0 To $100 Million In 9 Months 🚀, AI for social good🌍, Governments are the biggest source of VC funds🏛️
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Top Headlines 🚨
AI-related companies based in the Bay Area went on to raise more than $27 billion in 2023, up from $14 billion in 2022, when the region’s companies raised 29% of all AI funding 🌉 [crunchbase]
Wiz has raised $1 billion at a $12 billion valuation, led by Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Thrive Capital 💰 [wiz]
Governments were the biggest source of VC funds by some way in 2023 🏛️ [sifted]
Apple nears deal with OpenAI to put ChatGPT on iPhone 📱 [Business Today]
Chamath’s Social Capital releases annual letter, showing 29% gross IRR of latest investments 📜 [Chamath Palihapitiya]
Thoma Bravo to buy cybersecurity firm Darktrace for $5.3 billion 🛡️ [Axios]
Accion’s new $152.5M fund will back financial institutions serving small businesses globally 💼 [TC]
In-Depth Insights 🔍
Safe round or priced round? That is the question. Simple rules to help you make the call when raising a round 🤔 [Stepan Khzrtian]
Zero To $100 Million In Nine Months: Index, Sequoia Back Cybersecurity Company Led By Former Microsoft Execs 🚀 [Forbes]
VCs Are Not Safe. Founders often misunderstand the role of Venture Capitalists, and VCs often misunderstand how founders view them 🚷 [Josh Broward, Charles Jolley]
Before you make an angel investment: questions to ask founders 💬 (from experts) [SeedLegals]
Making 10X in Venture is more complicated than most people think. “I recently invested in a $16M post, and the company just raised a $250M post. Up 15.6X? No, only up 5.5X. Here is the math” 🧠 [Martin Tobias]
The 3 Investment Criteria Venture Capitalists Use to Screen Deal Flow 🔍 [The VC Factory]
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Interesting Reports 📊
AI for social good: Improving lives and protecting the planet 🌍 [McKinsey]
The prevalence and co-occurrence of psychiatric conditions among entrepreneurs and their families 🧠 [Michael A. Freeman, Paige J. Staudenmaier, Mackenzie R. Zisser, Lisa Abdilova Andresen]
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