Mistral, a French A.I. Start-Up, Is Valued at $6.2 Billion
Created by alumni from Meta and Google, Mistral is just a year old and has already raised more than $1 billion in total from investors, leading to eye-popping valuations.
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AI, Artificial Intelligence, day one ventures, masha bucher, Startups, Tech Industry, Tech News, Venture, venture capitalThe VC queen of portfolio PR, Masha Bucher, has raised her largest fund yet: $150M
Read more: The VC queen of portfolio PR, Masha Bucher, has raised her largest fund yet: $150MFive years ago, Day One Ventures had $11 million under management, and Bucher and her team have grown that to just over $450 million. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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How Urvashi Barooah broke into venture after everyone told her she couldn’t
Read more: How Urvashi Barooah broke into venture after everyone told her she couldn’tWhen Urvashi Barooah applied to MBA programs in 2015, she focused her applications around her dream of becoming a venture capitalist. She got rejected from every school, and was told she was being unrealistic about her prospects in the venture industry…
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Cat-sitting startup Meowtel clawed its way to profitability despite trouble raising from dog-focused VCs
Read more: Cat-sitting startup Meowtel clawed its way to profitability despite trouble raising from dog-focused VCsDogs are the most popular pet in the U.S.: 65.1 million households have one, according to the American Pet Products Association. But while cats are not far off, with 46.5 million households with one, a lot of innovation in the pet category has focused …
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Deal Dive: Human Native AI is building the marketplace for AI training licensing deals
Read more: Deal Dive: Human Native AI is building the marketplace for AI training licensing dealsAI systems and large language models need to be trained on massive amounts of data to be accurate but they shouldn’t train on data that they don’t have the rights to use. OpenAI’s licensing deals with The Atlantic and Vox last week sh…
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In 2024, many Y Combinator startups only want tiny seed rounds — but there’s a catch
Read more: In 2024, many Y Combinator startups only want tiny seed rounds — but there’s a catchWhen Bowery Capital general partner Loren Straub started talking to a startup from the latest Y Combinator accelerator batch a few months ago, she thought it was strange that the company didn’t have a lead investor for the round it was raising. E…
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WndrCo officially gets into venture capital with fresh $450M across two funds
Read more: WndrCo officially gets into venture capital with fresh $450M across two fundsJeffrey Katzenberg and Sujay Jaswa, along with three general partners, manage $1.5 billion in assets today through their Build, Venture and Seed strategies. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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After raising $100M, AI fintech LoanSnap is being sued, fined, evicted
Read more: After raising $100M, AI fintech LoanSnap is being sued, fined, evictedThe company has been sued by at least seven creditors, including Wells Fargo. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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After raising $100M, AI fintech LoanSnap is being sued, fined, evicted
Read more: After raising $100M, AI fintech LoanSnap is being sued, fined, evictedThe company has been sued by at least seven creditors, including Wells Fargo. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Unicorn-rich VC Wesley Chan owes his success to a Craigslist job washing lab beakers
Read more: Unicorn-rich VC Wesley Chan owes his success to a Craigslist job washing lab beakersWhile all of Wesley Chan’s success has been well-documented over the years, his personal journey…not so much. Chan spoke to TechCrunch about the ways his life impacts how he invests in startups. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use …
