The Race for AI Supremacy is Over🏁, State of VC and Its Impact on DPI📉, SaaS VC Trends☁️
BONUS: 40 Pitch Decks That Built Unicorns💡(go to the bottom of the article)
Another week, another wave of funding, insights, and opportunities shaping the venture ecosystem.
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The Most Important Time in History: AGI & ASI 🤖
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Why we’re entering the most pivotal era in human history—driven by Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI). What’s happening, what it means, and how it impacts founders and investors. [
The AI Infrastructure Build-Out Debate 🏗️
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Are we overbuilding the infrastructure layer, or is this just the beginning of an AI gold rush? A breakdown of the winners, losers, and key takeaways from the current AI arms race. [
The Race for AI Supremacy is Over 🏁
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The AI war isn’t about models anymore—it’s about distribution, ecosystems, and differentiation. What that means for startups, investors, and the broader tech landscape. [State of VC and Its Impact on DPI 📉
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How the shifting venture capital landscape is affecting Distributions to Paid-In Capital (DPI), fund performance, and LP confidence. [
Insights from a $13B Acquisition and What It Means for GTM 💡
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What a massive $13B exit tells us about go-to-market (GTM) strategies, defensibility, and scaling revenue in today’s market. [
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Lithuania Startup Ecosystem Report 2024 📊
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Recently Launched Funds 💸
Sauce VC has successfully concluded fundraising for its latest fund, targeting early-stage investments.
Icehouse Ventures closes its largest-ever growth fund with $122 million for investments.
Borski Fund secures over €9 million from MG to back female-led startups.
Algebris Investments secures approximately €60 million for its inaugural ClimateTech VC fund.
QDNL Participations holds first close of its Global Fund at €25 million.
Madrona raises $770 million across Fund X and Acceleration Fund IV.
Forbion Bioeconomy Fund I secures €164.5 million to invest in the bioeconomy sector.
Superhero Capital announces its fourth VC fund to back early-stage startups
VC Jobs 💼
Principal at Red Sea Ventures (New York City, NY)
VC Internship at UTM Ventures (Munich, Germany)
Associate at Speedinvest (Munich, Germany)
VC Internship at Industrifonden (Stockholm, Sweden)
Associate at Antler (Oslo, Norway)
IR Manager at First Momentum Ventures (Remote)
VC Investor at BoxGroup (New York City, NY)
VC Internship at Equal Ventures (Remote)
Analyst at LDV Capital (New York City, NY)
Vice President at Camber Partners (New York City, NY)
Hottest Deals 💥
Bonsai Robotics Inc., a San Jose, CA-based developer of physical AI solutions for agriculture applications, raised $15m in Series A funding (read here)
Anivive Lifesciences, a Long Beach, CA-based software-driven pet health company, secured $20M in funding (read here)
Atomicwork, a San Francisco, CA-based company providing agentic service management solutions for Enterprise IT, raised $25M in Series A funding (read here)
Conifers.ai, a Dallas, TX-based cybersecurity startup providing a native AI platform that helps organizations solve critical security operations center (SOC) challenges, raised $25M in funding (read here)
The Helper Bees, an Austin, TX-based provider of a technology aging platform, raised $35M in Series C funding (read here)
VideaHealth, a Boston, MA-based dental AI company, raised $40M in Series B funding (read here)
SafelyYou, a San Francisco, CA-based company which specializes in empowering care across senior living through AI, hardware, and remote expert clinicians, raised $43M in Series C funding (read here)
Eclypsium, a Portland, OR-based infrastructure supply chain security company, raised $45M in Series C funding (read here)
Veir, a Woburn, MA-based superconducting power delivery company, raised $75M in Series B funding (read here)
Onebrief, a Honolulu, HI-based provider of software for operational planning and military staff workflows, raised $50M in Series A funding (read here)
Helion, an Everett, WA-based fusion energy company, raised $425M in Series F funding, at $5.425 Billion valuation (read here)
Enapi, a Berlin, Germany-based electric vehicle (EV) charging startup, raised €7.5M in Seed funding (read here)
Nobi, an Antwerpen, Belgium-based AgeTech company, raised €35M in Series B funding (read here)
Naboo, a Paris, France-based provider of software solutions for B2B events, raised €20M in Series A funding (read here)
iPronics, a Valencia, Spain-based startup which specializes in software-defined photonic engines, raised €20M in Series A funding (read here)
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