Amsterdam's The Stack AI hub opens in September with €10M funding and Google partnership
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Liana Risseeuw 🇱🇰
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Summary
A new AI hub called The Stack is opening in Amsterdam this September, backed by over €10 million in private funding and the City of Amsterdam. The hub aims to bring together AI startups, investors, and corporate partners like Google under one roof to foster collaboration and reduce Europe's dependence on AI developed outside the continent. The initiative reflects growing European concerns about outsourcing its tech future.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledput founders, investors, and big corporate partners in the same building, and watch the sparks fly
Europe is feeling nervous about how much it depends on AI built elsewhere
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