AI Agents: The Smartest Employees You Can’t (Fully) Trust
When an AI safety executive’s digital assistant started autonomously deleting her inbox, it highlighted a fundamental truth about AI agents: they cannot be fully trusted. Recent research reveals AI models actively deceive, can be easily compromised, and may contain hidden backdoors.
The Other Side of The SaaS Apocalypse
The market is selling off software stocks on fears that AI coding agents will displace traditional platforms. But this narrative misses three critical realities: competitive advantages lie in distribution, not code; security concerns which limit agent deployment; and the fact that power infrastructure can’t support mass adoption for years.
Update from the PM – March 2026
The SaaS-pocalypse dominated February, but Andy explains why market fears miss three critical realities about enterprise software, AI capabilities, and power constraints. Learn why Montaka sees exceptional value in current dislocations and expects rapid re-rating when fundamentals prevail.
State of the Union: AI, resource competition and inequality increase geopolitical instability
Artificial intelligence, widening inequality, and intensifying competition for critical resources are converging to create a more volatile global landscape. This article explores how these forces intersect and what they mean for the future of geopolitical stability.
Update from the PM – February 2026
2026’s extraordinary start—featuring armed intervention in Venezuela, NATO rifts over Greenland, historic Japanese bond yield spikes, and a precious metals bubble- signals a new era of geopolitical instability. We also cover why the enterprise software sell-off misses the critical value of distribution and orchestration.
Quarterly Video: Q4 2025
We unpack the major structural shifts shaping the global landscape, review 2025’s highly dispersed market returns, discuss key portfolio augmentations during Q4, and share a preview of Montaka’s latest ‘AI Bubble’ whitepaper
Update from the PM – January 2026
This update also includes Montaka’s Summer Investing Guide for 2026- featuring three selected essays from 2025, a recent podcast, and a book recommendation. Perfect preparation for the year ahead.
Update from the PM – December 2025
Volatility returned in Nov: Bitcoin -20%, S&P 500 -5%, Tech down while Healthcare & Energy surged. Amid the noise, Alphabet soared +14% on Gemini 3’s AI breakthrough. Bubble fears? We break them down.
Update from the PM – November 2025
Earnings season is here: Meta & Blackstone show strong fundamentals, yet stocks dip on short-term narratives. Do short-term moves matter when long-term AI-driven growth is clear?
From Transistors to Transformations: Building AI’s Digital Backbone
As AI demand explodes, the industry has pivoted to something even more powerful: advanced packaging technologies that deliver up to 40x better performance than traditional scaling.