2024 median benchmarks for the 1, 2, 3… 7 types of funding rounds that happen before series A (confused yet?)
STARTUPS
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ASEAN GenAI Startups: Top Foundational Model Providers Report
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From the coming ASEAN GenAI Startups report: https://
genaifund.ai/2024/06/04/top
-foundational-model-providers-for-genai-startups-in-southeast-asia/
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Canadian Chip Makers Drive Next AI Computing Revolution
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Thanks to @JoshKolm from @readthepeak for highlighting Canadian chip makers in this week’s Peak Tech newsletter during #Computex. As our VP of HW @beach66 notes in the article: the next big change in AI computing “will come from a startup.”
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AI breakthroughs in antibiotics, audio models, and workplace tools
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Top stories in AI today: -AI predicts nearly 1M new antibiotics
-Stability AI releases open audio model
-How to use Perplexity Knowledge Cards
-Asana debuts AI teammates
-6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs Read more: http://
therundown.ai/p/ais-antibiot
ic-breakthrough
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Cohere Launches Startup Program for Early-Stage AI Innovation
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We’re excited to launch our startup program to empower early-stage AI innovation solving real world business challenges! Apply here: https://
cohere.com/startup-progra
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Cohere Launches Startup Program for Enterprise AI Model Access
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Participating companies will get discounted access to build with Cohere’s enterprise-grade frontier AI models, support from our technical experts, and valuable marketing exposure. Find more details: https://
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French Entrepreneur Credits Marc Simoncini’s iFrance as Key Influence
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Je suis le plus mauvais entrepreneur de France, et je ne me rend pas compte que celui a qui je dois tout, c'est quelque part @marcsimoncini avec son Ifrance. Après il est parti sur le dating, sur les lunettes de vues, sur le vélo, mais dès le début, il était là. #Merci #qvema
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AI Company Announces Investors and Advisors Including Greycroft and Lightspeed
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And now, we're honored to thank our other investors and advisors: @greycroftvc
, @lightspeedvp
, @neo
, @makersfundvc
, @JaredLeto
, @natfriedman
, @danielgross
, @eladgil
, @adamdangelo
, @mvernal
, @karimatiyeh
, @levie
, @karpathy
, @AravSrinivas
, @ClementDelangue
, @matiii
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Major fundraise led by Spark Capital caps off remarkable year
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It’s been a hell of a year. And today we’ve capped it off with a humbling fundraise, led by @sparkcapital. Huge thanks to our incredible community. We wouldn’t have gotten here without you! pic.twitter.com/4SUETB57yl
— Pika (@pika_labs) 5 juin 2024It’s been a hell of a year. And today we’ve capped it off with a humbling fundraise, led by @sparkcapital
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Top Startup Showcases AI Chip Race at Collision 2024
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See why we're listed as a top #startup to watch at @CollisionHQ 2024 by @SeeTorontoNow
! Join us from June 17-20 and catch our CPO @beach66
's session "Silicon Showdown: Inside the AI Chip Race" on 6/20 at 12:10pm. Buy tix now at https://
collisionconf.com. https://
destinationtoronto.com/meetings/blog/
post/toronto-tech-start-ups-speakers-at-collision/
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