In the world of startups and innovation, Business Angels Syndicates play an essential role as engines for growth and innovation. Such investors act as catalysts for developing promising companies by providing financial support, valuable expertise, strategic advice, and access to valuable networks. In this episode, Jasper Wognum converses with Frank Appeldoorn, partner at Arches Capital. Frank shares his insights as a member of a Business Angels Syndicate that collectively invests in promising...
The strong growth of AI companies is driven by a combination of technological advancement, an abundance of available data, increasing computational power, broad possibilities and significant investments and financing. In recent years, numerous enterprises have entered the scene, propelled by the ambition to leverage the opportunities that AI offers to solve complex problems and explore new business prospects. But what is essential for an AI company to grow? In this episode, Jasper Wognum enga...
Digital images and videos pose significant challenges in Artificial Intelligence (AI). These challenges are due to the large amount of visual information available and the complexity of understanding and interpreting visual data. Therefore, in this episode, Jasper Wognum speaks with Cees Snoek. Snoek is a professor of computer science at the University of Amsterdam and directs the Video & Image Sense Lab. In addition, Cees is active as director of the QUVA Lab with Qualcomm, the Atlas Lab...
Collaboration and building an ecosystem are important for success in the world of AI. By sharing knowledge, resources and expertise, organizations can foster the development of advanced AI solutions. In this episode of our podcast, Jasper Wognum speaks with Remy Gieling. Remy Gieling wears many hats: he's a masterful host, a seasoned speaker, an accomplished author and an insightful interviewer. He's also the driving force behind AI.nl, a platform designed to stimulate collaboration between c...
Blockchain developments like mobile-first, the metaverse, and artificial intelligence are disrupting the digital world. To gain a competitive edge in today's fast-paced digital world, organizations must fully embrace and effectively utilize the latest trends. Mobile optimization is crucial for success, as mobile devices continue to serve as a gateway to innovative experiences and user engagement. In this podcast, Jasper Wognum discusses these critical topics with the esteemed Mr. Mobile, also...
Communication skills and pitching are important aspects to build a successful business. After all, it can help with funding, networking, brand awareness and getting feedback. Jasper Wognum therefore speaks in this podcast with Michael Koenka. Michael Koenka is an experienced entrepreneur, startup mentor and pitch consultant. Michael has helped countless startups with their business plans, pitch en scale. In addition, he has made important contributions to the accelerator- and entrepreneur pr...
Building a good, scalable SaaS solution can be very overwhelming and complex. On top of that you also have to take care of marketing and sales. Jasper Wognum speaks in this podcast with JC Heyneke. JC Heyneke is CEO at Slimmer AI, a Dutch-based AI B2B venture studio that supports entrepreneurs to create disruptive B2B SaaS AI companies. Heyneke has extensive experience in setting up AI startups and developing innovative AI products. He has also built a huge ecosystem of specialists and i...
Entrepreneurs with big ambitions often wonder how to raise capital best. After all, a lot of money is needed when starting a business, and finding investors is an undertaking itself. Jasper Wognum speaks in this podcast with Jelle-Jan Bruinsma. Jelle-Jan is a veteran of private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital. He has helped many scaleups grow and realized successful exits. Jelle-Jan is now a Partner at Endeit Capital, a leading investor in scale-ups that is active in sev...
We are increasingly seeing Artifial Intelligence and Machine Learning being applied to address the world's most pressing challenges. Think about challenges like world hunger, the climate problem and health research. In this episode, Jasper Wognum speaks with Buster Franken, founder and CEO of FruitPunch AI. FruitPunch AI is building a global community of experts who want to solve societal problems with data and artificial intelligence. By combining and mobilizing all this knowledge, FruitPunc...
Even in 2022, women are still very underrepresented in the tech industry. This is unfortunate, because more diversity ensures that organizations solve problems better, are more innovative and more creative. This is because different employees have different ideas. When organizations hire people who do things differently, they also gain different insights. Jasper Wognum speaks in this episode with Oliviana Bailey, the ambassador for Women in AI Netherlands. Women in AI (WAI) is a non-profit or...
In this episode of the Automagic podcast Jasper Wognum, co-founder and CEO of BrainCreators, talks to Lars Crama, an independent advisor, investor, changemaker and a hands-on strategist. Lars is involved in several innovative ecosystems where established companies, entrepreneurs, knowledge institutions and start-ups and scale-ups come together. During the podcast Lars explains what entrepreneurs should look for when they search for investors and want to grow fast. In addition, Lars and Jasper...
In this episode, Jasper Wognum, co-founder and CEO of BrainCreators, meets with Marie-José van den Boomgaard, Liaison Manager Startups & Scaleups at KPN. Marie-José has been closing deals with startups for years. This keeps KPN in the loop on the latest innovations and allows startups to move faster. When startups and corporates work together, new business models can be developed, products and services can be brought to the market faster and innovation can be accelerated. Startups and cor...
In this episode, Jasper Wognum, co-founder and CEO of BrainCreators speaks with Willem Drost, businessman and initiator of various trade missions for start-ups and scale-ups. Drost worked in the United States for thirty years, thirteen of them in Silicon Valley. During this period he always visited the tech fair CES. He noticed that there were never any Dutch tech start-ups at the fair. In 2016, he decides to organize a Dutch trade mission to CES and there appears to be a lot of interest in t...
In this episode, Jasper Wognum, co-founder and CEO of BrainCreators speaks with Camiel Verschoor, co-founder and CEO of Birds.ai. Birds.AI is a provider of machine learning based solutions. The Amsterdam-based company started with a specific focus on the inspection of wind turbines and solar panels. Nowadays Camiel and his team offer their knowledge and experience on a project basis. Jasper and Camiel have been following each other for years as AI entrepreneurs and often end up in similar si...
In this episode, Jasper Wognum speaks with Jarno Duursma, a well-known technology expert, writer, trendwatcher and speaker on various technological topics such as: blockchain, metaverse en Artificial Intelligence. He is sketching the landscape of digital trends in an inspiring, clear and energetic way. Jarno looks to the future through the lens of digital technology. With optimism and an appropriate critical eye. He investigates the impact of technological developments on companies and societ...
What happens when you use AI software to summarize the entire oeuvre of a master painter in one canvas? In this episode Jasper Wognum talks to artist Jeroen van der Most, who manages to create art with the help of AI models. During the podcast Jeroen talks about his work and his search for a new balance between technology and creativity. Discover what technology he applies and which role AI plays in the art world.
In this episode Jasper Wognum talks with Eddy Willems, a well-known speaker about cybersecurity and Security Evangelist at G DATA CyberDefense. He gives lectures and presentations worldwide to a very broad audience, from children to experts. He is also the author of several books on cybercrime and is regularly interviewed by leading media outlets to give his opinion on security issues. During the talk, Eddy will discuss the current threat landscape and explain how security companies an...
Online supermarket Picnic is revolutionizing the online food shopping sector in the Netherlands and beyond. We sat down with CTO Daniel Gebler to discuss the secrets behind the company’s success. As technical chief executive of Picnic, Gebler is making ‘grocery shopping’ easier, faster and more fun through Artificial Intelligence (AI). Daniel transformed Picnic from a mobile-first enterprise into an AI-first company, where all innovations and operations are powered by a machine learning core ...
A city with a Chief Technology Officer isn't that remarkable!? In this episode, Jasper Wognum, Co-founder and CEO of BrainCreators, meets Ger Baron, CTO at the City of Amsterdam at Startup Village on Science Park in Amsterdam. Ger is the first CTO of the City of Amsterdam. In this role, he works on innovation and digital transformation. He touches almost every topic in Amsterdam to ensure that the city grasps technology opportunities, making sure that the boundaries for tech companies ...
In this episode, Jasper Wognum, Co-founder and CEO of BrainCreators, speaks with Coen Smits, Projectmanager at Unihorn (a Strukton company). Unihorn is a Dutch civil engineering company, active in the fields of infrastructure and public space. They connect the dots between design, research, consultancy, and asset management. Coen Smits is the project lead for "INSPECH", the digital road surface inspector. INSPECH performs automated road surface inspections, maximizing the utilization ...