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“Tomorrow’s Disruptors: These Unknown Startups Could Reshape the World” focuses on early-stage venture startups poised to make a significant impact. Authored by Ron Levin and Jason Bird, it highlights double-bottom line investing, with opportunities for venture investors to potentially make both a social impact and a profit. Drawing from Alumni Ventures’ Seed Fund portfolio, the authors spotlight 10 startups addressing global challenges in sectors like healthcare, education, and technology. Innovative solutions range from AI-based mental health platforms to revolutionary wildfire suppression technologies to clean home electricity.

In this blog, we delve into the transformative role of telehealth in the modern healthcare landscape. We trace telehealth’s evolution from early telecommunication through the COVID-19 pandemic to its current state, where it’s reshaping healthcare delivery through innovative technologies like AI, AR/VR, and IoMT. We highlight the benefits of telehealth, including improved accessibility, patient engagement, and cost-effective healthcare delivery, while acknowledging its limitations like diagnostic challenges and the digital divide. We conclude by exploring emerging trends, positioning telehealth as a significant venture with promising prospects for patients, providers, and investors.

The report highlights the critical role of U.S. strategic technologies in ensuring national security and prosperity. It focuses on three key areas: Homeland Security, Digital Strategy (AI & Cyber), and Space Innovation. It discusses trends and innovative companies in these sectors, showcasing how these technologies are vital to our future — especially now.

This report explores the dynamic landscape of sports broadcasting, tracing its growth from linear TV’s dominance to the advent of streaming and personalized content delivery. The article delves into the rise of media rights value, new entrants in sports broadcasting, and the shift in consumer preferences while highlighting innovative venture-backed companies transforming the space. The piece underscores the importance of sports as a lucrative media asset and the opportunities for startups to innovate in this evolving space.

In an era where the final frontier is closer than ever, satellite technology is not just a tool for exploration but a catalyst for revolutionizing industries on Earth.

Learn why venture capital can be a compelling addition to your portfolio. In this video, we discuss the rising demand for alternative investments, with a particular focus on the dynamic domain of VC. Our team explores the unique characteristics that differentiate VC from traditional asset classes, the long-term nature of the asset class, and its potential for generating exceptional returns and value creation.

AI ventures startups will have a dual job going forward: innovating/disrupting and compensating for problems that increase as the tech rolls out. That’s not uncommon with deep tech, which focuses on the hardest, most revolutionary technology. These are “big-swing” developments that can take lots of time and money to develop but pay off with major advances for society and handsome returns for venture investors. They are also typically areas where there’s no standing still.