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Christian Reitberger & George Ugras

Blumorpho Launches Digital Sessions for INPHO Venture Summit 2024 Facilitating Early-Stage Investor Engagement - September2024

Blumorpho is organizing the digital sessions for the Inpho Venture Summit 2024 with the goal of creating the right conditions for successful innovation by connecting startups, investors, and innovators with the best partners in disruptive technologies. These digital sessions are a unique feature that distinguishes Blumorpho in the venture ecosystem, enabling entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators to kickstart meaningful discussions well before the summit begins.

Christian Reitberger & George Ugras

Counteract a monopolized world in deeptech - March 2024

With George UGRAS, Managing director at AV8 Ventures and Christian REITBERGER, Partner at Matterwave Ventures

Christian Reitberger expresses concerns about a potential future dominated by Nvidia, where all computing services are provided by a few major companies, creating a monopolized and homogenous landscape. He advocates for a more diverse and colorful world, where system integration incorporates various technologies and architectures.

George Ugras shares optimism, citing historical precedents where dominant market shares have been challenged by innovative newcomers.

Eric benhamou

There are alternatives to Costly LLMs and GPUs - March 2024

With Eric Benhamou, Founder at Benhamou Global Ventures  

Eric Benhamou discusses 2 main themes highlighted by George and Christian during the conference: infrastructure and applications. He acknowledges the capital intensity associated with AI generation, raising concerns about industry concentration.

He emphasizes the need for a debate on open versus closed models in AI development. He expresses optimism about the potential of scaled AI applications, particularly in vertical deployments, to disrupt industries.

And also discusses the challenges and opportunities in infrastructure, including the shift from cloud-centric to edge and on-premise computing. He underscores the importance of robust cybersecurity measures against emerging threats posed by Gen AI.

Overall, Eric Benhamou anticipates fruitful discussions at the conference, particularly regarding breakthroughs in AI deployments and productivity enhancements.

Christian Reitberger

Energy, Defense Challenges in France & Europe: Spotlight on - March 2024

With Christian Reitberger, Partner at Matterwave Ventures   

Christian Reitberger highlights two distinct aspects of France: its strong emphasis on nuclear energy and its successful collaboration between major defense players and the startup ecosystem. Christian Reitberger discusses the significance of nuclear energy in France, contrasting it with the preferences of other European countries like Germany. He suggests a lively debate on the necessity of nuclear energy, including Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), to meet energy demands, particularly for industries and data centers. Christian Reitberger also praises France’s model of collaboration between defense corporations and startups, noting its resemblance to successful practices in the United States. He emphasizes the uniqueness of these dynamics and suggests showcasing them at a French conference to provide valuable insights uncommon elsewhere.

T.M. Ravi

GenAI: Addressing Infrastructure Needs for LLMs - March 2024

With T.M. Ravi, Founder at The Hive

T.M. Ravi presents four key discussion topics: Gen AI, climate, health (specifically cancer), and defense. He emphasizes that Gen AI and infrastructure extend beyond GPUs to include middleware, new-gen operating systems, and a data layer for Large Language Models (LLMs). Ravi underscores the importance of integrating infrastructure with applications and improving operations, coding, R&D, and design. He highlights the CEO of Nvidia’s statement that 30% of new code at Google is Gen AI-generated, indicating significant advancements. Discussions also touch on vertical and horizontal applications, providing ample material for debate.

Dieter KRAFT, Director ar TRUMPF Venture and François TISON, General Partner at 360 Capital Partner

Frugal and Edge Computing - March 2024

With Dieter KRAFT, Director ar TRUMPF Venture and François TISON, General Partner at 360 Capital Partner

Francois Tison challenges Nvidia’s viewpoint, advocating for less compute power to sustain the planet. He sees a global shift towards frugal computing and believes Europe’s engineering strengths position it well for reindustrialization.

Dieter Kraft highlights the trend towards more efficient computing, particularly on the edge, and its potential to reshape architectures. Both identify these topics as key for discussion at the INPHO event, emphasizing collaboration to address challenges and seize opportunities.

 Mathieu Costes, Airbus Venture

Evolving Computing Hardware - March 2024

With Mathieu Costes, Airbus Venture

Mathieu Costes highlights the evolving computing landscape, emphasizing Quantum Computing and emerging hardware technologies. He discusses the importance of these advancements for Venture Capital investments, particularly in early-stage ventures. Costes also underscores the need for software orchestration in hybrid architectures and the urgency for sustainability in data center operations.

Do you really know Venture Capital firms?

Do you really know Venture Capital firms?

Join INPHO Venture Summit to see VCs in their true light. Whether your company has a corporate investment team or not, good discussions and collaborations with Private Investors are always very beneficial. This is what INPHO Venture Summit is all about.

Industrial Blockchain: what’s next?

Industrial Blockchain: what’s next?

A panel discussion of INPHO® Venture Summit will be dedicated to industrial blockchain. It will be moderated by Dieter Kraft, Managing Director at TRUMPF Venture. In this interview Dieter Kraft will share a first taste of what will be challenged during said panel discussion.

The future of blockchain : cross-industry applications & new business models

The future of blockchain : cross-industry applications & new business models

Bitcoin is the beginning but far the end of Blockchain. Gartner Research has predicted business value from blockchain technology will total more than $176 billion by 2025, then surge to exceed $3.1 trillion just five years later. These projections seem to give the blockchain a bright future ahead across all industries.

What does it take to start a business ?

What does it take to start a business ?

Our partner, Blumorpho, interviews Derek Proudian, a Silicon Valley venture investor, start-up CEO, and entrepreneur, who will give you his valuable insights on building a start-up in today’s world.

Ubiquitous high performance computing… why, where and how?

Ubiquitous high performance computing… why, where and how?

Christian Reitberger, Partner at btov and Wellington Partners, is member of the InPHO editorial committee. During the upcoming InPHO meeting that will take place in Bordeaux, 11th -12th October, he will chair the session “Ubiquitous high performance computing … why, where and how?”

Do you really know Venture Capital firms?

Do you really know Venture Capital firms?

Join INPHO Venture Summit to see VCs in their true light. Whether your company has a corporate investment team or not, good discussions and collaborations with Private Investors are always very beneficial. This is what INPHO Venture Summit is all about.

Industrial Blockchain: what’s next?

Industrial Blockchain: what’s next?

A panel discussion of INPHO® Venture Summit will be dedicated to industrial blockchain. It will be moderated by Dieter Kraft, Managing Director at TRUMPF Venture. In this interview Dieter Kraft will share a first taste of what will be challenged during said panel discussion.

The future of blockchain : cross-industry applications & new business models

The future of blockchain : cross-industry applications & new business models

Bitcoin is the beginning but far the end of Blockchain. Gartner Research has predicted business value from blockchain technology will total more than $176 billion by 2025, then surge to exceed $3.1 trillion just five years later. These projections seem to give the blockchain a bright future ahead across all industries.

What does it take to start a business ?

What does it take to start a business ?

Our partner, Blumorpho, interviews Derek Proudian, a Silicon Valley venture investor, start-up CEO, and entrepreneur, who will give you his valuable insights on building a start-up in today’s world.

Ubiquitous high performance computing… why, where and how?

Ubiquitous high performance computing… why, where and how?

Christian Reitberger, Partner at btov and Wellington Partners, is member of the InPHO editorial committee. During the upcoming InPHO meeting that will take place in Bordeaux, 11th -12th October, he will chair the session “Ubiquitous high performance computing … why, where and how?”

Inpho® Venture Summit:
press releases

At the INPHO® Venture Summit, it is all about supporting entrepreneurs

Written on 14 November 2020.

For its 7th Edition, INPHO® organized by Alpha-RLH has placed Bordeaux and deep tech at the heart of the new digital world imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite such constraints, it has been a great success.

INPHO® Venture, the widely recognized Summit to invest in deep tech game changers

Written on 15 October 2018.

INPHO® Venture Summit which took place 11th and 12th October 2018 in Bordeaux, France, established itself as an undisputed worldwide reference summit for private investors and corporate executives investing in deep tech hardware to shape the future and keep ahead of competition.

Inpho® Venture Summit: europe abounds with innovation ; ecosystem maturing but needs more private capital and industry support

Written on 18 October 2016.

Technological innovation and entrepreneurship is on the rise in Europe, say panelists at INPHO® Venture Summit, a financial investor and strategic business partnering event focused on growth market investments.

Inpho® Venture Summit: l’Europe déborde d’innovation ; l’écosystème arrive à maturité mais requiert le soutien des investisseurs et des industriels

Écrit le 18 Octobre 2016

L’Europe s’intéresse de plus en plus à l’innovation technologique et encourage l’entrepreneuriat. C’est ce qui ressort des interventions lors du INPHO® Venture Summit, la convention d’affaires dédiée aux investisseurs et aux entrepreneurs visant les marchés en croissance.