Growth Catalyst Partners, a US-based private equity firm focused on investing in information, marketing, and tech-enabled services, has acquired UK-based InspiredMinds!, a fast-growing, award-winning global technology and science strategy group at the epicenter of the AI and AI healthcare markets. The acquisition is a significant addition to Growth Catalyst Partners’ growing portfolio of niche providers of data and AI leadership services.
Founded as a female-owned business in 2017 by technology entrepreneur Sarah Porter (pictured), InspiredMinds! has developed an active AI community across 160+ countries, and is a leading voice in the industry focused on the ethical development of AI. InspiredMinds! connects their community through large AI summits, including World Summit AI and Intelligent Health, that attract preeminent leaders driving business and societal transformation through artificial intelligence innovation, application and regulation.
“As the most influential and connected AI community in the world, nothing we do is status quo,” stated Sarah Porter, CEO and founder of InspiredMinds! “It is a critical point in time for human-AI collaboration, and with the support of Growth Catalyst Partners, we are poised to supercharge the work of our community, by critically focusing on equitable AI and the opportunities that this presents to our future world.”
Growth Catalyst Partners will integrate InspiredMinds! into the Data Society Group, a US-based platform that develops future fluent workforces through the power of data and AI. InspiredMinds! will continue to operate as an independent company and plans to launch its festival-style AI summits in the United States in 2025.
“InspiredMinds! is a nexus for the brightest minds, industry leaders, and key government entities driving significant insights and innovations in the field of AI and emerging technologies. We are excited to provide a platform to amplify the important work Sarah and her talented team do to empower the rapidly expanding AI universe,” said Connor Dawson, managing director of Growth Catalyst Partners. “The highly aligned missions of InspiredMinds! and Data Society Group will be instrumental in guiding the InspiredMinds! launch into the US market working closely with Doug Llewellyn, Data Society Group CEO. We believe the combined business will ultimately become an essential resource for AI and data leaders and their organisations globally.”
