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Read the pitch decks from these 34 creator-economy startups that helped them raise millions of dollars

Wed, 06/12/2024 - 08:30

A slide from Punchup Live's pitch deck that it used to raise its $1 million pre-seed round. — A slide from Punchup Live's pitch deck that it used to raise its $1 million pre-seed round.
Courtesy of PunchUp

Media, Advertising, Tech, pitch-deck, pitch-decks, creator-economy, Influencers

Apple's big keynote should make plenty of startups nervous

Tue, 06/11/2024 - 18:57

Apple WWDC 2024 — Tim Cook at Apple WWDC 2024.
Apple

Tech, AI, apple, wwdc, Startups, Analysis

Seeking nominations for the top VCs backing the creator economy in 2024

Tue, 06/11/2024 - 15:10

Creator economy VCs from left to right: Jenny He, Marlon Nichols, Paige Finn Doherty, Wayne Hu — Top VCs funding creator economy startups in 2023 from left to right: Jenny He, Marlon Nichols, Paige Finn Doherty, and Wayne Hu
Courtesy of Position Ventures; MaC Venture Capital; Behind Genius Ventures; Signal Fire; Sydney Bradley/Insider

Media, Advertising, Tech, Startups, VC, Investors, Startups

BeReal is being acquired and its CEO is stepping down

Tue, 06/11/2024 - 11:16

bereal app on phone — BeReal was launched in 2020.
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

BeReal is acquired by Voodoo Games for 500 million euros.
The once-popular social media app struggled to grow and had limited runway left.
Co-founder and CEO Alexis Barreyat will leave BeReal after a transition period.

BeReal is being acquired.

Tech, social-media, Tech, BeReal, ma, Startups

Startups taking on Nvidia face an uphill battle, but the dominant AI chipmaker faces another real threat

Fri, 06/07/2024 - 10:21

nvidia flex — Chelsea Jia Feng/BI

AI, Startups, Newsletters, Newsletter, insider-today, bi-graphics, chelsea-jia-feng

India's once-hot startup Byju's was valued at $22 billion. Now, HSBC and BlackRock say it's worth nothing.

Fri, 06/07/2024 - 03:40

Byju Raveendran — Byju CEO Byju Raveendran oversees a company navigating several crises.
MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images

Tech, Startups, India, byju, EdTech

With AI writing so much code, should you still study computer science? This new data point provides an answer.

Mon, 06/03/2024 - 15:57

John DeNero, Co-founder and Chief Scientist at Lilt and Computer Science Teaching Professor at UC Berkeley — John DeNero, Co-founder and Chief Scientist at Lilt and Computer Science Teaching Professor at UC Berkeley
Lilt

AI, Tech, computer-science, computer-science-programs, computer-science-jobs, artificial-intelligence, github

I made $100,000 selling my backyard. Now a developer will use it to build more homes California so desperately needs.

Mon, 06/03/2024 - 15:48

An aerial shot of a backyard in Sacramento, California. — Jeremy Cullifer sold his backyard for $100,000.
BuildCasa

Real Estate, ADU, California, affordably-housing, Startups, housing-market, Sacramento

Top MBAs are flocking to search funds. One Harvard grad explained why he founded a $530,000 fund to buy tech companies.

Sun, 06/02/2024 - 21:11

Gaurav Singh — Gaurav Singh launched his own search fund earlier this year.
Gaurav Singh

Careers, Startups, venture-captial, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship

AI startups could see a wave of 'acquihires,' and it might get messy

Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:13

digital wall street virtual remote work 3 4x3 — Samantha Lee/Business Insider

AI, Startups, Newsletters, Newsletter, insider-today, bi-graphics, jenny-chang-rodriguez

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