BootstrapLabs is pleased to announce the return of the Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference in San Francisco on May 11, 2017. After the incredible success of last year’s Applied AI Conference, we have expanded into a new venue and this year’s conference will be 2x bigger. There are only a few tickets left – don’t miss out […]
BootstrapLabs is thrilled to announce the Applied Artificial Intelligence in the New Industrial Revolution. Event Summary: Date and Time: Thu, April 13, 2017 | 5:45pm to 8:30pm Location: 44 Tehama St Registration at this link. We stand in front of the 4th and largest wave of the industrial revolution, powered by AI and Data. […]
Pittsburg, PA, March 16, 2017 – This past March, BootstrapLabs co-founder Ben Levy spoke at the headquarters of international law firm K&L Gates for their AI event, The Artificial Intelligence Gateway For the Investment and Business Community. Ben’s presentation was focused on the current investment landscape for AI applications across key global business sectors, including […]
(This article was originally published at techemergence.com) How to Learn Machine Learning – an Investor’s Perspective Episode Summary: There’s been lot of hype around AI and ML in business over the past five years. Even among investors exist a lot of misconceptions about using ML in a business context, and how to get up to speed […]
The Autonomous Corporation We stand in front of the 4th and largest wave of the industrial revolution, powered by AI and Data. This is the biggest opportunity so far for innovation and entrepreneurship, and every single industry will be disrupted and redefined by companies that are not yet even born. With the AI market projected […]
Presented by BootstrapLabs and PeopleConnect, AI Pitchforce is a can’t-miss opportunity for AI startup entrepreneurs to present to top angel investors and VCs. It will take place August 25th from 5:00-8:30 PM at Reed Smith, 101 2nd Street, San Francisco. The AI PitchForce judges will be: Ben Levy, Co-Founder, BootstrapLabs Vijay Reddy, Investment Director, Intel […]
2015 has been a banner year for BootstrapLabs. During the past 12 months, we led our first Series A round in an exciting FinTech company, all our portfolio companies raised follow-on funding at higher valuation and we continued to expand our Expert in Residence team to support our portfolio companies. We believe that technology is […]
Please note this is a short version of the Venture Capital Disrupts Itself: Breaking the Concentration Curse report published by the Cambridge Associates. At the end of this blog post you can find the link to access to the original file. Venture Capital Disrupts Itself: Breaking the Concentration Curse The Old Wives Tale … […]
As part of Oracle OpenWorld 2015 this week, Oracle France organized a 5 day “inspiration” tour of San Francisco/Silicon Valley for about 30 French corporate executives. After visiting some of our friends at LinkedIn, Lending Club, and Uber, the group spent Tuesday morning with BootstrapLabs at our San Francisco offices. Settled in with coffee and pastries, the […]
Lund, Sweden | Wednesday 21 October 2015 In a room full of entrepreneurs, BootstrapLabs founder Nicolai Wadström shared his thoughts on Silicon Valley unicorns, and the speculation of tech bubbles and overvalued startups. He reminded his audience to focus on value, and the fundamentals of the companies being touted as Unicorns.
Nicolai Wadstrom, Founder and CEO of BootstrapLabs and Magnus Bergman, Venture Investment Partner at BootstrapLabs will share with Swedish entrepreneurs, local angels and the SUP46 community their journey and best tips on how to become the next unicorn! Attendees will also receive valuable insights and learn how companies like Prezi scale from a small office […]
Went it comes to globalization, startups trends and ecosystem development, BootstrapLabs has a unique vantage point and its no wonder that Ben Levy, one of our Partners, has been asked to moderate a panel on Thinking Global with some of the most influential Accelerators in Silicon Valley including Christine Tsai @500Startups, Kevin Hale @Ycombinator and […]
Our portfolio company Mancx Secures $3 Million In Financing and Opens US Headquarters. SAN FRANCISCO AND STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, June 12, 2012 — Mancx, the only trusted community for business answers that allows for private individuals to securely buy and sell their knowledge with others, announced today it has secured $1.65 million in financing led by […]
How to Build and Accelerate Startups That Last Date: Wednesday, March 14 Time: 12-1:30 p.m. Location: Berkeley Rep Theater, 2020 Addison, in Downtown Berkeley. Join us for a lunch and discussion with Nicolai Wadstrom, a serial entrepreneur, who after starting and selling several tech companies, decided to incubate a whole bunch at once. Nicolai is […]
The founder of BootstrapLabs, Nicolai Wadstrom, has been nominated and accepted to the board of directors for SACC San Francisco. Nicolai Wadstrom will through SACC continue his work and ambition to build a bridge and help Swedish entrepreneurs tap into global entrepreneurial eco-system that is San Francisco Bay area and Silicon Valley. Read more about […]