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· wallstreet-online
TEQ Capital wieder über 110 Millionen Euro — jeder dritte Euro kommt von Profis
Update aus Frank Thelens Fondsgesellschaft: mehr als 110 Millionen Euro verwaltetes Vermögen, über ein Drittel davon von professionellen Investoren — und Veeva Systems als Portfolio-Story.
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· Handelsblatt
Vom Freigeist-Portfolio zum Einhorn: RobCo wird mit über einer Milliarde Dollar bewertet
Das Handelsblatt über den Aufstieg von RobCo — dem Münchener Robotik-Start-up, bei dem Frank Thelen mit Freigeist zu den ersten Investoren gehörte.
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· Gründerszene
Neuland für den Tech-Investor: Frank Thelen steigt gemeinsam mit Judith Williams bei Don Quiff ein
Gründerszene über den Deal in „Die Höhle der Löwen“ — und darüber, was nach dem Dreh passierte: Der Einstieg kam zu den ausgehandelten Konditionen zustande.
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Latest on LinkedIn
My AI no longer asks questions. It gets tasks done. Ad | Before I walk into a pitch meeting, an agent has analysed the company. Scanned the news. Checked the numbers. And prepared the three critical questions for me. A year ago: unthinkable. Today: my everyday life. Chatbots answer questions. Agents take over workflows — research, analysis, preparation. On their own.
Read on LinkedInDiana zur Löwen was back on „Die Höhle der Löwen" — this time as a founder. Before she could say her first word, I was already out. Not because her pitch was bad. Not because her startup is nonsense. On the contrary: she focused on a topic that really matters. Even if the valuation was quite sporty. 😅 The reason was a different one: I am invested in a similar startup and would have had a conflict of interest. Since the beginning of the year I have held a stake in Zahnheld, a startup for electric sonic toothbrushes, water flossers and oral care.
Read on LinkedInSam Altman warns of losing control over AI. Dario Amodei goes even further: AI could become a risk for all of humanity. What is currently coming from Sam Altman is, to me, above all monetary policy. He is planning OpenAI's IPO. For example, by reducing the extremely expensive training runs. “We need to slow down” simply sounds better than “we need to save money”.
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