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Top Headlines ๐จ
Monzo hits $5bn valuation as it readies US expansion efforts ๐ [sifted]
Qatar plots a $1B pipeline to VCs ๐ฐ [TechCrunch]
The business of winding down startups is booming ๐ฅ [Pitchbook]
OpenAI responds to Elon Musk's lawsuit by clarifying its โopenโ nature โ๏ธ [Open AI]
Worldcoin hit with temporary ban in Spain over privacy concerns ๐ซ [TechCrunch]
Claroty, NYC-based cyber-physical systems protection company, raised $100m in strategic growth financing ๐ก๏ธ [FinSMEs]
Deel acquires Africaโs PaySpace, says itโs crossed $500M in ARR ๐ค [TechCrunch]
Perplexity AI is reportedly nearing completion of a funding round that will give the AI search startup a unicorn valuation of around $1 billion ๐ฆ [crunchbase]
Microsoft, Walmart, Cisco Back Israel VCโs $500 Million in Fund Raising. Firm to invest in over 30 Israeli cyber, AI, health startups ๐ผ [Bloomberg]
Silas Capital Closes Fund II at $150M ๐ฐ [FinSMEs]
Bitcoin hits new all-time high passing $69,000 for the first time since November 2021 ๐ [yahoo!tech]
In-Depth Insights ๐
A Guide To Founder Salary At Different Stages & Funding Levels ๐ต [Ankit Sharma]
5 charts on how female founders and VCs fared in 2023 ๐ฉโ๐ผ [sifted]
Entrepreneurship in Africa: the failed $1 billion employment solution? ๐ก [Abdul-Karim Mohamed]
Corporate-backed startups are more likely to survive ๐ข [Global Corporate Venturing]
What exactly is innovation, and what does it have to do with venturing? ๐ค [Davide Ritorto]
10 mistakes startups make when talking about sustainability ๐ฑ [Alice Regester]
AI startups require new strategies: This time itโs actually different ๐ค [Jason Cohen]
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