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Top Headlines ??

• Microsoft to invest $1.5 bn in UAE-based AI firm G42, takes minority stake ?? [Business Standard]
• DeepMind CEO Says Google Will Spend More Than $100 Billion on AI ?? [Bloomberg]
• Andreessen Horowitz closes $7.2 billion for new funds ?? [AXIOS]
• Adam Neumann moves to buy back WeWork as it seeks funds to exit bankruptcy ?? [yahoo!finance]
• Longevity investment hits $3.01bn in full-year 2023 ?? [Longevity.Technology]
• Bored Ape NFT Prices Tank to August 2022 Levels, Down 90% From Peak ?? [Coindesk]
• Qoala Raises $47M in Series C Funding. The round was led by PayPal Ventures and MassMutual Ventures ?? [FinSMEs]
• Metsera Launches With $290M in Funding. The round was led by ARCH Venture Partners ?? [FinSMEs]
• Lacework, last valued at $8.3B, is in talks to sell for just $150M to $200M ?? [TechCrunch]

In-Depth Insights ??

• Live or Die by Product-Market Fit. Understanding the financial indicators and impact of weak or lost product-market fit ?? [OnlyCFO]

• What is the Optimal VC Portfolio Construction? Breaking down the math on VC portfolio construction ?? [David Weisburd]
• What was the most profitable software company in Q1 2024? Ethereum ?? [Tomasz Tunguz]

• 7 Uses of Venture Debt Financing for High-Growth Companies ?? [Flow Capital]
• Your guide to ARR per employee. A primer and new benchmarks on the hot new SaaS metric ?? [Kyle Poyar]

• How Porsche uses venture capital to strengthen its innovative power ?? [newsroom]

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Interesting Reports ??

• THE AI INDEX REPORT: Measuring trends in AI ?? [Stanford University]

• The State of Marketplaces: Key Lessons Learned and a Look Ahead ?? [Battery Ventures]

• Supercharge Your Workday With ChatGPT: A comprehensive guide to enhancing work productivity with generative AI ? [HubSpot]

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