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AI startups continue to dominate investor charts, but we shouldn’t let this overshadow growth in industry verticals 

The Startup Magazine

However, in other news this week the high-profile collapse of London-based AI firm Builder.ai raises eyebrows and questions about what goes on under the bonnet at some of these high tech startups. We often hear of the ‘black box’ phenomenon in which the decisions that AI makes can’t be fully explained by the training of the model.

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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%). Until now, consumer tech was perceived as a risky binary investment.

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Extended Requests for Startups 2025 list

VC Cafe

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. This is an extension of the previous list with new sources and startup requests.

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The Rising AI Stars from China

VC Cafe

Baichuan AI is pivoting toward specialized AI models for finance and healthcare. AI has partnered with Alibaba to focus on AI applications in e-commerce rather than competing directly with OpenAI. Zhipu AI has developed “Ying,” a text-to-video AI model, opening new avenues in content generation.

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Vibe Coding: Fast, Powerful — But Not Flawless

VC Cafe

Opportunities for Startups: Do more with less Vibe coding tools empower startups to innovate faster, reduce development costs, make software creation more accessible across the team, and maintain flexibility in their technological choices. Code Validation and Trust : Even with advanced models, human oversight and review remain crucial.

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The Great VC Compression: What It Means for Israel and Small Funds in 2025

VC Cafe

The US is a big country, but California’s proximity to Big Tech, deep technical talent, and strong AI activity have reinforced its gravitational pull, even as other regions try to compete. AI startups now represent 25 percent of Israeli tech ventures and attract close to half of total VC investment.

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Israel’s Pre-seed 2024 Report and 2025 Sentiment

VC Cafe

A new report collated by F2 Capital and derived from a survey of 25 early-stage VCs in Israel (including our input at Remagine Ventures ), analysed investment trends for pre-seed in 2024 and reviewed the expectations for 2025. It also notes that consumer-facing generative AI apps with low technical barriers may be overvalued.