Kandou AI & Kestra: Warum das nächste große KI-Geld in Hardware und Orchestrierung fließt – Björn Rieckhoff (bjolo_)

from Startup Insider · host Host: Jan Thomas, Gast: Björn Rieckhoff (Independent Advisor & Business Angel), Redaktion: Carl Fischer

Zwei Firmen, die niemand kennt. Zusammen fast 300 Millionen Dollar frisches Kapital. Was steckt unterhalb des Application Layers? Björn Rieckhoff, Independent Advisor und Business Angel mit fast zehn Jahren Early-Stage-VC-Erfahrung, spricht in Investments & Exits mit Jan Thomas über zwei aktuelle Finanzierungsrunden im KI-Infrastruktur-Bereich: Kandou AI (Hardware, 225 Mio. USD) und Kestra (Software-Orchestrierung, 25 Mio. USD). Warum steckt echtes Potenzial unterhalb des Application Layers und warum ist das für Gründer wie Investoren gerade so relevant? Über den Gast Björn Rieckhoff ist Independent Advisor und Business Angel mit fast zehn Jahren Erfahrung im Early-Stage-Venture-Capital. Er war einer der ersten Mitarbeiter bei Cavalry Ventures und wurde dort Partner. Er war an über 80 Transaktionen beteiligt und hielt Board- und Observer-Sitze von Seed bis Series B. Als Wirtschaftsingenieur mit MBA unterstützt er heute Gründer direkt beim Fundraising: Er schärft ihre Story, stellt das Geschäftsmodell auf den Prüfstand und baut schlanke, überzeugende Fundraising-Prozesse auf. Sein Fokus liegt auf Proptech, Healthtech und Procuretech. Zu den Live Sessions:Alle unsere kommenden Live Sessions:https://sessions.startup-insider.com/session?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_content=shownotes Den beliebten Startup Insider Daily Newsletter kann man hier abonnieren: https://startup-insider.com/newsletter-anmelden/ **Startup Insider – der tägliche Podcast zur Startup- & Tech-Szene**Startup Insider liefert dir werktäglich kompakte News, Einordnungen und Interviews zu Startups, Venture Capital, Finanzierungsrunden, Exits und neuen Technologien.**Jetzt folgen & keine Folge verpassen** **Alle weiteren Podcasts, Newsletter, Events & Werbepartner findest du hier** : 🔗 https://linktr.ee/startupinsider Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Björn Rieckhoff analysiert mit Jan Thomas zwei aktuelle Investments im KI-Infrastruktur-Bereich: Kandou AI (225 Mio. USD Series A) und Kestra (25 Mio. USD Series A). Was steckt unterhalb des Application Layers?

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