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Written by guest author Lindsay Boyajian, CMO at Augment  Snapchat has been acquiring companies and releasing augmented reality features, setting itself up to be an AR global leader. When you think of augmented reality (AR), names like Microsoft Hololens, MagicLeap, Vuforia…

I always wanted to cover Tesla, but as an internet analyst, the stock fell outside of my coverage space. Despite this, I continued to study the company and ultimately invested because I believe that Tesla is not a car company, but…

While it’s still early, we think that VR gamers are already spending a significant amount on software. Based on an analysis of the top 100 VR-only Vive games on Steam, we estimate that about $35 million in software has been sold…

As digital assistants continue to improve, more and more users are integrating them into their daily routines. In our Robot Fear Index, we found that 43% of Americans had used a digital assistant in the last three months. But we believe…

Loup Ventures and Tim Cook share at least one thing in common. We both agree that AR will transform how humans interact with each other, removing the clumsy touchscreen, replacing the smartphone, and most importantly, expanding the utility of computing.…

Education is shaping up to be one of the biggest under-the-radar opportunities in VR. We talked about consumer education related to VR in our VR Excitement Index. Education ranked second in terms of consumer interest in VR content in our…

Dear Snap, Inc., Congratulations on your S-1 filing this past week.  It’s a great accomplishment as a company and great for the tech industry.  During our 35+ collective years as stock analysts, we’ve helped a lot of companies go public.…

As the company that helped pioneer our mobile-first world, Apple’s results from the quarter ending in Dec. 2016 tell us a lot about where the world is going. In short: we still live in a mobile-first world, but the company is…

Key Message from Google’s Earnings Call: AI-First. On tonight’s Q4 earnings call, Google CEO Sundar Pichai reiterated that we are quickly moving from a mobile-first world to an AI-first one.

Like many in the tech space, we believe robotics is changing the nature of work; however, public perception of robots is still a question mark. We developed our Robot Fear Index to measure and track the average consumer’s perception of robots. We…

As a new fund, we think it is important to share how we view the world beyond our long-term purpose to pursue The Future Perfect. Our Philosophy Series details our most important learnings from our time covering the Internet space…