Regular readers of VC Cafe are well aware of my passion for startup landscapes. This year is no different, and I’m excited to see what 2024 brings. Without a doubt, the only thing that is constant in the startup ecosystem…
2023 was the year of generative AI, but more specifically, the year we witnessed the power and potential of LLMs, large language models. A lot of the world of work is based around text: documents, email, content, media. Both startups…
A billion dollar valuation, the Unicorn status was once the holy grail for many VCs and founders. At zero interest rates with a seemingly never ending flow of capital to fuel growth, Unicorn creation rate hit a peak in 2021,…
In November 2022 I published a post titled “generative AI will go mainstream when it goes from playful to useful“, and I think you will agree that this transition is in full swing. Not so long ago, we were all…
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb Happy New Year! I can hardly believe it’s been 18 years since I first launched VC Cafe back in December…
It’s just been the first anniversary since ChatGPT burst into the world and launched the term ‘generative AI’ into the mainstream. It’s been a big year for AI. While the year end numbers are still being calculated there’s been over…
Two new industry reports paint the picture of the Israeli tech ecosystem in 2023. The picture that emerges is one of a major decline in venture activity (consistent, but a bit stronger than the declines in US and Europe), but…
You know the adage that 90% of startups fail in their first 3 years of existence? According to a startup genome report from 2019, that figure is actually a bit higher, 11 out of 12 startups fail (which is 91.6%).…
* This post was written by Kevin Baxpehler, Amit Revivo and Eze Vidra, and originally published in Calcaslist on September 21st, 2023. So much has happened in the generative AI space globally, and in Israel since we published the previous…
I was watching a fireside chat from SaaStr 2023 between Jason Lemkin and David Sacks (ex Paypal Mafia, All In podcast co-founder and managing partner at Craft Ventures, with $3.3 billion under management). David and Craft are considered top SaaS…
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