{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63400f546507f800111f7a3d/694137e4cc3f4b4c7386d957?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Where the Smartest AI Investors Are Putting Their Money","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63400f546507f800111f7a3d/1765881915520-312446da-2e5b-4fa5-b29d-fe9327f6e967.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As this year sets a $200B record for AI funding, Esther Wong and Antoine Blondeau debate over the future of AI investing at <strong>Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK</strong> Festival 2025.</p><p><br></p><p>Wong is a former SenseTime executive and one of Asia’s leading AI infrastructure investors, and Blondeau is an early OpenAI investor and a pioneer behind the foundational technology that became Siri.</p><p><br></p><p>The two investors sit down with Anthony Sar and tackle the biggest question shaping AI investing today: will the real returns come from AI infrastructure or AI applications?</p><p><br></p><p>It’s a rare, unfiltered look at how the smartest people in AI are thinking today.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us here:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/esther-wong-76a6a410a/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Esther Wong</a>: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esther-wong-76a6a410a/</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoineblondeau/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Antoine Blondeau</a>: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoineblondeau/</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonysar/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Sar</a>: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonysar/</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/finnovasia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Finoverse</a>: https://www.linkedin.com/company/finnovasia/</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Trailer</p><p>00:55 Introduction</p><p>02:14 Current State of AI Investment</p><p>04:19 Infrastructure vs. Application Layer</p><p>06:38 Future of AI and Investment Strategies</p><p>19:03 Advice for New AI Investors</p><p>24:13 Final Thoughts and Advice for Founders</p>","author_name":"Finoverse "}