Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>In the AI takeover of global markets, enablers are beating hyperscalers by an ever-widening margin.  Hyperscalers' unprecedented capex is fueling revenue growth across the AI enabler ecosystem.</li>
<li>The semiconductor chip sector has gone parabolic with an unsustainable rise in share prices.  The SOX momentum and % increase far exceed its rise during the Dotcom bubble period</li>
<li>The AI Memory subsector is the only segment that has significantly outperformed hyperscalers in both returns and fundamentals, primarily due to a structural high-bandwidth memory (HBM) supercycle.</li>
</ul>


In the AI takeover of global markets, enablers are beating hyperscalers by an ever-widening margin.  Hyperscalers' unprecedented capex is fueling revenue growth across the AI enabler ecosystem.
The semiconductor chip sector has gone parabolic with an unsustainable rise in share prices.  The SOX momentum and % increase far exceed its rise during the Dotcom bubble period
The AI Memory subsector is the only segment that has significantly outperformed hyperscalers in both returns and fundamentals, primarily due to a structural high-bandwidth memory (HBM) supercycle.


THE AI GOLD RUSH: Hyperscalers and Enablers

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Ingenuity

Our focus is exclusively on in-depth research & consulting in the broader semiconductor industry. We focus on the key players, namely Intel, Micron, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, NVIDIA, AMD, TSMC & Global Foundries - as well as some of the lesser known, but nonetheless critical, companies such as ASML (for EUV), Mellanox, Cavium, Xilinx etc. We specialise in their products, roadmaps, process technologies, competitive advantages & threats etc. We also help our clients understand the implications of new and emerging technologies, e.g. 3D X-Point, 3D NAND, Carbon Nanotubes, Autonomous Driving, Graphene, Silicon Photonics, Wafer-Level Optics, Artificial Intelligence, FPGA, GPU, ASIC etc. 

Semiconductor Analysis & Research

<ul>
<li>So if you’re not actually able to draw a direct line to how much useful features and functionality you’re shipping to your users, that trade becomes harder to justify.</li>
<li>It’s actually not our engineers that are driving the token consumption. It’s a lot of the non-engineers that are doing some of those behaviors like converting PDFs into PowerPoint slides</li>
<li>Microsoft Has reportedly begun canceling most of its direct Claude Code licenses, according to The Verge, instead moving engineers toward using GitHub Copilot CLI.</li>
</ul>


So if you’re not actually able to draw a direct line to how much useful features and functionality you’re shipping to your users, that trade becomes harder to justify.
It’s actually not our engineers that are driving the token consumption. It’s a lot of the non-engineers that are doing some of those behaviors like converting PDFs into PowerPoint slides
Microsoft Has reportedly begun canceling most of its direct Claude Code licenses, according to The Verge, instead moving engineers toward using GitHub Copilot CLI.


From Token Maxxing To Token Rationing In Just Three Months. What's Going On?

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

Read Business Not Stock Prices

<ul>
<li>India’s data centre theme has entered a new phase, with Reliance-Meta’s 168 MW Jamnagar deal, Adani’s 5 GW ambition, and Airtel Nxtra’s USD 1 billion fundraise.</li>
<li>India’s operational data centre capacity is now estimated around 1.5-1.7 GW, with AI, cloud, data localisation and hyperscaler demand driving large investment commitments.</li>
<li>A complete value-chain view covering land, power, cooling, backup systems, fibre, AI compute, EPC and colocation- and where listed Indian companies fit.</li>
</ul>


India’s data centre theme has entered a new phase, with Reliance-Meta’s 168 MW Jamnagar deal, Adani’s 5 GW ambition, and Airtel Nxtra’s USD 1 billion fundraise.
India’s operational data centre capacity is now estimated around 1.5-1.7 GW, with AI, cloud, data localisation and hyperscaler demand driving large investment commitments.
A complete value-chain view covering land, power, cooling, backup systems, fibre, AI compute, EPC and colocation- and where listed Indian companies fit.


India’s Data Center Build-Out: AI, Power and the Road from 350 MW to 7 GW

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul>
<li>OpenAI revealed that it failed to meet its own goals for user acquisition and sales, fueling concerns that the company may struggle to support its astronomical spending on AI infrastructure.</li>
<li>Token prices have dropped by over 90% in the last year, which threatens to more than offset the increase in daily AI queries and weekly active users.</li>
<li>China's AI models continue to take market share from US counterparts. Chinese developers' open models now account for about 17% of global downloads, surpassing US developers for the first time.</li>
</ul>


OpenAI revealed that it failed to meet its own goals for user acquisition and sales, fueling concerns that the company may struggle to support its astronomical spending on AI infrastructure.
Token prices have dropped by over 90% in the last year, which threatens to more than offset the increase in daily AI queries and weekly active users.
China's AI models continue to take market share from US counterparts. Chinese developers' open models now account for about 17% of global downloads, surpassing US developers for the first time.


AI BUBBLE: Usage and Profitability and China's Challenge!!

<ul>
<li>Alphabet raised USD 80 billion in fresh equity and plans USD 185 billion capex in 2026, as AI demand outpaces available chips and power.</li>
<li>Hyperscaler capex could cross USD 1 trillion in 2027, creating supply-chain opportunities in power, packaging, and data centre infrastructure for India-listed firms.</li>
<li>India’s gap is structural. Realistic opportunities are in power, EPC, and advanced packaging not in competing with Google at the AI frontier.</li>
</ul>


Alphabet raised USD 80 billion in fresh equity and plans USD 185 billion capex in 2026, as AI demand outpaces available chips and power.
Hyperscaler capex could cross USD 1 trillion in 2027, creating supply-chain opportunities in power, packaging, and data centre infrastructure for India-listed firms.
India’s gap is structural. Realistic opportunities are in power, EPC, and advanced packaging not in competing with Google at the AI frontier.


The $1 Trillion Signal: Why Alphabet’s $80B Raise Is India’s Wake-Up Call, Not Its Blueprint?

United States

Amazon.com, Inc. is an online retailer that offers a wide range of products. The Company's products include books, music, videotapes, computers, electronics, home and garden, and numerous other products.  Amazon offers personalized shopping services, Web-based credit card payment, and direct shipping to customers.

Price Gauge
52-week Range	0.00 - 0.00
Market Cap (USDm)	0.00
P/E	0.00
Dividend (Yield)	0.00

Amazon (AMZN US)

THE AI GOLD RUSH: Hyperscalers and Enablers

In the AI takeover of global markets, enablers are beating hyperscalers by an ever-widening margin. Hyperscalers' unprecedented capex is fueling...

David Mudd

From Token Maxxing To Token Rationing In Just Three Months. What's Going On?

It’s actually not our engineers that are driving the token consumption. It’s a lot of the non-engineers that are doing some of those behaviors like...

William Keating

India’s Data Center Build-Out: AI, Power and the Road from 350 MW to 7 GW

India's data centre industry is booming with major deals and investments, driven by demand for AI, cloud, data localisation, and hyperscalers.

Sudarshan Bhandari

AI BUBBLE: Usage and Profitability and China's Challenge!!

OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman has concluded that costs to his customers have become a huge issue, and he is considering "drastically" cutting prices. Just...

David Mudd

The $1 Trillion Signal: Why Alphabet’s $80B Raise Is India’s Wake-Up Call, Not Its Blueprint?

Alphabet's massive equity raise and capex plans signal growing demand for AI chips, creating supply-chain opportunities for Indian firms in power,...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Price Gauge

52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

Dividend (Yield)

THE AI GOLD RUSH: Hyperscalers and Enablers

In the AI takeover of global markets, enablers are beating hyperscalers by an ever-widening margin. Hyperscalers' unprecedented capex is fueling...

David Mudd

From Token Maxxing To Token Rationing In Just Three Months. What's Going On?

It’s actually not our engineers that are driving the token consumption. It’s a lot of the non-engineers that are doing some of those behaviors like...

William Keating

India’s Data Center Build-Out: AI, Power and the Road from 350 MW to 7 GW

​India's data centre industry is booming with major deals and investments, driven by demand for AI, cloud, data localisation, and hyperscalers.

Sudarshan Bhandari

AI BUBBLE: Usage and Profitability and China's Challenge!!

OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman has concluded that costs to his customers have become a huge issue, and he is considering "drastically" cutting prices. Just...

David Mudd

The $1 Trillion Signal: Why Alphabet’s $80B Raise Is India’s Wake-Up Call, Not Its Blueprint?

​Alphabet's massive equity raise and capex plans signal growing demand for AI chips, creating supply-chain opportunities for Indian firms in power,...

Sudarshan Bhandari

India's data centre industry is booming with major deals and investments, driven by demand for AI, cloud, data localisation, and hyperscalers.

Alphabet's massive equity raise and capex plans signal growing demand for AI chips, creating supply-chain opportunities for Indian firms in power,...