Superconnector with Matt Joseph

E12: Inside VC Deals - Elon Musk's xAI ($6b), OpenAI Fund ($15m), Perplexity ($250m) + 4 more


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In this episode of the Superconnector podcast, Matt Joseph presents an in-depth analysis of 7 significant funding rounds in the AI startup sector in the last month, highlighting the industry's shift from experimental to practical applications.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome

00:25 Sequoia Capital: Generative AI in 2 Acts

01:49 xAI: $6b for an OpenAI Competitor

04:26 Perplexity: $250m+ to Challenge Google Search

06:47 Cognition Labs: $175m for an AI Software Engineer

10:48 CoreWeave: $1.1b for AI Cloud Services

14:50 SiMa.ai: $70m for an Edge AI Chip

18:00 Parloa: $66m for German Conversational AI

20:24 OpenAI Startup Fund: $15m for AI Investments



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