What inspired you to become an investor in AI businesses?
AI is profoundly transformational and beyond the AI Infrastructure businesses, the technology will become table stakes for all other aspects of technology. It will be hard to imagine any application not leveraging AI, meaning data and automation. So in a way, not investing in AI would be not investing in the future. Beyond new companies, existing ones need to rethink their stack, their approach to the value they deliver to their customer.
What will you be speaking about at the conference, and why is it especially important right now?
I will be talking about the difference between infrastructure AI and application AI with a lot of positives for Europe in the latter segment with the availability of talent, the know-how of enterprise applications, previous B2B SaaS app expertise that helped with customer need understanding, GTM, etc. Basically trying to highlight that while we might have a funding gap for infrastructure AI, we are very competitive for application AI.
” It will be hard to imagine any application not leveraging AI, meaning data and automation.”
What key takeaway do you hope attendees will gain from your session?
Highlighting that AI is a major revolution in technology, one where Europe has a lot of important cards to play and as AI becomes table stakes in all applications we have a lot to build on and be competitive in that space.
What trends or developments in AI excite you and concern you the most?
I am particularly excited about the developments of AI in Cybersecurity. It is one of those areas where AI is helping both the bad and good folks. The race to innovation is stronger than ever as AI is being used to increase phishing attacks – for example – and the quantity of attack data is simply impossible to be handled by human operators.
What advice would you give to someone looking to develop AI solutions?
Going back to my initial point, I think AI is table stakes and has to be baked into any new product or solution. It is therefore critical for new entrepreneurs to be at the forefront of the technology and make the most of it in their offering. It will not only greatly impact how you develop your technology but also how you price it and market it.
