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  1. The SpaceX Effect – Companies founded by SpaceX Alumni

    From Jeff Burke and Michael Madrid: Note to readers: This is my first co-authored piece. Michael Madrid and I bonded after the Varda Space piece ~1.5 years ago. Since then, we have wanted to write together. There are a few things to know about this piece: This is just part one. We completed a deep-dive on SpaceX …

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  2. What founders and reps can do to limit liability when raising capital

    Founders need capital to grow, and registered reps often help them get there – but it’s not only about the capital.  If you search “Issuer Liability” most of the results will talk about the regulations.  When you raise money from someone else (not friends and family) you are selling a security, which is a regulated …

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  3. Announcing the 2024 Human Health 100

    From SOSV: https://sosv.com/announcing-the-2024-human-health-100/ Welcome to the third annual SOSV Human Health 100. The list features SOSV’s 100 most exciting companies in the health category, which for SOSV ranges very widely, from assistive robotics and remote care to therapeutics and diagnostics. In the past two years (see the 2023 and 2022 lists), venture rounds and company valuations grew strongly, but …

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  4. Google-backed Anthropic debuts its most powerful chatbot yet, as generative AI battle heats up

    From CNBC: Anthropic on Monday debuted Claude 3, a chatbot and suite of AI models that it calls its fastest and most powerful yet. The company, founded by ex-OpenAI research executives, has backers including Google, Salesforce and Amazon, and closed five different funding deals over the past year, totaling about $7.3 billion. The new chatbot …

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  5. VC images made from AI

    Checkout these images we made with Adobe’s Firefly AI:

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