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Some cool Sunday reads 👇 • How founders should think about selling equity to investors by round, by Peter Walker https://lnkd.in/dMhe4nmc • AI is changing the rules of the game in Go-to-Market, by Maja Voje https://lnkd.in/d5ShTfXU • How to get to Product Market Fit: what it is, step by step guide and success cases, by Guillermo Flor https://lnkd.in/dCubjYAV • The Crucial Role of Timing in Startup Success, by Paul Orlando https://lnkd.in/dtdskuRd • How VCs and Startups can beat currency depreciation, by Timothy Motte https://lnkd.in/dRcm9WNz

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On the Liquidity pod we shared a deep dive into Carta's 2018 startup data with David Weisburd and guests Mamoon Hamid and Thomas Scriven. - 49% gone -- 45% ongoing --- a mere 5% acquired ---- and a scant 0.2% public

What began in their living rooms, now a company valued at $80-$90 million. Some great news to return to after the long weekend: Atticus (MAP 2018) has announced a raise of $10.84 million, led by Skip Capital and followed by Blackbird Ventures. 💸 "Culturally, we’re still a product-first company: we build things of immense value to our users rather than chasing vanity metrics or prioritising short-term gains. What has changed is that we now have more expertise and capital in our corner, allowing us to take some bigger swings at the opportunities that we can see, as well as those that are just over the horizon." Misha W. (Co-Founder and University of Melbourne alumni) shares more on what this means for the company here: https://bit.ly/3Xj9lY2 Or (if you're a subscriber) give the exclusive AFR article a read below 👇 https://bit.ly/3yXyMV3 -- #MAP2018 #investment #startups The Australian Financial Review

Raising $1B at a $5B post-money valuation, pre-revenue… because why not? The AI party is still going strong, and apparently, no one’s ready to call it a night. 🥳 Who needs revenue when you’ve got VC dollars flowing in like water? Kudos to Ilya Sutskever for showing us all that if you sprinkle in some AI, mention the word “safe,” and let three months go by, you too can raise a casual billion. 🚀 Now, here’s a thought: when will the co-founders of Aleph Alpha get in on this action? With all the buzz around pivots, wouldn’t it be the perfect time to raise an equally eye-watering round? The market seems more than willing! 🤔 Who’s next for a pre-revenue billion-dollar raise? How about we invest 1 billion into impact unicorn 🦄 Social Impact Republic Sophia Spornraft Michael Stockerl Zarah Bruhn #AI #VCMadness #PreRevenueMagic #StartupLife #AlephAlpha #TechFunding #ShowMeTheMoney

Credflow is elated to announce the incredible outcomes from the recent hackathon. Our teams demonstrated exceptional skill and creativity, leveraging AI to develop solutions for SMEs. The projects ranged from building AI-powered voice bots to automating financial processes and generating advanced business insights. We are excited about the potential impact of these innovations on the financial landscape. Thank you to everyone who participated and supported this event. Together, we are shaping the future of finance! 🌐 #Hackathon #Fintech #CredFlow #Startup #MSMEs Kunal Aggarwal Shalabh Aggarwal

🚀 **a16z Just Raised a Cool $7.2B, But Here’s the Real Tea 🍵** Everyone's been buzzing about a16z scooping up $7.2 billion for their new funds, and yep, it's HUGE news! I wasn't gonna jump in since it's all over the internet but some details got me all stirred up. 1/ The press is shouting from the rooftops that Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is throwing “billions” into AI with these new funds. True or nah? 🤔 Let’s break it down: ▪️💥 **Growth Fund: $3.75B**; ▪️Infrastructure: $1.25B _[AI’s a big deal here]_; ▪️Apps: $1B _[includes Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech]_; ▪️Games: $600M; ▪️American Dynamism ($600M). 2/ Check this out: 52% of all that cash is aimed at growth stage investments (a.k.a A16Z LSV IV), while only 17% is directly splashing into AI infrastructure. Sure, AI buzzwords are sprinkled throughout other areas too, but primarily we're seeing interest in AI-driven startups rather than hardcore infrastructure—so yeah, the big dogs are confirming they’re keeping an eye on this space which is kinda cool. 3/ So who’s really hyping things up? Is it the press getting carried away or did a16z pitch one story to investors and play another game? 🧐 P.S.: Not all outlets pushed the AI angle hard, but after a few peeps sent me that FT piece, had to weigh in! You’ll still find plenty of AI hype vibes around news of these new a16z funds. #VentureCapital #a16z #InvestmentTrends #TechNews

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