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Neurotechnology landscape: healthcare (2019)

My first attempt to map the neurotech space. It covers 44 companies, structured in three categories based on what they do: diagnostics, interventions that affect/stimulate the brain, brain research and development of brain interfaces

Data network effects for an artificial intelligence startup

This article was originally published in the Towards Data Science publication on Medium, and scored 6.1K views (archived). The artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem matures and it is becoming increasingly difficult to impress customers, investors, and potential acquirers by just attaching an .ai domain to whatever you are doing. Therefore,

Why would someone in a non-software/internet business acquire an artificial intelligence (AI) startup? AKA How an AI startup may find a niche

This article was originally published on Medium, and scored 242 views. Even though investing in artificial intelligence (AI) startups is a recent trend, some large exits already have taken place. For example, Intel paid $15,3B for Mobileye and Google acquired DeepMind for $500M+. Recent acquisitions (e.g. Blue River

In conversation with Viktoria Korzhova. Using brain imaging and data science to study neurones

Today I talk to Viktoria Korzhova, a PhD researcher turned into a science communicator and manager. Viktoria is working towards a PhD degree from Systemic Neurosciences school at LMU Munich, and recently embarked science communication and management path. Today we discuss how technologies in imaging and data science help to

Motives behind acquiring an AI startup: analysis of notable transactions

This article was originally published on Medium, and scored 304 views. More than 250 private AI (artificial intelligence) companies were acquired since 2012, according to CB Insights. Our research at Flint Capital left us with 340 companies. Studying c.50 notable transactions (valuation of $50M and above) helps to define

The master algorithm by Pedro Domingos. What one of Bill Gates’ favourite books says about LinkedIn acquisition

This article was originally published on Medium, and scored 84 views. Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn is the largest in giant’s history and was hardly expectable[1]. Brilliant analysis of the deal may be found in multiple sources. However, one may suggest that the current narrative is too focused

Intel’s Investments in cognitive tech: impact and new opportunities

This article was originally published on Medium, and scored 122 views. Intel is the company which is enormously contributing to development of cognitive technologies. Being the leader of Top500 supercomputer sites, the firm shapes the future of high performance computing (HPC) and the wider ecosystem (Table 1). Analysis investment activity

Microsoft is becoming M(ai)crosoft. R&D and investments in cognitive technologies

This article was originally published on Medium, and scored 609 views. Tech giants are active players at the cognitive technologies scene. Alphabet and Facebook proved themselves active acquirers and investors in cognitive tech. Supercomputers, robots and drones are among themes approached by Internet giants. Microsoft, however, seems to be following

What investments of Alphabet and Facebook may say about the future of the AI?

This article was originally published on Medium, and scored 189 views. Identifying a pattern There is an endless list of industries that the artificial intelligence (AI) may disrupt: automotive, finance, healthcare, insurance and many others are under the ‘threat’[1]. However, there is at least one industry that may find