Investments

The 4 Waves of AI: Who Will Own the Future of Technology?

Recently, I picked up Kai-Fu Lee’s newest book, AI Superpowers. Kai-Fu Lee is one of the most plugged-in AI investors on the planet, managing over $2 billion between six funds and over 300 portfolio companies in the US and China. Artikel lesen

Achieving Impact with Investments – Myths & Reality

The market is up for grabs. The largest wealth transfer to ever occur is underway. Baby Boomers are set to shift $30 trillion in assets to their heirs – mainly Gen Xers and millennials. This event creates risks and opportunities for wealth management firms. Artikel lesen

Global Competition of AI in Business: How China Differs

China’s momentum and challenges in artificial intelligence investments yield telling lessons for its worldwide observers. China’s ambition in artificial intelligence is often framed as a tech rivalry between two important centers for digital innovation — the east coast of China and the U.S. Artikel lesen

The Amazing Ways Chinese Tech Giant Alibaba Uses Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning

When you discover the ways Chinese company Alibaba, the world’s largest e-commerce marketplace with $248 billion in transactions (more than eBay and Amazon combined), invests in artificial intelligence and machine learning, you realize quickly that the list of what it doesn’t impact is much shorter. Artikel lesen

Global Fintech Report Q2 2018

A data-driven look at global financial technology investment trends, top deals, active investors, and corporate activity. Report Highlights: Globally there are 29 fintech unicorns valued, in aggregate, at $84.4B. Artikel lesen

This Is Why All Companies Need An AI Strategy Today

The following is a guest post by Rita C. Waite, a Growth Strategy & Investments Manager at Juniper Networks. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally changing how businesses operate across all sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, IT, and transportation. Artikel lesen

Top Artificial Intelligence Influencers to Follow in 2018

1.Elon Musk: Elon Reeve Musk FRS is a South African-born American business magnate, investor and engineer. He is the founder, CEO, and lead designer of SpaceX; co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; and co-founder and CEO of Neuralink He was ranked the No. Artikel lesen

Alphabet Is Sitting on About $11 Billion in Startup Investments

Google shared a result from its years of prodigious startup investing for the first time on Monday: The holdings are worth about $11 billion, based on company estimates. A new accounting rule prompted Google parent Alphabet Inc. Artikel lesen

FinTech Podcast #151 – Investments / Robo / Algos

In der 151. Ausgabe des FinTech Podcast diskutieren André und Rafael mit Ralf Heim von www.Fincite.de über smarte Geld-Anlage, Robo’s und Algo’s. Aus aktuellem Anlass auch ein paar Worte zum Thema savedroid. Artikel lesen

An Average Record Quarter – German FinTech VC Q1 2018

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SoftBank’s $100 billion mega-fund made it much harder for young tech startups to raise finance — here’s why

There’s been a drop-off in global early-stage startup funding over the past year, according to a report from Delta Partners.That’s partly down to the rise of corporate venture funds, which are putting more money into „big bets“ such as Uber and office sharing company WeWork. Artikel lesen

Five Steps to help your organisation implement Machine Learning technologies

Machine learning technology is able to analyse and improve performance without direct human intervention, so it’s no wonder that it’s high on the investment roadmap for many CIOs In fact five hundred CIOs were recently polled for the annual Global CIO Point of View Survey and nearly 90% are usi Artikel lesen

The big picture in fintech

It seems that 2017 was a great year for fintech in general with a record $16.6 billion of VC-backed financing and 1128 deals according to CB Insights „Fintech Trends to Watch in 2018“ report. Artikel lesen

How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions

LONDON — As the upstart voter-profiling company Cambridge Analytica prepared to wade into the 2014 American midterm elections, it had a problem. The firm had secured a $15 million investment from Robert Mercer, the wealthy Republican donor, and wooed his political adviser, Stephen K. Artikel lesen

The maker of Schlage locks creates $50 million fund for IoT

Allegion, the $2.4 billion company that makes Schlage branded locks, has created a $50 million fund to invest in the internet of things. This is Allegion’s first foray into corporate investing as a formal fund, although it has made investments prior to the fund’s creation. Artikel lesen

Internet of Things Investments Becoming More Substantial

The internet of things (IoT) sector has seen vibrant funding and exit activity over the past few years. Artikel lesen

The Pulse of Fintech – Q4 2017

Given the significant interest in fintech globally, and its ongoing evolution in terms of market drivers, technologies and potential use-cases, KPMG brings you the pulse of fintech investment globally. Artikel lesen

2017 VC Investment Landscape

Innovate Finance’s 2017 VC FinTech investment landscape provides investors, startups and the wider FinTech ecosystem the data to understand trends and capital flows as the FinTech market evolves. Artikel lesen

5 Reasons to Invest in an InsurTech Start-up

Investing in a start-up can feel like an investment in the future. This is especially true if the start-up is an InsurTech, with the combination of insurance and technology promising innovation and fancy new technologies at the same time. Artikel lesen

How to sell small businesses on the internet of things

It’s no secret that the industrial IoT is where folks are hoping to make the big bucks. Investments in platforms, security, middleware, and even esoteric analytics software will continue to make headlines in 2018. Artikel lesen

10 Charts That Will Change Your Perspective On Artificial Intelligence’s Growth

There has been a 14X increase in the number of active AI startups since 2000. Investment into AI start-ups by venture capitalists has increased 6X since 2000. The share of jobs requiring AI skills has grown 4.5X since 2013. Artikel lesen

Robo-Advisers Are Coming to Consulting and Corporate Strategy

Does a robot manage your money? For many of us, the answer is yes. Online and algorithmic investment and financial advice is easy to come by these days, usually under the moniker of “robo-advisor. Artikel lesen

How Coinbase could disrupt traditional brokerages and dominate the investment market

The last few months and weeks in the crypto world have been intense to say the least. Words like “bubble” and “mania” are used all the time. Over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, Coinbase — the leading exchange among newcomers to the crypto-world — reportedly opened over 100,000 accounts. Artikel lesen

From VR to A.I., smart cities poised to dominate the conversation at CES 2018

The Consumer Technology Association and financial firm Deloitte have made a major investment at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CTA) to highlight smart cities technology and encourage attendees to explore the solutions presented by this emerging sector. Artikel lesen

What are the next big things that angels will take a flutter on in 2018?

Angel investors get ready to take a punt on the big trends in tech. Angel investment in Ireland is forecast to increase 17pc in 2018 with angel investors increasingly focused on big trends in medtech, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, internet of things and virtual reality. Artikel lesen

IoT, Digitalisation and SDN/NFV technologies likely to rule Indian IT in 2018

The year 2017 was an eventful year for the Indian Information Technology (IT) sector. Focus on digitalization and automation lead to an increased investment by the enterprises. Cloud, mobile, big data, artificial intelligence (AI) opened up new opportunities for the industry. Artikel lesen

A VC perspective: what happened to the Internet of Things?

IoT is more than smart homes and connected appliances; it could soon expand to include manufacturing floors, healthcare, transportation, and energy grids. Industry experts and excited consumers have pegged Internet of Things (IoT) as the next Industrial Revolution. Artikel lesen