Founder Ownership in VC-Backed Companies📊, The Fund of Funds Fallacy❌, Why AI Infrastructure Startups Are Booming🏗️
BONUS: SaaS Financial Model
Another week, another wave of funding, insights, and opportunities shaping the venture ecosystem.
Whether you're a founder raising capital, an investor spotting trends, or just someone who likes knowing where the smart money is flowing—this roundup is your weekly competitive edge.
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In-Depth Insights 🔍
AI Generative Search: The Next Internet Breakthrough 🔍
Generative AI is changing the way we search. Here’s what’s next, who wins, and why it matters for investors.
The Fund of Funds Fallacy: Why LPs Are Misguided ❌
Are LPs playing the wrong game? A deep dive into why fund-of-funds might not be the golden ticket many believe. [
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12 Rising Stars of Cambridge VC 🌟
Cambridge is quietly becoming a top VC hub. Meet the investors shaping its future and what it means for the next wave of startups.
Why AI Infrastructure Startups Are Booming 🏗️
From cloud costs to compute power, AI infrastructure is the new gold rush. Who’s leading, and where’s the opportunity? [
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The AI Paradox: Disruption vs. Demand 🤖
A new, cheaper AI model just dropped. Some investors panic, but what if lower energy costs actually fuel AI adoption?
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Interesting Reports 📊
Venture Wrapped – Global Tech Q4 2024 🌍
Dealroom’s latest breakdown of where the money’s flowing, the biggest trends, and what’s next in tech.
Founder Ownership in VC-Backed Companies 📊
How much equity do founders actually retain? Data from 40,000+ startups reveal key insights.
Superagency: By the numbers 🚀
AI’s real impact isn’t about one dominant model—it’s about how companies unlock human potential at scale.
Recently Launched Funds 💸
Virtue VC has announced the launch of Fund II, targeting early-stage investments in innovative startups.
Cherry Ventures has launched a €500 million fund aimed at propelling Europe’s first trillion-dollar company.
Tall Grass Ventures closes a million fund to support early-stage Canadian AgTech startups.
Two Small Fish Ventures, raising 41 million CAD to back early-stage startups.
Hamilton Lane Closes $615M Venture Access Fund.
ISAI has finalized its third Expansion Vintage Fund at €300 million, focusing on scaling European tech startups.
Marunouchi Innovation Partners has raised $744 million for its ClimateTech fund, aiming to drive innovation in sustainable technologies.
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Hottest Deals 💥
Perspective AI, a Palo Alto, CA-based customer conversations company, raised $4M in Seed funding (read here)
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) launched its fourth corporate venture capital fund of USD400m (read here)
Visarun.ai, a Dubai, UAE-based provider of an AI-powered visa-as-a-service platform, raised $700k in pre-seed funding (read here)
Appfire, a Boston, MA-based global provider of software that enhances, extends, and connects platforms, announced its acquisition of Flow, an enterprise software product for software engineering intelligence (SEI), from Pluralsight (read here)
Avelios Medical, Munich, Germany-based provider of a hospital information system (HIS), €30M in Series A funding (read here)
Laclarée, a Villeurbanne, France-based provider of an autofocusing eyeglasses, raised €3.5M in Seed funding (read here)
fileAI, a Singapore-based horizontal file processing agent and AI workflow automation company, raised USD 14M in Series A funding (read here)
UFarm.Digital, a Limassol, Cyprus-based provider of a decentralized finance asset management platform, raised $500K in Early Seed funding (read here)
StackAdapt, a Toronto, Canada-based provider of a multi-channel programmatic advertising platform, raised $235M in funding (read here)
Semgrep, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an application security platform, raised $100M in Series B funding (read here)
Dubai, UAE-based TVM Ventures launched its inaugural fund, a $100M initiative dedicated to expanding the ecosystem of TON blockchain as a global financial network (read here)
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