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This founder is solving a massive bottleneck in space technology - satellites collect 100 TB of data daily but take a week to send it back to Earth. His optical ground stations can do it in just 3 hours, making data transfer 100x faster. With a team that's built quantum computers and quantum satellite prototypes, plus an advisor who mentors: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, they're already getting commitments from major satellite players. Shreyaans Jain QOSMIC

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"We're not building another application layer on top of existing models. We've developed a completely new foundational architecture that enables us to create specialised AI assistants that outperform current solutions in specific domains like programming and medicine, while using twenty-five times less computational resources," says the CEO of Farang, our latest investment at APEX Ventures 🚀 When Voima Ventures introduced us to Emil Romanus, we were immediately fascinated by him as a person and AI developer. We completely share his perspective, that today's LLMs achieve their "magic" through a brute-force approach and there must be a more natural — more human brain like — way to train AI models. This is exactly what Farang has set out to do and we cannot wait to share the first models with the world 🤖 We are very proud to back Emil and his team on their mission to build the kind of foundational change we believe will separate the next generation of AI leaders from today's incumbents. https://lnkd.in/g792s9An #deeptech #venturecapital #onwardsandupwards

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MIT's Wake-Up Call: 95% of AI Pilots Are Failing – But Here's Why Startups Can Win Big But this new MIT NANDA report? It's a reality check we all need. Key bombshells: 95% of AI projects flop on ROI – not because the tech sucks, but due to "learning gaps" in integration. Startups crush corporates here: No legacy baggage means you can build AI-native from the start. Buy > Build: Vendor solutions win 67% of the time vs. 33% for internal efforts. Focus on back-end automation for real cost cuts, not flashy marketing tools. This aligns with what I'm seeing in Southeast Asia – hype outpacing execution, but smart founders are turning failures into opportunities. Follow or connect with me if you want more content or have questions for me to answer. Cheers. https://lnkd.in/gx9Q_yn5

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When I proposed that World Fund invest in a quantum computing startup back in late 2021, the link between climate and compute wasn’t obvious. It is now. Today, I am so proud of Jan Goetz and the entire IQM Quantum Computers team as they announce their $320 million Series B – the largest quantum raise ever outside the US. Too often, the narrative is that Europe is “behind.” This achievement proves otherwise. You can build a global leader out of Espoo and Munich in one of the most cutting-edge technology fields. You can become a global thought leader out of Europe, as Jan is doing. My hope is that this news sparks a stronger European narrative - and encourages us to be loud and proud about our successes. Back in 2022 we ended up leading IQM’s €128m Series A with me being on the board for the past three years. To see them now scaling globally, with a roadmap to fault-tolerant, error-corrected systems, is an extremely proud moment for me personally. So excited for what comes next for them! A warm welcome to Ten Eleven Ventures as the lead investor and Alex on the board - this is a major step towards our US expansion and global quantum dominance. A big congrats to our co-investors Tesi, Elo Mutual Pension Insurance, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance, Schwarz Group, Winbond Electronics Corporation, EIC - European Innovation Council, Bayern Kapital, Vsquared Ventures and more. Press coverage in the comments. More information on the link between climate and compute in our report on the subject which profiles IQM, linked here. https://lnkd.in/dYGcKb73 

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From open-source models to $100 robot arms, Hugging Face is proving that its community-first ethos extends beyond language models. On a new ep of Training Data Thomas Wolf, co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Hugging Face, shared how the same approach that democratized transformers is now being applied to robotics. The vision? 🔹 Lower the barriers to entry with affordable, adaptable hardware like Reachy Mini and the $100 robotic arm. 🔹  Provide developers and entrepreneurs with building blocks, not finished products, so they can create, experiment, and innovate. 🔹 Foster an open ecosystem where ideas move from hobbyist projects to real businesses faster than ever before. Just as Hugging Face helped millions of developers engage with large language models, the company now sees a future where robotics is no longer a niche vertical but a horizontal platform that anyone can build on. Thomas also shared that robotics today feels like Large Language Models 5 years ago -- exciting times ahead! CC Pat Grady Listen to the full episode: Apple: https://seq.vc/24fe62 Spotify: https://seq.vc/vzi YouTube: https://seq.vc/23dc1c

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