PlayAI, which uses AI to clone voices for $49 or $99 per month and recently rolled out AI agents, raised a $20M seed co-led by 500 Startups and Kindred Ventures
Back in 2016, Hammad Syed and Mahmoud Felfel, an ex-WhatsApp engineer, thought it'd be neat to build a text-to-speech Chrome extension for Medium articles.
California regulators close SVB and name the FDIC as the receiver to protect insured deposits; SVB ended 2022 with ~$209B in assets and $175.4B in deposits
banks, lawyers, etc — and it's a minor but not insignificant screening mechanism. https://twitter.com/... Jason Zweig / @jasonzweigwsj : If you want to create a perverse incentive for banks to become ...
A look back at 2022 as a dismal year for startups, from plummeting investments to scarce public listings, as data suggests 2023 could be even more difficult
Founders and investors face potential further declines before venture-capital market recovers — Startups had a dismal year …
A look back at a tough year for startups, from plummeting investment to scarce public listings, as 2023 shapes up to be even more difficult
Founders and investors face potential further declines before venture-capital market recovers — Startups had a dismal year by nearly every measurement in 2022 …
A look at Solana's early backers including 500 Startups, Slow Ventures, Multicoin Capital, and angels David Quiec and Chris McCann, who have $1B+ stakes
Q&A with Nick Shenkin, an SF-based FBI special agent, on warning big tech companies about economic espionage and IP theft by Russian and Chinese spies and more
Biz Carson / Protocol : Tweets: @silvermanjacob , @foundingadvisor , and @caseyebabb Tweets: Jacob Silverman / @silvermanjacob : This is very interesting but: Don't trust the FBI; the problem of Chin...
Sources: Dave McClure is raising $10M to buy out some LPs of 500 Startups' first fund using his Practical Venture Capital firm, which is raising a $100M fund
Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios : Tweets: @axios Tweets: @axios : Dave McClure is raising $10 million for a special purpose vehicle to buy out some limited partners in the first fund of 500 Startups, the fi...
Mexico's first online-only supermarket Justo raises $10M seed round led by Foundation Capital, with 500 Startups, others participating
Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News : Tweets: @bayareawriter , @foundationcap , and @fifaifofo Tweets: Mary Ann Azevedo / @bayareawriter : My latest for @crunchbasenews: “Jüsto, #Mexico's First Online...
500 Startups to sell equity in its parent company Mothership to Abu Dhabi Financial Group, which will oversee operations alongside co-founder Christine Tsai
Theodore Schleifer / Recode :
Microsoft launches Microsoft for Startups program with $500M committed over two years for joint sales forces, access to technology and working spaces, more
Over the last few years, Microsoft has launched a number of programs for startups that range from free BizSpark credits for Azure …