VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By contrast, they backed 620 funds in the last three months of 2021 First time fund managers hit hard: In 2022, limited partners backed 141 funds run by first-time managers, a 59% decline from the prior year and the lowest number since 2013 How does the constrained LP environment manifest for funds and startups? Luck favours the bold!

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Media and Entertainment (includes Martech and Adtech) by Luma Partners LUMA Partners released their Q3 2024 Market Report for the Digital Media & Marketing sector. There is an increasing convergence of content generation, data & identity, and marketing automation , driven by AI.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

AI can also save boards time by summarizing meeting notes, analyzing complex data or research reports and sending meeting reminders. Because nonprofits usually have tight budgets and small staffs, generative AI in the form of ChatGPT and other natural language processing tools offer much needed support.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 3, 2024

I’ve seen the explosion of new unicorns created, from cybersecurity pioneers to AI disruptors and billion dollar revenue gaming startups. While it is going through a challenging period now, Israel continues to stand as a powerhouse of innovation and technology, ranking 6th in global innovation according to Global Finance.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2024

2023 was the year of generative AI, but more specifically, the year we witnessed the power and potential of LLMs, large language models. Both startups and large tech companies leaned in hard, incorporating automation tools and generative AI applications across verticals. Visual generative AI made strides as well.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2023

One trend that was prominent at the conference was the rise of generative AI in gaming. We are bullish on the future of gaming as the leading form of entertainment for anyone under 50 and are excited about the potential that new technology like generative AI or blockchain has on the future of the gaming industry.

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VC Cafe

JULY 11, 2024

The renewed investor confidence in the creator economy can be attributed to several factors, with artificial intelligence (AI) playing a pivotal role. ” This integration of AI technologies is opening up new avenues for innovation and scaling within the creator ecosystem. .”

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 20, 2022

We still believe that there are huge opportunities in decentralized networks, especially in DeFi, as well as the blockchain’s capacity as a “system of record”, especially now with the explosive progress of generative AI (another emerging theme we’re spending time on). Best wishes to you and your loved ones this holiday season.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

While incumbents like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have vast resources and existing integrations, startups have the advantage of speed, focus, and the ability to attract top AI talent interested in building from the ground up. When it comes to Generative AI, the incumbents are not resting on their laurels.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 20, 2023

He is co-leader of the McKinsey Digital Practice, a senior partner based in New York, and a member of McKinsey’s Shareholders Council, the firm’s board of directors. He is the co-author of Rewired: the McKinsey’s Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI. Is it just an evolution? Rodney Zemmel (04:46): No.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The post Generative AI is the buzziest new technology in Silicon Valley. appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners. Meet the investors backing it.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Key Characteristics of Non-Consensus Investments Radical Differentiation : Solving problems in ways no one else perceives Technological Leap : Introducing paradigm-shifting innovations Counterintuitive Approach : Challenging existing market assumptions At Remagine Ventures , we’re two GPs and a venture partner in the investment committee.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2024

In the wider tech world, Generative AI startups raised $14.4B There’s been huge progress in AI in the past two weeks including new models from Meta , Google DeepMind , OpenAI searchGPT and voice models, Hugging Face SlolLM. APPOINTMENTS Congrats Sarai Bronfeld on your promotion to partner at NFX !

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Process Automation and Efficiency AI can automate repetitive tasks, such as data entry and generating reports, to free up staff and volunteers for activities that require a human touch. AI can also reduce errors and eliminate redundancies. Boards must provide oversight of ethical AI as part of responsible governance.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Generative AI is well on the way to becoming not just faster and cheaper, but better in some cases than what humans create by hand. Creative AI or Creative automation is increasing at a rapid pace. The generative AI application layer (Source: Sequoia ). AI hype cycle. How far can this tech go?

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I have been thinking lately about the impact of generative AI on the future of the internet. One aspect I am particularly intrigued about is how our world of media and entertainment will look like with AI. The content explosion fueled by generative AI is just beginning. But that is not very scalable.

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VC Cafe

JULY 7, 2023

The state of Generative AI startups in Israel According to The Global AI Index by Tortoise Media, the first index to benchmark nations on their level of investment, innovation and implementation of artificial intelligence, Israel is the 7th most attractive AI hub globally. Are they too late?

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

It’s a bit crazy to think that even a year ago, the term ‘generative AI’ was not exactly on everyone’s lips. To put things in context, let’s start with the basics: 2023 witnessed an impressive influx of $15 billion invested in generative AI startups, significantly surpassing last year’s $4 billion.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 6, 2023

My Foundry partners and I helped Kim and Eric Norlin create Gluecon in 2009 because we saw the need for a developer-focused event to explore emerging technologies around the cloud and APIs. GlueCon will occur for the thirteenth time, on May 24th-25th, in Broomfield, Colorado. You can view the full agenda here.

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VC Cafe

MAY 30, 2024

An interesting new report by Dealroom and Flow Partners breaks down the massive investment that the “Magnificent Seven” (or M7 for short) are plowing into AI across verticals. It’s impossible to ignore the impact that Google/Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta, Apple and Tesla/xAI have on AI.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Learn how to leverage AI to optimize your website for search engines and stay ahead of the competition. Discover the importance of adapting traditional SEO tactics to accommodate the advancements in AI technology, from content creation to technical optimization. Who wants to read a thousand page book? (01:33):

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2022

In June this year, we at Remagine Ventures, supported GameIS, the Israeli Gaming Association, and Deloitte in the creation of the report “The Israeli Video Games Ecosystem: Converging Technologies, Emerging Opportunities. The rise of generative AI is likely to have a significant impact on the gaming industry in 2023.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2023

I searched for internships that would allow me to explore generative AI. Israel’s track record of producing innovative tech startups like Waze, Fiverr, Lightricks, and more, made Israel a natural choice for emerging generative AI startups. Moreover, I was able to contribute to the Israeli generative AI landscape.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 6, 2024

As a pre-seed investor at Remagine Ventures , half of our investments are in B2B Software, especially around technologies in the content creation, distribution, monetisation and analytics space. Metric Unremarkable Good Excellent Outlier ARR <$500k $500k-$1.5m $1.5m-$2.5m >$2.5m Fundraising has become meaningfully tougher.

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VC Cafe

MAY 10, 2024

In practice however, AI agents are unfortunately still not so reliable, and you’d be taking a big risk by using them blindly. The three main challenges are: Technology readiness – building agents that can reliably understand context, make sound decisions, and execute tasks without errors or unintended consequences is no easy feat.

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VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2024

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. AI at Meta launched LLaMa 3.1, Kudos Eyal Azoulay on joining Entrée Capital as the newest partner! the most powerful open source LLM to date.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Like any new and emerging technology, the Metaverse has faced its share of challenges and criticisms. Layoffs, technology difficulties and expensive hardware didn’t massively help build a positive story. Like any new and emerging technology, the Metaverse has faced its share of challenges and criticisms.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 28, 2024

Way to go Inna Tokarev Sela and team illumex on your $13M series A for your AI data readiness platform!! Kudos Keren Leshem and team OCON Therapeutics on securing a $10M seed round for your revolutionary drug delivery technology for women! EXITS Huge congrats Alon Lev and team Qwak on the $230 Million acquisition by JFrog !

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2024

For this episode, we’ve stitched together two archived episodes from the a16z Podcast , both featuring General Partner Anjney Midha. A technology, by a sense, is something neutral. You can use it for bad purposes. You can use it for good purposes.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

VCs see Agentic AI as $4 Trillion Opportunity “A multi-trillion-dollar opportunity to reimagine software, services, and work” Insight Partners A new report by Battery Ventures is calling it the Coming AI Market “Supercycle”. This isn’t just automation ; it’s autonomous problem-solving.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Generative AI now has the potential to exponentially grow the quantity of content created. Articles, ads, images, videos, voice, graphs, 3D objects, music, scientific papers… all can be created today with AI. Base10 includes 300 startups in their generative AI landscape (source). Such a milestone!

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Enlist influencers: Influencers can help you reach a wider audience and generate buzz for your product. Identify influencers who align with your brand and target audience, and partner with them to promote your product. It’s so much easier to create content these days with generative AI.

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Start Up Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

No need to leave the couch to find a potential partner, just sit and swipe in your comfy tracksuit pants. An AI girlfriend who is there for her “partner’s” every beck and call, giving him (and it is mostly men), the kind of response he wants, every single time. Digital interactions imitate the real world.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 20, 2024

But theres more to it than just technology. Hyper-Personalization Powered by AI 2. Generative AI: Revolutionizing Creative Production 4. Generative AI: Revolutionizing Creative Production AI isnt just for writing blog posts. AI offers marketers exciting new opportunities. MLaaS fills that gap.

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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. Well done Ari Recht and team Odigos on your $13M seed extension to automate distributed data tracing in order to make it easier to detect performance issues in complex data systems using open source technologies! Hope we get a chance to collaborate!

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Advances in technology : For 33%, the rapid rate of technological advances is the biggest challenge. 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.

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VC Cafe

MAY 21, 2024

Although GenAI is a revolutionary technology, incumbents in the infrastructure domain are aggressively investing. Many startups have created so-called “wrappers” around platforms like ChatGPT and other Gen AI technologies. The greater opportunity lies within the application layer.

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