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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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Benchmarking LLMs performance

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AI investments down in Q1 2023 Another potential reason to the decline in AI investments is the rising prices, especially in a market that has seen most startup valuations (especially later stages), decline in price. With that said, I believe there’s still a huge opportunity for generative AI startups operating in niches.

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The Booming Voice AI Landscape: A VC Perspective

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ChatGPT’s advanced voice mode and Eleven Labs are setting new benchmarks in conversational AI by enhancing voice quality and realism, NotebookLM’s natural voice podcast took the Internet by storm and new open source technologies are making high quality voice cloning easier than ever. Let’s dive in!

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Generative AI will really take off when it moves from playful to useful

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Generative AI will really become magic when it moves from 'playful' to 'useful' – we will use multiple generative AI tools at work in the future, like we use grammarly and canned responses today… AI will become more vertical, and specific per role — Eze Vidra (@ediggs) November 5, 2022.

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Cutting Through the AI Noise: How Startups Can Stand Out in a Crowded Market

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The breakneck speed of AI advancement is one of those areas where the stream of information is so constant and so dense, that it’s very hard to process it all, let alone STAND OUT in the crowd. This creates a challenge, but also an opportunity for startups in the generative AI space. apply here: [link] ).

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The Art of Non-Consensus Investing: Unlocking Venture Capital’s Hidden Gems

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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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2023 Global Venture Reports were Gloomy, but there are reasons to be optimistic

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That’s the case for most companies that are already in the market, especially if they raised funding at imaginary valuations before. Valuations are down massively from 2021 peak, especially at the growth stage. Seed valuations are down “only” 57% compared to Q4 2021. Generative AI is game changer.