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In 2023, the global frenzy surrounding artificial intelligence, fueled by the advent of ChatGPT, has swept the globe. In China, where OpenAI’s chatbot is not available,…
Mamoon Hamid and Ilya Fushman of Kleiner Perkins: “More than 80%” of pitches now include AI
Last week, on a StrictlyVC event in San Francisco, we sat down with Mamoon Hamid and Ilya Fushman, two years of VC whose paths first crossed…
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For everyone to benefit, diverse voices must be involved in guiding AI development and regulation
Jorge Calderon Contributor Jorge Calderon is managing director at San Francisco-based Inicio Ventures, a Hispanic Initiative in Philanthropy. For the past 25 years, I have been…
Joshua Wöhle Contributor Joshua Wöhle is CEO at Mindstone, turning everyday learning from articles, podcasts and videos into a measurable skills profile, like LinkedIn. It personalizes…
VCs Elad Gil and Sarah Guo on the risks and benefits of AI funding: “The biggest threat to us in the short term is other people”
Last week, at our first StrictlyVC night of the year, prominent AI investors Elad Gil and Sarah Guo joined us in San Francisco to talk about…
Michelle Moon Contributor Michelle Moon is a major at Sorenson Capitalwhere it invests in early-stage B2B software companies that help businesses harness the power of data…
They say don’t shoot the messenger, but what if the messenger shoots himself? Media startup The Messenger burst onto the scene last May with $50 million…
StreamAlivean audience engagement app for live streams, virtual meetings and in-person events, has secured $1.58 million in pre-seed funding, the company announced today. From webinars, live-streamed…
Speedinvest closes fourth fund at $380 million to support early-stage startups in Europe
Early stage VC based in Vienna Speedinvest closed its fourth early-stage fund, Speedinvest 4, at €350 million (about $380 million at today’s exchange rate), surpassing its…