Shaping the future by investing in Applied AIhttps://bootstraplabs.com/https://bootstraplabs.com/2024/10/10/bootstraplabs-acquired-by-ares-managment/https://bootstraplabs.com/2024/10/10/bootstraplabs-acquired-by-ares-managment/Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”, NYSE: ARES), a leading global alternative investment manager with over $447 billion in assets under management[1], closed on its acquisition of BootstrapLabs on February 1st, 2024 to accelerate and enhance Ares’s AI strategy. In addition to managing a leading AI-Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:05:00 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2023/06/09/apple-vision-pro-will-define-another-category/https://bootstraplabs.com/2023/06/09/apple-vision-pro-will-define-another-category/I think Apple’s highly priced Mixed Reality headset, actually is going to be a runaway success, the initial VisionPro might not be the mass market product, but over time we will see the Vision Air, the Vision Pro 2 with longer battery life etc.Fri, 09 Jun 2023 05:00:11 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2023/04/26/the-ai-big-bang-disruption-and-four-paths-ahead/https://bootstraplabs.com/2023/04/26/the-ai-big-bang-disruption-and-four-paths-ahead/Nine years ago, the book “Big Bang Disruption” by Paul Nunes and Larry Downes came out. It attempted to describe the anatomy of disruptive change driven by technology breakthroughs. Disruption…Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:31:37 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2022/10/19/flashback-to-our-latest-bootstraplabs-applied-ai-insiders-series-applied-ai-and-climate-energy/https://bootstraplabs.com/2022/10/19/flashback-to-our-latest-bootstraplabs-applied-ai-insiders-series-applied-ai-and-climate-energy/BootstrapLabs has built a community of more than 40,000 people from over 60 countries who care about applying Artificial Intelligence to solve the hardest problems of our society. The BootstrapLabs…Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:27:14 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2022/08/26/the-future-of-work-what-is-it-really/https://bootstraplabs.com/2022/08/26/the-future-of-work-what-is-it-really/The Future of Work - What Is It, Really? "So, what is 'future of work'?" As the Head of the BootstrapLabs Venture Studio for Future of Work (phew, that's a long title), I've been getting that…Fri, 26 Aug 2022 02:23:00 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2022/08/11/congratulations-to-alex-holub-abhik-majumdar-and-philip-west-vidora-acquired-by-mparticle/https://bootstraplabs.com/2022/08/11/congratulations-to-alex-holub-abhik-majumdar-and-philip-west-vidora-acquired-by-mparticle/BootstrapLabs is pleased to announce that on August 3rd, 2022, our portfolio company Vidora was acquired by mParticle, the leader in customer data infrastructure. The worldwide acceleration of…Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:33:47 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2022/06/08/flashback-to-our-last-bootstraplabs-applied-ai-insiders-series-applied-ai-supply-chain/https://bootstraplabs.com/2022/06/08/flashback-to-our-last-bootstraplabs-applied-ai-insiders-series-applied-ai-supply-chain/BootstrapLabs has built a community of more than 40,000 people from over 60 countries who care about applying Artificial Intelligence to solve the hardest problems of our society. The BootstrapLabs…Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:11:35 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2022/05/24/why-artificial-intelligence-is-the-catalyst/https://bootstraplabs.com/2022/05/24/why-artificial-intelligence-is-the-catalyst/Artificial Intelligence is likely one of the biggest disruptions we have seen in modern times (and I have been building technology since the 80ies), it will have a bigger impact than the Internet, Mobile Computing and Cloud Computing.Tue, 24 May 2022 04:40:49 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2022/05/09/congratulations-to-rahul-chipalkatty-and-jay-m-wong-southie-autonomy-secures-2-5-million-seed-funding-round-led-by-bootstraplabs-to-support-growth/https://bootstraplabs.com/2022/05/09/congratulations-to-rahul-chipalkatty-and-jay-m-wong-southie-autonomy-secures-2-5-million-seed-funding-round-led-by-bootstraplabs-to-support-growth/BootstrapLabs is pleased to share that our portfolio company Southie Autonomy secured $2.5 million in seed funding and an additional $5 million in venture leasing to support Southie’s disruptive…Mon, 09 May 2022 09:43:00 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2022/02/07/interview-with-nicolai-wadstrom-in-pensioner-formaner/https://bootstraplabs.com/2022/02/07/interview-with-nicolai-wadstrom-in-pensioner-formaner/Interview with Nicolai Wadstrom in "PENSIONER & FÖRMÅNER" (Swedish) Established companies in all industries and where the company has not succeeded in getting a full exchange of AI risk being…Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:09:46 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/12/21/announcing-bootstraplabs-portfolio-applied-ai-impact-report-2021/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/12/21/announcing-bootstraplabs-portfolio-applied-ai-impact-report-2021/Announcing BootstrapLabs Portfolio - Applied AI Impact Report 2021 Artificial Intelligence technologies, applied to some of the world’s most important problems, have the potential to drive a major…Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:44:52 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/10/28/announcing-our-first-venture-studio-and-welcoming-erik-starck/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/10/28/announcing-our-first-venture-studio-and-welcoming-erik-starck/At BootstrapLabs we are excited to welcome Erik Starck, as our Head of BootstrapLabs Venture Studio for Future of Work. Below you can find some short insights about our recently announced Venture Studio and learn more about Erik`s vision.Thu, 28 Oct 2021 03:33:25 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/06/30/bootstraplabs-aai19-on-the-road-to-artificial-general-intelligence/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/06/30/bootstraplabs-aai19-on-the-road-to-artificial-general-intelligence/The BootstrapLabs Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 AAI19 brought together the brightest and most experienced experts in the field of AI for an immersive day of learning, discussion,…Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:06:14 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/06/24/coffee-break-series-aeye/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/06/24/coffee-break-series-aeye/ On Wednesday May 26th, BootstrapLabs Co-Founder Benjamin Levy moderated our latest Coffee Break Series on Applied AI and…Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:04:58 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/06/16/bootstraplabs-ai-national-plans-state-funding-and-geopolitical-implications/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/06/16/bootstraplabs-ai-national-plans-state-funding-and-geopolitical-implications/The BootstrapLabs Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 AAI19 brought together the brightest and most experienced experts in the field of AI for an immersive day of learning, discussion,…Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:23:22 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/06/09/congratulations-to-karim-galil-and-wael-salloum-mendel-raises-18m-in-series-a-funding/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/06/09/congratulations-to-karim-galil-and-wael-salloum-mendel-raises-18m-in-series-a-funding/BootstrapLabs is pleased to share that our portfolio company Mendel.ai raised $18M in a Series A funding round. The new funding will go towards accelerating its growth and the development of a…Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:42:26 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/06/02/bootstraplabs-ai-and-national-security/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/06/02/bootstraplabs-ai-and-national-security/The BootstrapLabs Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 AAI19 brought together the brightest and most experienced experts in the field of AI for an immersive day of learning, discussion,…Wed, 02 Jun 2021 10:13:53 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/05/26/bootstraplabs-at-the-aaic-2021-europe/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/05/26/bootstraplabs-at-the-aaic-2021-europe/On May 25th, BootstrapLabs Founder and CEO Nicolai Wadstrom participated in the European Applied AI Conference 2021, which was based in Vienna, Austria, but held virtually. At this year's conference,…Wed, 26 May 2021 10:58:34 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/05/25/bootstraplabs-at-the-investing-in-ai-panel-financing-predictions-and-landscape-in-2021/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/05/25/bootstraplabs-at-the-investing-in-ai-panel-financing-predictions-and-landscape-in-2021/On Thursday May 13th, BootstrapLabs Principal Luigi Congedo participated in the webinar on Investing in AI - Financing Predictions and Landscape in 2021 - along with other industry experts. Together…Tue, 25 May 2021 11:51:07 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/05/19/founder-stories-iunu/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/05/19/founder-stories-iunu/iUNU is disrupting the way growers do business by harnessing the power of computer vision to change the economics of farming, turning greenhouse production into data-driven manufacturing plants. By…Wed, 19 May 2021 09:55:40 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/05/18/congratulations-to-chris-carson-and-team-hayden-ai-secures-4-5m-funding-round-led-by-bootstraplabs-to-support-growth/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/05/18/congratulations-to-chris-carson-and-team-hayden-ai-secures-4-5m-funding-round-led-by-bootstraplabs-to-support-growth/BootstrapLabs is pleased to share that our portfolio company Hayden AI Secures $4.5M funding round which brings the company's total funding to $9.5 million, including a $5 million seed round from…Tue, 18 May 2021 10:01:52 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/05/12/indus-ai-acquired-by-procore-technologies/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/05/12/indus-ai-acquired-by-procore-technologies/BootstrapLabs is pleased to share that Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR) acquired our portfolio company INDUS.AI on May 6, 2021. Unlike the design, planning, and virtualization phases of the…Wed, 12 May 2021 09:59:28 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/05/06/bootstraplabs-transforming-the-food-industry-with-applied-ai/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/05/06/bootstraplabs-transforming-the-food-industry-with-applied-ai/The BootstrapLabs Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 AAI19 brought together the brightest and most experienced experts in the field of AI for an immersive day of learning, discussion,…Thu, 06 May 2021 09:24:34 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/04/29/founder-stories-hayden-ai/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/04/29/founder-stories-hayden-ai/Hayden AI - Applied AI and Smart Cities The concept of Smart Cities has evolved as a need for cities to operate more efficiently and serve their citizens better. The problem is that today’s cities…Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:14:29 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/04/22/bootstraplabs-how-ai-is-shaping-the-future-of-manufacturing-construction-industrial-design/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/04/22/bootstraplabs-how-ai-is-shaping-the-future-of-manufacturing-construction-industrial-design/The BootstrapLabs Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 AAI19 brought together the brightest and most experienced experts in the field of AI for an immersive day of learning, discussion,…Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:29:22 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/04/15/founder-stories-navtrac/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/04/15/founder-stories-navtrac/NavTrac - Applied AI and Logistics The size of the global logistics industry is estimated at approximately $10 trillion annually, representing approximately 10% of the global GDP. Like many other…Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:20:20 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/04/09/bootstraplabs-aai19-how-ai-networking-can-solve-unsolvable-problems/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/04/09/bootstraplabs-aai19-how-ai-networking-can-solve-unsolvable-problems/The BootstrapLabs Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 AAI19 brought together the brightest and most experienced experts in the field of AI for an immersive day of learning, discussion,…Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:19:31 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/03/30/founder-stories-getaccept/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/03/30/founder-stories-getaccept/GetAccept - Applied AI and Enterprise Productivity Historically there has been a perception that if an employee was not in the office, they were not working. This year’s pandemic has forced millions…Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:48:42 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/03/25/bootstraplabs-enterprise-ai-applications/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/03/25/bootstraplabs-enterprise-ai-applications/The BootstrapLabs Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 AAI19 brought together the brightest and most experienced experts in the field of AI for an immersive day of learning, discussion,…Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:43:06 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/03/19/founder-stories-myia-health/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/03/19/founder-stories-myia-health/Applied AI and Healthcare: Myia Health developed an intelligent patient monitoring platform to better support patients with chronic conditions, a $38Bn industry. International Data Corporation (IDC)…Fri, 19 Mar 2021 09:28:40 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/03/18/the-story-of-our-principal-luigi-congedo-on-forbes-italia/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/03/18/the-story-of-our-principal-luigi-congedo-on-forbes-italia/On March 10th, Luigi was featured on Forbes Italia as one of the young emerging venture capitalists of artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley. Below you can find an extract of Luigi’s interview:…Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:37:08 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/03/11/bootstraplabs-aai19-panel-will-ai-break-or-save-the-internet/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/03/11/bootstraplabs-aai19-panel-will-ai-break-or-save-the-internet/The BootstrapLabs Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 AAI19 brought together the brightest and most experienced experts in the field of AI for an immersive day of learning, discussion,…Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:22:48 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/03/04/founder-stories-unitq/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/03/04/founder-stories-unitq/Turning User Feedback Data into Product Success In our hyperconnected world, no sector of the economy is untouched by software technology. Over the past two decades the very nature of all aspects of…Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:13:33 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/02/26/bootstraplabs-aai19-life-in-the-fast-lane/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/02/26/bootstraplabs-aai19-life-in-the-fast-lane/The BootstrapLabs Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 AAI19 brought together the brightest and most experienced experts in the field of AI for an immersive day of learning, discussion,…Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:11:18 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/02/23/founder-stories-sibly/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/02/23/founder-stories-sibly/Someone to Talk to The technology sector still is the engine of productivity and economic growth, and this pandemic is actually accelerating the digitization of many sectors. Sibly - a mobile…Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:36:48 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/02/19/bootstraplabs-aai19-ai-and-financial-automation/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/02/19/bootstraplabs-aai19-ai-and-financial-automation/The BootstrapLabs Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 AAI19 brought together the brightest and most experienced experts in the field of AI for an immersive day of learning, discussion,…Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:11:21 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/02/17/founder-stories-vidora/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/02/17/founder-stories-vidora/The future of work is digital, and the demand for the skills that enable this paradigm continue to accelerate. The biggest catalyst is the adoption of Automation and AI, that holds the promise to…Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:08:28 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/02/12/bootstraplabs-aai19-ai-impact-on-the-global-south/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/02/12/bootstraplabs-aai19-ai-impact-on-the-global-south/The BootstrapLabs Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 AAI19 brought together the brightest and most experienced experts in the field of AI for an immersive day of learning, discussion,…Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:35:16 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/02/09/congratulations-to-cathrine-andersen-and-christian-rasmussen-roger-ai-acquired-by-fleetcor/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/02/09/congratulations-to-cathrine-andersen-and-christian-rasmussen-roger-ai-acquired-by-fleetcor/Congratulations to Cathrine Andersen and Christian Rasmussen - Roger.ai acquired by FLEETCOR, a leading global business payments companyTue, 09 Feb 2021 09:32:12 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/01/27/bootstraplabs-aai19-how-ai-will-place-humans-at-the-heart-of-healthcare/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/01/27/bootstraplabs-aai19-how-ai-will-place-humans-at-the-heart-of-healthcare/The BootstrapLabs Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 AAI19 brought together the brightest and most experienced experts in the field of AI for an immersive day of learning, discussion,…Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:24:34 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2021/01/20/congratulations-to-sabrina-atienza-and-george-ramonov-qurious-io-acquired-by-pegasystems-inc/https://bootstraplabs.com/2021/01/20/congratulations-to-sabrina-atienza-and-george-ramonov-qurious-io-acquired-by-pegasystems-inc/Congratulations to Sabrina Atienza and George Ramonov - Qurious.io acquired by Pegasystems, IncWed, 20 Jan 2021 14:46:44 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2020/10/13/announcing-bootstraplabs-investment-in-hayden-ai-technologies-inc/https://bootstraplabs.com/2020/10/13/announcing-bootstraplabs-investment-in-hayden-ai-technologies-inc/Announcing BootstrapLabs’ investment in Hayden AI Technologies, IncTue, 13 Oct 2020 02:30:00 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2020/04/07/join-the-bootstraplabs-applied-ai-community-online/https://bootstraplabs.com/2020/04/07/join-the-bootstraplabs-applied-ai-community-online/BootstrapLabs has released several videos featuring interviews and presentations from new and past events on its online proprietary platform, BootstrapWorks. BootstrapWorks is a community-centric…Tue, 07 Apr 2020 10:40:34 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2020/04/01/post-covid-19-world-the-bullish-case-for-early-stage-vcs-founders-part-3/https://bootstraplabs.com/2020/04/01/post-covid-19-world-the-bullish-case-for-early-stage-vcs-founders-part-3/RETURN TO PART 2 HERE Applied AI Investment Thesis The case for rapid adoption of Applied Artificial Intelligence across every sector remains valid, and if anything, the roadmap for adoption is being…Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:41:44 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2020/04/01/post-covid-19-world-the-bullish-case-for-early-stage-vcs-founders-part-2/https://bootstraplabs.com/2020/04/01/post-covid-19-world-the-bullish-case-for-early-stage-vcs-founders-part-2/RETURN TO PART 1 HERE Exits: IPOs and M&A Landscape Initial Public Offerings - IPOs According to the Renaissance Capital research note of March 27, 2020, “The 2020 IPO market began with optimism and…Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:41:27 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2020/04/01/post-covid-19-world-the-bullish-case-for-early-stage-vcs-founders-part-1/https://bootstraplabs.com/2020/04/01/post-covid-19-world-the-bullish-case-for-early-stage-vcs-founders-part-1/Early-stage venture capitalists are in the business of hitting targets most people cannot see. Our focal point is usually set 3 to 5 years into the future. We often discover a future that is already…Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:41:12 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2020/03/25/collection-of-covid-19-resources-for-founders-entrepreneurs/https://bootstraplabs.com/2020/03/25/collection-of-covid-19-resources-for-founders-entrepreneurs/BootstrapLabs has been in touch with our portfolio company CEOs on a nearly daily basis and are fully committed to supporting them in every way possible. Here is a collection of advice and resources…Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:18:04 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2020/03/21/subject-bootstraplabs-portfolio-company-mendel-is-codifying-covid-19/https://bootstraplabs.com/2020/03/21/subject-bootstraplabs-portfolio-company-mendel-is-codifying-covid-19/Mendel, a BootstrapLabs portfolio company, has announced that they have assembled a task force to address COVID-19 using applied artificial intelligence. Please see this announcement from Mendel…Sat, 21 Mar 2020 14:19:53 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2020/03/21/sibly-offers-complimentary-services-for-the-covid-19-crisis/https://bootstraplabs.com/2020/03/21/sibly-offers-complimentary-services-for-the-covid-19-crisis/In these unprecedented times of “Social Distancing” and “Isolation”, you, your family, and your coworkers, may feel under an increased amount of stress and confusion, or simply a bit overwhelmed. One…Sat, 21 Mar 2020 14:01:58 GMThttps://bootstraplabs.com/2020/03/06/geopolitical-implications-of-coronavirus-preliminary-insights/https://bootstraplabs.com/2020/03/06/geopolitical-implications-of-coronavirus-preliminary-insights/BootstrapLabs Special Advisor and Founder & CEO of FutureGrasp, Tom Campbell, Ph.D. and his team have published an article titled "Geopolitical Implications of Coronavirus: Preliminary Insights" that…Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:44:57 GMT