a16z Raises$7.2bn💵, Optimal VC Portfolio Construction🧮, AI Index🤖

Apr 21, 2024

Welcome to The VC Corner, your weekly dose of Venture Capital and Startups to keep you up and running! 🚀

I've started a Twitter/X account where I will be sharing content for entrepreneurs and VCs! Check it out here

This newsletter is sponsored by Meco: Enjoy newsletters in a space designed for reading

Meco is a distraction-free space for reading newsletters outside the inbox.

The app is completely free and packed with features designed to supercharge your learnings from your favorite writers.

Become a more productive reader and cut out the noise with Meco - try the app today!

Want to sponsor The VC Corner and reach my audience? Show your interest here

Microsoft to invest $1.5 bn in UAE-based AI firm G42, takes minority stake 🤝 [Business Standard]
DeepMind CEO Says Google Will Spend More Than $100 Billion on AI 🤖 [Bloomberg]
Andreessen Horowitz closes $7.2 billion for new funds 💵 [AXIOS]
Adam Neumann moves to buy back WeWork as it seeks funds to exit bankruptcy 🔄 [yahoo!finance]
Longevity investment hits $3.01bn in full-year 2023 🔬 [Longevity.Technology]
Bored Ape NFT Prices Tank to August 2022 Levels, Down 90% From Peak 💔 [Coindesk]
Qoala Raises $47M in Series C Funding. The round was led by PayPal Ventures and MassMutual Ventures 💰 [FinSMEs]
Metsera Launches With $290M in Funding. The round was led by ARCH Venture Partners 🚀 [FinSMEs]
Lacework, last valued at $8.3B, is in talks to sell for just $150M to $200M 📉 [TechCrunch]

Live or Die by Product-Market Fit. Understanding the financial indicators and impact of weak or lost product-market fit ⚖️ [
OnlyCFO
]

What is the Optimal VC Portfolio Construction? Breaking down the math on VC portfolio construction 🧮 [David Weisburd]
What was the most profitable software company in Q1 2024? Ethereum 💲 [Tomasz Tunguz]

7 Uses of Venture Debt Financing for High-Growth Companies 💵 [Flow Capital]
Your guide to ARR per employee. A primer and new benchmarks on the hot new SaaS metric 👥 [
Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged
]

How Porsche uses venture capital to strengthen its innovative power 🚗 [newsroom]

Want to sponsor The VC Corner and reach my audience? Show your interest here

The State of Marketplaces: Key Lessons Learned and a Look Ahead 📚 [Battery Ventures]

Supercharge Your Workday With ChatGPT: A comprehensive guide to enhancing work productivity with generative AI ⚡ [HubSpot]

Meco is a distraction-free space for reading and discovering newsletters, separate from the inbox. Add your newsletters in seconds and liberate your inbox. Plus it’s completely free

Prospectful.ai automates B2B sales for startups, focusing on lead generation and email outreach to ensure founders get qualified meetings
Beehiiv is an email platform focused on helping founders build, engage, and monetize their newsletter subscriber base, essential for community building
Confluence vc is the operating playbook for venture and growth equity investors

SF Climate Week | San Francisco | Apr 21-27
On building a $1B company with a small team | Toronto | Apr 29
How To Run A Pilot: Skan.AI | Remote | Apr 16
AI Conference for Founders and Business Leaders | Remote | Apr 19
Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners | Boston | Apr 20
AVPN Global Conference 2024 | Abu Dhabi | Apr 23-25
VC Platform - Global Summit ‘24 | New York | Apr 24-26
Investing in Tomorrow - Advancing Technology & Society | San Jose, California | Apr 25
EU-Startups Summit | Malta | May 9-10
0100 Conference CEE 2024 | Prague | May 14-16
Plug and Play Italy Summit 2024 | Milan | May 16
Tech Fest 2024 | Toronto | May 20-24
Global Fashion Summit | Copenhagen | May 21-23
The LP/VC relations event | Vienna | Jun 1-6
Silicon Valley Summit 2024 | Jun 11-13
Super Climate | New York | Sep 24
sifted summit | London | Oct 2-3

The VC Corner