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Los Angeles VCs unite to launch LA Tech Community Cares Fund for fire recovery

In Los Angeles, the venture community has banded together, launching The LA Tech Community Cares Fund to support fire recovery efforts.

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The lessons and laments of DeepSeek, according to VCs

Hurricane DeepSeek ripped through the venture capital world with a furor on Monday.

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Exclusive: Eve, AI legal platform, raises $47 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz

Eve, an AI legal platform, has raised a $47 million Series A, Fortune can exclusively report.

16.01.2025 6

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Rubrik CEO Bipul Sinha on learning the ropes post-IPO

In April, cybersecurity company Rubrik went public. Since then, shares are up about 75%.

15.01.2025 7

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As Los Angeles burns, the view from the top of the hill with Upfront Ventures’ Mark Suster

Fortune spoke to L.A.-based investor Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures, for one on-the-ground account of how the wildfires have affected Pacific...

14.01.2025 8

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A new credit card for NYC millionaires has over 30,000 people on the waitlist

In a tough time for fintech, Atlas is looking to beat the odds by building a business focused on serving high-net-worth individuals. Fortune can...

09.01.2025 10

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Mark Cuban on healthcare in America, the NBA, AI, and social media

Mark Cuban is game to chat on social media—just not necessarily on X, formerly Twitter, he told the Fortune Brainstorm audience in Las Vegas.

08.01.2025 3

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Capital and carnival collide in Las Vegas at CES (or, how a pigeon walked into a Dunkin’)

CES is tech’s great three-ring circus, sprawling and fluorescent.

07.01.2025 10

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The Crystal Ball: Envisioning how AI will shape our world in 2025

The AI boom was the biggest story in 2024, and it looks like Term Sheet readers think it’ll be the biggest story in 2025.

03.01.2025 10

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The Crystal Ball: The 2025 outlook for IPOs, M&A, and the regulatory landscape

After a long, cold winter for VC exits, investors and founders are getting a warm, tingly feeling about 2025.

31.12.2024 3

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Tech’s 2024 winners and losers—from Elon Musk to GM’s Cruise

Elon Musk came out on top of the tech heap in 2024.

27.12.2024 10

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Live Nation hopes for another big year of acquisitions despite an antitrust lawsuit that could lead to a break-up

LiveNation acquired stakes in a number of companies in 2024, and plans more in 2025.

24.12.2024 8

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AWS CEO Matt Garman on startups, nuclear power, and soaring AI compute costs

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman spoke to Fortune about the cloud giant’s startup strategy.

20.12.2024 5

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Paramount-Skydance merger faces a new challenge over concerns about a China-based investor

Proposed Hollywood studio merger between Paramount and Skydance Media has received a new challenge this week.

20.12.2024 10

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By 2030, the metaverse gaming market will reach $168.4 billion, estimates startup Gamefam

Gamefam, whose backers include Bessemer Venture Partners and Play Ventures, released its annual report, “State of Brands on Roblox and Fortnite.”

19.12.2024 10

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Founder of travel tech startup Nuitée raised $48 million for its next phase: ‘That’s when we start pissing people off’

Nuitée has raised a $48 million Series A, led by Accel, Fortune can exclusively report.

18.12.2024 10

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Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi on raising $10 billion, fighting for AI talent, and someday going public

Databricks announced one of the largest venture capital fundings ever, led by Thrive Capital, and is now valued at $62 billion.

17.12.2024 2

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Top investors sounded off AI’s next frontiers, from voice to enterprise and beyond, at the Term Sheet Breakfast

During the Term Sheet Breakfast at Fortune's Brainstorm AI, several investors at the forefront of AI discussed where we are in the technology’s...

17.12.2024 10

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Exclusive: Zest AI snags $200 million growth investment from Insight Partners

Zest AI—a company providing AI-powered credit scoring and underwriting solutions for financial institutions—has received a $200 million growth...

13.12.2024 8

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ServiceTitan shares soar 40% after IPO, defying market drought that its founders say can be overcome by companies with ‘durability’

In one of 2024’s few tech IPOs, ServiceTitan’s shares jumped nearly 40% on its first day of trading.

13.12.2024 10

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Exclusive: Prima, Mexico-based manufacturing and supply chain integrator, reveals it has raised $42.5 million

Prima raised $23 million in new Series A backing earlier this year, a few months before Donald Trump’s election victory.

06.12.2024 2

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Exclusive: Sage, senior living operating system, raises $35 million Series B led by IVP

Sage has raised a $35 million Series B, led by IVP, Fortune can exclusively report.

05.12.2024 7

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CAT Labs, a startup fighting tech-enabled crime, raises $5.4 million seed round

CAT Labs has raised a $5.4 million seed round led by M13, the company exclusively told Fortune.

04.12.2024 2

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Vietnam tycoon loses death penalty appeal in $27 billion fraud but court says it could spare her life if she returns 3/4 of stolen assets

Truong My Lan appealed the verdict in a month-long trial, but on Tuesday the court in Ho Chi Minh City determined that there was "no basis" to...

03.12.2024 3

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Three charts explaining where the AI frenzy is right now

PitchBook recently released its Q3 AI and ML report.

03.12.2024 3

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How one e-commerce focused founder, Yiqi Wu of Aimerce, is thinking about Black Friday

Yiqi Wu, founder and CEO at e-commerce-focused customer intelligence startup Aimerce, says this Black Friday is shaping up to be extremely...

29.11.2024 4

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Alexis Ohanian and soccer star Midge Purce on docuseries The Offseason—and the venture case for women’s sports

Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six backed NWSL docuseries The Offseason, and the viewing numbers are in.

27.11.2024 3

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Exclusive: Wherobots, cloud-based geospatial data platform, closes $21.5 million Series A

Wherobots has closed its $21.5 million Series A, led by Felicis, Fortune can exclusively report.

26.11.2024 4

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Tomasz Tunguz on raising Theory Ventures’ $450 million second fund

Tomasz Tunguz’s Theory Ventures recently raised its second fund at $450 million, Fortune has exclusively reported.

22.11.2024 2

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Exclusive: Arcade, visual storytelling platform, raises $14 million Series A led by Kleiner Perkins

Arcade raised a $14 million Series A, led by Kleiner Perkins, Fortune can exclusively report.

21.11.2024 4

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Exclusive: Oishii, vertical farming startup, closes its Series B at $150 million

Vertical farming startup Oishii has closed its Series B at $150 million, Fortune can exclusively report.

20.11.2024 10

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Exclusive: Roboflow, vision AI startup, raises $40 million Series B

Roboflow has raised $40 million for its Series B, led by GV, Fortune has exclusively learned.

19.11.2024 3

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Klarna’s CEO embraced AI by telling OpenAI’s Sam Altman, “I want Klarna to be your favorite guinea pig”

As his fintech preps for an eventual IPO, Sebastian Siemiatkowski believes experimenting with AI is crucial.

11.11.2024 2

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The false premise of prediction markets

Prediction market Polymarket has become increasingly popular throughout the 2024 U.S. election.

06.11.2024 9

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A few Election Day thoughts from the last 200 years

Close, chaotic, and contested elections have long been a recurring part of American politics.

05.11.2024 1

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How Sequoia’s Roelof Botha is thinking about the iconic VC firm’s future

Fortune’s latest cover story gives readers a view into how Roelof Botha is thinking about Sequoia’s future, at a time that’s complex for the...

05.11.2024 3

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The leading LLMs have accessibility blind spots, says data from startup Evinced

Evinced surveyed the most popular AI platforms, and found they all had what the company terms “critical accessibility errors.”

04.11.2024 1

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Tomasz Tunguz’s Theory Ventures has raised a $450 million second fund, filings say

Theory Ventures has raised $450 million for its second fund, according to securities filings viewed by Fortune.

01.11.2024 1

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Lux’s Josh Wolfe on launching Lux Labs and making science fiction reality

Lux Capital recently launched Lux Labs, devoted to helping scientific ideas move from labs into real-world business settings.

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In its tenth year, Female Founders Fund has returned its first fund

Female Founders Fund has returned its first fund after doing a partial secondary sale in women’s health-focused Maven.

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Wiz, Netskope, and 1Password headline Fortune and Lightspeed’s second annual Cyber 60

Fortune and Lightspeed have released the second annual Cyber 60.

30.10.2024 4

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Exclusive: MaC VC raises $150 million for its third fund in four years

MaC has closed its third fund at $150 million, Fortune has exclusively learned.

29.10.2024 8

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Volkswagen’s reckoning: Job cuts, factory closures, and a 10% pay slash loom over Germany’s auto icon

The auto giant targets €4 billion in savings amid rising competition and EV struggles, sparking backlash from unions as historic cost-cutting looms.

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Reactiv, mobile commerce startup, launches out of stealth with $5 million seed round

Canada-based Reactiv has raised $5 million in a Bonfire Ventures-led seed round, Fortune has exclusively learned.

28.10.2024 2

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General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja on AI, LPs, and raising around $8 billion

The news broke yesterday that General Catalyst had raised about $8 billion in new funds.

25.10.2024 1

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Exclusive: Ramp, valued at $7.65 billion, launches its own app store

Ramp is launching its own app store, called the Ramp App Center, Fortune has exclusively learned.

24.10.2024 3

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55% of companies say security risks are at a high — and AI has a lot to do with it, according to new data from Vanta

AI security and compliance startup Vanta has released its 2024 State of Trust report.

23.10.2024 3

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Former Humana CEO Bruce Broussard joins Define Ventures as venture partner

Former Humana CEO and president Bruce Broussard will be joining VC firm Define Ventures as a venture partner, Fortune can exclusively report.

22.10.2024 1

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Exclusive: Gili Raanan’s Cyberstarts raises $60 million for fourth seed fund

Cyberstarts has now raised $60 million for its fourth seed fund, Fortune has exclusively learned.

21.10.2024 2

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Exclusive: Ghost, B2B retail inventory marketplace, raises a $40 million Series C led by L Catterton

Ghost has raised a $40 million Series C led by L Catterton, Fortune can exclusively report.

15.10.2024 2

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