January 30, 2018 1:37 pm Published by Sarah Dekin This post originally appeared in Xconomy. The Next Generation of Industrial Robotics In the coming years, artificial intelligence will have many transformative impacts, but the one perhaps most resembling science fiction will be the rise of autonomous physical systems: real-world systems that can make decisions for themselves. Of these autonomous systems, self-driving cars have captured the most attention. But the field of manufacturing, which... Read More
December 20, 2017 6:00 am Published by Sarah Dekin Cursory discussions about remote work – and workers – abound (live your life! hire great people! be diverse!) but practical explanations of how, exactly, to translate this virtual promised land into a well-functioning organization are few and far between. Enter Help Scout. Right here in Boston(ish), Converge portfolio company and leading customer support tech company,... Read More
October 27, 2017 1:18 pm Published by Sarah Dekin In our experience, organizational change is driven by confident leaders with the will to buck trends. It doesn’t just happen. We congratulate the CEOs and entrepreneurs we work with who, by making good business decisions around talent, have also made Boston one of the best places for women in tech. Read 4 reasons to be Optimistic... Read More
October 23, 2017 8:02 am Published by Sarah Dekin Boston Crypto had its second meetup on October 18th. As co-organizer, we are especially interested in accelerating the collective knowledge within the community around blockchain and the crypto application as this tech offers not only investment opportunities but will also enable entirely new industries. This meetup revolved around the burgeoning Bitcoin/Crypto security space – how... Read More
October 6, 2017 9:00 am Published by Sarah Dekin One of the most transformational trends in computing today is the shift from traditional CPUs to alternative chip designs engineered for emerging use cases like AI. As Moore’s Law tails off, the performance needs of next-generation applications are being met by new approaches that represent a departure from the CPU-dominated status quo. Nowhere is this... Read More
September 6, 2017 2:37 pm Published by Sarah Dekin When you’re an entrepreneur moving fast and thinking big, it’s helpful to keep an eye on where the early stage center of gravity is for the space you’re in – and where it might be next. At Converge, we are privileged to interact with fantastic entrepreneurs every day and to hear where they are investing... Read More
August 1, 2017 11:00 am Published by Sarah Dekin Fieldnotes are digests of select aspects of the entrepreneurial landscape and are written by our Investment Team An area of investment interest for us at Converge is “Verticalized AI”: the application of ML, deep learning and robotics to industries that, in our view, are ripe for disruption with AI. Healthcare is one of the several... Read More
