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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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How’s Venture Capital Changing in 2023

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For the past 10 years, with interest rates near zero, VC investors plowed record amounts into tech startups and enjoyed a seemingly ‘easy’ investing environment. Prices went up from round to round, and startups were encouraged to grow, grow, grow, and not to worry about profitability.

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The future of service marketplaces is AI

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Generative AI is well on the way to becoming not just faster and cheaper, but better in some cases than what humans create by hand. Creative AI or Creative automation is increasing at a rapid pace. The application landscape, while still in the early stages, seems to be rapidly growing. How far can this tech go?

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Where is the Metaverse headed in 2023?

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However, in reality the Metaverse is still in its early stages of development, and yet, we already can see positive examples of its impact. All the videos from the event , as well as our newly published landscape of the UK startups building the Metaverse can be found here. Into the Metaverse event in London. remain to be solved.