embarc’s Post

What does it take to build and scale an AI-powered startup in 2025? On Wednesday, Embarc hosted an insightful discussion in collaboration with Taylor Wessing, diving deep into the opportunities, challenges, and realities of AI-driven startups. Huge thanks to our brilliant host, Gerard Frith (Entrepreneur in Residence / Innovation Director at Taylor Wessing), and our absolutely stellar panel for sharing their expertise: 🚀 Edward Keelan – Partner at Octopus Ventures 🚀 Elinor Picton – Partner at Taylor Wessing 🚀 Fergus Dyer-Smith – Founder & CEO of Wooshii 🚀 Cien S. – Co-Founder & CEO of LaunchLemonade🍋 And a massive thank you to our audience for prompting such insightful discussion during the panel Q&A. And what did we talk about, you ask? Well...the demise of mid-2000s robo advisors, niche marketing wrapper apps for pet stores, philosophical ponderings of "what even counts as a co-founder these days?", and the crazy venture valuation rollercoaster we've been witnessing over the past five years. And that's just the tip of the conversational iceberg. 👀 If that piques your interest – and better yet – if you're already working on an idea, come join us at our next event. Subscribe to our Luma calendar to stay tuned. Link 👇 Let's go 🚀 🚀 🚀