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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

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<== Our conclusion was that this isn’t a temporary blip that will swiftly trend-back up in a V-shaped recovery of valuations but rather represented a new normal on how the market will price these companies somewhat permanently. Probably not and 10x (May 2022) seems more in line with the historical trend (actually 10x is still high).

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Starship Technologies picks up €50M from the EU’s investment arm to expand its fleet of autonomous delivery robots

TechCrunch LA

The startup has received €50 million (just under $57 million at today’s rates) from the European Investment Bank, the funding arm of the European Union. It is not disclosing its valuation with this investment, but Alastair Westgarth said that this doesn’t rule out raising further funding from investors.

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Nothing negative about Positive Food’s meal expansion plan after $7M investment

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We gained sort of a cult following because we had healthy meals at an accessible price point.”. He said the company has been growing in double-digits month over month, had zero churn and produced five times as much food this year versus the same time period in 2021. “We On days when we did the ‘Positive Popups,’ people loved it.

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Playhouse is TikTok meets Zillow for the next generation of homeowners

TechCrunch LA

The feed shows videos of homes on the market, as well as a price tag. As you scroll, you can guess whether the price Playhouse showed you is higher or lower than the actual listing price, helping to educate future buyers about the market (… and also it’s fun, even if you’re not looking to buy a $2 million home in San Francisco).

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Fintech giant Klarna raises $639M at a $45.6B valuation amid ‘massive momentum’ in the US

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billion in volume for the entire fiscal year of 2021 and Afterpay is projecting $16 billion in volume for its entire fiscal year. . March 2021 also represented a record month for global shopping volume with $6.9 They can also do things like initiate refunds, track deliveries and get price-drop notifications. billion valuation.

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What Is Claude AI and Anthropic? ChatGPT’s Rival Explained

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It comes courtesy of Google and Amazon-backed startup Anthropic, which was only founded in 2021. An Intro to the Chatbot 8 Questions with Claude [Test] Claude Pricing & Tokens Explained Claude 2 and ChatGPT: Key Differences Should You Use Claude AI? You'll also see how Claude differs from ChatGPT in key areas. What is Anthropic AI?

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Down bad

TechCrunch LA

This week, we saw the interconnectedness of major institutions as crypto lending protocol Celsius stuttered and brought down Ethereum prices with it as investors feared a price collapse brought on by reportedly over-leveraged players like 3 Arrows Capital. As Celsius accelerates the crypto sell-off, who pays the price?