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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. Seed is about showing initial product market fit.

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18 years of VC Cafe

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During these nearly two decades, I’ve had the extraordinary privilege of being a front-row witness to Israel’s incredible startup scene. I’ve seen the explosion of new unicorns created, from cybersecurity pioneers to AI disruptors and billion dollar revenue gaming startups.

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My LSE lecture on Generative AI

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Juanita Gonzalez-Uribe at the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) to give a talk to her Entrepreneurial Finance class. Models like GPT have been around for years now, but it’s the accessibility of the tools, and the rise in awareness that are making generative AI go mainstream. Jasper, Copy.ai