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Jobs for the Future’s new $50M fund looks to invest in underrepresented founders

April 4, 2024

Two years ago, Jobs for the Future (JFF), a non-profit dedicated to helping low-wage workers attain upward mobility, established a venture arm, JFFVentures, to back innovative employment tech. In a move implying that the launch went well, JFFVentures today unveiled its second fund, JFFVentures Fund II, with a target of $50 million. $15 million has […]

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Retro, an actually good photo-sharing app for BFFs, launches collaborative journals

April 4, 2024

As big social apps are optimizing for maximum engagement using algorithmic feeds and personalized content recommendations, Retro wants to go in the opposite direction: The company is launching a new feature called journals. It’s a flexible way to share photos with your favorite people and create visual records of whatever matters in your life. So […]

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SiMa.ai secures $70M funding to introduce a multimodal GenAI chip

April 4, 2024

SiMa.ai, a Silicon Valley-based startup producing embedded ML system-on-chip (SoC) platforms, today announced that it has raised a $70 million extension funding round as it plans to bring its second-generation chipset, specifically built for multimodal generative AI processing, to market. According to Gartner, the market for AI-supporting chips globally is forecast to more than double […]

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Decode GTM strategies with Index Ventures’ Paris Heymann at TC Early Stage 2024

April 4, 2024

TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 is welcoming an outstanding addition to its roster of speakers as Paris Heymann, partner at Index Ventures, takes the stage. In his session titled “Scaling Through Chaos: The Art & Science of GTM,” Heymann promises to delve deep into the intricacies of go-to-market strategies at the April 25 event in Boston. […]

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India, grappling with election misinfo, weighs up labels and its own AI safety coalition

April 4, 2024

India, long in the tooth when it comes to co-opting tech to persuade the public, has become a global hotspot when it comes to how AI is being used, and abused, in political discourse, and specifically the democratic process. Tech companies, who built the tools in the first place, are making trips to the country […]

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