The Billion-Dollar Revenue Club💰, Product Metrics That Matter🎯, Time-to-Value in AI Age⏱️
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In-Depth Insights 🔍
The Billion-Dollar Revenue Club 💰
Discover the 35 companies that have cracked $1B in ARR and what sets them apart.
Is VC Investing today’s safe-haven? 💼
VC investing shines in uncertain times, leveraging innovation to solve critical global challenges.
Time-to-Value in AI Age ⏱️
Why AI startups must prioritize delivering value quickly to gain a competitive edge.
Product Metrics That Matter 🎯
A novel system for selecting and presenting product KPIs, satisfying not only the product team, but also stakeholders, executives, and customers.
Future of LLMs 🤔
A look at how large language models will revolutionize industries and enable new opportunities.
AI Bubble Alarms 🚨
Concerns grow over AI valuations and sustainability—are we heading for a burst bubble?Corporate Venture Building 🏗️
CEOs are leveraging venture building to achieve outsized growth despite market challenges.
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Interesting Reports 📊
OpenCloud 2024 ☁️
Battery Ventures explores how cloud computing is evolving, with insights on innovation in infrastructure, SaaS, and AI-driven applications.
Culture of AI and Adoption 📚
Gallup analyzes the intersection of workplace culture and AI adoption, highlighting trends and challenges businesses face in embracing AI.
Big Ideas in Crypto 2025 💰
A16z Crypto presents its forward-looking report on the transformative trends expected to shape the crypto landscape in the coming years.
Benedict Evans’ 2025 ‘AI eats the world’ 🛠️
Benedict Evans provides his latest analysis on key tech trends, focusing on the intersection of macroeconomics, consumer behavior, and industry shifts.
Recently Launched Funds 💸
Ninjacart Startup Program was launched to drive innovation in food tech and agtech by supporting early-stage startups in the food supply chain.
Iliad Partners unveils a $50M MENA VC fund targeting startups in the Middle East and North Africa.
Protego Ventures secures $70M for its first fund to support early-stage tech innovators.
Exor Ventures, led by Noam Ohana, is gearing up to launch a new fund targeting transformative ventures across Europe and beyond.
Fly Ventures raises €80M for its third fund, focusing on deep tech startups across Europe.
Dimension closes a $500M second fund, doubling down on investments in growth-stage companies in technology and beyond.
VC Jobs 💼
VC Internship at Connecticut Innovations (New Haven, CT)
VC Internship: Future Fund at Connecticut Innovations (New Haven, CT)
Bioscience VC Internship at Connecticut Innovations (New Haven, CT)
VC Lead at Digital Currency Group (Stamford, CT)
Head of Marketing at VC Lab (Remote)
VC Manager at Finatal (New York City, NY)
VC Manager at BICI (Santa Clara, CA)
VC Investor at Struck Capital (Los Angeles, CA)
VC Analyst at Redalpine (Berlin, Germany)
VC Internship at Earlybird (Berlin, Germany)
VC Internship at Quantum Light (Remote)
Hottest Deals 💥
Lucra raises $10M to enhance its financial technology solutions
BRM secures $15M in Series A funding to expand its AI-driven business management platform
Sollis Health raises $33M in Series B funding to grow its concierge healthcare services
Sage secures $35M to scale its advanced data analytics solutions
Nuvig Therapeutics raises $161M in Series B funding to drive innovation in immune modulation
Zopa secures €80M to bolster its digital banking and lending services
Tado raises €43M to advance its smart thermostat technology
GridX secures $50M in Series C funding for its energy optimization platform
Meati Foods raises $150M to scale its plant-based protein products
Voi secures €30M to grow its e-scooter operations across Europe
Hydrosat raises $25M to expand its satellite-based climate analytics services
Automata secures $40M to accelerate its robotic automation technology
And..ownership.
Great wrap up!