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In the fast-moving tech scene, deep-tech startups are the ones making waves by tackling the big, tough problems with advanced tech. Unlike the SaaS folks who bring us handy cloud-based apps to make business smoother, deep-tech companies dive right into the heart of scientific breakthroughs. They're here to change the game across sectors. Take Panakeia, for example, they're using AI to get biomarker info straight from tissue images. And then there's Anaphite, aiming to make sustainable transport accessible to all by boosting Li-ion battery performance to match traditional methods but without the hefty price tag. This shift highlights that deep-tech is not just improving things but inventing new solutions for our biggest challenges at scale. To delve further in the landscape of deep-tech and VC, read the insightful article, Unicorns are Dead: The Age of Titans Begin by Francesco Perticarari & Silicon Roundabout Ventures. - #venturecapital #deeptech #startup

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"Employees know that the companies they should be working for have lower valuations that have more upside.” Falcon acknowledged that won’t last forever: “When we raise our Series C next, it’s likely our valuation will go up—the question is, is it in line with the revenue so that the next time it will continue to go up? If it is, that’s fine. If not, we’re back to the same problem." William Falcon, CEO of Lightning AI, speaks to Sharon Goldman and Allie Garfinkle of Fortune about the challenges presented by an exuberant fundraising market, in "For AI startups, lofty valuations could be a hurdle in the race for talent": ?? https://lnkd.in/gDuHarpe Also featured in this article: ? Matt Schulman, CEO of data compensation platform Pave ? David Katz, a partner at Radical Ventures ? May Habib, CEO of enterprise generative AI platform Writer ? Aishwarya Srinivasan, a senior advisor at Microsoft for Startups ? Renen Hallak, CEO of AI infrastructure platform VAST Data ? Jett Fein, general partner at VC firm Headline ? Matt Turck, a partner at FirstMark #Startups #Fundraising #VC

Cohere has also attracted investors. The company has raised $500 million in a Series D funding, it plans to announce on Monday. The round was led by?Canadian pension investment manager PSP Investments, alongside a syndicate of additional new backers including investors at Cisco Systems Inc., Japan’s Fujitsu, chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s AMD Ventures and Canada’s export credit agency EDC. The fresh financing more than doubles the?startup’s valuation?from last year, when Cohere raised $270 million in a round led by Montreal-based?Inovia Capital, and brings its total cash haul to $970 million. The round has also coincided with an increasingly competitive landscape for venture funding, even in the closely watched world of AI. Reuters previously?reported?some details of the deal. Cohere is one of only a handful of startups building massive large language models from scratch, partly because the technology is extremely expensive and difficult to construct.?Competitors include the likes of OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. OpenAI in particular has said its goals are wildly ambitious — attempting to build artificial general intelligence, or AGI, meaning AI software capable of performing as well as (or better than) humans at most tasks. Cohere is instead pursuing the immediately practical goal of making software to help companies run more efficiently. “We’re not out there chasing AGI,” said Nick Frosst, one of the company's three co-founders. “We’re trying to make models that can be efficiently run in an enterprise to solve real problems.” https://lnkd.in/gDf3FWRG

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It was such a pleasure to sit down with Akansha Dimri, EIC of Tech Funding News and discuss all things AI and Machine Learning as well as my journey in tech so far! Thank you for having me - it was an engaging conversation and a lot of fun! #ai #machinelearning #startups #datascience #tech

#fundingalert ??Company: Lakera ??Funding: $20 Million ?Round: Series A ??Investors: Atomico, Citi Ventures, Dropbox, and existing investors, including redalpine. Lakera?is the world’s leading real-time GenAI security company. Customers rely on the Lakera AI Security Platform for security that doesn’t slow down their AI applications. To accelerate secure adoption of AI, the company created Gandalf, an educational platform, where more than one million users have learned about AI security. Donald Tucker, Mira Kamp, Kas Szatylowicz, Maciej Duszynski, Sweyn Venderbush, Sam Watts Read more - https://lnkd.in/gre5tqqT To share your startup story write us on - [email protected] #Lakera #GenAI #AI #security #news #startup #funding #investors #fundraising

?? Could Perplexity's ambitious fundraising plans reshape the AI landscape? ?? Perplexity, the innovative AI search engine, is stirring up excitement in the tech world as it's reportedly in talks to raise around $500 million at a staggering $8 billion valuation! ?? This news comes on the heels of their previous funding round with SoftBank that valued them at only $3 billion just a few months ago. If this deal goes through, we'll be witnessing more than just growth in numbers; an innovative leap in how AI interacts with users could be on the horizon! The Wall Street Journal has provided insights into these discussions but leaves many questions hanging: What would this new valuation mean for Perplexity’s ambitions? How will they allocate this substantial capital? And most importantly, how might it affect competition within the bustling realm of AI technologies? As startups continue to shape our future through groundbreaking solutions and partnerships, there's never been a better time for businesses to connect and innovate together. ?? Are you ready to drive your corporate innovation? ?? Book a meeting now: https://lnkd.in/dFYwmbHq Let's dive deeper into what this potential funding means not only for Perplexity but also for other emerging tech companies aiming to revolutionize our daily digital interactions. #AI #Startups #TechInnovation #Fundraising #ValueGrowth #InvestmentNews #ArtificialIntelligence #CorporateInnovation #SoftBank #TechCrunch For more insights: https://lnkd.in/dimbYVgH

?? Could Perplexity's ambitious fundraising plans reshape the AI landscape? ?? Perplexity, the innovative AI search engine, is stirring up excitement in the tech world as it's reportedly in talks to raise around $500 million at a staggering $8 billion valuation! ?? This news comes on the heels of their previous funding round with SoftBank that valued them at only $3 billion just a few months ago. If this deal goes through, we'll be witnessing more than just growth in numbers; an innovative leap in how AI interacts with users could be on the horizon! The Wall Street Journal has provided insights into these discussions but leaves many questions hanging: What would this new valuation mean for Perplexity’s ambitions? How will they allocate this substantial capital? And most importantly, how might it affect competition within the bustling realm of AI technologies? As startups continue to shape our future through groundbreaking solutions and partnerships, there's never been a better time for businesses to connect and innovate together. ?? Are you ready to drive your corporate innovation? ?? Book a meeting now: https://lnkd.in/dTxGsKrN Let's dive deeper into what this potential funding means not only for Perplexity but also for other emerging tech companies aiming to revolutionize our daily digital interactions. #AI #Startups #TechInnovation #Fundraising #ValueGrowth #InvestmentNews #ArtificialIntelligence #CorporateInnovation #SoftBank #TechCrunch For more insights: https://lnkd.in/d-jJRm-Q