The VC Corner 📰 #4
Recent news and resources for those investing or working in startups
Welcome to The VC Corner, your weekly dose of Venture Capital to keep you up and running! Whether you're a seasoned investor or an eager enthusiast, this newsletter is your go-to source 🚀
Top Headlines 🚨
EU agrees ‘historic’ deal with world’s first laws to regulate AI 🤖 [The Guardian]
Mistral AI, a Paris-based OpenAI rival, closed its $415 million 💰 funding round [TechCrunch]
Investment Firm General Atlantic Confidentially Files for IPO 📈 in US [Bloomberg]
Family offices move money out of stocks and into private markets 💸 [CNBC]
In-Depth Insights 🔍
What share of US public companies’ R&D spending was generated by companies that were primarily funded by venture capital prior to their IPO? 📈 The answer is 62%! [Ilya Strebulaev]
Europe’s technology startups are doing just fine ✨ [The Economist]
Venture Capital is a mean business 😠 [Martin Krag]
The startup boom times are over - have VCs fallen in love with new industries? 🔄 [Peter Walker]
This vertical farming company raised $500m, and then it all but disappeared 🌱[Sifted]
The Path to IPO for Software Unicorns 🦄 - The IPO bar is only getting higher [Herwig Springer]
Interesting Reports 📊
Captivating Podcasts 🎙️
Mastering early-stage board meetings 👥 [This week in startups]
Why founders should take as many VC meetings as possible 💡 [20VC]
Upcoming Events 📅
VNTR Investors Breakfast 🍳 | Madrid | Dec 20
Startups World 🚀 | Porto | Jan 13
VC/LP Roundtable on Data Driven Portfolio Modelling 💻 | Remote | Jan 17
Plug and Play Insurtech Europe Expo 11 🤖 | Munich | Jan 31
Iot Solutions World Congress 🌐 | Barcelona | Jan 31 - Feb 2
Is the AI industry not attractive to VCs? or does it fall under the SaaS category?
Nice content Ruben! Curious to know more about the graph on industry attractiveness. Where can I find more information about it?