Foundational Equity Report📜, AI and Startup Trends for 2025🔮, Why Ownership Matters to VCs🧑💼
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In-Depth Insights 🔍
Small But Mighty: AI Startups Thriving 🤖
Tom Tunguz highlights how smaller AI startups are making big waves in the tech ecosystem, outpacing larger players in innovation and agility.
Why Ownership Matters to VCs 🧑💼
Chris Neumann explains the importance of ownership stakes in the venture capital world and how it influences decision-making.AI and Startup Trends for 2025 🔮
CB Insights provides a deep dive into trends shaping AI and startups in 2025, emphasizing growth areas and innovation.
You're Not the Same Fund Manager You Used to Be ⚖️
Hunter Walk delves into how evolving market dynamics challenge fund managers to rethink strategies and adapt.2025 Private Markets Predictions Report 📊
Explore emerging trends and predictions shaping the startup and VC landscape, compiled by Affinity.
Analyzing Nvidia’s growth strategy 🌐
How the chipmaker plans to usher in the next wave of AIThiel's Seven Questions for Business ❓
Dive into Peter Thiel’s seven critical questions every business must address to succeed, as outlined by David Cummings.
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Interesting Reports 📊
Foundational Equity Report 📜
Carta dives into foundational equity structures, offering insights for startups and investors.
Cutting Through the Noise: GenAI Highlights 🤖
Key developments in Generative AI, with insights into the industry's most impactful innovations.Q3 2024 Enterprise Fintech Report 💰
Covers enterprise adoption of fintech solutions and the impact on traditional financial services.
Recently Launched Funds 💸
The BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund raised €150M to accelerate the ecological transition by investing in sustainable technologies.
Founderful closed a €133M fund focused on strengthening the Swiss tech ecosystem.
BEK Ventures launched with €235M to support early-stage tech startups.
Maki.vc raised €100M to invest in bold Nordic founders reshaping industries.
Founderful Fund closes second fund of $140m to back Swiss startups
VC Jobs 💼
645 Ventures – Principal, San Francisco, CA
Millennia Capital – Investor, New York City, NY
Antler – VC Internship, Germany
Plug and Play – Program Manager, Sugarland, TX
Greatscale Ventures – IR Partner, San Diego, CA
Afore Capital – Principal, San Francisco, CA
NJEDA – Director, Camden County, NJ
Akkadian Ventures – Chief of Staff, San Francisco, CA
ECMC – Senior VC Associate, Washington, DC
Winterberg Group AG – VC Internship, Munich, Germany
Hottest Deals 💥
Zipline raised $300M in Series E funding to scale its drone delivery operations.
Ōura closed a new funding round at a $3.5B valuation to expand its health wearable technology.
Ualá secured $300M in Series E funding led by Allianz X to further its financial services platform.
Cogna raised $15M to accelerate AI-powered enterprise software development.
Tessl raised $125M to revolutionize AI software development, founded by the team behind Snyk.
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