VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2023

First and foremost, PGC it’s a meeting palooza – I received over 40 requests for meetings, mainly from game studios all over Europe. One trend that was prominent at the conference was the rise of generative AI in gaming. billion in 2022.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2024

It’s easy to find bad news about venture capital these days. In other words, the venture capital bust has only just started. 2023 was a rough year for Venture Capital and for startups, and it might get even worse. Global venture funding fell 42% year over years to $248.8

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VC Cafe

JULY 7, 2023

To put things in context, global venture funding in Q2 2023 reached $65 billion, an 18% decline quarter over quarter, and a 49% drop compared to the second quarter of 2022, when startup investors spent $127 billion, according to Crunchbase. Amidst this bleak funding environment, AI has been a saviour, reports the WSJ.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The picture that emerges is one of a major decline in venture activity (consistent, but a bit stronger than the declines in US and Europe), but on the other hand, we’re starting to see the signs of stability in the rate of decline. Two new industry reports paint the picture of the Israeli tech ecosystem in 2023.

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