Ian Hogarth

Ian Hogarth is an angel investor in over 40 start-ups, where the main focus of his investing is applied machine learning. He recently co-authored the State of AI report summarising major developments in machine learning over the past 12 months, arguing that rapid progress in machine learning will drive the emergence of a new kind of geopolitics, where AI policy will become the single most important area of government policy. He co-founded Songkick, the concert service that is used by 17 million music fans every month to discover concerts. He served as chief executive for eight years, scaling the business to $100 million in ticket sales and 120 employees.