2024-06-04
loansnap went from originating thousands of loans worth nearly $500 million, to just a few hundred worth a few million
TechCrunch
Sources: LoanSnap, an AI mortgage startup that raised ~$100M, has been sued by at least seven creditors, including Wells Fargo, and state and federal agencies
2024-05-29
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Bloomberg
In a podcast, ex-OpenAI board member Helen Toner says the board learned of ChatGPT's launch on Twitter, criticizes Sam Altman's leadership on safety, and more
- Helen Toner spoke about Sam Altman's firing in a new podcast — Toner has called for more regulation around AI safety
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New York Times
OpenAI creates a Safety and Security Committee to explore AI risks and begins training its new flagship AI model, which won't arrive for at least nine months
2024-05-23
In other news, me @asilbwrites and @Kyle_L_Wiggers wrote our thoughts about the new Meta AI council. We were not shocked or surprised to see it full of all white men. https://techcrunch.com/...
Bloomberg
Zuckerberg creates the Meta Advisory Group with Patrick Collison, Nat Friedman, Tobi Lütke, and Charlie Songhurst, to advise on tech and growth opportunities
In other news, me @asilbwrites and @Kyle_L_Wiggers wrote our thoughts about the new Meta AI council. We were not shocked or surprised to see it full of all white men. https://techcrunch.com/...
Bloomberg
Zuckerberg creates the Meta Advisory Group with Patrick Collison, Nat Friedman, Tobi Lütke, and Charlie Songhurst, to advise on tech and growth opportunities
mark zuckerberg putting together another ai council with no women reminded me we have this amazing o-going list of qualified women he and literally anyone can choose from
Bloomberg
Zuckerberg creates the Meta Advisory Group with Patrick Collison, Nat Friedman, Tobi Lütke, and Charlie Songhurst, to advise on tech and growth opportunities
2024-04-30
NEW: I spent a few months looking into what is happening over at techstars — the story was a wild ride, and even I at times couldn't predict what would happen next https://techcrunch.com/...
TechCrunch
Sources detail Techstars under CEO Mäelle Gavet, facing departures of senior executives and corporate sponsors at times, and a $7.2M loss on operations in 2023
the story was a wild ride, and even I at times couldn't predict what would happen next https://techcrunch.com/...
2023-10-23
Got the Q3 data for Black founders. They raised 0.13% of all capital this quarter. “It may be tempting to blame a larger market correction, but the data tells a different story,” Crunchbase's data editor told me. https://techcrunch.com/...
TechCrunch
Crunchbase: Black US founders raised ~$39.7M, or 0.13% of all capital allocated to startups in Q3 2023, down from $212M in Q2, $352M in Q1, and $1B in Q3 2022
it fell 20x. https://techcrunch.com/... Tawana Petty / @poettpetty : “To many Black founders, the dip in funding was expected. A lot of the diversity, equity and inclusion promises...
2023-03-12
TechCrunch looked at how founders are reacting to SVB's collapse. Spoiler alert, emotions are high. “I never thought about the need to have more than one bank account for a company,” one first-time founder said. “This could end some companies.” https://techcrunch.com/...
Bloomberg
SVB draws support from 300+ VC firms, including General Catalyst, while 1,200+ founders and CEOs sign a Y Combinator petition asking the US Congress to act
More than 100 venture capital and investing firms have signed a statement supporting Silicon Valley Bank, part of mounting industry calls …
TechCrunch looked at how founders are reacting to SVB's collapse. Spoiler alert, emotions are high. “I never thought about the need to have more than one bank account for a company,” one first-time founder said. “This could end some companies.” https://techcrunch.com/...
TechCrunch
How startup founders are reacting to Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, as some worry about frozen funds, operating expenses, and paying employees full salaries
'The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a leading lender to startups and venture capitalists … Bloomberg : Khosla Ventures Tells Some Startups Firm Will Cover Payroll South China Morning P...
2023-03-11
TechCrunch looked at how founders are reacting to SVB's collapse. Spoiler alert, emotions are high. “I never thought about the need to have more than one bank account for a company,” one first-time founder said. “This could end some companies.” https://techcrunch.com/...
TechCrunch
How startup founders are reacting to Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, as some worry about frozen funds, operating expenses, and paying employees full salaries
Engineers at Polymath Robotics were working late Wednesday night on multiple projects when co-founder and CEO Stefan Seltz-Axmacher noticed chatter …