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VDS brings together investors with over €250 billion in private equity for startups (Sponsored)
- VDS brought together investors with over €250 billion in private equity dedicated to startups at Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences.
- Top investment funds like Softbank’s VisionFund, EQT Partners, and Archimed were present at the event.
- VDS has continued its growth trend, breaking records for international attendees once again, increasing its international participation by 65% compared to last year.
- More than 2,500 startups and 1,500 corporations were able to connect with key players in the global tech ecosystem, creating connections, synergies, and business opportunities.
- HULO.ai, a Dutch-founded startup focused on providing a global solution to improve sustainable water supply, won the Early Stage category of the VDS international startup competition.
- AI was a focus of VDS2024, with over 20 sessions on the topic across three of the event's seven stages.
- Discussions included topics like AI funding challenges, AI's impact on people management, and the ethical and legal issues of AI in the audiovisual sector.
- Sustainability was also a featured topic at VDS, with its own Green Stage supported by the Valencia City Council as part of the city’s 2024 European Green Capital initiative.
- Valencia Mayor María José Catalá presented the honorary award 'VDS City of Valencia' to Hortensia Roig.
- Ana Maiques, CEO and co-founder of Neuroelectrics, received the honorary VDS2024 award from Diana Morant, Minister of Science, Innovation, and Universities, for her inspiring character and professional trajectory.
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