Jeannette zu Fürstenberg
Managing Director at General Catalyst
Berlin, Germany
Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $1M
About
President and Managing Director at General Catalyst, leading its European business, and a founding partner of La Famiglia VC (which merged with GC). She focuses on AI, climate, industrial transformation, defense, and software, and sits on the boards of Helsing and Mistral. She holds a PhD in Philosophy and Entrepreneurship from Freie Universität Berlin.
JeannetteFürstenberg @jcfurstenberg
We are confident that our collective initiative, incl. the open letter to the EU signed by 150+ leading CEOs, has been a key impulse for this outcome. We are firm believers in the power of proactively engaging with the government to foster an effective environment for innovation.
Nov 23, 2023 · ♥ 7
JeannetteFürstenberg @jcfurstenberg
The three countries suggest limiting the EU AI Act's strict rules to the application layer while easing rules for the underlying foundation models. Models are to self-regulated via codes of conduct.
Nov 23, 2023 · ♥ 10
JeannetteFürstenberg @jcfurstenberg
*EU AI Act Update* Great news for our portfolio companies @MistralAI, Helsing, @Langdock_hq as well as other emerging AI players in Europe! Germany, France, and Italy came to an innovation-friendly agreement yesterday. https://t.co/hheBPJJLeE
Nov 23, 2023 · ♥ 28 · ⇄ 4
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HelsingMistral
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