80M

Enterprise, Venture

Second Fund for Inclusivity-Centered Ada Ventures Raises $80M in Capital

The Ada Ventures Team At I Hub On The Imperial White City Campus London Home Of Ada Portfolio Company Micrographia Bio

With the second fund, Ada says it will invest between £250,000 and £1.5 million in pre-seed and seed stage startups, with a “significant amount” allocated for follow-ons. So far, 12 investments have been made from the second fund. Ada claims 30% of the investments from Fund I and Fund II were sourced this way. Warner retorted: “There are 350+ fantastic female VC partners in Europe. : “I think every leader of every VC fund needs to do whatever we can to attract the best talent in the industry.

Max Chen
March 12, 2024

Robotics & AI, Startups

ElevenLabs’ Voice Cloning Technology Secures $80M Funding, Earns Unicorn Status

Staniszewski says that he and Dabkowski, who grew up in Poland, were inspired to create voice cloning tools by poorly dubbed American films. Paying customers can upload voice samples to craft new styles using ElevenLabs’ voice cloning. The infamous message board 4chan, known for its conspiratorial content, used ElevenLabs’ tools to share hateful messages mimicking celebrities like actress Emma Watson. Then there’s the elephant in the room: the existential threat platforms like ElevenLabs pose to the voice acting industry. Even this didn’t please some voice actors, however — including SAG-AFTRA’s own members.

Dylan Williams
January 22, 2024

Venture

Voyager Space Scores $80M to Further Develop Private Space Station, Starlab

Voyager Space raises $80M as it continues development on private space station, Starlab • TechCrunch

Voyager Space’s recent funding announcement confirms that the private space station movement is continuing to gain momentum. With Starlab, Voyager hopes to establish itself as a leader in this burgeoning…