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🚀 "VC funding may have dipped in Massachusetts, but innovation hasn't slowed down! Discover how biotech and climate tech startups are leading the charge despite the funding downturn, with a remarkable surge in generative AI investments. Read more on how these emergent sectors are shaping the future of tech in the Bay State. #Innovation #Biotech #ClimateTech #GenerativeAI #VCFunding #MassachusettsTech 🌟"

evroc has been selected as a 2024 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum. 👏 Hyperscale, sovereign, sustainable and secure data centres in Europe aren't going to build themselves. Hats off to Mattias Åström, Andreas Birnik, Andreas Jönsson and the entire evroc team for stepping up to the challenge – and getting praised while doing it! The select group of 100 leading tech startups on the list are all focused on applying new breakthroughs in AI to develop clean energy solutions, healthcare innovation, and biotech, space, and neurotechnology progress. Read more about this year’s cohort: wef.ch/techpioneers24

📢📈 𝗘𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗜𝗖-𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲-𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 💡We’re excited to share groundbreaking insights from the latest report of Jolt Capital's #JoltNinja on the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and its transformative impact on Europe’s deep-tech landscape.🌐 European Commissioner for Innovation Research, Culture, Education and Youth Iliana Ivanova commented, upon sharing the report: "𝐵𝑦 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑎 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒’𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑟𝑢𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝-𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑒𝑠. 𝐼 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒-𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑟𝑢𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝐸𝐼𝐶 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑛 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒." 🚀 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 🔸 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 & 𝘈𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴: 95% of the 233 deep-tech companies have fewer than 100 full-time employees, showcasing their agility and cutting-edge advancements. 🔸 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘶𝘣𝘴: 48% of these companies are outside the UK, Germany, and France, reflecting a widespread and robust innovation landscape across Europe. 🔸 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩: Over €4.7 billion invested in the last decade, with Computing & AI, Optoelectronics, and Life Sciences leading the charge. 🔸 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵: EIC-supported companies are excelling in job creation and patent filings, driving Europe’s competitive edge globally. 🔸 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳-𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴: Revolutionary AI and machine learning, pioneering photonics and groundbreaking biotech solutions are transforming industries. 📈 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗜𝗖 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 The 2022 EIC cohort raised €3.2 billion, created 50% more jobs, and excelled in patent filings compared to non-EIC counterparts. Jolt Capital's Jean Schmitt commented: "As a growth deeptech investor, Jolt is committed to the success of the deeptech ecosystem. We also believe in data to set strategies and drive decisions. Therefore, we built over the past years our own AI engine, named jolt.ninja, tracking a global atlas of deeptech companies. Our analysis of the EIC Fund’s portfolio of companies demonstrates that it is a very effective investment instrument.” ➡ 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 https://lnkd.in/dDiyHSPM EIC Scaling Club #TechTour #EuropeTech #VentureCapital

Khosla Foresees Accelerated Global Progress: Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla predicts unprecedented societal advancement in the next 20 years through widespread adoption of technology, shared at IIT Global Conference. Click on the link to read the full story! https://lnkd.in/g5V_3Wf3 #IIT #VinodKhosla #Technology #AI #Newindia #Newindiaabroad

Quantum, Bio-technologies, Green chemicals, foundational AI, Hydrogen, Gene Therapy, and Smart Materials: chances are high that you are increasingly hearing about these technologies in mass media and in the political discourse since these technologies have the potential to address grand societal challenges. These technologies however have a problem: THEY ARE ON HYPE. What does it mean? And is it bad or good for startups working on these technologies? With this new article from Deep-Tech 4 Dummies I try to uncover which are the effects of hype on new technologies, and how you can leverage the buzz surrounding you to learn faster. Follow Deep-Tech 4 Dummies and support the project to see more content like this in the future. Pledge here: https://lnkd.in/dpRJKGje PS: of course, the meme is available online with all others here: https://bit.ly/meme-dt4d

Crunchbase highlights 5 key areas where seed investors are actively funding startups: AI-Enabled Healthcare: Startups at the AI and healthcare nexus are transforming patient care with cutting-edge tech. Spacetech: Capital-intensive yet innovative, spacetech startups are venturing into asteroid mining, satellite design, and more. Digital Construction: Startups are digitizing the construction industry, introducing AI in project management and modular construction. Fintech & Carbon Economy: Focusing on sustainability, fintech startups are creating tools for carbon management and green finance. Generative AI: With vast applications, generative AI startups are redefining creativity and problem-solving across industries. The trend? Seed investments are focusing on scalable sectors impacting businesses, enterprises, and governments, not just consumer markets. Dive into the full article for insights on how these investments are shaping global innovation. https://lnkd.in/djVCxwTF #VentureCapital #StartupInvesting #SeedFunding #Innovation"

Startup based on early-stage technologies deriving from scientific or engineering advances, commonly defined as Deep-Tech, nowadays are on hype. But is all this hype good or bad for emerging technologies? In this new article we try to better understand where hype comes from and which problems it can generate, to then highlight how Deep-Tech founders might leverage on the same problems that hype generates to learn faster, thus reduce the risk of failure of their initiative. Curious on how you can leverage hype? Have a look at the new article and support the project (here: https://lnkd.in/dRNwviz2) for further content like this 😉 #DeepTech #4dummies #Hype https://lnkd.in/dB7QY46K

India's AI sector is poised for a significant boost with a $1.25 billion investment, as per insights from nature.com. Discover how this initiative will enhance computing infrastructure, establishing data platforms, and supporting deep-tech startups, catalyzing innovation in the country's AI landscape. This significant investment is poised to attract more funding to the deep-tech sector and mitigate risks in early-stage tech development, thereby stimulating product innovation. Read full article at: https://lnkd.in/d_RuDQ32 #AIIndia #TechInvestment #DeepTechInnovation #DataInfrastructure #InnovationBoost #thegreatunicornhunt

The 10 startups selected for the 2024 class of the Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator were announced today. These companies are focused on emerging technologies across industries including AI, biotech, clean energy, and more. Read: https://bit.ly/3x0dqVK | Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator

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