I wish I could have gotten to that company early. With AI company valuations acting like rocket ships, it’s easy to play the “what if” game. The reality is that the process is not as simple as writing a check and watching your money multiply many times over. (Although it may seem like it). Take
Charles Hudson has spent more than a decade investing in startups. As founder and managing partner of Precursor Ventures, he has invested in hundreds of companies and seen massive shifts in markets that require founders to get creative and throw out old fundraising playbooks. On this week’s episode of Build Mode, Startup Battlefield lead Isabelle
As companies new and old rush to capitalize on AI, many AI startups say their revenues are not only growing, but accelerating rapidly, reaching their next milestones in shorter periods of time. The following list of startups has reported such a growth pattern. One thing to note is that the underlying metrics used by these
Crypto VC firm Paradigm has raised $1.2 billion (its third venture fund and fourth overall) with the goal of investing in the “technical frontier,” company founder Matt Huang announced Wednesday. For Paradigm, the technical frontier will extend beyond its cryptocurrency investing roots. This fund is expected to expand its investment focus to include robotics and
Vermilion Cliffs Ventures announced Wednesday the closing of a $25 million Fund II. The company was founded in 2023 by operator-turned-investor Ashley Smith, who runs it as one of the few solo female GPs in venture capital. Speaking to TechCrunch, Smith said this fund will continue the company’s thesis of backing technical founders, specifically those
Station F, a Paris-based startup hub founded by French billionaire Xavier Niel, is gearing up for a new edition of its F/ai accelerator program in a bid to strengthen its positioning as a springboard for promising AI startups. Launched in January this year, F/ai plans to launch its second batch this September, aiming to help