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The ever growing Israeli Generative AI landscape April 2023

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* Originally published on Calcalist , April 20 2023 Since the day ChatGPT was introduced in November 2022, it has become the fastest growing consumer product, putting the words ‘generative AI’ in the mainstream. Generative AI is advancing at a breakneck speed.

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How the pre-seed round made a comeback in 2024

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especially if the startup already has a product and revenue? While the answers are somewhat semantic, the pre-seed funding round is making a comeback in 2024 startup financing. Pre-seed round tends to be the first ‘institutional’ round of funding in a startup. A founder asked me what makes a $2M round “pre-seed”?

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Generative AI mega rounds and opportunities for Israeli startups

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I was interviewed by TheMarker (Hebrew only) on why Israeli startups haven’t been part of the mega funding rounds in AI. I thought it’s a good timing to elaborate on where I see opportunities for Israeli startups in this rapidly growing space. billion, a 73% YoY drop, according to a new report by Viola.

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Textio’s Founder Kieran Snyder on the Two Advantages Startups Have in AI (While Remaining Skeptical Of The Funding Gold Rush)

Hunter Walker

Hunter Walk: Textio , the startup you founded and CEO’ed until a few months ago, is almost 10 years old. It’s also not an accident that, upon stepping back from being Textio’s CEO, I’ve built a sizable exec coaching practice working largely with early stage founders. As I see it, startups have two major advantages.

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2023 Global Venture Reports were Gloomy, but there are reasons to be optimistic

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2023 was a rough year for Venture Capital and for startups, and it might get even worse. I believe there are a lot of problems need solving, my outlook is longer term and I invest in new companies (most of the startups that Remagine Ventures II will invest in don’t yet exist). In many ways, Edward is right.

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The State of Creative Automation

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In this post I cover a non-exhaustive list of content categories that are being re-invented with AI. GPT-3, a complex algorithm for AI text generation, is making text automation broadly available. In 2021, more than 1,000 new startups will be powered by this technology. Watch this impressive demo.