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📌 State of Gen AI in the enterprise: 2024 insights from Menlo Ventures
Menlo Ventures' 2024 report reveals a transformative AI landscape: automation drives change, enterprise AI spending surges to $13.8B, and a talent crisis looms with 2–3x salary premiums for top AI/ML talent.
Dominant use case? Developers lead with 51% adoption in code generation.
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💥 Latin America’s fintech bounce — are we in for a 2025 boom?
2024 is shaping up as the year Latin American fintech rises from the ashes, with funding up 73% from last year. New infrastructure-focused startups and seasoned entrepreneurs are revamping the market. But challenges remain, like limited exits and heavy reliance on local funds.
🤔 Will 2025 bring global investors to the table?
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💸 This week’s big funding highlights – xAI and Anthropic lead the charge. Again AI?
AI continues to dominate this week's funding rounds. xAI raised $5B, doubling its valuation, while Anthropic secured $4B from Amazon. Other major rounds include LogicMonitor's $800M and Cyera's $300M. These deals show AI's strong hold on venture capital this week. It will definitely end someday, how soon do you think that “someday” will come?
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👀 2025 tech trends or where to invest
CB Insights' latest report highlights diverse innovations across industries:
➖ Financial Services: AI copilots aim to streamline tasks for wealth managers; crypto emerges as an AI-driven payment method.
➖Healthcare: Autonomous robots like Figure show cross-industry potential.
➖AI: Open-source AI is niche, funding is US-dominated (71%), and GPT-4 costs plummet.
➖Retail: Generative AI drives hyper-personalized customer recommendations.
➖Industrials: Big Tech pioneers nuclear power for efficiency; spaceflight costs drop 8x since 2008.
A must-read for insights into emerging tech across verticals. 96 page detailed review at the link in the source.
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🌐 Wiz’s $450m Dazz deal — a power move in cybersecurity?
Big moves in cloud security! Wiz, a major player in cybersecurity, just acquired dazz for $450M in cash and stock. This deal brings dazz’s expertise in remediation and posture management into wiz's all-in-one platform.
Wiz’s CEO called dazz a “perfect fit” and hinted at more acquisitions coming soon, fueled by $1B set aside for growth. With $500M in annual recurring revenue and nearly half the Fortune 100 as clients, Wiz is betting big on a secure future.
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💵 This $1B hotel tech startup is changing travel forever
Lighthouse just raised $370M in funding, skyrocketing its valuation past $1B. The London-based company uses AI to crunch massive amounts of travel data, giving hotels like Radisson and Holiday Inn the tools to outshine competitors. With plans to expand and maybe even acquire new businesses, Lighthouse is setting the stage for smarter, more personalized hospitality experiences.
🤔 What kind of data hotels collect about us? Share your thoughts in the comments
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❓ Are genetic testing startups a goldmine or gamble?
The genetic testing industry has seen both triumphs and setbacks. 23andMe, once a high-flyer, faces layoffs and declining market value. Yet others, like prenatal-focused Natera, thrive with multibillion-dollar valuations. Startups like BillionToOne and Genome Medical are raising hefty funds, while niches like pet DNA testing lose steam.
Despite past bubbles, the $10B genetic testing market is predicted to double by 2033, hinting at massive growth opportunities, but not without risks.
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🟢 Defense tech investments hit record highs in 2024
From $145M for Chaos Industries to Anduril’s $1.5B mega-round, venture capital in defense tech has soared past $3B this year, breaking all records. With rising global tensions and a predicted defense budget increase under the new U.S. administration, VCs are diving deeper into tech like AI-driven weapons and autonomous systems. If we're being honest, this feels more like the latest gold rush.
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📊 Slow recovery of the venture funding in Europe
European venture funding reached $45B in 2024, a slight drop from last year but showing signs of stabilization. Despite growth in AI investments, overall funding remains low, with fewer exits and rising debt.
While Europe’s tech scene is expanding, it’s still trailing behind the U.S. in terms of funding and valuations.
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🔔 India’s HealthKart valued at $500M in new investment
HealthKart, India’s largest consumer nutrition platform, raised $153 million in a secondary investment, boosting its valuation to $500 million. Co-led by ChrysCapital and Motilal Oswal, this round saw exits from previous investors, including Peak XV. The startup, which reported $118.5 million in revenue for FY 2024, plans to expand as India’s sports nutrition market grows.
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👀 Oyo Founder Seeks New Investment at $3.8B Valuation
Ritesh Agarwal, Oyo’s founder, plans to invest $65.1M into the company through Redsprig Innovation Partners, valuing it at $3.8B – 38% higher than its June valuation of $2.3B but far below its 2019 peak of $10B. This comes as Oyo prepares for a third IPO attempt.
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📊 Wonder’s $250M Food Delivery Round Headlines a Diverse Week in Startup Funding
Wonder led the week's funding news with $250M to fuel its Grubhub acquisition, followed by biotech Metsera's $215M Series B. Other major rounds included Writer's $200M AI funding, Firefly Aerospace's $175M for lunar missions, and Chaos Industries' $145M to enhance defense tech. This diverse week highlights continued investor interest in food delivery, biotech, AI, and defense sectors.
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💎 Real Estate Investors Eye Four Key Trends
Despite funding declines, startups in home equity financing, rental management, eco-friendly construction, and construction streamlining tools are attracting investments. These areas address affordability, rising rents, sustainability, and efficiency challenges in today’s market.
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💰 State of Private Markets Q3 2024
Carta’s latest market report highlights a stable plateau in investments and valuations, with $20.1B invested this quarter (vs. $17.5B a year ago).
➡️ Key insights:
Downrounds persist at 20.3%, but deal terms are slightly more founder-friendly, with participating preferreds down to 4.1%.
Bridge rounds dominate Seed (39%) and Series A (40%), reflecting difficulty in raising priced rounds early.
⏳ The wait between funding stages is growing:
Seed → A: 1.95 years
A → B: 2.61 years
B → C: 2.22 years
📉 Raising Series B now takes over 2.5 years post-Series A – a sign of shifting market dynamics.
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👀 Why venture capital lost its spark?
Remember when VCs hunted for world-changing ideas? Today, they’re stuck chasing mostly quick SaaS profits. Valuations based on ARR and short-term gains have sidelined deep tech and real innovation. Fixing this? Either rethink how VCs get paid or stop relying on lazy math.
Is it real to bring back bold, long-term bets?
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👌 ByteDance stays strong despite US pressure
ByteDance's valuation keeps climbing, even with the threat of a US ban. Instead of traditional funding, they're boosting value through stock buybacks. This move is a bold strategy to maintain growth and stay resilient in a tough market. ByteDance’s confidence is clear – they're playing the long game, despite the challenges.
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🟢 Cyera doubles down. From $1.4B to $3B just in 7 months
Data security startup Cyera is on fire – after raising $300M in April, the company just secured another $300M, skyrocketing its valuation to $3B. Cyera’s AI-driven platform protects and analyzes company data, keeping security teams ahead of the game. Founded in 2021, it has raised $760M total and is now a leading player in AI-powered cybersecurity.
Cybersec + AI is the most underrated combination of all.
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🔔 Crypto M&A dreams or is the bull run finally unlocking the door?
As Bitcoin hits $94K and stocks of crypto giants like Coinbase surge post-election, the long-quiet M&A market might roar to life. With startups desperate for funding amidst a VC drought, bigger players could use their soaring shares to scoop them up.
Do you think this surge is the perfect moment for crypto startups to cash out or is it just a temporary spike?
🎙 AI + blockchain? The smart founders cashing in on the ultimate tech combo
While some investors juggle between blockchain and AI or just make memes about it, savvy founders have blended both worlds into a hot new category: decentralized AI on blockchain. It's not just hype – investment in this innovative sector is booming.
Honestly, our team admire their brilliance...
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🖥 How Nvidia makes money
Nvidia's revenue grew significantly in Q3, doubling compared to last year. However, its growth rate has slowed down, disappointing investors.
While the company experienced a 265% increase in revenue last year, this year’s expected growth is only 70%.
Despite the slowdown, Nvidia remains a key player in AI and gaming technologies, generating income through AI model training, graphics processing, and hardware sales.
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JUST IN: Nvidia $NVDA reports $35.1 billion in revenue for Q3, 6% higher than expectations.
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💭 Why Bling Capital is still shining
Ben Ling’s Bling Capital just raised $270M for its fourth fund, with half reserved for follow-on investments in standout startups. Known for backing unicorns like GitLab and Webflow, Bling leverages a powerful network of tech leaders from firms like OpenAI and Stripe to guide its portfolio.
This team invested in 170 startups, including Rippling and Vise, this seed-stage VC keeps proving its knack for spotting the next big thing.
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📌 VCs struggle with lowest returns since 2011
In 2023, U.S. VCs faced a liquidity crisis, investing $60 billion more than they returned, with only $26 billion in returns – the lowest since 2011.
Despite record-high funding in recent years, the exit market has been quiet. However, IPOs like Klarna and ServiceTitan may bring relief in 2024, potentially reducing the deficit.
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🌐 ServiceTitan Files for IPO: Here’s What’s Next
ServiceTitan’s gearing up for its IPO with impressive revenue growth but a notable loss due to heavy investment in sales and R&D. With a solid track record and backers like ICONIQ Growth, this could be a big one – definitely worth keeping an eye on as they move forward!
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🔥 5 New Unicorns Join The Board And 5 Exit in October
Five new unicorns joined Crunchbase’s Unicorn Board in October, spanning sectors like AI, energy, fintech, and robotics. Notable companies include AI coding platform Poolside and energy startup Pacific Fusion, with a collective valuation exceeding $7 billion. Meanwhile, five companies exited the board, contributing to the overall growth, driven by major funding rounds, including OpenAI's $6.6 billion raise.
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🌐 Turning Corporate Venture Building into Growth
Corporate venture building is reshaping how CEOs tackle innovation. Companies are adopting venture-building strategies to create new revenue streams, future-proof their businesses, and respond to disruptive market shifts. McKinsey highlights how successful leaders embed this approach into their strategies to unlock growth and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
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🔍 Hannah Bronfman Sets Sights on Launching Her Own Fund
Angel investor and wellness entrepreneur Hannah Bronfman, known for backing over 70 companies, plans to launch a fund targeting overlooked founders. Speaking at AfroTech, she emphasized the importance of community, mentorship, and increasing Black investor representation. Bronfman envisions writing $1M–$3M checks and eventually creating a Black-owned conglomerate akin to LVMH.
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🔥 44 U.S. AI Startups with $100M+ Raises in 2024
AI funding surged in Q3 2024, with $18.9 billion raised – 28% of all venture capital funding, according to Crunchbase data. Highlighting the trend, OpenAI secured $6.6 billion, marking the largest venture deal ever. It was among six AI funding rounds exceeding $1 billion this year.
🙂OpenAI: $6.6B round, valuing at $157B.
🙂xAI: $6B Series B, valued at $24B.
🙂CoreWeave: $1.1B Series C, $19B valuation.
🙂Scale AI: $1B Series F, $14B valuation.
🙂Safe Superintelligence: $1B round, $4B valuation.
🙂Figure: $675M Series B, $2.7B valuation.
🙂AlphaSense: $650M Series F, $4B valuation.
🙂Groq: $640M Series D, $3B valuation.
🙂Poolside: $500M Series B, $3B valuation.
🙂KoBold Metals: $491.5M round, investors undisclosed.
The full list is available at the source via the link below.
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