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Finisar (FNSR) is Apple’s 3rd largest VCSEL array supplier, accounting for about 5% of iPhone X VCSEL arrays. Tonight the company reported earnings for the Apr-18 quarter. Finisar continues to expect a ramp in VCSEL demand in their Oct-18 quarter,…

Brave early adopters are the hallmark of an innovation set to create immense human value. In this story, the innovation is cutting-edge technology for interfacing with the nervous system, and the brave early adopter is Ian Burkhart. Ian, a young…

We’re investing in Invisible as a play on our view that human-delivered automation will be a meaningful component of “AI” for the foreseeable future. We call it “human as AI,” and see it as part the following automation spectrum: Pure…

Neurotechnology has long been a passion for Loup Ventures because we think it represents a vast and open opportunity to improve human life via both restoration and augmentation. Brain-computer interfaces are one of the most compelling areas in the neurotech…

We hear a lot about the exploding budgets that tech giants are spending on original content as consumers continue to cut the cord. In the last few years, some of the same players have started to add live sports to…

Today, Apple said loudly and clearly that the customer is always right. There were more new features for users than there were new tools for developers: screen time limits, monitoring, and reports, grouped notifications, Do Not Disturb at bedtime, Siri…

This is the first in a multi-part series analyzing the potential of security tokens in the world of crypto assets.  2017 was the year of crypto. Bitcoin became a household phenomenon and increased ~13x in value, Ethereum spurred interest in…

In our meetings with AR companies at Augmented World Expo (AWE) this week, it’s clear the industry is waiting for Apple to announce ARKit 2.0 at WWDC. Improvements in persistence and multiplayer functions are two of the most requested additions…

Apple’s annual developer conference starts next Monday, June 4th. Consistent with past WWDC’s, announcements will be software heavy. Most notably a preview of iOS 12 and the upcoming MacOS. We expect Monday’s keynote to be highlighted by extending the reach…

The New York Times reported that Apple has signed a deal with Volkswagen to manufacture electric T6 Transporter vans outfitted with Apple’s autonomous sensor suite to be used as self-driving shuttles for employees. This is significant because it plays into…

Fresh off of Fortnite’s first foray into ranked play on May 17th, Epic Games has committed $100M in prize pool money for Fortnite competitions in the 2018-2019 season. The ranked play ‘Solo Showdown’ game mode was available to players from…

Facebook announced the release of their Oculus Go standalone VR headset at the F8 developer conference on May 1st, and gave every attendee at the conference a free device. The Go is an easy access point for getting into VR…