The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is undeniable. From AI-based medical diagnostics to algorithms used in recruitment and self-teaching robots used in logistics and food serving, AI has permeated all aspects of our lives. Its arrival has been long in the making, for scientists have been mulling a superiorly intelligent machine for almost a century.…
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Much has been said about the differences between startups and corporations — and between their modi operandi and cultures. Until not long ago, the only conceivable form of cooperation between a large company and a startup that did not have a commercial product yet was acquisition. However, the awareness about the benefits of ongoing cooperation…
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As the second round of the AtomLeap High-Tech Accelerator is about to come to an end, we would like to share some important news with the followers of this blog. Namely, that we will host our annual Demo Day featuring all the teams we have accelerated over the past year on December 5. The event…
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E-commerce is the uncontested darling of German investors, having attracted over €10bn in investment since 2010 according to AtomLeap’s data. Nevertheless, fintech, the runner-up sector when it comes to attracting funding, is quickly catching up. This is particularly noticeable in Berlin, which is to Germany what Silicon Valley is to the US—the Mecca for entrepreneurs,…
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If you have been following this blog, you’ve already come across earlier posts regarding Berlin’s booming startup scene. This week’s post is devoted to Artificial intelligence (AI), one of the most promising technologies at the moment and consequently an important part of high tech ecosystems all over the world — including Berlin’s. We hope you…
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Many high-tech startups are stuck in a Catch-22 when it comes to financing their R&D: they have a hard time securing investment because they do not have customers yet; but they cannot get customers without having a finished product, which requires money to develop. In order to help some of the participants in our…
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It was almost 24 years ago that economist and Harvard Business School (HBS) professor Clayton Christensen introduced the concept of disruptive innovation. Drawing lessons from the downfall of then-incumbents like Xerox and Sears, Christensen posited that new market entrants can disrupt established players by tending to the needs of low-end market segments, which the former…
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Now that everyone is back from the summer holidays, we invited the teams participating in the AtomLeap High-Tech Accelerator to an informal get-together over beer and pizza at our office this week. In a relaxed setting, we caught up on their news, shared ours, exchanged tips and impressions about different innovation programs in Germany, and…
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In times like ours, when more and more voices are calling for increased regulation of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) in order to avoid their potentially adverse social impacts, standards are more important than ever. That is because multi-stakeholder dialogue, which is part and parcel of the often laborious process of devising technical and…
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While we are busy with the second round of the AtomLeap High-Tech Accelerator, we always find the time to catch up with teams that we have supported in the past. Such was the case earlier this week, when we sat down to talk with Daniel Seidel, co-founder and CTO of LiveEO. If you’ve been following…
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