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United Kingdom Ian Hogarth is an entrepreneur, investor, and thought leader in the field of artificial intelligence, co-founding successful ventures like Songkick and shaping the discourse on AI safety.
Songkick integrated its concert listings into Pitchfork's core review pages through a new partnership.
Songkick was part of the Y Combinator program in 2007. Ian Hogarth also gave a talk from YC startup school.
Songkick launched content partnerships with YouTube and Vevo.
Songkick launched content partnerships with YouTube and Vevo.
Songkick merged with CrowdSurge in 2015 to create new revenue-generating opportunities by helping artists connect directly with fans and sell tickets.
Songkick partnered with Warner Music Group to make things easier for artists and better for fans.
Songkick deepened its partnerships with streaming services, including Songza, reaching up to 8.5 million monthly users.
Ian Hogarth studied engineering at Cambridge, graduating with first-class honours. He then spent a year in Beijing studying Mandarin. In 2004, he developed an early computer vision system for classifying cancer biopsy images, demonstrating an early interest in AI. In 2007, Hogarth co-founded Songkick with Michelle You and Pete Smith, a platform now used by 15 million music fans to discover concerts. Songkick became a significant player in the music industry, culminating in a legal settlement where TicketMaster paid shareholders $130 million following an antitrust lawsuit in 2015.
Since 2014, Hogarth has invested in over 50 startups leveraging machine learning across various sectors, including drug discovery, sales, and defense. Notable investments include Anthropic, Cleo, Chorus AI, Hopin, Helsing, and Kheiron Medical. He has co-authored the annual “State of AI Report” since 2018, which is a widely read, free-to-access report on AI advancements. In 2021, he co-founded Plural Platform, an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on frontier technology and science. He also chairs Phasecraft, a quantum computing startup.
Recognized for his contributions to AI, Hogarth was named one of the 100 most influential personalities in AI by Time magazine in 2023. He currently serves as the Chair of the UK Government’s AI Foundation Model Taskforce, which focuses on artificial intelligence safety research. His work in both entrepreneurship and AI has established him as a key figure in technological innovation and its responsible development.
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