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📢 Top Venture Capital News
Tuesday Capital, a Silicon Valley firm that moved to Austin during the pandemic, captures $31M for its newest seed-stage fund: In a strategic shift, Tuesday Capital, the 12-year-old seed-stage venture capital firm, has relocated from San Francisco to Austin. Co-founder Patrick Gallagher cites increased access to great deal flow and a strong community of portfolio company founders as key benefits of the move. Despite the challenging economic climate, the firm recently closed its fifth seed-stage fund with $31 million in capital commitments. The firm's portfolio, which includes companies like Uber, Digital Ocean, Gitlab, and Airbnb, continues to attract support from long-term backers. More Here
Coatue Launches VC Fund Raise $331 Million: Coatue Management, led by Philippe Laffont, has successfully raised $331 million for their new fund, Coatue Ventures III. This achievement, marked by their first sale in September 2022, underscores the firm's ongoing commitment to identifying and investing in promising ventures. While details remain limited, this development certainly piques interest in the investment community More Here
LG Electronics seeks to raise over US$100M for startup funding: LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will join hands with U.S. investment firm Clearbrook LLC to raise more than US$100 million to invest in industries of the future, including digital health, renewable energy and artificial intelligence. The South Korean tech company said its North American Innovation Center (LG NOVA) aims to complete the fundraising for the NOVA Prime Fund by the end of next year. More Here
📢 Top Startups News
HackerOne lays off 12% workforce as ‘one-time event’: In response to the ongoing global economic slowdown, renowned bug bounty and penetration testing platform, HackerOne, has announced a workforce reduction of up to 12%. CEO Marten Mickos assured that this is a one-time event, designed to ensure long-term success. Despite the layoffs, HackerOne continues to be a key player in global cybersecurity, with plans to emerge "better, stronger, and faster" in an improved business climate. The company remains committed to its mission of connecting entities like the U.S. Department of Defense, Google, and Microsoft with a worldwide community of security researchers to help fix their vulnerabilities. More Here
Meta open sources framework for generating sounds and music: Meta has unveiled AudioCraft, an advanced framework designed to generate high-quality, realistic audio and music from short text prompts. This development builds on Meta's previous work in AI-powered music generation, offering improved sound quality and a simplified user experience. However, the technology raises complex ethical and legal questions around copyright and 'deepfake' music. As we embrace this new frontier in AI, it's crucial to navigate these challenges responsibly while unlocking new creative possibilities. More Here
📢 Top Startup’s Fundraising News
Inworld, a generative AI platform for creating NPCs, lands fresh investment: Inworld, a promising startup launched by the founding team of API.AI, is revolutionizing the gaming industry with its dynamic dialogue generated by AI. By using multiple machine learning models, Inworld aims to mimic the full range of human communication, offering more lifelike and immersive gaming experiences. Their technology allows NPCs to learn, adapt, and even initiate goals and actions, adding an element of surprise to the gaming experience. With a recent investment of over $50 million from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Inworld is poised to be a powerhouse in the next generation of interactive entertainment. More Here
Reflex open source tool helps turn Python code into web apps raised $5M Seed Funding From Y Combinator: Reflex, a startup formerly known as Pynecone, is leveraging Python's popularity among developers to create a low-code web app development platform. The platform allows users to build both front and back ends of their apps solely using Python, eliminating the need to learn new languages or frameworks. The next step for Reflex is to build a hosting service, making it even easier for users to deploy their apps. The ultimate goal is to make web app development and launch accessible to those with little or no experience, while still offering the flexibility to handle complex, multipage, external-facing apps. More Here
Cohart’s art marketplace makes buying and selling accessible for any kind of art lover Raise $4M Funding: Cohart, the innovative social marketplace for modern art, has successfully raised over $4 million in funding. Founded by Kendall Warson and Shyevin S’ng, Cohart is revolutionizing the art world by providing a platform for artists to be discovered and sell their work, while only taking a 25% commission. The platform's unique approach has already seen over $1.6 million in sales during its 18-month beta period. More Here
Orangewood wants to build a cheap, programmable robotic arm for manufacturing Raised $4.5 Million: In 2017, entrepreneurs Abhinav Das, Aditya Bhatia, and Akash Bansal co-founded Orangewood Labs, a company focused on automating the time-consuming and costly final steps of furniture building. Their solution? A remotely operated robotic arm designed to paint furniture. Recently, Orangewood raised $4.5 million in a funding round and launched RoboGPT, a platform that allows users to program the robotic arm with text or voice. More Here
Lightup wants to shine a light on data quality with $9M Series A: Data quality is a crucial factor in the success of any business, and Lightup is making strides in this arena. The company recently secured a $9 million Series A investment to further develop their innovative data quality solution. By leaving data in place, regardless of where it's stored, Lightup reduces overhead and leverages existing resources. This approach allows for the detection of anomalies and the creation of reports for human review, ensuring the highest level of data accuracy. More Here
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