Following the first chapter, “GenAI, a tsunami for the tech world” published on 1st August, here is the second chapter. This sea change will see two major issues arise for product and research teams. The first challenge is an economic one, and it could prove to be a major one…

By Xavier Lazarus, with help from Justine Guers & Louisa Mesnard Disruption by generative AI: what impact on startup development models? The outburst of generative AI into our daily lives, thanks to, in part, the widespread availability of ChatGPT, can’t help but question for most of us the supremacy of human intelligence over the machine. From Descartes to Lévi-Strauss, language…

By Xavier Lazarus, with help from Marc Rougier, Saish Rane, Justine Guers, Delphine Villuendas & Louisa Mesnard Facing this new market condition, I gathered thoughts and analysis from both discussions with key players on both sides of the Atlantic and based on my past experience in times of crisis. …

By Xavier Lazarus, with help from Marc Rougier, Saish Rane, Justine Guers, Delphine Villuendas & Louisa Mesnard Facing this new market condition, I gathered thoughts and analysis from both discussions with key players on both sides of the Atlantic and based on my past experience in times of crisis. …

By Xavier Lazarus, with the help from Marc Rougier, Saish Rane, Justine Guers, Delphine Villuendas & Louisa Mesnard Facing this new market condition, I gathered thoughts and analysis from both discussions with key players on both sides of the Atlantic and based on my past experience in times of crisis…

By Xavier Lazarus, with help from Marc Rougier, Saish Rane, Justine Guers, Delphine Villuendas & Louisa Mesnard Facing this new market condition, I gathered thoughts and analysis from both discussions with key players on both sides of the Atlantic and based on my past experience in times of crisis. …

By Xavier Lazarus, with help from Marc Rougier, Saish Rane, Justine Guers, Delphine Villuendas & Louisa Mesnard Despite everyone’s prediction, Covid for the majority of the tech/startup/VC industry was mostly a three week anxiety followed by the best 20 months ever. So, what’s happening now? Are we facing a longstanding…

After a great 20/21 season, where thanks to the fantastic execution of our entrepreneurs and the great market dynamics, we divested more than we invested — and we did invest a lot (check out Elaia’s 2020 year in review & the sunny road ahead for a glimpse of our current…

The chaos of 2020 affected everyone but not in the same way. That holds true for venture capital. At Elaia, we had to adapt the way we supported our portfolio companies and questioned our investment theses. Despite that, it was still one of our very best years ever, especially in…