VC Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2023

billion on 78 generative AI deals —almost as much as was invested in all of the previous 5 years combined, according to PitchBook data. According to a new industry report by Skyquest , AI will contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy, with $6.6 The global generative AI market was valued at USD 8.12

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2024

Global venture funding fell 42% year over years to $248.8 For example, Tiger Global, a crossover fund which was one of the most active venture investors in 2021 went from 194 deals in 2021 to a mere 20 in 2023 and has been trying to actively sell its positions in the secondary market at steep discounts to get liquidity.

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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. Amidst this bleak funding environment, AI has been a saviour, reports the WSJ. Companies categorized as AI in Crunchbase raised $25 billion in the first half of 2023, representing 18% of global funding.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

” And the best three VC vintages in the last 25 years came in the three years after the global financial crists – 80% of those returns came from emerging managers. As a result, we started investing in generative AI in 2019, as a way to scale content creation.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Iuri Struta , S& P Global ( source ) I was listening to Bret Taylor , the founder and CEO of Sierra, former co-CEO of Salesforce, ex CTO of Facebook and current chairman of OpenAI on the 20VC podcast. He talked about where we are in the timeline of generative AI and it made me realise that we’re making an interesting shift now.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Startups leveraging AI attracted over 60% of all capital raised in 2023. The country ranks 3rd globally in private AI investment, demonstrating its strong position in the global AI market. Overall, Israel’s AI ecosystem presents numerous opportunities for startups. Vertical AI is a stronghold.

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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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Ben's Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

Marketing is particularly well suited for adopting generative AI because it is an iterative, creative, and dynamic practice that relies on the types of media — texts, images, video — that have driven LLM development. The companies created in this stage will likely start from a vertical, like video or email, and evolve over time.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Here’s where the money is flowing in Agentic AI October 2024 broke a record in global venture capital deployed, $32 billion in a single month, with AI attracting $12.2B, or 38% of the total funding.

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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

which has become the most used open source LLM, Meta AI available across all their apps for free, a new affordable version of their Meta Quest VR headset, but perhaps most excitingly, Meta Orion, smart AR glasses with holographic display (still not officially launched). Daniel Roth now said that Israel will be added next week.

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