Kevin Hartz’s A* raises its second oversubscribed fund in three years
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Kevin Hartz’s A* raises its second oversubscribed fund in three years

Venture firms raised $9.3 billion in Q1 according to PitchBook data, which means this year likely won’t match or surpass 2023’s $81.8 billion total. While emerging managers are feeling the fundraising market’s frost the most, some emerging VCs like A* have enough name recognition, and a good enough track record, to still find success. A*, […]

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Venture firms raised $9.3 billion in Q1 according to PitchBook data, which means this year likely won’t match or surpass 2023’s $81.8 billion total. While emerging managers are feeling the fundraising market’s frost the most, some emerging VCs like A* have enough name recognition, and a good enough track record, to still find success. A*,
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Student builds AI tool to revitalize endangered Indigenous language
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Jared Coleman, who recently earned his Ph.D. in computer science, and his supervisor, Bhaskar Krishnamachari, are bound by a shared love of languages—both human and computer.Jared Coleman, who recently earned his Ph.D. in computer science, and his supervisor, Bhaskar Krishnamachari, are bound by a shared love of languages—both human and computer.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

Zepto, a 10-minute delivery app, raises $665 million at $3.6 billion valuation
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Zepto, a 10-minute delivery app, raises $665 million at $3.6 billion valuation

Zepto has more than doubled its valuation to $3.6 billion from $1.4 billion in less than a year in a new funding round of $665 million as the Mumbai-based startup intensifies the quick commerce competition in the world’s second largest internet market. Zepto sells and delivers everything from grocery items to electronic gadgets within 10 […]

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Zepto has more than doubled its valuation to $3.6 billion from $1.4 billion in less than a year in a new funding round of $665 million as the Mumbai-based startup intensifies the quick commerce competition in the world’s second largest internet market. Zepto sells and delivers everything from grocery items to electronic gadgets within 10
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Language learning app Speak nets $20M, doubles valuation
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Language learning app Speak nets $20M, doubles valuation

Speak, the AI-powered language learning app, has raised new money from investors at double its previous valuation.

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Speak, the AI-powered language learning app, has raised new money from investors at double its previous valuation.
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Brex’s compliance head has left the fintech startup to join Andreessen Horowitz as a partner
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Brex’s compliance head has left the fintech startup to join Andreessen Horowitz as a partner

Ali Rathod-Papier has stepped down from her role as global head of compliance at corporate card expense management startup Brex to join venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as a partner and compliance officer, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. Rathod-Papier and a16z declined to comment on the move. According to her LinkedIn profile, Rathod-Papier now “oversees a16z’s […]

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Ali Rathod-Papier has stepped down from her role as global head of compliance at corporate card expense management startup Brex to join venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as a partner and compliance officer, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. Rathod-Papier and a16z declined to comment on the move. According to her LinkedIn profile, Rathod-Papier now “oversees a16z’s
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New scaling law demonstrates how AI copes with changing categories
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The real world possesses many challenges for AI missions. One of those challenges is the requirement that machines will be able to recognize and quickly learn new objects which they have not seen before. An AI robust to changes will be of great use in quickly adapting to a dynamic reality, be it a robot recognizing new products at a grocery store or a self-driving car interacting with new road signs or objects around it.The real world possesses many challenges for AI missions. One of those challenges is the requirement that machines will be able to recognize and quickly learn new objects which they have not seen before. An AI robust to changes will be of great use in quickly adapting to a dynamic reality, be it a robot recognizing new products at a grocery store or a self-driving car interacting with new road signs or objects around it.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

Influencer shopping app LTK gets an automatic direct message tool
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Influencer shopping app LTK gets an automatic direct message tool

LTK (formerly LiketoKnow.it and RewardStyle), the influencer shopping app with 40 million monthly users, announced on Thursday the launch of a free direct message tool for creators to instantly share pre-set responses with followers.  The new tool, called LTK DM, is integrated into the posts section of the LTK app. When a creator shares an […]

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LTK (formerly LiketoKnow.it and RewardStyle), the influencer shopping app with 40 million monthly users, announced on Thursday the launch of a free direct message tool for creators to instantly share pre-set responses with followers.  The new tool, called LTK DM, is integrated into the posts section of the LTK app. When a creator shares an
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AI system successfully operates 16-ton forest machine
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For the first time, scientists have succeeded in creating a self-driving forest machine controlled by artificial intelligence. In a study at Umeå University, an AI system was developed that can operate a 16-ton machine without human intervention.For the first time, scientists have succeeded in creating a self-driving forest machine controlled by artificial intelligence. In a study at Umeå University, an AI system was developed that can operate a 16-ton machine without human intervention.Automotive[#item_full_content]

New success criteria system takes guess work out of large-scale construction projects
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Medium and large-scale construction projects will have a better chance of success if they are able to adhere to a set of success criteria, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) found.Medium and large-scale construction projects will have a better chance of success if they are able to adhere to a set of success criteria, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) found.Engineering[#item_full_content]

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