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Top Headlines 🚨
General Catalyst, a16z capture 44% of US VC fundraising in 2024 💰 [Pitchbook]
BlackRock-Temasek Venture Amasses $1.4 Billion for Clean-Energy Wagers 🌿 [Wall Street Journal]
Global Founders Capital will deploy Rocket Internet’s cash instead of raising a new fund 💸 [TechCrunch]
Amkan Ventures aims to connect Gulf region investors with emerging U.S. managers 🤝 [Kia Kokalitcheva, AXIOS]
Thoma Bravo to take UK cybersecurity company Darktrace private in $5B deal 🔒 [TechCrunch]
Stride Ventures closes third fund at $165 million 💼 [mint]
Apple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI Features 📱 [Bloomberg]
In-Depth Insights 🔍
The Mixed State Of Startup Funding In 2024, In 11 Charts 📊 [crunchbase]
What to do when the 💩 keeps hitting the fan [Chris Tottman]
Massive Acquisitions in Software Startups 🛒 [Tomasz Tunguz]
Visualizing AI Patents by Country 🔍 [Visual Capitalist]
Network Effects: What VCs Really Look For (With Case Studies) 🕸️ [The VC Factory, Aram Attar]
44% of startups score their investors a “1 out of 5” on helpfulness 😞 [sifted]
The Robotics Renaissance 🌟 [Mario Gabriel]
The Economics of Generative AI 🤖 [Apoorv Agrawal]
Interesting Reports 📊
State of Customer Success Survey 🤝 [G2]
State of Private Markets. First Cut on Valuations & Round Sizes | Q1 2024 📉 [Peter Walker, carta]
2024 Technology Predictions 🔮 [IEE Computer Society]
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