From IPEM news today (we are participating in the Paris edition end of September where 1,300 LPs are expected). This is clearly another model.
Interesting piece in FT Alphaville The rise of ‘pre-plan’ venture capital quoting Pitchbook VC Q1 report
| $2B funding, soaring to a $10B valuation before launching a product… |
| With $2 billion of funding secured, it’s been an ex-seedingly good six months for Mira Murati. The founder of Thinking Machines Lab and former CTO at OpenAI suddenly finds herself running one of the hottest startups in the industry. The seed round, led by Andreessen Horowitz, gives it a $10 billion valuation. Even though it has yet to release a product. Sarah Guo’s Conviction Partners also participated in what could be a history-making seed investment, giving further proof that early-stage AI companies have plenty of cache. |
Mentionnée notamment par le Monde Rappel de l’article 42 §7 du Traité More
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