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🚀 The future of music is powered by AI, and it took center stage at WCIT 2024! 🎶 Yervand Sarkisyan had the honor of moderating an insightful panel where experts explored how AI and music are converging. The distinguished panelists included: 🎻 Sergey Smbatyan – Armenian State Symphony Orchestra 🎹 Dr. Matthias Röder – Karajan Institute 🎼 Joel A. Martin – Jazzical Komitas 🎧 Hasmik Movsisian – Music of Armenia 🎤 Nick Egibyan – Music Producer The discussion highlighted AI’s role in enhancing, not replacing, human creativity. Thoughts? 👇 #AI #MusicTech #WCIT

If you are a tech startup looking to scale, this announcement is for you! Apply now to join EBRD's Star Venture program - https://bit.ly/3MDxlhY Star Venture is an 18-month grant financed customized program offering everything start-ups need to unlock their full potential: * Individual business diagnostics * Expert mentoring * Investor pitch events and more EBRD will help you connect you with industry experts who will help: • Identify obstacles, • Create a road map to overcome challenges, • Provide tools to take your business to the next level. What will you get by joining the program? • Business diagnostic workshops to identify growth barriers, • Practical consulting support from leading consultants, • World-class mentoring from 1500+ experts, • Access to financial networks and connections with investors, • International exhibitions with travel support, • Access to free e-learning and cloud computing services and much more. Are you ready to enter the development stage? Hurry up to apply: https://bit.ly/3MDxlhY Application deadline: October 15.

🚀 Exciting News! Granatus portfolio company BlueQubit and Quantum Art have been awarded a prestigious grant from the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation to push the boundaries of quantum machine learning algorithms and quantum processor configuration techniques! This initiative is one of six groundbreaking projects recently greenlit by the BIRD Foundation's Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. With a budget of $2.2 million, this project will unfold over the next two years. Stay tuned for more updates as we embark on this quantum journey! #QuantumTech #Innovation #BlueQubit #QuantumArt #BIRDFoundation #ResearchAndDevelopment

Exciting News from our portfolio Modicus Prime! 🚀 Modicus Prime has just raised $3.5M in series seed funding to revolutionize drug manufacturing quality control led by Silverton Partners, with additional backing from Alumni Ventures and other leading venture firms. Modicus Prime's AI image processing platform is tackling the cost, legal, and waste issues caused by quality control failures in commercial production. More info can be found by the following link: https://lnkd.in/dF8Hcy2s #ModicusPrime #FundingNews #Biotech #Pharma #Innovation #AI #QualityControl #HealthcareTech #StartupSuccess

Denovo Sciences, an innovative deep-tech startup from Armenia, has been featured in Nature, one of the world's leading academic journals! 🔬 🌟 Don't miss out! Check out their groundbreaking research here: https://lnkd.in/dapZKyFK Join us in celebrating this remarkable achievement by our fellow Armenian startup pioneers! #DenovoSciences #SuccessStory

The Seaside Startup Summit is back and we're thrilled to announce that Granatus Ventures is partnering once again! 👏🏻 Get ready for a week-long retreat at the picturesque shore of Sevan, packed with entrepreneurial workshops, experience sharing, and master classes! Startups at any stage are invited to apply and showcase their ideas to a panel of investors and mentors, network with industry leaders, hone their pitching skills, and build international connections. Don't miss this incredible opportunity! Startups with up to 4 members can participate for free🆓 📌 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/ea9vWFDp ⏱ Deadline: June 20 Seize the chance! 📅 July 21-27 #sss24 #sevanstartupsummit2024 #connect #learn #win #havefun

Panel Discussion Alert! Event: Navigating Venture Capital: Insights Into Today's Funding Trends 📅 Date: Monday, May 27 🕡 Time: 6:30 PM 📍 Location: American University of Armenia, Main Building, Small Auditorium, 5th floor, Room No. 516M Moderator: Rem Darbinyan (BANA Angels, Science and Technology Angels Network (STAN), Angel Investor Club of Armenia (AICA)) Panelists: Manuk Hergnyan (Granatus Ventures) Narine Davtian (Triple S Ventures) Karen VARDANYAN (Formula VC) Hayk Mamajanyan (HVM Law Firm) Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and network with industry leaders!

📢 Reminder: Join the upcoming STAN Talks "Unveiling the Granatus Ventures x Alchemist Partnership" featuring Manuk Hergnyan! 📅 Date: May 8th 🕰 Time: 7:00 PM GMT+4 🏢 Venue: FAST Creative Campus Explore the opportunities offered by the partnership between Granatus Ventures and Alchemist Accelerator! Gain insights on program application, eligibility criteria, and the selection process. Don't miss this chance! Register now at https://lnkd.in/dRDPSK2j.

Granatus Ventures, furthering its commitment to support the Armenian startup ecosystem, has made an investment in Waveye, an emerging, high-potential startup.✅ Waveye is developing lightweight, high-resolution imaging radars that target automotive, robotics and industrial applications. Waveye’s imaging radars use a novel operating principle to obtain ultra-high resolution radar imaging, coupled with deeply-integrated radar AI algorithms. The company is founded by Levon Budagyan, Gor Hakobyan and Narek Rostomyan, Ph.D.. Levon is leading the company as its CEO and has extensive experience in AI/ML and software development, having previously founded and exited from Aarki. Gor, the CTO, is a globally renowned expert in radar and signal processing technologies with over 100 patent filings and extensive experience at Bosch and BMW. Narek, the CIO of the company, is a highly cited expert in the fields of very high frequency and high-speed systems as well as silicon integrated circuits, with industrial experience at Rohde & Schwarz, among others. The founding team is excited about the partnership with Granatus Ventures and believes that the depth of Granatus’ network in the Armenian startup ecosystem will help to grow with engineering talent in Armenia. Manuk Hergnyan, the Managing Partner at Granatus Ventures, is confident that Waveye’s solution is well-positioned to take advantage of the accelerating developments in autonomous systems and can greatly contribute to the emerging engineering cluster in Armenia. The investment from Granatus Ventures will help the company to accelerate the development of its radar prototype and software offering and prepare it for more in-depth validations in the future. About Waveye Waveye, a US-based startup with teams in the US, Germany, and soon Armenia, develops a new generation of AI-powered imaging radars for automotive, industrial and robotics applications.