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Good morning, afternoon, and evening, everyone! 👋 The latest issue of #SHITTYMONEY is out now. This issue's #patheticscore: 【6.89】 Tracking date: 【March 25, 2024】 Compared to last issue (March 12, 2024): 【Optimized +3.37%】 📈 Highlights of this issue: 【Reddit's successful IPO boosts its stock by 30%, invigorating the IPO market】 🚀 【Nvidia launches Blackwell, propelling stock with ambitious AI and robotics vision】 🤖 【Neumann bids $500 million to buy back WeWork as the company strives to restructure】 💼 Stay tuned for more insights and updates! * Pathetic Score (P score): This is a unique rating I've created to measure the negative emotions in news articles. It works by counting how often emotional words (both positive and negative) appear in a specific context within the news. Then, it calculates the ratio of negative words to all emotional words. Different weights are assigned based on this ratio, with a total score out of 10. **Disclaimer: all content are generated by generative artificial intelligence (AI). While the AI aims for accuracy, it is possible for the technology to produce incorrect or misleading information based on the input content or prompt provided. These summaries are intended solely for personal interest and should not be construed as investment advice or recommendations. #BoeingLeadership #RedditIPO #Geopolitics #TechStocks #WeWork #SalesforceAI #SocialMediaLaw #AviationIndustry #InvestmentTrends #NASDAQ #StartupFunding #ArtificialIntelligence #CorporateGovernance #FinancialMarkets #DigitalTransformation #StockMarketAnalysis #Innovation #LegalNews #TechInnovation #MarketWatch

👀 I've been getting this question quite a bit lately: did 9point8 Collective pivot to become a software business? And it's a fair question, so let me explain myself... Short answer: nope! We're still the same studio-building, venture-scaling team you've known. But here's the deal: just like Amazon built #AWS for themselves and then let the world in on it, we created a few #AI tools to give ourselves (and our clients) a serious competitive edge. And guess what? People noticed. So yes, we are offering software subscriptions now -- but only because #VentureIQ is that good. Still us! Still here to build. Just with even more firepower. 🔥⛽ #VentureIQ #AI #VentureStudios #VentureCapital

2025 prediction: resurgence of IPOs. We're deeply entrenched in the current bull market with positive investor sentiment, an accommodative Fed, we have a pro-business political regime that's less likely to question M&A or other large deals, and lots of promising new AI businesses. We already had some high profile successes this year (RDDT, for example), and we've got a great set up for other companies to fetch good valuations.... https://lnkd.in/gRghe6zD

New!! Carta: Pre-Seed to Series A Funding is Down -9% in 2024: So it’s interesting how folks craft headlines from data.  Carta release its latest funding data the other data for 2024 Year-To-Date here: What you can see is that large, hot AI later stage deals overall are indeed driving venture capital deployments up ~ +17% the year. But that’s for late-stage capital.  Most of it AI... Continue Reading The post Carta: Pre-Seed to Series A Funding is Down -9% in 2024 appeared first on SaaStr.

Big congrats to Dr. Andre Retterath and team on releasing the Data-Driven VC Landscape 2024! My key takeaways are: - There are about 200 Datadriven VCs now, the numbers are growing quickly. - The use of AI and modern tools has decreased the time to perform tasks by 0.8 standard deviations while the quality of output has increased by 0.4! - 80% of DDVCs use a combination of a self-developed and external tech stack. I'm 100% convinced that funds can only hold their position in or get into the top quartile by adopting these practices rather quickly. https://lnkd.in/e79FBXnU

2024’s IPO landscape is a tale of two worlds: AI-driven innovation vs. everything else. 🚀 Tech IPOs made a strong comeback, raising a total of $17 billion by mid-2024, already surpassing 2023's $16 billion total. Winners like Reddit, Inc. (up 77% post-IPO), Astera Labs (up 82%), and Tempus AI (valued at $6 billion) are proof that AI, data, and innovative tech are where investors are placing their bets. Meanwhile, sectors like consumer tech and robotics struggled, with 3 out of 5 robotics companies down more than 20% post-IPO. At Punt, we see this trend clearly: The future of sales communication is AI-driven. We’re building AI tools to help sellers respond faster, personalize communication, and close more deals — because staying ahead means leveraging AI to its fullest. AI isn’t a nice-to-have anymore. It’s the path to growth and resilience.

The Data-Driven VC Landscape report just named my teammate of 10 years Yuriy Groysman‎ a top 20 thought leader, and SignalFire‎ a top 20 VC firm. People said we were crazy for trying to build an AI-powered venture firm a decade ago, but Yuriy's pioneering work has unlocked new approaches to sourcing investments and supporting portfolio companies. https://lnkd.in/gKJZMjEV Some fascinating ways we're applying data to VC: -Integrating LLMs to summarize the products of potential investments and automatically route them to the right partner on our team -Generating email lists of qualified sales leads for our portfolio companies based on their ideal customer profile -Producing data-powered content like our recent State Of Talent Report on the movement of tech employees which was covered by The Wall Street Journal‎, Axios‎, Forbes‎, and more https://lnkd.in/gmJuFpGt Congrats to Yuriy and our whole product team led by Heath Black‎. SignalFire's CEO Chris Farmer‎ and I (also named to the list, but rightfully much lower than Yuriy) are excited to keep building our own tech to make support for founders scalable.

Fortified Insight Secures Significant Seed Funding to Revolutionize Financial Transparency in Technology We are thrilled to announce that Fortified Insight, a pioneering SaaS company, has successfully completed a substantial seed funding round. This milestone will propel our mission to transform financial transparency in technology through AI and proprietary technologies. With this funding, we are poised to accelerate the development of our flagship product, WISdom, which enables enterprises to understand potential technology costs and optimize code, processes, and data. Our strategic growth is driven by a dedication to innovation and adapting to the evolving needs of a consumption-based economy. As Ben DeBow, our founder and acclaimed author of "End of Abundance in Tech," stated: "Understanding the financial impact of technology on businesses is crucial. Our mission is to bring clarity to this complexity, ensuring that technology strategy becomes a cornerstone of future business success." We are grateful for the support of our visionary investors, who share our belief in the transformative power of financial transparency in technology. This funding empowers us to solidify our position as a market leader, helping businesses navigate the complexities of technology costs and foster a new era of strategic technology investment. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to revolutionize the way businesses approach technology investments and drive success in the digital age! https://lnkd.in/ebNUTbap #SeedFunding #FinancialTransparency #TechnologyInnovation #WISdom #FinOps #data

📊 Data Startup Spotlight: Giants in the Making 🚀 Exciting times in the world of data startups! Let's take a closer look at some of the highest-valued companies shaping the future of data and AI. 👀 🔥Databricks : The IPO Everyone's Watching • Set to be one of the largest software IPOs ever • Impressive $2.4B ARR • Defying trends: Growth accelerated from 50% to 60% Y/Y 📈 • Standing out when many software companies are seeing declining growth 🧠 AI Powerhouses Making Waves: • Scale: Emerging as one of the biggest software winners in AI • Vast: Showing rapid growth with strong exposure to AI in data centers 💼 Modern Data Stack Players: • Fivetran and dbt: Part of the modern data stack category • Industry shift: Momentum slowing as focus moves towards platforms 🔮 What's Next? My hope is that we'll see several of these innovative companies IPO in the next couple of years. This would give public investors a chance to be part of the data revolution! 💸 #DataStartups #AI #IPO #TechInvestment #DataRevolution #SoftwareInnovation

🚀 ScaleX's New Waterfall Valuation Model: A Game-Changer for Tech Investors 💡 Tech investors now have a cutting-edge tool to accurately assess portfolio value with ScaleX's Waterfall Valuation Model. It simplifies the complexities of - liquidation preferences - cap table entries - dilution effects. The model offers instant clarity on equity distribution during liquidity events, empowering investors with deeper insights to optimize fund performance. Gain more control over your portfolio valuations with this innovative feature. 🌐 Learn more: ScaleX's Waterfall Model https://lnkd.in/etHv7VHg #TechInvesting #VentureCapital #PortfolioValuation #ScaleXInvest