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How AI startups should be thinking about product-market fit

Two experienced investors share their tips for founders and operators hoping to nail product-market fit at their AI startups.

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How founders can prepare for their late-stage fundraises from the start

Startups should start forging connections with late-stage investors while they are still at the early stages.

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Wonderful raised $100M Series A to put AI agents on the front lines of customer service

Israeli AI agent startup Wonderful has raised $100 million in a Series A round led by Index Ventures, with participation from Insight Partners, IVP, Bessemer, and Vine Ventures. The large round, in a market already crowded with AI agent startups, suggests Wonderful has convinced top tier investors it’s not … Continue reading

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EU considers law to phase out Huawei and ZTE equipment from bloc’s telecom networks

The EC had in 2020 recommended that member nations stop using tech from “high-risk” vendors like Huawei and ZTE, and now its vice president, Henna Virkkunen, is pushing to turn that recommendation into regulation, Bloomberg reported.

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A former physician has launched Robyn, an empathetic AI companion

Robyn wants to position it self as an empathetic chatbot and not as a companion or a therapy app

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Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup

Yann LeCun, a chief AI scientist at Meta, is planning to leave the company to build his own startup, which will focus on continuing his work on world models.

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The circular money problem at the heart of AI’s biggest deals

SoftBank and OpenAI announced a new 50-50 joint venture this week to sell enterprise AI tools in Japan under the brand “Crystal Intelligence.” On paper, it’s a straightforward international expansion deal. But SoftBank’s role as a major investor in OpenAI is raising questions about … Continue reading

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Lovable says it’s nearing 8 million users as the year-old AI coding startup eyes more corporate employees

The platform has attracted an eclectic user base. More than half of Fortune 500 companies are using Lovable to “supercharge creativity,” according to Osika, who insisted retention remains strong.

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Rad Power Bikes faces shutdown in January without new funding

The company is “still fighting to find ways to continue” according to an email viewed by TechCrunch.

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A better way of thinking about the AI bubble 

AI isn’t all or nothing, and even good bets can turn sour if you aren’t careful about how you make them. 

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