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“Master the Must-Knows for Successfully Initiating a Series A Funding Round”

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Here’s what to know to raise a Series A right nowThere is good news and just “OK” news. The good news is that the venture capital market is showing signs of stabilizing. Today, Jesse Randall, the founder of the platform Sweater Ventures, said founders should start looking to raise a Series A when they have about 12 to 15 months of cash runway left. “Don’t wait any longer than that,” he told TechCrunch+. “In this market, you have to prep for an A way in advance,” Feinzaig told TechCrunch+, adding that it could be fruitful to do so right after closing a seed round.

Tips for Successfully Securing a Series A Round in the Current Market

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Here’s what to know to raise a Series A right nowThere is good news and just “OK” news. The good news is that the venture capital market is showing signs of stabilizing. Today, Jesse Randall, the founder of the platform Sweater Ventures, said founders should start looking to raise a Series A when they have about 12 to 15 months of cash runway left. “Don’t wait any longer than that,” he told TechCrunch+. “In this market, you have to prep for an A way in advance,” Feinzaig told TechCrunch+, adding that it could be fruitful to do so right after closing a seed round.

“Maximizing Your Chances for Successful Series A Funding: A Guide for the Present Moment”

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Here’s what to know to raise a Series A right nowThere is good news and just “OK” news. The good news is that the venture capital market is showing signs of stabilizing. Today, Jesse Randall, the founder of the platform Sweater Ventures, said founders should start looking to raise a Series A when they have about 12 to 15 months of cash runway left. “Don’t wait any longer than that,” he told TechCrunch+. “In this market, you have to prep for an A way in advance,” Feinzaig told TechCrunch+, adding that it could be fruitful to do so right after closing a seed round.

A Gap in Perspective: AI in 2021 vs. the Rest of the Startup Market in 2024

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It’s 2021 for AI while the rest of the startup market is stuck in 2024Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Monday show, in which we take a look back at the weekend and the week ahead. This time ’round, there was so much in the news that we had to greatly compress everything we wanted to talk about. Here’s the rundown:Like I said, it’s a busy start to the week!

Begin Your Journey to Launching a Startup with OpenAI

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This is a popular topic on TechCrunch+, where columnists spend considerable time discussing how startups can take advantage of OpenAI. The following subscriber-only articles should serve as a foundation for founders building an AI startup on or off OpenAI’s platform. Chris Ackerson, formerly on the IBM Watson team and now VP of Product at AlphaSense, explains the best ways for a startup to develop a generative AI copilot. Read more here…Startups must add AI value beyond ChatGPT integrationThe AI hype train is going full swing. From internal efficiency and productivity to external products and services, companies are racing to implement generative AI technologies across every sector of the economy.

Waymo to Begin Trial of Robotaxis on Phoenix Highways

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Waymo is about to start testing its driverless passenger vehicles on the highway later this month, a critical milestone for the company that, if successful, will unlock expanded commercial operations. Bringing its autonomous cars to the highway is just the latest in a series of big steps for Waymo, especially in the Phoenix area. Just a few months before that, Waymo made its autonomous vehicles available in the Uber app. The GM autonomous vehicle subsidiary recently slashed a quarter of its staff and pushed out a number of executives after a crash in October where one of its robotaxis dragged a pedestrian. Last year, the company backed away from its autonomous trucking effort in order to focus more on ride-hailing.

3 Years Later: Tracking Who Followed Through on Their Diversity Pledges After BLM

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In the past three years, a lot of companies launched DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives, and we even saw a brief period when those promises were fulfilled. When the market was on the up and up, Black founders, like many other founders out there, were raising record amounts. But come 2022, the market dipped, interest rates skyrocketed, investments nearly froze, hiring slowed, and widespread layoffs hit everyone. Today, it almost feels like many of the promises the venture capital industry made in 2020 have gone unfulfilled. To find out exactly how many kept their word, we checked up on some of those that made commitments to DEI following the BLM protests in 2020.Who kept their word?