GenAI Breakfast - One Model Will Not Rule Them All
The idea that one GenAI model will dominate is quickly fading. Instead, specialized models that excel in verticalized domains are emerging, supported by model-agnostic providers and customers. In this panel, we debate the benefits of a multi-model approach, the role of open research, and the impact of open-source GenAI models on innovation. We’ll also explore how startups, investors and tech giants are navigating this reality and what it means for future AI development and deployment.
Save the date for this breakfast session at Berlin SaaS Week, hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Merantix AI Campus.
We are thrilled to welcome a stellar lineup of panelists:
Andreas Blattmann, Co-founder of Black Forest Labs: Andreas is a text-to-image expert who as a researcher PHD student at LMU co-authored the Latent Diffusion paper that originated Stable Diffusion. He was a research scientist at Stability AI and co-founded Black Forest Labs in 2024, raising a $31m seed round from investors including A16z and General Catalyst. Their FLUX text-to-image (TTI) model is integrated into Grok-2, offering text-to-image capabilities to X's (fka Twitter) Premium users.
Jasper Masemann, Partner, Cherry Ventures: Jasper is a Partner at Cherry Ventures, specialising in B2B software applications, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and cutting-edge technologies. Since 2015, Jasper has invested in more than 20 companies across Europe, US and Israel. He is a former solo founder who bootstrapped his business to several millions of revenue in just a few years, and eventually sold it to a publishing group.
David Roldán, Head of Startup Business Development & GTM, EMEA at AWS. David is a GTM and customer success leader with over 15 years of experience in startups and tech companies. He leads the startup segment business development team at AWS in EMEA and is obsessed with helping startups with their go-to-market strategy and to successfully co-sell with AWS.
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