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AI startup by ex-Meta and Google researchers raises $113M in seed funding

The company is on a hiring spree and on the lookout for researchers, software engineers and product developers in AI. A brand new artificial intelligence (AI) startup dedicated to rival ChatGPT creator, OpenAI, raised $113 million in seed funding, bringing up its valuation to $260 million within two months of inception. Former AI researchers —…
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Silicon Valley-based tech accelerator expands its digital asset vertical to France

Plug and Play Tech Center will add crypto and digital assets to the list of verticals in its Paris office, where it will help startups network with consumer brands. Plug and Play Tech Center, an accelerator based in California’s Silicon Valley, will expand its crypto and digital assets vertical to France, the company announced April…
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Over 100 VCs, investors voice solidarity with Silicon Valley Bank

Approximately 125 VCs and investors signed a statement supporting Silicon Valley Bank to limit the fallout of the bank’s collapse and the subsequent impact on tech companies. As the 40-year-old banking institution, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), winds down operations, numerous venture capitalists (VCs) and investors joined hands and decided to cushion the impact in case…
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Tech talent migrates to Web3 as large companies face layoffs

Web3 companies continue to hire amidst a bull market as tech giants undergo layoffs and hiring freezes. As inflation continues to grow, coupled with a looming recession, many tech firms are having to cut portions of their staff. To put this in perspective, data from Layoffs.fyi found that over 700 tech startups have experienced layoffs…
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Coinbase CEO announces documentary on cryptocurrency and exchange

Armstrong said that the documentary will capture “the good, bad, and ugly” of building a tech start-up from the ground up. Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong announced in a series of tweets on Oct 4 that a crypto centric documentary capturing his journey of building a tech start-up from the ground up will be…
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Blockchain startups grow as global VC funding generated $25.2B in 2021

A 713% increase in venture capital funding went to global blockchain startups last year, but will this trend continue? Last year was impressive for blockchain startups, as research from CB Insights found that venture capital funding reached new heights during every quarter of 2021. According to CB Insights’ “State Of Blockchain 2021” report, $25.2 billion…
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Uptrend in Mainstream Crypto Interest Started Last Fall, MIT Startups Says

Mainstream crypto trading interest has been on the rise since fall 2019. Cryptocurrency has seen a rise in mainstream attention starting last fall — before COVID-19 measures took off, according Floating Point Group, or FPG, an algorithmic trading technology startup conceived at MIT. “An increasing portion of our inbound prospects are established industry participants coming from…
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MIT Group Funding Shows Growing Crypto Trading Interest

An MIT startup focused on providing institutions better access to crypto trading technologies, recently secured millions in funding. Floating Point Group, or FPG, a startup delivering institutional crypto traders automation technologies, garnered $2 million of capital from several entities. “It’s becoming clear that sophisticated quantitative traders and platform developers are viewing the cryptocurrency markets as…
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