VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

We’ve seen new foundational models, open source LLMs and all sorts of new companies building the co-pilots for every category. So far in 2023, generative AI startups raised $16 billion, according to Dealroom. So far in 2023, generative AI startups raised $16 billion, according to Dealroom. billion, a 2.5x billion, a 2.5x

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VC Cafe

JULY 7, 2023

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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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Source: Flickr. Node JS is an open source, cross-stage JavaScript run-time application which is utilized for the improvement of both Server side and customer side applications. open source and complimentary, it also offers extraordinary flexibility and readiness which allows repetition of codes. Not only is Node.js

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta. Noteworthy Machine Intelligence startups in Israel ?? Billion in VC funding.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2024

Both startups and large tech companies leaned in hard, incorporating automation tools and generative AI applications across verticals. Google Brain recently open-sourced Phenaki , a video diffusion model that points towards YouTube’s internal capabilities. Visual generative AI made strides as well.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Chae talks about the why his smile is his superpower, the promise of an open-source smart home, how to know when it’s time to start a business. Our team was very much excited by the news that Apple, Google, and Amazon are teaming up to develop an open-source smart home standard.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 2, 2024

Funding for AI startups has cooled in recent months. Meta is working on its open source LLaMa. We’ve yet to exhaust the potential of smaller, vertical models. ? The case for continued AI momentum: ? Enterprise adoption is just beginning (suggesting there’s quite a lot of potential still).

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Generative AI will really become magic when it moves from 'playful' to 'useful' – we will use multiple generative AI tools at work in the future, like we use grammarly and canned responses today… AI will become more vertical, and specific per role — Eze Vidra (@ediggs) November 5, 2022.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2024

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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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 3, 2024

Here are some things to read: There’s No Money in Free Software [ Ben Werdmuller ] – The provocative titles refers to Ben’s experience trying to build a startup around an open source product. And Happy Birthday Matt!

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2023

I expect to see many more existing companies incorporating generative AI features in their existing products and services (see Dropbox , eBay , Canva , Adobe , Salesforce etc) as well as new startups working on vertical AI solutions, industry-specific automations and tooling for deploying generative AI safely in the organisation.

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SVPG

APRIL 14, 2015

What most companies do when they first move from very small startup with effectively one team, to dedicated product teams, is that they slice up the code base. In other words, let’s say your company provides a vertical marketplace with drivers on one side, and riders on the other.

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VC Cafe

MAY 23, 2023

More and more, established companies are leaning into generative AI by either adding generative AI features to their existing suite of tools or partnering with AI companies (mostly OpenAI or the open source HuggingFace) to launch entirely new products. Is it startups or incumbents? The list goes on.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Consider what followed since November: New foundational models, more efficient ways of training models etc An explosion of open source models, the rise of HuggingFace Breakthrough research across voice, video, text, multi modality, etc Billions of dollars invested in thousands of startups at the application layer of generative AI.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 16, 2017

While we continue to be excited about opportunities in SaaS startups, it is clear that the game has changed substantially since 2010. pick a vertical, say old archaic tech and SaaS-ify it?—?my This is all great news for startups. So what can a founder and investor do in this changing world? Go niche?—?pick

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Useful blogs and links for startups Click Here ————– 2.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Why Your Startup’s Name Matters. You can read his thoughts on startup marketing at www.cezary.co. You can read his thoughts on startup marketing at www.cezary.co. Naming can be one of the most difficult challenges in the early stages of a startup. SEE ALSO: Want Your Startup Name in the Dictionary?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 4, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, January 4, 2009 Sharding for startups The most important aspect of a scalable web architecture is data partitioning. For example, Friendster was famously vertically partitioned at one time in its growth curve. But startups rarely have either luxury. Key-based partitioning.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

10 Essential PR Tips for Startups. Sign up for her course on “ PR for Startups ” to learn more about getting media coverage for your fledgling business. Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. Read on for my startup tips.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 25, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. What do you like most about the startup experience? CEO Higinio O. Maycotte answered some questions about his Austin-based company.

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Start Up Blog

JANUARY 28, 2015

Startups are the new MTV. Telling people you’re in a startup is a bit like what being in a band was a couple of decades ago. The opportunity for startups right now is around anonymity. It’s the creation of open source platforms that enable anyone who can type to make something.

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Start Up Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

Startups are the new MTV. Telling people you’re in a startup is a bit like what being in a band was a couple of decades ago. The opportunity for startups right now is around anonymity. It’s the creation of open source platforms that enable anyone who can type to make something.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Market share: You may already be a category leader, and growth requires you to expand into new verticals. Technical debt happens from unexpected bugs and additional development work that results from using short-term solutions (like templates or open-source code). You need to build or buy these features to keep up. Integrations.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In the last few months we’ve seen a number of advancements in text to image generators, enabling users to create art from text prompts: Open AI’s Dall-e 2 , Midjourney and Stability , an open source solution. We already invested in two startups in the space.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

While there’s no need to reinvent the wheel, there is certainly room for improvement and intra-vertical competition as companies master not only supply chain logistics and shipping and handling, but also SEO, social media, and equally as important, staying creative. Practically impossible for a startup.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Source: A16Z, 1,000 true fans? In this post, I wanted to deconstruct the various pieces of the flywheel that drives the Creator Economy, as well as the challenges, and opportunities for startups in this space. New media platforms are enabling a new creator type: Digitally Native Vertical Creators , Eric Feng. The new Creators.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 12, 2018

Project Kairos, the startup program, will take centre stage. The Startup Magazine is happy to promote the event within London Tech Week. The TechXLR8 event brings together 8 conferences, 300 exhibitors, live demonstrations, and tremendous networking opportunities that are critical to startup success. Project Kairos Startup City.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

He’s a former Dell exec that worked on their startup team with Ingrid Vandervelt, a Capital Factory mentor, and the co-founder of DivInc, Austin’s pre-accelerator program for diverse founders, which is hosted at Capital Factory. You can learn more about about The Startup Diversity and Inclusion Pledge and take the pledge here.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 27, 2020 Winding Tree has created the world’s first open marketplace for travel. Pedro Anderson , Winding Tree Founder and COO, how running a startup is like parenting, the words he lives by, and why humility is overrated. What has the startup experience taught you about life?

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2011

Calibre One, an executive recruiting firm published an illustrated report of global VC investments in Q2 2011, highlighting the number and volume of deals in Israeli startups. Donanza – the freelancer jobs marketplace, operates like a “Kayak&# finding freelancers the best gigs across sources.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

The smartphone is for everyone, we don’t have to think the iPhone is about a certain demographic, or country or vertical market: it’s for everyone. As Amazon built its logistical and server infrastructure, it systematically moved into one new vertical at a time: shoes, kitchen appliances, etc. I think AR is that big, it’s huge.

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Hippoland

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Open source libraries (such as TensorFlow) make technology more accessible for less skilled or self-taught developers such as myself to use. If your startup is in this category, you’ll need to craft a story around: Hypergrowth How this hyper growth is happening organically? Do you have virality built into the product?

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. For more on gathering data and using it to assess companies, see How to Assess Startups Using Machine Learning. 2) Market . 8) Monitor .

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

If you’re a startup looking for the fabled goldmine of a Google exit, here’s the guy you’ll want to meet: David Lawee. Well, for one thing, being lucky enough to have a startup that covers a particular area of tech Google is curious about right now (and naturally keeps close to its chest). Like Tweet. or Twitter.

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Hacker News new | comments | ask | jobs | submit login Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice. I work for a stealth startup. While this may be the case for many startups, this is not true at least in our case. For three years I worked at Bug Labs (open source hardware company).

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Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2009

Jobs Keeping an Auto Industry as a strategic national resource Energy Independence Clean Energy I proposed that in exchange for the GM bailout we spin out the Chevy Volt into an open source electric car platform. will be able to build on the Volt Platform, but all drivetrain improvements are open source.

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