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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024

Tech.Co

Bobbie’s growth snowballed after caregivers sought new sources of baby formula during the nationwide shortage in 2022. While the company has been steadily rising through the ranks since its inception in 2018, as generative AI becomes big tech’s new gold standard, the New York-based startup has enjoyed a very triumphant 2023.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

People say we’re crazy, but we know creators are legit businesses,” Karat writes on its website — the company didn’t respond to a request to chat about what they’re working on. Podfund , for example, writes checks sized between $25,000 to $50,000 to emerging podcasters. invests exclusively in the space.

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Upfront Ventures Raises > $650 Million for Startups and Returns > $600 Million to LPs

Both Sides of the Table

The industry has obviously changed enormously in 2022 but in many ways it feels like a “return to normal” that we have seen many times in our industry. Since 2021, Upfront returned more than $600 million to LPs and returned more than $1 billion since 2018.

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