounts. Join the discussion on the reality of investment in #AI and #GenAI. INPHO Venture Summit is an exclusive gathering of deeptech investors and corporates to challenge the question, "What’s next to invest in deeptech?" which contributed since 2018 to raise more than €1B in capital since 2018. For more info on the 2 days program, check here : https://lnkd.in/g7Qc_AaJ Seats are limited, so please contact us soonest if you wish to join: inpho-venture@blumorpho.com #GenerativeAI #Aiinfrastructure #Innovation #Investors #VC #inpho2024 #VentureCapital #deeptech ALPHA-RLH, le pôle français des ondes de l'innovation BLUMORPHO Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux Métropole PhotonHub Europe

Cynefin is well known as a sense making framework to choose what strategy to adopt depending on in what space we operate. Not many use it though to understand what type of innovation they can expect. When we are operating in a Simple domain, we can expect Incremental Innovation. We have something and we make it incrementally better: make a car go 5% faster, consume 10% less fuel. It’s hard to distinguish one innovation result from another one. If we move to a Complicated space, we can build something that is clearly Distinguishable from the previous iteration. It could have been the case of the first commercial vehicle that was powered by electricity instead of petrol. It’s only when we arrive to the complex space that we can have Breakthrough innovation. Imagine a fully functioning self-driving car. And then, through Disruptive Innovation, we need to enter the chaotic space. A space filled with unknown unknowns. A space where we don’t have yet the tools to study and understand what’s happening. A space where we need to feel fully comfortable with failing (or learning) fast. I found particularly interesting how David Ross , made us notice how the most disruptive innovations, if adopted, eventually will become incremental ones: creating the first rocket to travel in space was hardly imaginable 100 years ago. Being on a rocket required to train a lifetime. Now anyone can travel in space as a tourist investing a relatively “affordable” amount of money. Hardly any preparation required. The type of innovation that we can expect doesn’t depend exclusively by the intrinsic nature of what we are working on but also by WHEN we are working on it. How can we improve our changes to innovate? Obeyas room (whether they are physical, hybrid or entirely virtual on tools like Miro) can help a lot enabling cross-functional collaboration & allowing people to win their fears, possibly the biggest inhibitor to innovation. #gsgnola24 #visagi

Innovation is always disruptive! Innovation is always big! #Innovation is based on #GenAI! Well, it could be, but it doesn't have to be. That's what we focused on at an internal event for my area (we call it “Not a Townhall Townhall”). 13 teams presented innovation-related topics in virtual breakout rooms to their colleagues. And of course, these breakout groups were also about GenAI solutions. But did you know that innovation is also an integral part of #decommissioning? To be honest, that wouldn't have been my first thought either. But this breakout group team proved that getting rid of outdated stuff does indeed offer huge potential for innovation.💡Innovation can happen literally everywhere, and it's not just a topic for a few colleagues, it's everyone's business! 💡 I am still impressed by what the colleagues presented during the event. Thank you to everyone who joined and contributed! 📸 created with AI by the team who hosted a session about innovation in decommissioning #letsinnovate #transformationisinnovation #neverstoplearning