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Anthropic and Menlo Ventures Launch $100 Million AI Startup Fund
artificial intelligence // July 17, 2024

Anthropic and Menlo Ventures have launched a $100 million fund for artificial intelligence (AI) startups. “We created this fund to fuel the next generation of AI startups through the powerful combination of Menlo’s extensive company-building experience and Anthropic’s pioneering AI technology and deep research expertise,”...

Trump Running Mate J.D. Vance’s Antitrust Views Divide Business Leaders
ANTITRUST // July 16, 2024

It is an election year — and political uncertainty is top of mind for businesses. With the news Monday (July 15) that presidential candidate Donald Trump has picked Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), a former lawyer and venture capitalist, as his running mate, the potential implications...

Goldman Sachs Unit Invests in Plaid, Databricks Company Stakes
Investments // July 15, 2024

Venture capital (VC) firm NEA has reportedly created a $540 million continuation vehicle that has drawn as investors Goldman Sachs Group’s alternatives unit, Industry Ventures, Pathway Capital Management and Goanna Capital. The transaction enables NEA to give its limited partners some liquidity at a time...

Forestay’s New $220M Fund Targets the ‘Inflection Point’ in AI Startups
Investments // July 11, 2024

High interest rates usually spell trouble for venture capital (VC) firms. But with a hot hand to play like AI and cybersecurity, and a shrewd evaluation strategy for potential investments, VC companies can still find plenty of opportunity. It’s a formula that Geneva-based Forestay Capital...

Interviews & Exclusives
Forestay’s New $220M Fund Targets the ‘Inflection Point’ in AI Startups

July 11, 2024
High interest rates usually spell trouble for venture capital (VC) firms. But with a hot hand to play like AI and cybersecurity, and a shrewd evaluation strategy for potential investments, VC companies can still find plenty of opportunity. It’s a formula that Geneva-based Forestay Capital has worked effectively recently. On Monday (July 8), it announced […]

Venture Capital Has a New Secret Weapon: AI

April 03, 2024
In the venture capital (VC) world, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a hot sector to pour money into — it’s now an essential tool for making savvy investment...

Zero Prime Aligns AI Investments With Community Insights

March 26, 2024
With $48 million in funding, Zero Prime Ventures uses its connections within the data and artificial intelligence (AI) communities to identify emerging trends and promising startups in the industry. A significant...

Meet the Titans: Major Players Funding the Future of AI

March 21, 2024
Saudi Arabia aims to carve out a leadership role in the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) field with a proposed $40 billion investment fund, as The New York Times reported. The...

Quick Reads
Colin Kaepernick Launches AI Company Focused on Creators

July 24, 2024
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) company that aims to use the technology to help creators produce, distribute and merchandise their work. The company, Lumi Story AI, will provide AI tools to help creators produce their work and will handle the logistics of distribution and merchandising via its platform, according […]

Anthropic and Menlo Ventures Launch $100 Million AI Startup Fund

July 17, 2024
Anthropic and Menlo Ventures have launched a $100 million fund for artificial intelligence (AI) startups. “We created this fund to fuel the next generation of AI startups through the powerful...

Goldman Sachs Unit Invests in Plaid, Databricks Company Stakes

July 15, 2024
Venture capital (VC) firm NEA has reportedly created a $540 million continuation vehicle that has drawn as investors Goldman Sachs Group’s alternatives unit, Industry Ventures, Pathway Capital Management and Goanna...

Index Ventures Raises $2 Billion Amid AI ‘Platform Shift’

July 10, 2024
Index Ventures has raised more than $2 billion for artificial intelligence (AI) projects. The venture capital (VC) firm announced the fund Wednesday (July 10), saying it would divide the $2.3 billion it had...