Artificial Intelligence Beyond The Hype: Report By SenseAI | May 2024

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Investing in AI-first startups since 2017

SenseAI partners with dynamic entrepreneurs who are obsessed with revolutionising the world through Artificial Intelligence. Our approach to investment is built on our twin ethos of Founder friendly & AI First enabling us to work with start-ups to successfully turn their ideas and technology into thriving businesses. This involves providing not just capital, but also closely supporting the founders from the initial stages in product development all the way to scalable growth with high impact go-to-market strategies and execution.

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Why Senseai

Turbocharging AI Innovators

As pioneers in AI-first startups with a deep understanding of its evolving landscape, we bring unparalleled expertise to your entrepreneurial journey. We have navigated the pitfalls and harnessed the transformative power of AI. With an established global ecosystem, we provide the resources and connections to propel your start-up to new heights. But we don't stop there. We actively support founders, offering guidance and mentorship to help you succeed. Choose SenseAI as your partner and unleash the full potential of your AI-first venture. Together, let's shape the future of technology.

Why AI?
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Our Partners

SenseAI team have been early investors in AI-first startups since 2017

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Our Partners

SenseAI team have been early investors in AI-first startups since 2017

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Our Partners

SenseAI team have been early investors in AI-first startups since 2017

Investment focus

We are focused on investing in AI-first startups building AI Applications and Tooling.

Today, tens of billions of dollars are being invested to build AI Infrastructure and Foundational AI. Much like the physical infrastructure of roads and ports leads to trade, commerce, and manufacturing flourishing, this rapid AI infrastructure buildout is the fountainhead for an unprecedented boom in AI Applications and the tools required to build these applications.

AI Applications

While there will be a multitude of AI applications built, SenseAI typically invests in applications that create value in the following three ways.

Human-1st AI

Adapting technology to users and thus making adoption and integration into workflows seamless. AI-first SaaS tools with Chat interfaces are a good example.

Collaborative AI

Augmenting human capabilities by enabling humans and AI to work together efficiently e.g. Co-pilots for software development.

Autonomous AI

Applications that can operate independently for specific tasks. E.g. Agentic systems which plan, collaborate and execute workflows automatically.

AI Tooling

SenseAI invests in startups creating tools to build, deploy and operate AI Applications. These tools are the picks and shovels of the AI gold rush:

  • Data engineering

  • AI Ops

  • Observability

  • Security

investment focus

KEY SECTORS

SenseAI is a sector-agnostic fund which focuses on high-impact use cases where AI has huge disruptive potential. Our investments are mainly in the following sectors:

Media &
Gaming
Finance &
Insurance
Cyber
Security
Logistics &
Transportation
Sales, CX &
Marketing
Health &
Medical
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Our approach

SenseAI invests in AI-first start-ups—please refer to the V-DAT framework. If you believe you are a good match, please pitch to us.

VARIETY
DATA
ARCHITECTURE
TEAM
v-dat framework
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Variety

Building AI can be expensive thus we look for companies addressing problems that are hard to solve without AI. Such use cases typically have high levels of variety - multiple inputs and possible outcomes.

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Data

To create a successful AI venture, data is essential. We look for companies who have sufficient data to train their algorithms or creative strategies for building unique datasets ethically.

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Architecture

We look for companies who have built differentiated IP…startups that have built proprietary algorithms and a scalable architecture. We prefer startups who are at the forefront of the AI revolution…not just using cloud services to embed AI in their product.

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Team

The product is only as strong as the team behind it. Our founding teams usually have a deep technical background with experience building large solutions using AI or Big Data.