Beeble AI raises $4.75M to launch a virtual production platform for indie filmmakers
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Beeble AI raises $4.75M to launch a virtual production platform for indie filmmakers

Visual effects (VFX) have emerged as essential in filmmaking and have transformed storytelling and creativity in the film industry with its diverse digital techniques. However, the high cost of VFX tools often leaves independent filmmakers and content creators working with modest budgets struggling to compete with larger productions. A new company, Beeble AI, is turning […]

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Visual effects (VFX) have emerged as essential in filmmaking and have transformed storytelling and creativity in the film industry with its diverse digital techniques. However, the high cost of VFX tools often leaves independent filmmakers and content creators working with modest budgets struggling to compete with larger productions. A new company, Beeble AI, is turning
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More ex-military officials are becoming VCs as defense tech investment reached $35 billion
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More ex-military officials are becoming VCs as defense tech investment reached $35 billion

As venture capitalists continue to pour money into defense tech startups, they’re turning to a new hiring pool: ex-military officials.  

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As venture capitalists continue to pour money into defense tech startups, they’re turning to a new hiring pool: ex-military officials.  
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Floodgate’s Mike Maples explains how startups that most people ‘don’t like’ are the best ones to back
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Floodgate’s Mike Maples explains how startups that most people ‘don’t like’ are the best ones to back

Mike Maples Jr. is a prolific angel investor and co-founder of early-stage venture firm Floodgate. Over the years, he’s taken a lot of bets. Some have paid off handsomely (Twitter, Twitch, Lyft and Bazaarvoice, for example). Others have not. I interviewed him for a recent episode of Equity Podcast, and we dug into a number […]

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Mike Maples Jr. is a prolific angel investor and co-founder of early-stage venture firm Floodgate. Over the years, he’s taken a lot of bets. Some have paid off handsomely (Twitter, Twitch, Lyft and Bazaarvoice, for example). Others have not. I interviewed him for a recent episode of Equity Podcast, and we dug into a number
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From Facebook to the face of crypto: Inside Anthony Pompliano’s wild career
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From Facebook to the face of crypto: Inside Anthony Pompliano’s wild career

He’s known by a single-syllable name: Pomp. But his story is of an unconventional rise to success that almost ended two years after it began.

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He’s known by a single-syllable name: Pomp. But his story is of an unconventional rise to success that almost ended two years after it began.
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Elevate your startup with the ScaleUp Program at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
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Elevate your startup with the ScaleUp Program at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

Are you a Series A to B startup aiming to make a big splash in the tech world? Look no further than the ScaleUp Startups Exhibitor Program at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. This program is designed to catapult your startup into the spotlight, connecting you with industry leaders, investors, and potential partners. Why join the ScaleUp […]

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Are you a Series A to B startup aiming to make a big splash in the tech world? Look no further than the ScaleUp Startups Exhibitor Program at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. This program is designed to catapult your startup into the spotlight, connecting you with industry leaders, investors, and potential partners. Why join the ScaleUp
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Deep tech startups with very technical CEOs raise larger rounds, research finds
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Deep tech startups with very technical CEOs raise larger rounds, research finds

SaaS founders trying to figure out what it takes to raise their next round can refer to Point Nine’s famous yearly SaaS Funding Napkin. (The term refers to “back of the napkin” plans or calculations.) Now, European hardware deep tech teams have a similar resource from First Momentum, a pre-seed fund investing in technical B2B […]

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SaaS founders trying to figure out what it takes to raise their next round can refer to Point Nine’s famous yearly SaaS Funding Napkin. (The term refers to “back of the napkin” plans or calculations.) Now, European hardware deep tech teams have a similar resource from First Momentum, a pre-seed fund investing in technical B2B
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Iceland is dodging the VC doldrums as Frumtak Ventures lands $87 million for its fourth fund
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Iceland is dodging the VC doldrums as Frumtak Ventures lands $87 million for its fourth fund

Iceland’s startup scene is punching above its weight. That’s perhaps in part because it kept the 2021 hype in check, but mostly because its tech ecosystem is coming of age. Iceland attracted the most venture capital per capita of all Nordic countries in 2023, but that stat is somewhat skewed by its relatively small population […]

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Iceland’s startup scene is punching above its weight. That’s perhaps in part because it kept the 2021 hype in check, but mostly because its tech ecosystem is coming of age. Iceland attracted the most venture capital per capita of all Nordic countries in 2023, but that stat is somewhat skewed by its relatively small population
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NovoNutrients tweaks its bugs to turn CO2 into protein for people and pets
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NovoNutrients tweaks its bugs to turn CO2 into protein for people and pets

NovoNutrients has raised a $18 million Series A round from investors to build a pilot-scale facility to prove that its fermentation process works at scale.

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NovoNutrients has raised a $18 million Series A round from investors to build a pilot-scale facility to prove that its fermentation process works at scale.
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Why the AI industry should want regulation now, not what could come later
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Why the AI industry should want regulation now, not what could come later

Since AI started its historic rise in prominence in 2022, the conversations around how the industry could be regulated have swelled at a similar rate. Many startup founders think regulating the industry now could stifle innovation. But others don’t agree and think waiting to implement policy and regulation could bite the industry down the line. […]

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Since AI started its historic rise in prominence in 2022, the conversations around how the industry could be regulated have swelled at a similar rate. Many startup founders think regulating the industry now could stifle innovation. But others don’t agree and think waiting to implement policy and regulation could bite the industry down the line.
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Humane execs leave company to found AI fact-checking startup
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Humane execs leave company to found AI fact-checking startup

Infactory is a kind of fact-checking search engine that will be focused exclusively on data at launch.

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Infactory is a kind of fact-checking search engine that will be focused exclusively on data at launch.
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