These are the 22 most promising healthcare AI startups of 2024, according to top VCs
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Treble is helping architects simulate a building's acoustics. Check out the pitch deck it used to raise $12 million.
The Icelandic startup has developed technology to generate audio simulations for real-life applications.
Zive wants to make company data more accessible — here's the pitch deck it used to raise $3.2 million
AI-powered knowledge management startup Zive has raised $3.2 million to help companies understand their data.
Read the 16-page pitch deck an app focused on helping people ditch the DMs and go on IRL dates used to raise $3 million
First Round's on Me is a new dating app competing with Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge. Its focus is getting people on dates quickly.
Supersized seed rounds: The earliest stage of the startup market is getting out of control
Tier one multi-stage venture capital firms are inflating seed rounds with bigger checks in what may become a new normal for early-stage investing.
When will ServiceTitan finally go public? Now, executives are waiting until after the election, sources say.
After shelving IPO plans in 2022 and then reportedly planning to list in 2024, executives are waiting until after the election is over to go public.
Legal tech is undergoing an AI revolution. Here are the 15 startups that have raised the most funding from VCs like a16z and Menlo Ventures.
Legal tech is having a big moment thanks to gen-AI, with established startups as well as newcomers nabbing VC funding to build out their offerings.
Visual AI startup NEX raises $3.5 million seed round led by Foundation Capital
NEX creates "controllable and IP-consistent" image-generation models for creative tasks and aims to be the "visual media tool for the AI era."
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Move over Hinge and Tinder, there's a new crop of dating apps. Meet the founders behind 11 startups sparking romance.
Singles are fatigued by dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge, prompting startups like Pique and Sitch to try and shake up the industry.
2 investment areas in AI that people will be 'very bullish' on in the future, according to a VC
Lux Capital venture capitalist Josh Wolfe said his firm has invested in two main AI sectors in recent years — biology and robotics.
Skyfire lets your AI agent spend your money. We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck the startup used to raise $8.5 million.
Skyfire Systems lets AI agents complete purchases autonomously, transforming the payment network landscape and enhancing transaction security.
For young, promising venture capitalists, the path to partner has suddenly become much steeper
As funding to startups stagnates, tech investors are putting fewer points on the board, making it harder to get promoted.
VCs are fighting, investors are annoyed, and the presidential election has become a constant distraction that Silicon Valley just wants to be over
The outspokenness of VCs is causing consternation among LPs and the election is delaying IPOs and slowing dealmaking in Silicon Valley.
Lucy Guo's second act: After the 29-year-old left Scale AI, she has the 'itch to build' something new
Lucy Guo cofounded the data labeling startup Scale AI, and now leads Passes, a startup helping creators monetize their audiences.
Ex-Google staffers are building a social-mapping platform for online and IRL communities
PamPam, built by ex-Google and Facebook employees, wants to be a new alternative map platform that brings people together.
Adam Neumann's new startup Flow faces trouble in Nashville
Adam Neuman's post-WeWork venture Flow was launched with a $350 million check and stakes in six buildings. Now, one of those buildings is struggling.
Exclusive: Buzzy mental health startup Slingshot AI just grabbed $30 million from A16z
Mental health startup Slingshot AI grabbed about $30 million led by Andreessen Horowitz, with additional funding from Menlo Ventures, BI has learned.
Starpath Robotics, a startup founded by former SpaceX employees, just raised $12 million using this 10-slide pitch deck
Starpath Robotics wants to use large mining robots to procure water from ice on the moon to create rocket fuel for starcraft.
A16z's Jennifer Li went from business school to computer science to the startup world. Here's how she parlayed that experience into AI investing.
a16z partner Jennifer Li leverages her computer science skills and startup experience to invest in AI infrastructure startups
I'm a VC in the world's fastest-growing major economy. I look for 5 traits in first-time founders.
Rajiv Srivatsa, a partner at Antler India, looks for execution ability and customer obsession, among other traits — plus an X factor.
Apheros helps data centers cool down. Check out the pitch deck it used to secure $1.85 million.
Launched by two female founders, this startup has patented a technology which helps data centres cool down.
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Revolut secures new $45 billion valuation following secondary share sale with major investors as it targets a potential IPO
Revolut has cemented its position as Europe's most valuable tech startup with a secondary share sale.
Inside The Engine Accelerator, the anti-Y Combinator for 'tough tech' startups
The Engine Accelerator helps startups with shared lab resources, office suites, and strategic support to turn research into market-ready products.
Trumpet, a new B2B sales startup from the cofounder of DesignMyNight, raised $6.35 million using this 12-slide pitch deck
London-based sales tech startup Trumpet wants to expand to the US with new funding round.
Check out the pitch deck AI startup EliseAI used to raise $75 million in Series D funding
AI startup EliseAI, which has developed an agent for the housing sector, has hit a unicorn valuation, CEO Minna Song said.
NATE SILVER: Why VCs love obnoxious founders
VCs don't care if you're a nice person. They want founders who take massive risks.
Felicis Ventures leads $10 million round in AI startup MemGPT at a $70 million valuation, sources say
MemGPT helps users "build LLM agents with long-term memory and custom tools."
A comic-book startup has raised $5 million to upend the industry's creator model. Read the pitch from 2 Amazon alums.
Read the pitch deck that Dstlry cofounders and Amazon alums David Steinberger and Chip Mosher used to raise a $5 million seed round.
The startup landscape for deals is drastically changing
PE firms and acquihires are upending how deals typically get done for startups.
More public healthcare companies are getting bought out. Here's what PE firms are betting on.
Experts think more private equity deals in healthcare are on the way after R1 RCM's $8.9 billion acquisition.
A private-equity takeover is coming for startups
Get ready for Frankenstein startups. Venture investors see a wave of private-equity buyouts and roll-ups as corporate acquisitions dip.
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'These are not normal;' A new type of dealmaking for AI startups is rattling Silicon Valley
Even if such deals as Google's arrangement with Character.AI are widely disliked, they are very much here to stay.
Turns out being a venture capitalist can be really hard and some VCs want out
It's been a difficult two years for VCs, from difficulty raising money to subpar valuations. That's left some investors heading for the exits.
I landed a job in venture capital at 24 after changing my career path twice. Here's how I got the coveted job with a varied résumé.
A 24-year-old VC analyst said her diverse experience in PR and product management helped her get the coveted venture-capital job.
Venture capital's new reality check: 'A ton of people looking to get out everywhere'
VC investors — from analysts to partners — have grown increasingly frustrated and disillusioned with the industry.
Read the pitch decks from media and entertainment startups that have raised millions to disrupt Hollywood
Media and tech startups raised millions for their ventures with these pitch decks. Private equity and VC investors are backing firms with models aimed at disrupting Hollywood.
In Zoom party for Harris, VCs break out checkbooks and take jabs at A16Z's Trump boosters
"We don't need to do due diligence on this candidate," said Ron Conway on a Zoom call for tech investors who support Kamala Harris for president.
Read the pitch deck an AI startup tackling time-consuming tasks in Hollywood used to raise new funds
Filmustage, which analyzes scripts and performs pre-production tasks, raised $1.5 million in the hot area of AI and Hollywood.
Sequoia invests in Reflection AI, a startup founded by Google DeepMind alum, at $100 million valuation, sources say
Former Google DeepMind AI researchers Misha Laskin and Ioannis Antonoglou founded Reflection AI.
In an oversaturated market for AI companies, these startups have the best shot at surviving
As differentiated as AI startups try to be, the market has undeniably become crowded.
85 of the most promising startups of 2024, according to top VCs
Leading VCs name the most promising US startups in 2024, with AI, data infrastructure, and security dominating the list of emerging companies.
Alexa von Tobel is the superconnector of New York's tech and VC community
Inspired Capital's Alexa von Tobel has become a key player in New York's VC community by building a vast network of personal and professional connections.
Check out the pitch deck women's health startup Flo Health used to raise over $200 million at a unicorn valuation
Flo Health becomes the first consumer digital women's health startup to hit a unicorn valuation.
13 sports startups poised to shake up the industry, according to VCs and other top investors
From Bandit to Unrivaled, these sports startups are poised for big moves in 2024, according to top investors in the industry.
Multi-agent systems are the next big thing in AI. Here's why VCs at NEA, Mayfield Fund, and Foundation Capital are excited.
Multi-agent systems are distributed systems of specialized AI agents working together toward a collective goal.
Female Invest, a Y Combinator-backed fintech startup, is expanding to the US after raising $11.2 million. Check out its 12-slide pitch deck.
Danish fintech Female Invest has raised new funding as it looks to expand its offering in trading and into the US market.
Revi helps restaurants boost their customer revenue. Check out the 17-slide pitch deck it used to secure $14.5 million.
Revi has an app that helps find local restaurants and order, pay for, and collect food — while collecting rewards.
Check out the 12-slide pitch deck gaming studio Look North World used to secure $4.5 million
Launched by ex-Disney alums, Look North World is launching a creator label for emerging game developers.
The rise of Sam Altman, the OpenAI billionaire CEO who races cars and signed a deal with Apple
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has inked a deal with Apple, helped launch GPT-4o, and reportedly reached billionaire status in 2024.
Jarvis, a London fintech startup that helps simplify pensions, has raised $2.3 million using this 11-slide pitch deck
London-based Jarvis wants to give employees better visibility over their pensions and retirement plans.