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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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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

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

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

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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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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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Ori Goshen of AI21 Labs reveals what is broken in Enterprise AI and what’s needed for the next phase. Gigi Levy-Weiss predicts that the next 10 years will be all about the AI Agent Economy GLOBAL Accelerating Europe report (part 1 of 3) by Dealroom.co Lots of data here.

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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

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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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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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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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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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

It’s only been a bit over a month since the start of 2025 past year has witnessed seismic shifts in technology, from breakthroughs in generative AI to emerging solutions in climate tech and healthcare. Vertical AI Agents: YC wants to fund companies building AI agents that are tuned to automate specific types of work.

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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

DECEMBER 20, 2024

NVIDIA introduced the Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit, a $249 compact generative AI supercomputer that delivers significant performance gains at half the previous model’s price. NEW FUNDS Kudos Eitan Reisel and team vgames on your new $142M fund III to invest in global gaming companies!

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 8, 2025

LLMs for chip design ASIC and FPGA optimisation tools using AI Target 5100x performance improvements Focus on energy efficiency (10100x gains) 6. Build AI-first financial products without legacy constraints Target underserved markets in insurance and wealth management Focus on global payment solutions 7.

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