Belarus' Bulba Ventures is betting on the next big machine learning startups
Summary
News emerged last summer that Google had snapped up computer vision startup AIMatter , the Belarusian company behind the popular funky photo-effects app Fabby.Bulba also promises startups in its portfolio a number of free add-on services, including recruitment expertise, public relations, and legal advice.We’re told that Bulba is in the process of tying up another deal to invest in Rocketbody , an AI-powered fitness training app that recently closed a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign .As noted, Eastern Europe has emerged as a key conduit for artificial intelligence talent, so Bulba Ventures exists in a natural environment for its target market.We have a very strong local machine learning community here, Open Data Science , and a great math and programming education left from the Soviet era helps as well.”