person

Paul McGuinness

Irish music executive who managed U2 from the late 1970s until 2013.

Current clusters

invest2 publishers

Balderton bets £20M that an avatar concert can move venues in four days

Unit1 Studio has raised £20 million in equity and production money for avatar concerts it says cost a fraction of ABBA Voyage's £140 million. Its evidence so far is a demonstration show moved between two London venues in four days.

Publishers:tech.eutechfundingnews.com

Reality

Evidence34
Adoption17
Hype gap+42
Incentives82
Confidence57

leadership1 publisher

Unit1 raised nearly £15m to tour avatars of musicians who no longer perform

Barney Wragg's Unit1 has money from Balderton Capital and U2's former manager to build hyper-realistic digital performers. Its first test rebuilt a KT Tunstall television appearance from twenty years ago.

Publishers:theguardian.com

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption12
Hype gap+35
Incentives70
Confidence50