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A Veteran Tech Investor Says ‘Doom and Gloom’ Over the AI Boom Is Overblown, Even Though It Has Shades of the Dot-Com Bubble

CIO Paul Wick argues that investor concerns surrounding the AI boom have become too pessimistic. While acknowledging similarities to previous technology cycles, Wick believes the

He Runs a $1 Billion AI Fund. He Says AI’s Most Expensive Chips On Average Sit Idle 70% of the Time.

Umesh Padval, Managing Partner at Seligman Ventures, discusses one of the biggest challenges facing AI infrastructure: the underutilization of expensive computing resources. He argues that

Clockwork.io Raises $31M as LinkedIn, Together AI and WhiteFiber Adopt Its Resilience Software to Stop Wasting GPU-Hours

Clockwork.io announced a $31 million financing co-led by Seligman Ventures to accelerate adoption of its fault-tolerance software for AI infrastructure. Already deployed by organizations including

Customer Value Matters More Than AI Hype. Investors Explain Why

Inc. explores how investors are evaluating AI companies amid a rapidly evolving technology landscape, with an increasing focus on customer adoption, retention, and measurable business

Seligman Ventures doubles capital to $1 billion as AI boom revives hardware bets

Seligman Investments has doubled the deployable capital of Seligman Ventures to $1 billion less than a year after launching the firm's venture platform. Reuters highlights

Seligman Ventures Doubles Deployable Capital to $1 Billion as AI Infrastructure Investment Opportunity Accelerates

Seligman Investments ("Seligman"), the Silicon Valley-based technology investment firm led by Chief Investment Officer Paul Wick, today announced that it has doubled the amount of

The Bigger Bet Behind Nvidia’s $12.9 Billion Hugging Face Deal

TIME explores the strategic rationale behind Nvidia’s reported acquisition of Hugging Face and what it could mean for the future of open-source AI. Seligman Ventures

The Action Stack – AI learned to talk. What next?

This is Part I of The Action Stack, a four-part series on the companies building physical AI and where value may actually accrue. At Seligman

Chip Designer Velaura AI Valued at More Than $1 Billion in Funding Round

Reuters reports that Velaura AI raised $110 million in Series A financing at a valuation exceeding $1 billion, as investors back technologies aimed at reducing