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INSIGHTS newsletter delivers focused content for our LP, incubator, research, investment and partner ecosystem. Each month we highlight important news and our approach to the emerging intersection of deep technology, end-to-end solutions and platforms driven by voice, acoustics/sensory and imagery.

It’s time for smart-sized, “data-centric” solutions to big issues

[IEEE Spectrum] Andrew Ng has serious street cred in artificial intelligence. He pioneered the use of graphics processing units (GPUs) to...

[30] The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT): the connected future of healthcare

[Richard Van Hooijdonk] The Internet of Medical Things, also known as healthcare IoT, enables improved pharmaceutical and hospital...

Denver shows off its mettle with Destination Startup

The Azafran team was on hand for Destination Startup® 2022 a collaboration among leading research universities and federal laboratories...

US Venture Capital Activity Set a Trifecta of Major Records in 2021

Fundraising tops $100 billion in a record year for venture capital [PitchBook] The VC industry has logged another remarkable year in the...

Update: Azafran's Applied Deep Tech Index & Tracker

Compiled each week by the Azafran Data Team, transactions specific to the Azafran Fund II Thesis have soared from a total of ~$4B in 2017...

The Three Internal Barriers to Deep-Tech Corporate Venturing

Chief innovation officers must tackle not-invented-here syndrome, risk aversion, and top-down cultures to successfully collaborate with...

Perseverance & Grit Kicks off 2022 CES & NRF

by Megan Burns, Director - Catalyst Earlier this month, CES® event hosts, attendees and exhibitors from all over the world, overcame our...

CES 2022 - It's a Wrap!

Team Azafran out in force as CES returns to live format for 2022 On all fronts CES 2022 met and even exceeded our team's expectations....

Breaking Down European VCs Remarkable Year

[Pitchbook] Few could have predicted the heights to which Europe and Israel's venture capital market would reach in 2021, with capital...

State of European Tech 2021

Record growth drives new milestones. [Atomico] Europe is firmly positioned as a global tech player in 2021, with a record $100B of...

AI Adoption and Impact 2021: McKinsey’s Annual Global Survey

The results of the latest McKinsey Global Survey on AI indicates that AI adoption continues to grow and that the benefits remain...

Data Confirms Azafran Market Timing

2017-21 Sees significant increases within Azafran’s investment sweet spot by Daniel Nikic, Senior Associate and Data Team Lead Looking...

The IPO Mirage of 2021

Cycles Matter by Jeremy Baksht Azafran Director of Investments With every extended bull market it is common to see a boom in IPO...

Azafran Scouting in The Slush

Slush is a global student-driven movement on a mission to help world-changing founders. Originally founded to change attitudes toward...

Azafran Catalyst Attends 2021 Voice Summits

Human connection is vital in the era of digital transformation by Megan Burns, Director - Catalyst Azafran’s Catalyst focuses on...

Update: Azafran’s Applied Deep Tech Index & Tracker

Compiled each week by the Azafran Data Team, transactions specific to the Azafran Fund II Thesis have soared from a total of ~$4B in 2017...

On Applied Deep Tech:

Google Research Changes the Game for Medical Imaging with Self-Supervised Learning [VentureBeat] Deep learning shows a lot of promise in...

From the Road

As we shift to attending and hosting a blend of live and virtual events, this dynamic continues to be a crucial element helping us to...

What You Need to Know About AI Venture in Q3 ‘21

H1’21 Surpasses All of 2020 $17.9B In global funding. New record. AI startups raised $17.9B in funding across 841 deals in Q3’21. This...

Buy One Get One Free

Conglomerates are Breaking Up by Jeremy Baksht - Azafran Director of Investments The closest thing to a buy one, get one free deal on...

Update: Azafran’s Applied Deep Tech Index & Tracker

Compiled each week by the Azafran Data Team, transactions specific to the Azafran Fund II Thesis have soared from a total of ~$4B in 2017...

State of European Tech 2021

Record Growth Drives New Milestones [Atomico] Europe is firmly positioned as a global tech player in 2021, with a record $100B of capital...

AI Adoption and Impact 2021: McKinsey’s annual global survey

The results of the latest McKinsey Global Survey on AI indicates that AI adoption continues to grow and that the benefits remain...

It’s time for smart-sized, “data-centric” solutions to big issues

[30] The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT): the connected future of healthcare

Denver shows off its mettle with Destination Startup

US Venture Capital Activity Set a Trifecta of Major Records in 2021

Update: Azafran's Applied Deep Tech Index & Tracker

The Three Internal Barriers to Deep-Tech Corporate Venturing

Perseverance & Grit Kicks off 2022 CES & NRF

CES 2022 - It's a Wrap!

Breaking Down European VCs Remarkable Year

State of European Tech 2021

AI Adoption and Impact 2021: McKinsey’s Annual Global Survey

Data Confirms Azafran Market Timing

The IPO Mirage of 2021

Azafran Scouting in The Slush

Azafran Catalyst Attends 2021 Voice Summits

Update: Azafran’s Applied Deep Tech Index & Tracker

On Applied Deep Tech:

From the Road

What You Need to Know About AI Venture in Q3 ‘21

Buy One Get One Free

Update: Azafran’s Applied Deep Tech Index & Tracker

State of European Tech 2021

AI Adoption and Impact 2021: McKinsey’s annual global survey

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