VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

So much has happened in the generative AI space globally, and in Israel since we published the previous version of the Israeli generative AI landscape, back almost exactly five months ago. So far in 2023, generative AI startups raised $16 billion, according to Dealroom. billion, a 2.5x

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VC Cafe

MARCH 14, 2025

Firgun is all about genuinely feeling and expressing happiness, pride, or admiration for members of our community’s accomplishments, good fortune and wins. Cohere debuted Command-A , a generative AI model aimed at complex enterprise tasks that can run on minimal compute. Interesting news in gaming: Niantic, Inc.

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Start Up Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Generative AI Explosion – Now that the internet is a brain and not just a filing cabinet we are about to see unprecedented levels of creativity, automation, and efficiency in content creation, design, and problem-solving. Expect rapid global expansion and a transformative shift in urban mobility starting in 2025.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 17, 2024

John (01:39): So when you proposed this topic of AI and authenticity, I jumped on it immediately because certainly that's one of the biggest complaints. I mean, you hear people out there saying, oh, well never use AI because that's inauthentic. So why don't you just globally set the table for how you're approaching that topic?

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Way to go Dean Leitersdorf and team Decart on coming out of stealth with a $21M seed round for a new inference model that enables companies to dramatically reduce the cost of generative AI – wow ? Find the detailed ranking and the drivers behind it here What is generative AI currently being used for in the enterprise ?

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2024

Finally, Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon just reported that the company is using generative AI to increase its productivity, updating 850 million product catalog entries 100 times faster than human-led methods. There’s a lot to celebrate in our “small” community, Keep on creating! Anduril Industries raised $1.5

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VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2024

The CrowdStrike global outage is estimated to have cost Fortune 500 companies $5.4bn. To add more heat, Microsoft launched generative AI search results for Bing. Mistral AI released two new open-source LLM models (Nemo in partnership with NVIDIA ) and Large 2. Thank you for reading. Keep on creating.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 28, 2024

Global: From VC Cafe : consumer startups still got Mojo! Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2024 by World Economic Forum AI’s $200B question has turned into AI’s $600B question by David Cahn MEDIA OF THE WEEK We remember the important words and legacy of the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks as we combat the ever-growing virus of antisemitism.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Firgun is all about genuinely feeling and expressing happiness, pride, or admiration for members of our community’s accomplishments, good fortune and wins. Ori Goshen of AI21 Labs reveals what is broken in Enterprise AI and what’s needed for the next phase. Lots of data here. Keep on creating.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2024

In November 2022 I published a post titled “ generative AI will go mainstream when it goes from playful to useful “, and I think you will agree that this transition is in full swing. 2023 was the year generative AI went mainstream The pace of advancement in generative AI has been astounding.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 1, 2024

14- To support both companies and freelancers Photo Credit: Disha Jain I started my business to address a critical gap in the market: the need for a comprehensive, global workforce management platform that supports both companies and freelancers. we also wanted to put back into our community by supporting the young people coming up behind us.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

14- To support both companies and freelancers Photo Credit: Disha Jain I started my business to address a critical gap in the market: the need for a comprehensive, global workforce management platform that supports both companies and freelancers. we also wanted to put back into our community by supporting the young people coming up behind us.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Meta is on track to become the most used open source AI by the end of the year. Meta is on track to become the most used open source AI by the end of the year. And so much more it’s genuinely hard to keep up… QUOTE OF THE WEEK Israel continues to draw investors seeking bold, determined solutions to global challenges.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

It shows Kinneret Gat, 69, defiantly sticking her tongue out at a Hamas attacker, even as the community was being overrun. YouTube launched a bunch of generative AI video capabilities for creators and Google made several upgrades to the impressive NotebookLM. There’s a lot to celebrate in our “small” community.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In total, generative AI companies received $35 billion in 2024.AI AI companies have reached a combined value of $9 trillion. Global funding also dropped. There’s a lot to celebrate in our “small” community! Funding for U.S. creator economy startups fell nearly 16% to $253.1 Keep on creating.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2024

There’s a lot to celebrate in our “small” community. Thank you for reading. Keep on creating! The post Weekly #FIRGUN Newsletter – August 30 2024 appeared first on VC Cafe.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

source ) In case you were wondering who wrote the most patents on generative AI… take a look at the chart below (from a report by Wipro ) Y Combinator says we’re in the “Golden age of building” in their latest ‘request for startups’ post. That’s all for this week. Thank you for reading.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Kudos Adi Perry and team with on securing a $10M seed round to turn cities into communities with generative AI! ROI from Generative AI is a rising concern. There’s a lot to celebrate in our “small” community. The EU has a competitive problem. That’s all for this week.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Hyper-Personalization Powered by AI 2. The Rise of Decentralized Communities 3. Generative AI: Revolutionizing Creative Production 4. AI-Driven Marketing Orchestration 5. The Rise of Decentralized Communities People are looking beyond traditional social networks. Brand Marketing: Back to Basics 6.

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VC Cafe

JULY 20, 2024

OpenAI is talking to chip designers and announced it will work on a ‘search product’, NVIDIA and Mistral AI released Nemo, a new powerful open-source model, Amazon made a record $14.2 billion in revenue for ‘Prime Day’ is rolling out ‘Rufus’ generative AI assistant to all U.S. Keep on creating.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Also, repeat founders are driving industry stability, securing 46% of total 2024 funding while leading only 31% of startups Sender Cohen is leading an effort to raise $800M to create “Nevo Labs” in Israel , akin to Bell Labs back in the day to bring back top brains to Israel and help them combine AI with hard sciences.

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Take generative AI as an example: these tools can make repetitive work tasks easier, but employees create risk when they upload sensitive information to third-party content generators. Advances in technology : For 33%, the rapid rate of technological advances is the biggest challenge.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 31, 2025

AI is having its moment. Global AI funding surged past the $100B mark for the first time ever in 2024 and just by this week’s announcements, it’s more than likely that will at least double that amount in 2025. on raising $3M for your workplace, autonomous AI agents! Bonus: Israeli startup PLAYO.AI

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VC Cafe

MARCH 20, 2025

Firgun is all about genuinely feeling and expressing happiness, pride, or admiration for members of our community’s accomplishments, good fortune and wins. There’s a lot to celebrate in our “small” community. Israels cyber sector defies turmoil, raising $3.79 Keep on creating.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 8, 2025

Public safety technology Advanced computer vision : develop privacy-preserving surveillance Emergency response systems: cut response times and improve coordination Community safety platforms: bridge community-police communication gap Law enforcement efficiency tools: reduce paperwork, increase patrol time 3.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Global VC hit a new high with $32 billion invested in October 2024, Bitcoin crossed the $75K mark since Trump became president, an all time hight. AI robotics startup Physical Intelligence raised $400M from the likes of Jeff Bezos and OpenAI, Mistral AI launched an API for content moderation. 94% YoY in AI funding in Oct.

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