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Don’t Sleep on Consumer Tech: AI is Changing Everything

VC Cafe

Mention that you do “Consumer tech” as a startup founder and you’d be limiting your funding options to one third of the venture capital funds (in Israel that figure is probably closer to 10%). But change seems to be brewing in the B2C space, powered by the fast advancements in AI and generative AI.

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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

Most startups equate the process of fundraising to dating – founders have to typically kiss a lot of frogs until the find the right fit. Climate tech – We have a fair chance of avoiding catastrophic climate change if startups offer commercial solutions to decarbonize society or remove carbon from the atmosphere.

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The Booming Voice AI Landscape: A VC Perspective

VC Cafe

ChatGPT’s advanced voice mode and Eleven Labs are setting new benchmarks in conversational AI by enhancing voice quality and realism, NotebookLM’s natural voice podcast took the Internet by storm and new open source technologies are making high quality voice cloning easier than ever. This includes OpenAI’s latest round of $6.6

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How to Navigate the New Era of SEO: Strategies for Understanding Consumer Search Behavior

Duct Tape Marketing

He's been an SEO specialist to Fortune 500 companies and venture backed startups around the world for two decades. AI is part of that story. Dale (03:16): Yeah, so Perplexity is one of many generative AI search engines. And that looks different for a B2C journey versus a B2B journey. This is John Jantsch.

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Weekly #FIRGUN Newsletter – August 1st 2024

VC Cafe

In July 2024, Israeli startups raised $703 million in 28 deals, more than double the amount raised in July 2023 (before the war). In the wider tech world, Generative AI startups raised $14.4B It’s a testament to the fact that Israeli tech delivers #NOMATTERWHAT. in Q2 2024 alone, which is 16.5%

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2023-2024 B2B SaaS Benchmarks

VC Cafe

The first time I wrote about startup benchmarks was in 2019 and it became one of the most popular posts on VC Cafe. Key Metrics for B2B SaaS Startups: Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) Definition: ARR is the yearly value of a company’s recurring revenue from subscription-based services.

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The State of Consumer Tech in Israel in 2023

VC Cafe

While Israeli startups successes are well known in the B2B space (cybersecurity, enterprise tech, devops…), B2C startups are unsung heroes… The landscape of B2C tech in Israel is blossoming, despite several challenges. Meanwhile in the US, B2C startups raised $100 billion in 2022, 40% of the total funding.

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