How To Play to Win in Venture
One of the most common questions we hear from LPs is: How do you actually run Giant? How do you make decisions? What’s your operating rhythm? What makes you different? These are questions I’ve thought a lot about.
Forget the Hype, What do Doctors Really Want from AI?
Everyone is talking about AI disrupting healthcare. But what are the real issues clinicians need solving? Jia Lin Yong spoke to eight clinicians across the UK to hear what they really need from new companies…
A Nuclear Renaissance or a False Dawn?
In the previous instalment of Will Dufton’s series on Nuclear energy, he discussed a brief history of nuclear fission - and how we got to where we are today: from Marie Curie to the Manhattan Project. This time, he shares the state of play today and asks if we are living in a new renaissance or if this is a false dawn.
A Brief History of Nuclear Fission
“Are we living in a Nuclear Renaissance?” This question has occupied many a coffee chat at Giant House this past month, so much so that we decided to put pen to paper. Will Dufton has written a four-part series on nuclear energy, the first instalment of which we are sharing here: a brief history of nuclear fission.
AI is eating software (and creating a parallel labour force)
It is clear that AI is moving extremely quickly, so we humbly proffer any predictions, but one thing that is fast becoming clear that AI is not just a technology platform shift but a paradigmatic shift in how human labour relates to our economy. Here Cameron McLain offers his reflections.
It’s time to unleash British dynamism
Talent comes from anywhere, as long as it is cultivated. Tommy Stadlen wrote a piece for The Times about Britain's dynamic potential and how to stoke it: inspired by the tiny Welsh farming village of Llanfyllin. Far away from Silicon Valley, Llanfyllin is the birthplace of multi-milllion pound AI company CuspAI's CEO Chad Edwards and star football coach, Eric Ramsay. It is also the proof for the potential of British Dynamism.
Flexible Power - Why we Backed Flower to Build a More Resilient Grid
Last week our portfolio company Flower announced the closing of its €45m funding round. The round was led by Northzone with participation from Giant Ventures. Here Will shares more about why we invested.
How to hire, fire, and lead as a CEO (and what you’re doing wrong)
How do the best CEOs hire, fire and lead? And what are you doing wrong Eric Liaw is General Partner at IVP - one of Silicon Valley's oldest and best-regarded firms. Earlier this year, Eric had breakfast with our portfolio CEOs to share what he's seen and learnt over 13 years - from working with leading CEOs of companies including GitHub, RobinHood, Klarna, MasterClass, Supercell, UiPath, and WHOOP.
How Can UK University Founders Flourish?
Having spoken to many founders running university spin-outs worldwide, Madelene, Principal at Giant, sees a new founder profile emerging: "The Angry Scientist". In this piece, she explores how the UK spinout process can improve, the university equity myth and her top tips for scientist founders leaving university to start up a company.
Giant Ideas 2024
Giant Ideas is a unique gathering of leaders, bringing together founders, CEOs, heads of state and leading investors to rethink technology as a force for good, from climate to healthcare. Watch the wrap video here.