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VC PULSE
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Global Venture
Capital Outlook:
The Latest
Trends
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In Q3 2024,
global venture
capital saw a
modest 2% growth,
thanks to mega
funding rounds in
AI and mobility.
The US continued
to dominate,
securing seven of
the top 10 global
deals, each
surpassing $1
billion. However,
in Europe, the
combination of
persistent
inflation and
rising interest
rates led to a
funding slowdown,
particularly in
the UK.
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Key
Insights:
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Seed and
Late-Stage
Deals:
Impressive
growth of 7%
and 16%,
fueled by
sectors like
AI and
semiconductors.
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Early-Stage
Deals: A 23%
decline,
driven by a
slowdown in
high-value
rounds
post-xAI’s
$6 billion
deal.
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Corporate
Venture
Capital: A slight
dip in deal
count as
companies
exercise
caution in
uncertain
times.
However, new
players are
emerging in
advanced
manufacturing
and
energy.
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Generative
AI: While funding
slowed, horizontal
enterprise
applications saw a
surge, with $6.5
billion invested,
signaling a shift
towards
industry-specific
AI
solutions.
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What’s next?
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Despite these
shifts, venture
capital remains a
dynamic space with
opportunities for
the savvy
investor. As we
look forward to
Q4, the evolving
trends in AI,
semiconductors,
and
industry-specific
solutions are
worth keeping an
eye on.
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Want to learn
more about the
latest funding
trends? Click
here
to read the
full report
and stay ahead
of the
curve!
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Mega-Deals
Drive UK VC Boom
in Q2 2024
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Credit:
KPMG
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UK venture
capital is
rebounding in
2024, with Q2
funding more than
doubling to $6.9
billion from $3
billion in Q1.
This marks a
strong
year-on-year
increase from $4.7
billion in Q2
2023.
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Key
Highlights:
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$9.8
billion
raised in H1
2024,
surpassing
H1 2023’s
$8.7
billion.
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London
dominates,
securing
$5.3 billion
in Q2.
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Major
Deals: Wayve
($1B),
Abound
($999.6M),
Monzo
($621M).
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Trends to
Watch: 1️⃣ Rising
investments in AI
and alternative
energy. 2️⃣
Strengthening Seed
& Series A
rounds.
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Optimism is
growing across
Europe, with the
UK leading in VC
funding, securing
40% of the
continent's Q2
total.
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The IPO market
also shows
promise, with
Raspberry Pi’s
successful $211
million IPO.
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The future looks
bright for UK
startups!
Read more in
the KPMG
Global
Venture
Pulse Q2
2024
report.
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STARTUP’S
STRATEGY
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What Sam Altman
Wants Every
Startup Founder
to Know
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Starting a
startup? It’s not
for the faint of
heart. It’s a
grind, a test of
resilience, and
often harder than
you’d imagine. But
if you’re truly
passionate about
your idea and
ready to give it
your all, it could
be the most
rewarding journey
of your life.
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Sam Altman’s Startup
Playbook
is packed with
invaluable
insights—from
turning ideas into
reality to
building something
users genuinely
love. Because when
users love what
you create,
everything else
falls into
place.
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Ready to take the
leap? Dive into
the
playbook
here.
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TOOL
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AI TOOLS
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Turn Words into
Stunning Videos
with AI – Here’s
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interactive
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videos with
text-to-video
AI.
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See!
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STARTUPS
GROUNDSWELL
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50+ Winning
Pitch Deck
Secrets
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Are you ready to
explore the
innovators
reshaping
industries? This
week, we unveil 50
groundbreaking
startups
that are making
waves with bold
ideas,
cutting-edge
technology, and
visionary
solutions.
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From Airbnb to
AI-powered
logistics
platforms like
7bridges to agtech
revolutionaries
like Agfunder,
these companies
are transforming
how we work, live,
and grow. Whether
it’s personalized
coaching,
simplified
parenting choices,
or optimizing ad
revenue, these
startups are
solving real-world
challenges with
unmatched
creativity.
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What’s
Inside?
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Discover their
success stories,
funding
milestones, and
the unique
innovations that
set them
apart.
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Click
here
to gain exclusive
insights into how
these startups are
transforming
industries—one at
a time.
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Innovation
starts here.
Don’t miss
out!
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AI INSIGHTS
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How Generative
AI Is
Transforming
Work and
Productivity
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Generative AI is
more than just a
productivity
tool—it's
reshaping the
future of work.
From automating
mundane tasks to
enabling more
strategic focus,
AI is transforming
workflows across
industries. But
what does this
mean for
businesses,
individuals, and
the workforce at
large?
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Key Questions
to Explore:
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How does AI
change our
approach to
work?
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What
processes
are evolving
with AI
integration?
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How can
businesses
prepare for
the future
with
upskilling
and
reskilling
strategies?
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Harvard Business
School explores
these shifts and
offers actionable
insights on how to
navigate this
transformation.
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Read the
full
research
to understand the
mechanics of
AI-driven
productivity and
innovation.
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INVESTMENT &
FUNDRAISING
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Reshop, a return
management
platform for
e-commerce, raised
$6.62M in
Series A
funding
from Touch
Ventures
on
December
23,
2024,
to offer
tools for
recommerce,
refunds, and
loyalty
programs. (Link)
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Syncromune, a cancer
vaccine
developer, raised
$100M in
Series A
funding on
December
20,
2024,
to advance
its
Syncrovax
platform for
targeted
cancer
therapies.(Link)
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Anysphere, an AI
tools
provider for
developers, raised
$100M in
Series B
funding on
December
20,
2024,
from Thrive
Capital to
build
intelligent
coding tools
like an
AI-powered
code editor. (Link)
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Tracer
Bio, a
molecular
response
surveillance
company,
raised
$10M in
Series A
funding on
December
20,
2024, to
enhance
biological
analysis
with ctDNA
assay
technology. (Link)
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AusperBio raised
$73M in
Series B
funding
from
Hankang
Capital
to develop
oligonucleotide
therapeutics
for chronic
hepatitis B
and other
infectious
diseases. (Link)
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Elon
Musk's xAI
raised $6
billion
in its
latest
funding
round,
bringing its
value to $45
billion.
With support
from
investors
like Andreessen
Horowitz, the
company
plans to
grow its AI
products and
technology.
(Link)
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NEW JOBS
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Exciting Remote
Tech Roles with
Leading
Startups
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Explore exciting
remote job
opportunities with
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Combinator-backed
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to work on
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products with
innovative teams.
Don’t miss
out—take the next
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career
today!
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Company
Name
&
Batch
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Job
Title
&
Details
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MixRank
(S11)
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Software
Engineer
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Full-time
(Brazil/Remote)
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Prelim
(S17)
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Software
Engineer,
Product
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Full-time
(Remote
- US)
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Haystack (W21)
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Full
Stack
Engineer
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Full-time
(Remote)
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Sepal
AI
(S24)
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Founding
Full-Stack
Engineer
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Full-time
(Remote
in
US/NY/SF)
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Ready to take the
leap? Get the
full list of
remote
opportunities
with Y
Combinator-backed
startups and find
your perfect role
today!
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Unlock Your
Startup’s
Potential
with Seed
Financing!
(Link)
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Founders
have no
work-life
balance, say
Reid
Hoffman,
LinkedIn
founder
(Link)
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Startup
Archive
@StartupArchive_
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LinkedIn
founder
Reid
Hoffman:
Founders
have
no
work-life
balance
“I
actually
think
founders
have
no
balance…
If
I
ever
hear
a
founder
talking
about
how
‘this
is
how
I
have
a
balanced
life’
and
so
forth,
they’re
not
committed
to
winning…
The
really
great
founders
are
like:
‘I…
x.com/i/web/status/1…
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12:50
PM
•
Dec
21,
2024
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666
Likes
96
Retweets
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13
Replies
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Top
Fundraising
Resources
for Your
Startup
(Link)
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From
Start-Up to
Success:
Stan’s 8x
ARR Growth
in a Year
(Link)
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Why every
startup will
pitch itself
as an 'AI
startup' in
2025, even
if it only
involves a
small or
trivial
feature.
(Link)
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andrew
chen
@andrewchen
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Why
every
startup
is
going
to
be
pitched
and
self/described
an
“AI
startup”
(even
if
it
means
just
a
small/silly
feature)
in
2025.
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5:50
AM
•
Dec
21,
2024
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306
Likes
51
Retweets
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28
Replies
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OpenAI has
unveiled a
groundbreaking
update for ChatGPT:
♾
(infinite)
memory. This new
feature
allows the
AI to retain
and access
all your
past
conversations,
paving the
way for more
personalized,
context-aware,
and seamless
interactions.
(Link)
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Marc shares
the untold
story of
Netscape's
creation,
from Mosaic
to its rise,
on "The Ben
& Marc
Show.
(Link)
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Marc
Andreessen
on
Building
Netscape
&
the
Birth
of
the
Browser
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AI for
Entrepreneurs:
Turning 10
Employees
into a
Billion-Dollar
Workforce.
(Link)
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DeepSeek
v3, a fully
open-source
model,
outperforms
GPT-4 and
Claude
Sonnet 3.5
in coding
benchmarks.
(Link)
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Paul
Couvert
@itsPaulAi
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Wait,
so
we
now
have
a
100%
open
source
model
that's
better
than
GPT-4o?!
DeepSeek
v3
is
even
superior
to
Claude
Sonnet
3.5
for
code
according
to
multiple
benchmarks.
Already
available
for
free
to
everyone
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4:34
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Dec
26,
2024
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Elon
Musk
@elonmusk
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That
said,
any
accounts
found
to
be
engaged
in
coordinated
attacks
to
spam
target
accounts
with
mute/blocks
will
themselves
be
categorized
–
correctly
–
as
spam.
Live
by
the
spam,
die
by
the
spam.
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Elon
Musk
@elonmusk
Just
a
reminder
that
the
algorithm
is
trying
to
maximize
unregretted
user-seconds.
If
far
more
credible,
verified
subscriber
accounts
(not
bots)
mute/block
your
account
compared
to
those
who
like
your
posts,
your
reach
will
decline
significantly.
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Dec
27,
2024
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Retweets
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FREE FINDS
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How to Capture
More Customers
Right from the
Start
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