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The Humanity of Our AI Future

thebarefootvc

Entry valuations for these teams were high, often bid up by the interest in the sector (and scarcity of talent). Many teams, while discussing VC investment, were acquired by larger companies for their asking valuations. Some of the smartest fledgling teams have been acquired by Google, Apple, Uber and Facebook over the past few years.

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The Humanity of Our AI Future

thebarefootvc

Entry valuations for these teams were high, often bid up by the interest in the sector (and scarcity of talent). Many teams, while discussing VC investment, were acquired by larger companies for their asking valuations. Some of the smartest fledgling teams have been acquired by Google, Apple, Uber and Facebook over the past few years.

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Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

techcrunch.com

According to VCs, there’s been a 65% decrease in up-rounds (where a company gets a bigger valuation) in the last six months and more than 60% of those polled expect a longer wait for an exit. e.g. invest $2 mil and expect a $60-$100 mil valuation for exit. A lot of the stats weren’t surprising. Add to this that 72.7%