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Top Headlines 🚨
Global VC Funding Settles Around $20B In February But AI Share Increases 💰 [crunchbase]
Midjourney bans all Stability AI employees over alleged data scraping 🚫 [The Verge]
5 charts: Mideast, North Africa VC slows off 📉 [Pitchbook]
SolarMente becomes first Spanish startup being backed by Leo DiCaprio ☀️ [sifted]
Eckuity Capital Closes $150 Million Fund and Appoints New Partner 💰 [Morningstar]
Nvidia, Microsoft, and Jeff Bezos Invested in a $2.6 Billion Robotics Start-Up. Here's Why That's Good News for Tesla 🤖 [yahoo!finance]
Applied Intuition raised $250 million in Series E funding at a $6 Billion Valuation 🧠 [Applied Intuition]
In-Depth Insights 🔍
Why Venture Capital is the Best Asset Class 🏆 [Packy McCormick]
From zero to IPO in 9 years - How Amplitude became a $4 billion company 🚀 [Market Curve]
Startups Are Still Buying Fewer Startups 🤝 [crunchbase]
You are firing people too late 👋 [Anton Zaides]
Unlocking hidden value: How niche markets are bigger opportunities than VCs think 🔍 [Jackie Dimonte]
The Trough of Feedback: The Insecurities of VCs Who Desperately Want To Be Liked 💬 [Kyle Harrison]
The IPO Preparation Guide: Deep dive into IPO preparation and things companies should be thinking about now 📚 [OnlyCFO]
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Interesting Reports 📊
2024 Tech Trends Report 🔮 [Future Today Institute]
State of the Venture Market: A Comprehensive Overview 🔍 [Asaf Horesh, Vintage Ventures]
The State of European Foodtech 2024 🍽️ [Dealroom, Five Seasons Ventures]
The Bitcoin Monthly 💰 [ARK Invest]
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