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13 creator-economy startups to watch in 2024, according to top VCs
And yet, a new crop of startups is fighting to develop products that break through the noise and he…
Dan Whateley,Sydney Bradley,A…
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VCs are 'hedging their bets,' backing competing LLMs like Anthropic and OpenAI, breaking a long-standing venture taboo
There has traditionally been an unspoken rule for VCs to not back competitors. But now investors ar…
Ben Bergman,Riddhi Kanetkar
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Why VCs love obnoxious founders
VCs don't care if you're a nice person. They want founders who take massive risks.
Nate Silver
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Here are 16 books VCs are reading this summer
Business Insider asked European venture capitalists what novels and non-fiction books they've been …
Riddhi Kanetkar,Callum Burrou…
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VCs are rushing to meet with former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati in hopes of funding a new company
Venture capitalists pursue Mira Murati after her departure from OpenAI, as the company closes in on…
Sri Muppidi
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OpenAI turmoil is a bad look for its huge funding round, VCs say. 'I would vote with my feet.'
OpenAI is on the verge of closing one of the biggest funding rounds in startup history, but can its…
Darius Rafieyan,Ben Bergman,M…
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AI coding startups are becoming a hotspot for VCs. Here are the 12 copilots that have landed funding from funds like a16z, Lightspeed, and Menlo Ventures.
This tech, which automates parts of the coding process and offers real-time assistance to developer…
Samantha Stokes
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Turns out being a venture capitalist can be really hard and some VCs want out
It's been a difficult two years for VCs, from difficulty raising money to subpar valuations. That's…
Dan DeFrancesco
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In Zoom party for Harris, VCs break out checkbooks and take jabs at A16Z's Trump boosters
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Melia Russell
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Seeking nominations for the top VCs backing the creator economy in 2024
Business Insider is compiling its fifth annual list of the top venture capital players funding crea…
Sydney Bradley,Dan Whateley
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A court filing unmasked the 100 investors in Elon Musk's X: a Saudi prince, major VCs, Diddy, and Jack Dorsey
A federal judge ordered the social media platform to unseal the list of shareholders of X.
Shubhangi Goel
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The wealthy's new favorite sport is coming for pickleball's crown
Padel has gained steam this year as a more active alternative to the widely popular pickleball.
Dan DeFrancesco
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Venture firms could be the latest target for AI disruption, and that's not the only threat to VCs
The AI boom was a welcome change for VCs wanting a new trend to back (and even profit from). But it…
Dan DeFrancesco
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The UK's Fittest Woman uses rucking to get fitter and stronger. Here's how she's training for the CrossFit Games.
Aimee Cringle, the UK's Fittest Woman, is training hard ahead of the 2024 CrossFit Games. Rucking, …
Rachel Hosie
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The rise of 'zombie' VCs puts startups that took funding from them in a difficult spot
In today's big story, we're looking at the impact of the growing number of venture firms quietly ru…
Dan DeFrancesco
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Startup founders will face an 'unprecedented' crisis of mental health this year, VCs predict
Founders are experiencing "unprecedented levels of stress" as a funding shortfall threatens to pull…
Melia Russell,Vishal Persaud
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Seeking nominations for the top VCs investing in sports
Insider is seeking nominations fora list of top VCs investing in sports startups.
Ashley Rodriguez,Margaret Fle…
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Late-stage deals are back but funding winter is far from over say VCs
Three startups — Zepto, Zyber 365 and Incred — turned unicorns in the last few months. They were th…
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Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya suggests VCs could be replaced by 'an automated system' as the world adapts to AI
Chamath Palihapitiya, who is also a former Facebook exec, says AI will radically change the job of …
Beatrice Nolan
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Seeking nominations for the top VCs backing the creator economy in 2023
Insider is compiling our 4th annual list of the top venture capital players funding startups in the…