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A collection of 8 issues
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
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
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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
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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?
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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