The Ghost Olympic Event: Machine Learning Startup Acquisition

With no lack of drama both on and off the track, the 31st Summer Olympics and its 39 events have been wrapped up recently. As the city of Rio is preparing for the first Paralympic Games to take place in the Southern Hemisphere, some are experiencing Synchronized Swimming, Canoe Slalom and Modern Pentathlon withdrawal symptoms. As Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Simone Biles stole the show, Silicon Valley has not just quietly sat and watched the proceedings. In fact, VCs, investment bankers and tech giants active in the Machine Learning space have been in a race of their own that goes on unabated even if they don't get the benefit of prime time NBC TV coverage. It is fair to say that we have been witnessing the unfolding of the ghost Olympic event of Machine Learning startup acquisition.