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Gadgets, Venture

“Boosting European potential: Elaia and partners launch groundbreaking deep tech fund”

Deep tech is on the rise in Europe, fueled in part by the match between AI and a local flavor of math excellence. The deep tech fund will focus on computing, industry and life science. The report, which was published this Wednesday, highlights 50 European deep tech companies, but more as an editorialized showcase than as a ranking. While the firms may overlap in investments, they don’t fully see eye to eye on the “deep tech” term. “For us, deep tech is a natural fit, as we’ve always been very close to research at Elaia,” she said.

Zara Khan
March 14, 2024

CES, Enterprise

HTC Vive Transforms into an Enterprise Solution Unnoticed by Many

A lot has changed at HTC in the decade since a small team broke off to form its mixed reality division. These days, the mixed reality business comprises the “vast majority” of HTC’s global business, says Dan O’Brien. Ultimately, however, the consumer business has shrunk dramatically relative to its enterprise offerings. In recent years, Vive has expanded from a VR focus to mixed reality, utilizing passthrough technology similar to the kind found on the Vision Pro. We’re not there yet, but we definitely see that helping to develop the virtual reality space.