The Accelerating Business Of Esports

 Tej Kohli writes that esports is one of the sectors which has seen a rapid ‘Coronavirus’ acceleration in the trends that are driving the... Published: March 01, 2021

This entrepreneur has recycled 20 tonnes of plastic into paving bricks

 Nzambi Matee is a Nairobi-based entrepreneur and inventor who is the founder of a startup which recycles plastic waste into bricks that... Published: February 24, 2021

Roll Call: The Indian-born CEOs Who Are Dominating US Tech

 Tej Kohli says that today we can find a growing number of Indian-born CEOs at the helm of some of the world's largest public companies, and many are his fellow alumnus of the .... Published: February 19, 2021

Argo Blockchain: exciting or irrational?

 This week, Tesla pushed the price of Bitcoin to unprecedented new highs by acquiring $1.5bn of holdings. It is not entirely a surprise that Tesla has forayed into cryptocurrency... Published: February 10, 2021

Stock picking based on social media seemed crazy – until it wasn’t

 The Robin Hood and Reddit Rebellion have led to the rebirth of stock picking based on an investment index that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to measure ... Published: February 09, 2021

Why I think under-loved PayPoint is fighting fit for the future

 PayPoint became an under-loved stock at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, and its share price has struggled to recover since. Since 2016... Published: February 03, 2021

If we get AI ‘right’ it will help to reduce economic inequality

 At it’s heart artificial intelligence is about efficiency and productivity. In a world of omnipresent AI that is present across every segment of economic activity... Published: February 03, 2021

Closing The Gap Between Sports and eSports

 Tej Kohli is a technologist and investor who is Europe's largest individual esports investor thanks to a $100m investment into Switzerland-based Rewired... Published: February 02, 2021

London Needs A Station F

 Tej Kohli is a technologist and investor whose Zibel Real Estate portfolio focuses on geographic clusters where rapid technological development and new ... Published: January 15, 2021

Why The Renewable Energy Learning Curve Offers Hope To Poor Countries

 Two important questions: Why did renewable energy become so cheap, so fast? And can we use this as a global opportunity for green growth?... Published: January 12, 2021

Tej Kohli is investing in game-changing new tech

 Best known for his mission to end blindness in India, here investor, entrepreneur, real estate magnate and #TejTalks author Tej Kohli... Published: December 07, 2020

Where I would invest for long-term exposure to disruptive cell-based medicines

 When historians look back at 2020, it won’t be the coronavirus crisis that will claim their interest, but the award in October 2020... Published: December 14, 2020

The Rise Of The Asian Entrepreneurs

 Last year I speculated in The Telegraph that the only way for businesses in the United Kingdom to grow was to globalize... Published: December 11, 2020

Why Berlin remains my top recommendation for real estate investment

 Since 2006 I have been buying and selling real estate. Some of the biggest deals that I have transacted have been in the Middle East... Published: December 10, 2020

Is it too late to get in on rotation?

 Research by Visual Capitalist recently revealed that typical IPO first-year returns in the USA during 2019 were -4.6% for ‘technology’ stocks... Published: December 07, 2020

Bitcoin went mainstream in 2020. So is now the right time to invest?

 In July 2020 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom estimated that 3.86% of the general population now owned Bitcoin or... Published: December 07, 2020

Tej Kohli: How bold science delivers life-changing cures.

 This week an annual report arrived on my desk from Massachusetts Eye And Ear Hospital in Boston. The modest 21-page report leads with the news... Published: November 04, 2020

Elon Musk Says Implanted Bionics Will Change Humanity. Is He Right?

 Because of Elon Musk, implanted bionic devices have become more prominent in the public eye. And so it feels like an apt time to... Published: October 20, 2020

Connected Minds Solve Problems

 A chapter in my book ‘Rebuilding You’ focuses on the importance of sharing stories to surface new opportunities for collaboration... Published: September 20, 2020

Bioengineered Cornea Are About To Enter The Clinical Realm. What Does That Mean?

 A watershed point in corneal transplant surgery is rapidly being approached. Transplantation using human donor cornea ... Published: September 16, 2020

Technology Transfer Can Close The Gap Between Rich And Poor

 Each year the Centre for Global Development (CDI) publishes a Commitment To Development Index which ranks 40 of the ... Published: August 18, 2020

The Impact Revolution

 The world must change but we cannot change it by throwing money at old ideas that no longer work. To change the world, we must ... Published: August 17, 2020

We must not close our eyes to those who cannot see

 Two years ago Parthasarathi Mocherla read an advertisement in his local newspaper in Hyderbad, India, inviting local people to attend a public meeting... Published: August 10, 2020

India’s Forgotten XP Children

 At 8PM BST today documentary film ‘Father Will I See Again?’ will premiere online on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inf9z3p0Dis... Published: July 27, 2020

Ending poverty blindness means ending gender inequality too

 It is well evidenced that when women are empowered, they better their communities and the planet. There are approximately 25 million women... Published: July 20, 2020

Why eliminating avoidable blindness is a wise investment to eradicate poverty

 It is imperative that prospective social investments — such as those required to build and maintain a sustainable eye health care... Published: July 13, 2020

Using AI To Predict Poverty

 Artificial intelligence is becoming omnipresent and has the potential to improve every aspect of human life... Published: July 10, 2020

Gender Discrimination in Health Care

 “I shouldn’t feel scared to go to the doctor,” says a young woman, in a report by Deutsche Welle (DW) last year around women’s... Published: July 07, 2020

Poverty blindness is a double disenfranchisement for women

 According to the World Health Organisation of 39 million blind people in the world, 64% are girls and women... Published: June 30, 2020

The Bionic British Kids Who Are Ready To Take On The World

 More than fifteen years ago my wife and I launched the Tej Kohli Foundation and in the years since we have made direct... Published: May 20, 2020

Tej Kohli: The Six D’s show why we live in the age of the entrepreneur

 My Kohli Ventures investment vehicle focuses on exponential growth opportunities that are derived from the chain reaction... Published: May 12, 2020

Tej Kohli: The Vaccine Race

 As Western government-imposed lockdown programmes are cautiously relaxed amid fears of damaging potential second and third waves... Published: May 12, 2020

Tej Kohli: My Appetite To End Holiday Hunger

 What will our post Coronavirus future look like? Many of us are postulating what future will follow the human tragedy of the last months... Published: May 11, 2020

Coughing Up Evidence: The Potential of AI to Trace and Prevent the Spread of the Coronavirus

 Nineteen years ago, a robot trained to identify coughs could have been useful in detecting alleged deception on the game show... Published: April 24, 2020

UK science is boosted by the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute

 The Tej Kohli Cornea Institute is building on its track record for funding research in the USA and on its 6-year legacy of making direct... Published: April 22, 2020

Why I’ve donated $100,000 to develop a genetic vaccine for COVID-19.

 I call myself a technologist because I truly believe that we are at the epoch of a new global revolution which will see sciences... Published: April 15, 2020

Tej Kohli: Engineers are amongst the most important people in our society. We should value them more.

 I graduated in 1980 with a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT)... Published: April 07, 2020

AI and the Coronavirus — Part Two

 Cast your mind away, if you can, from the Coronavirus crisis and imagine that it is now 2120. The Coronavirus is a significant... Published: April 06, 2020

The role of seed funding for alleviating blindness in poor communities

 During my fifteen years as a technology investor and advocate of the prospect of artificial intelligence to improve human life... Published: April 01, 2020

Why I think aviation OEM stocks are looking cheap

 On 19 March 2020, shares in The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) hit $98. Only six months earlier they had been trading at a 52-week high of $388... Published: March 31, 2020

A tax on AI could help to reduce inequality

 As thousands of workers commence working from home due to Coronavirus, the Internet is awash with memes about the tempting distractions of YouTube... Published: March 26, 2020

AI and the Coronavirus: Part One

 If necessity really is the mother of invention, the coronavirus emergency is certainly exposing multiple areas of dire need... Published: March 26, 2020

The technologist who is investing in human triumph

 In 2006 I sold my company and turned my attention in earnest to building my real estate portfolio, investing in growth-stage technology... Published: March 26, 2020

Will BP shares bounce back?

 “Our favourite holding period is forever” says Warren Buffett. This is sage advice. As long as you are choosing stocks that... Published: March 16, 2020

How should we be investing in esports?

 Before we ask ourselves how we should be investing in esports, first we should become familiar with the topic. If you don't know... Published: March 07, 2020

Why A.I. makes me bullish on Micron stock

 Artificial intelligence is going to become an omnipotent part of our world and everyday life. Most experts believe that the global... Published: March 07, 2020

Joining the Technological Frontiers

 Financial analysts recognize the massive growth potential of artificial intelligence and biotechnology. But, if anything, the likely... Published: September 13, 2020

Machines won’t replace us. Ignore the fear-mongering. If pointed in the right direction, AI and Robotics will advance our civilization

 Rewired is a robotics venture studio that launched two years ago with $100m of initial funding... Published: August 23, 2020

Beyond the hype of $30m prizes for playing Fortnite, esports superstars are a beacon of integrity for a generation that needs more role models...

 In 1957 a top England soccer player would have earned £1,677 a year in wages, bonuses and international match fees... Published: July 31, 2020

The Promise of AI in the Developing World

 When it comes to technology, there is a common misperception that only the rich benefit. But the innovations behind gadgets like iPhones and robotic vacuums have the potential to boost development and prosperity throughout the Global South... Published: October 30, 2020