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Are we too focused on funding in the Generative AI space? According to recent events, this may be the case. While mega rounds in Q1'24 are exciting, are they coming at the expense of genuine breakthroughs? Check out this mapping of recent mega rounds to find out more. Read the full article at Scale Capital here: https://lnkd.in/d7ntCpZE #GenerativeAI #Funding #Breakthroughs #ScaleCapital

Elon Musk's xAI secures a whopping $6B funding round led by giants Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z), and Sequoia Capital. 🌐 Founded by Musk, XAI is on a mission to redefine accessibility in AI, developing cutting-edge solutions across industries like healthcare, finance, and transportation. With a new valuation of $12 billion, this funding marks one of the largest in AI development history! 🤖 What does this mean for AI technology's future? With XAI's innovative approach, we can expect advancements that were once deemed futuristic to become everyday realities. 🔍 As professionals in tech and AI, how do we anticipate industries adapting to increasingly accessible AI tools? Let’s discuss the possibilities and challenges ahead. How do you see AI transforming your industry? #AI #MachineLearning #TechNews #ElonMusk #Innovation #XAI #VentureCapital #FutureOfWork

Today at the 4YFN #InvestorsSummit assisting at some interesting panels like the one with Massimiliano Magrini (GP at United Ventures ) and Tamara Steffens (Managing Director at Thomson Reuters Ventures) titled "Investment in AI & AI in Investment" - Is Generative AI a Hype or Truly Transformative? Over Ventures Chatwin Ventures #4yfn #ai #venturecapital

The series of studies continues, and today, I’m pleased to share an in-depth “AI Europe Report 2024” by Dealroom.co and Roosh, which examines AI’s growing influence, venture capital trends, Europe’s competitive edge in the global AI landscape, and the rise of Generative AI. ▪️Firstly, AI funding in Europe grew 10x in a decade. AI now accounts for a record share (18%) of VC funding in Europe. ▪️Secondly, AI funding is also much more concentrated. UK, France, and Germany attracted 77% of all AI funding in Europe in 2023-2024, compared to 59% for the rest of tech. ▪️Last but not least, Generative AI funding in Europe in 2024 has already surpassed any previous year after less than six months. Shout out to Dealroom.co and Roosh on this big report that is going to shed light on Gen AI investment in Europe and the US. https://lnkd.in/d_wpMxty #Dealroom #GenAI

Generative AI Hype is dead ... Long Live to AI Now we start Chapter II

48 hour flash sale alert 🚨 Buy one get one free tickets to The AI Hot 100 Conference hosted by The AI Furnace 🧨🔥. Interested? Comment “I’m In” and we’ll share more information. Promotion lasts until Friday 9th August (midnight EST) Join us on September 18 to meet the who’s who of early stage AI including: Maven AGI (raised $28M from M13, AI agents for customer service) Arcee.ai (raised $29.5M from Emergence Capital / Flybridge, small language models) Reality Defender (raised $15M from DCVC, deepfake detection) LastMile AI(raised $10M from Gradient Ventures, developer tooling for AI) Piramidal (YC W24) (YC W24, raised $6M from Lionheart Ventures, deeptech: the foundation model for brain) +More We’ll have some dope AI VCs joining including: Flybridge Eniac Ventures M13 Link Ventures Apprentis Ventures +More #aifurnace #aicommunity

AI Founders do you feel the pain of unrealized potential? Where's your ARR? Where's your traction? What's your defensibility? Read this simple commentary on AI investing in today's "no risk" environment. Check out my blog post https://wix.to/xI12gO1 #newblogpost

Thoughtful AI Secures $20M in Series A Funding - Funding Details: Thoughtful AI raised $20M in a Series A round led by Drive Capital, with TriplePoint Capital participating. - Use of Funds: Investment to be directed towards R&D, enhancing flagship RCM AI products, hiring tech talent, and expanding market strategy. - Innovative AI Agents: Launched new AI Agents—CAM, EVA, and PHIL—to handle claims processing, patient eligibility verification, and payment posting. Subscribe to our daily newsletter here for more AI news https://lnkd.in/dr8zBhhh #Innovation #Technology #Future #BigData #ArtificialIntelligence #DataScience #Analytics #SoftwareEngineering #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

Imagine this: you're enjoying a bath or taking a walk, while AI agents handle your chores. This is one of the reasons I'm so interested in AI agents lately. The ability to free myself from boring, repetitive tasks and focus on activities I enjoy truly excites me. Here is the commercial video of Thoughtly. It's a platform that empowers businesses to build and deploy human-like AI voice assistants. They recently raised a $3 million seed investment, which speaks about the growing interest in AI agents. Have you ever experimented with platforms that help create AI agents? #AIagents #ArtificialInteligence #AIinvestment #SeedInvestment

🚀 Major AI Funding Alert! Mistral AI has just secured €600 million, including €468M in equity and €132M in debt, led by DST Global and General Catalyst. With a valuation now at €5.8 billion, Mistral AI is set to dominate the generative AI landscape across Europe. 🌍💡 Founded by alumni from DeepMind and Meta, they’re pushing boundaries in open-source AI development. Read more about this exciting funding and future growth at mistral.ai. Stay tuned for more updates! #AI #VCFunding #TechInnovation #EuropeStartups #FundingNews