Seed Funding Rose In These Spaces
Editor’s note: Previously, we wrote about sectors where seed funding fell. We also looked at the state of seed-stage investment, including a trend toward larger seed rounds. Wh
Reinforcement Learning From Human Feedback Took Travel AI Tool To Near-Perfect Accuracy
By Stefan Klopp In late 2022, just before the ChatGPT launch kicked off the current AI frenzy, our development team had the opportunity to experiment with the model. We were a trav
How President Trump Could Reshape Intellectual Property And Small Business In The US
By William H. Honaker With Donald Trump returning to the White House this week, the implications for intellectual property law and small business are wide-ranging. Known for his st
MGX’s AI Role In The US Grows
While most of the talk about the White House’s new Stargate Project centered on the three big tech names — OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle — Abu Dhabi-based investment firm MGX a
Seed Funding Fell Hard In These Sectors
Editor’s note: Previously, we looked at the state of seed-stage investment, including a trend toward larger seed rounds. While 2024 was an up year for venture funding, the narr
Cultural Collateral: Why People Are Important For A Successful M&A Transaction
By Jason Williams Global merger and acquisition volumes have been rebounding throughout 2024 with total deal counts rising 6% and transaction values up 23% through the first three
Eye On AI: Who Were The Most-Active AI Investors In 2024?
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. Last column, we took a look at the massive amount of cash that went to artificial intelligence-re
Anthropic Snags Another $1B From Amazon; OpenAI Joins Data Center Push
Competitors Anthropic and OpenAI continue to refuse to take a back seat to each other when it comes to headline-grabbing news. Anthropic, a ChatGPT rival with its AI assistant Clau
Where Climate Diplomacy Keeps Failing, Technology Can Provide A Solution
By Gregory Dewerpe In late November, overlooking the oil and gas fields in the Caspian Sea, COP29 delegates called time on their gathering for another year. Amid the theater of w
Seed Rounds Got Larger Through The Downturn. Why Is That?
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series looking at the evolution of seed funding since the 2021 market peak. Part 2, which will look at the fallout from seed startu
