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The Interchange Model is Evolving
The economic relationship between the major US card networks, merchants, and consumers has fundamentally changed. Visa and Mastercard settled with US merchants, and will now allow them to charge consumers additional fees at the checkout for using their cards, and push their customers to lower cost cards with different pricing strategies: Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. agreed to...
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Join our Investment Team
We are looking to hire an Associate specializing in AI/ML to join our growing investment team at Conversion Capital. Since our inception, our thesis has centered around partnering with exceptional founders leveraging technology to drive the US and global economy. Historically, adoption has been twice as fast with each new platform shift (Analog, PCs, Internet...
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The United States of AI Dominance
Two things became abundantly clear this week: 1) The United States economy is finding another gear. 2) Generative AI and domestic technology companies are the strongest growth engine in the world, and stand to further supercharge economic decoupling. Several economic indicators came in that further bolstered the case for a stronger US economy than many...
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A New Naval Warfare Paradigm
“A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace.” – President Theodore Roosevelt’s State of the Union address, 1902 Just as has happened many times in centuries past, new technologies are upending naval warfare strategies and tactics. The history of naval warfare strategy stretches through centuries of technological innovation,...
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Welcoming our New Venture Partner
I’d like to welcome Andrés Sucre, co-founder and CEO of logistics company Reservamos, as our new Venture Partner based in Mexico City, focused on supply chain and logistics technology. There is no denying the unprecedented growth in export manufacturing and trade that Mexico and the United States have achieved in recent years. For the first...
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Welcoming Our New Venture Scout
Im excited to announce the addition of Steven Li to the Conversion Capital team, as a Venture Scout focused on Pre-Seed investments in AI/ML and fintech. Steven is an experienced software engineer who currently works on Generative AI Safety at Meta; previously, he built the Treasury product at our portfolio company Frec; worked on search...
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Defending US Critical Infrastructure
Defending US Critical Infrastructure US infrastructure across energy, communications, transportation, waste, and water systems is increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks. This is a result of both the growing sophistication of cyber threats and the integration of new technologies into these critical systems (historically, infrastructure was less interconnected and more isolated). With the integration of digital technologies...
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Welcoming Our New Venture Partner
Welcoming Troy Bannister as our new Venture Partner to expand our focus into the healthcare industry. The healthcare industry is undergoing a significant transformation driven by exponential advancements in technology and science. To capture this opportunity, we are excited to welcome Troy Bannister, Founder and former CEO of Particle Health, to Conversion Capital as our...
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Chip Ambitions
Taiwan remains the epicenter of AI hardware infrastructure, which is why this month’s presidential election was in part a bellwether for the security of AI chip supply chains. Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was elected President of Taiwan in a three-way contest with 40% of the vote, marking a third term for...
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The Talent Gap in Critical Industries
Within the US economy a profound challenge is reshaping the dynamics of various critical industries – talent shortages. This phenomenon, which spans across areas such as healthcare, civil engineering, transportation, manufacturing (traditional and high tech), and education, is not merely a transient hiccup but a systemic issue. At the heart of this challenge is a...
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Open Source x AI
Much has been said in the past year about the impact of LLMs on software development and developer productivity. But to quickly recap using one of the more well-known tools, GitHub has published several helpful studies on how their AI coding assistant (Copilot) has helped developers: 88% reported being more productive, 96% were faster with repetitive tasks, 77%...
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2023 Year in Review
As we close the chapter on 2023 we wanted to reflect on the massive shifts that have shaped the venture landscape this year, how Conversion Capital has navigated these turbulent times, and what themes and technologies we are most focused on in the new year. The pandemic of 2020, and the subsequent three years of...