Markets with Madison

Crimson Education has been valued at NZ$1 billion (US$600 million) - but could its core business, getting kids into Ivy league, be destroyed by AI? Co-founder Jamie Beaton takes me to Columbia University to see inside the changing world of education institutions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 [VIDEO EPISODE ON YOUTUBE & SPOTIFY]PrimerAI founder Sean Gourley was behind the Pentagon’s Project Maven. Now, he’s investing in the next wartime technology frontier - drones.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A New Zealand investment firm is involved in infrastructure required to build OpenAI, Oracle & Softbank’s enormous AI Stargate compute project in Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 [VIDEO EPISODE ON YOUTUBE & SPOTIFY] Tracksuit just closed a US$25 million funding round to push its brand tracking tool into boardrooms, including in the epicentre of advertising - New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla believes the greatest risk of artificial intelligence is not the technology itself, but who holds its power. In this interview we discuss how AI could create value and war.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this interview, Craig Piggott gives advice to entrepreneurs on raising US$100m from Silicon Valley venture capital firms that have backed Airbnb, Meta & Stripe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 [VIDEO EPISODE ON YOUTUBE & SPOTIFY] Craig Piggott left Rocket Lab to build cow collars and create a virtual fencing company - now Halter's technology is digitising farms and ranches around the world. Come with me to check out the company's progress in Colorado!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join David Opsler, CFO at Datadog, Emilio Escobar, Chief Security Officer, and Alexei LaQuoc, Co-founder, as they discuss Datadog's bold $1 billion annual investment in AI. They explore how this commitment enhances productivity and customer service, while maintaining strong investor relationships. The trio delves into the dual role of tech giants as partners and competitors, emphasizing the need for cybersecurity strategies amidst evolving threats, including quantum computing. Their insights illuminate the intersection of financial strategy and innovation in today's tech landscape.

 [VIDEO EPISODE ON YOUTUBE & SPOTIFY] Valar Atomics plans to build tens of thousands of small modular nuclear reactors to power data centres and other industrial use cases across the world. This episode takes you inside its Los Angeles factory and atop its first prototype named 'Ward Zero'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 [VIDEO EPISODE ON YOUTUBE & SPOTIFY] I’m in Texas to visit Amazon Web Service’s computer chip design lab to see how it’s fueling AI compute power and chasing down Nvidia's dominance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.