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As another year comes to an end, we take a moment to reflect on what we built together at 212. 🐉 We hope you enjoyed the AI-generated dragon in our video, a small nod to the dragons we support and the ones we will continue to discover.
Coming together with the ecosystem is an important part of what we do at 212. Beyond the conversations on stage, these gatherings create space to reconnect with familiar faces, meet new founders and investors, and hear different perspectives on where our industry is heading. 🤝
🎙️ Numan moderated “From Regional Champions to Global Contenders: What Will MENA’s Next Generation of Tech Giants Look Like?” with Bilal Baloch and Suneel Gokhale, discussing what it takes for companies from the region to grow into global players.
Why is enterprise AI taking off in some categories, but struggling to stick in others?
In his latest piece, 212 Partner @_KivancAydin explores:
🎯 Why completing a task isn’t the same as finishing the job
🔍 How the cost of checking AI-generated work affects its value
📊 Why measurable ROI is critical to winning recurring contracts
🔄 Why some enterprise AI startups gradually become consulting businesses
💡 What investors should look for when assessing a lasting software business
What will it take for enterprise AI to move from promising tools to products companies can’t work without?
Read the full article below 👇
linkedin.com/pulse/loser-now…
Istanbul is getting ready to welcome the global startup ecosystem. 📷
After supporting its first edition, we’re pleased to join Istanbul Ignited by Slush’D once again as a VC Partner at Rixos Tersane İstanbul.
Bringing founders and investors together to share perspectives and explore opportunities is something we value at 212. We’re looking forward to the conversations and connections this year’s event will bring to our ecosystem.
On Day Two, 212 Founding Partner @akarabey will join Bilal Baloch and Suneel Gokhale for the panel “From Regional Champions to Global Contenders: What Will MENA’s Next Generation of Tech Giants Look Like?”
See you in Istanbul!👋
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What separates a scalable business from a services company, and where is AI creating new risks?
In his latest piece, 212 Partner @_KivancAydin explores:
📈 What Turkish gaming companies teach us about building on proven demand
🔗 How @OpenAI and @AnthropicAI's compute commitments could expose public markets to risks at private companies
As AI reshapes the market, what deserves more attention: execution, scalability or the dependencies behind growth?
Read the full piece👇
linkedin.com/pulse/3-hot-tak…
We’re proud to see our portfolio company Freya (YC S25) launch Adam & Eve, its most advanced and human-like AI voice model yet. 🎙️
The Freya team believes Adam & Eve has crossed the uncanny valley.
You can try the model here: freyavoice.ai