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Google's $32B acquisition of Wiz just broke every* record The leaderboards that the deal now tops: 🥇 Most valuable M&A deal for a VC-backed, private company – $10B more than Meta's acquisition of WhatsApp in 2014 (WhatsApp can still claim to have been "faster to exit" by two

🦄 Unicorns are reaching billion-dollar status earlier than ever Source: CB Insights

With the acquisition of Ampere, SoftBank strengthens its position as a strategic partner to companies across the AI value chain. As deals for AI companies become increasingly competitive, SoftBank can now bring more than just capital to the table as they woo future investment

Frothy indeed... especially for the most hotly contested rounds. Mean deal size for companies that have raised over a $10M Pre-Seed/Seed up 15% versus 2019-2024 avg. 2019: $18.5M 2020: $16.9M 2021: $19.7M 2022: $19.5M 2023: $17.4M 2024: $20.3M 2025 YTD: $21.8M Source:

Deals are so back!

The only relevant comparisons is the GDP of a small (maybe mid-size) nation

Fewer deals. More expensive deals. Something about supply and demand...

Mega deals require mega funds cc a16z's rumored $20B AI fund

Did Anysphere (Cursor) price itself out of an acquisition? Regardless, OpenAI takes the number 1 "draft pick" based on CB Insights Mosaic data.

What is the "AI Premium"? AI companies are outperforming and 'outraising' their non-AI counterparts. Q1 data reveals what many of us have suspected – companies with AI at their core are commanding significant premiums in funding rounds compared to their non-AI counterparts.

AI companies are outperforming and 'outraising' their non-AI counterparts 🤖 That’s the takeaway from Jason Saltzman’s latest visualization: voronoiapp.com/technology/The…

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SimpleClosure may be the worst recurring revenue business ever…

Did some homework for Y Combinator's requests for startups... cc Garry Tan

"Why does Europe's tech scene lag?" The answer to Harry Stebbings favorite question to ask European operators and investors is far from simple. And... it is not just that they go on vacation all summer. Is it a money problem or a founder problem? Is it a cultural problem? Is it