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Israel Generative AI predictions for 2024

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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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The Rising AI Stars from China

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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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Benchmarking LLMs performance

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I previously wrote about the big tech titans battling the area of AI supremacy , mainly Google vs. Microsoft (via OpenAI) and also the past, present and future of tech wars. But the battle between LLMs isn’t just between the tech giants. The battle between the various large language models (LLMs) is heating up.

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How the pre-seed round made a comeback in 2024

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Everyone moved to earlier stage – part of the decline in late stage investing is the ‘baggage’ of companies that previously raised money at inflated valuations that they would struggle to justify in today’s market. That’s yet another reason for micro funds to move earlier in the fundraising timeline.

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How’s Venture Capital Changing in 2023

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For the past 10 years, with interest rates near zero, VC investors plowed record amounts into tech startups and enjoyed a seemingly ‘easy’ investing environment. Seed and pre-Seed investment levels and valuations remain healthy, there’s more talent in the market and less competition. Luck favours the bold!

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Israeli Startups Rebound: Q3 Sees $2.43 Billion Raised Amid Investor Shifts

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The IVC-LeumiTech Israeli Tech Review Q3/2024 full report will be published in October, but the preliminary numbers released today provide a reason for optimism, which is pretty remarkable, given the war. With attractive valuations and immense growth potential, the Israeli tech ecosystem remains resilient—no matter the circumstances.

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Emerging Manager Mode: The VC’s version of “Do things that don’t scale”

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They look at founders as their customers, and the best emerging managers will roll up their sleeves and do candidate reviews, pitch deck assistance and bespoke BD for startups, and personalised updates for LPs. The focus on entertainment tech meant that we always cared about content creation, distribution and monetisation.