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Together raises $20M to build open source generative AI models

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There’s scores of competition, including incumbents like OpenAI and Anthropic. Prakash previously founded social media search platform Topsy, which was acquired in 2013 by Apple, where he later became a senior director. ” He has a point — insofar as incumbents are feeling the pressure, at least.

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So much fintech M&A

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Jason Furtado and Stephan Richter founded Boston-based Shoobx in 2013, according to Crunchbase. ” And this line was the classic motivation for all incumbents buying fintechs: “Why not just bring it in to our platform and get it to customers as quickly as possible?”. billion, had cut 10% of its staff.

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The Interchange: Venture’s mixed signals

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Then the next, I open my inbox to see pitches for nine-figure funding rounds (hello, SpotOn ) and the birth of new unicorns (looking at you, Unit ). The drama between Plaid and Stripe continued this week with the former announcing an expansion outside its core offering of account linking for the first time since its 2013 inception.

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How contrarian hires and a pitch deck started Nubank’s $30 billion fintech empire

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Instead, the challenge was how to rebuild the concept of a bank in a country where banking is widely hated, all while the incumbents heavily entrenched with the state worked to block every move.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Fintech stays hot, Brex doubles, and startup IRR is up all over

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The data is based on a sample of 2,500 companies that have used AngelList to syndicate deals from 2013 through 2020. Now, it’s imperative to ensure your virtual pitch is as effective as your IRL one. Image Credits: fourSage (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. are all testament to this. It’s not difficult to see why.

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