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Suppose you are a VC, Early investor, or CIO trying to keep your eye on the industry trends. In that case, you’ve probably heard already about hallucinations, context shifts, and accuracy measurement problems in LLMs. These scary concepts kill motivation to invest in LLM-based projects and build RnD departments. Are they really so scary? Yes, but just for now, you have a good strategy to cope with them. Is this strategy already known? Yes, old but still one of the most effective approaches- knowledge graphs in combination with fresh new RAGs will allow you to keep your models free of hallucinations, stable in accuracy, and easily adaptable for context change. Btw, do you know that knowledge graphs are seeing as one of the most impactful AI enables during this year?🙌🏻 How big companies like Deutsche Telekom and Microsoft are seeing the future of LLMs adoption you can find here https://lnkd.in/d4B3t56z

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Create Health Ventures Launches Inaugural $21M Fund for Early-Stage Digital Health Startups  Create Health Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage digital health companies, has closed its debut fund, raising $21 million, surpassing its initial target. Launched in 2024, Create Health Ventures is based in Austin, TX, and Chicago, IL. The firm focuses on technologies that enhance healthcare access, improve patient experiences, and deliver value across payers, providers, and pharmaceutical companies. *Its primary focus includes:   1. Payer-Facing Technologies: Solutions that improve member experiences, enable seamless data and workflow integration, and scale technology across geographies.   2. Clinical Trial Enablement: Tools to help pharmaceutical companies recruit and retain participants for late-stage clinical trials as demand increases. *Founders and Approach:   Create Health Ventures was co-founded by Emma Cartmell and Amit Aysola, healthcare veterans with over 45 years of combined experience. They bring operational expertise, regulatory insight, and an extensive network to portfolio companies. The firm exclusively invests in startups led by healthcare industry founders, leveraging its unique value-added platform for scaling businesses.  *The platform includes: - Business development support   - Access to executive coaches   - Connections to healthcare leaders   - Cross-selling opportunities among portfolio companies  *Key Quotes by GPs:  - Emma Cartmell: “Founders from the healthcare industry understand the challenges and opportunities to improve patient outcomes. Supporting them is the most impactful way we can positively transform healthcare.”   - Amit Aysola: “Payers and pharmaceutical companies are driving demand for connected, scalable solutions, and we are investing in companies to meet these needs.”  *Investments and Impact:  The firm has made five investments so far and partners with foundations, impact investors, and strategic healthcare veterans to mentor portfolio companies.  *Portfolio CEO Feedback:   - Dr. Chip Grant (Watershed Health): “Create Health Ventures has been invaluable in scaling operations and fundraising.”   - Shara Cohen (Carallel): “They are the most collaborative and active investor team I’ve worked with.”   - Neil Batlivala (Pair Team): “They’ve helped us manage growth and reach underserved communities.” If you are experiencing difficulties in raising fresh capital and would require warm introductions to new LPs, contact G+QUANT     ▶ Please use G+QUANT's link for inquiries and fund decks, or send your inquiry directly to [email protected] #VentureCapital #DigitalHealth #HealthcareInnovation #Startups #ClinicalTrials #PatientCare #HealthTech #HealthEquity #CreateHealthVentures

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Why Buying Your First Business is the hardest & Financing The Fear is Being seen as too risky by lenders and investors. The Solution: Prepare a solid business plan with detailed financial projections. Work with a financial advisor to enhance your credibility. Consider alternative financing options like SBA loans or seller financing.

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Good to see an #IPO in the DX space with Tempus AI. With 11M shares at $37 per share at #top 🚀 end of the expected range, raising $410M at a valuation of $6B Founded in 2015, Tempus is creating an intelligent diagnostics platform for precision medicine ⚕. #Positive #news Looking forward what's come. #AI #healthcare #data #digitalization #DX https://lnkd.in/dJiKrrPC

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Our curated list of #BioTech 1700+ startups is your gateway to success! Get detailed insights including founder info, funding amounts, and more. https://payhip.com/b/pmU2E #startup #startups #venturecapital #funding #vc #investmentbanking

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Venture Capital Fundraising Deck Template: Carta and Kauffman Fellows present a comprehensive venture capital fundraising deck template to guide General Partners (GPs) in attracting limited partners (LPs). Here’s what to include: 1) Background: Highlight the unique qualifications and track record of your team. LPs are investing in the people as much as the strategy. 2) Differentiators: Showcase what makes your fund stand out—whether it’s your access to networks, industry expertise, or proprietary methodologies. 3) Investment Thesis: Present your vision for the market, future trends, and how your fund will capitalize on these opportunities. 4) Track Record: Include metrics like IRR, multiples, and past successful investments to demonstrate your fund’s potential for generating returns. 5) Terms: Outline the economic terms, including fund size, management fee, carried interest, and target raise. PS. check out 🔔 for a winning pitch deck the template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel https://lnkd.in/ejp-Bhnu

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Last week, I had the pleasure of moderating a discussion on navigating FOAK in climate tech at the Greentown Labs Summit in Boston (which had >600 people!!). Here’s a quick rundown of what was shared by Katherine St. James of Spring Lane Capital, Paris Smalls, PhD of Eden GeoPower, and Hannah Friedman of Planeteer Capital: 🌱 What is the definition of FOAK? We discussed how the term can be controversial - it's almost too general because it doesn't identify what kind of "First" FOAK refers to - first team project? First geography? First of a technology in a sector? First time for the integration of a system? It's also too specific because it has the word "first" in it, which can be anathema to later stage / project finance investors. 💰 Partnerships for Funding FOAK Projects We discussed how important it is to build a blended capital stack & use off-balance sheet capital for a project so you're not using the most expensive equity dollars to fund an infrastructure project with low-ish IRR. We also talked through being creative about using corporate partners to provide in-kind services or ink some agreement (at least an LOI) to attract this funding. 🏛 Role of Government We talked about how government capital is seen by investors & how it can be catalytic for FOAK. Government capital can provide validation that a startup has passed a rigorous diligence process by a third party - and incentives like grants or credits can help improve returns for the first project- but it's important to be doing this in conjunction with getting customer validation and to be able to present line of sight to competitive economics without concessionary capital. 👥 Advice for FOAK startups The panelists offered some very specific pieces of advice for startups going through FOAK: how to get creative with things like revenue sharing agreements or convertible notes, getting smart with project development early on (like with DeveloperU), being careful about using FOAK too liberally with certain investor groups, getting the right commercialization / FOAK talent in and around you early Huge thanks to the panelists and the team at Greentown Labs (Jill Kirkpatrick, Julia Travaglini, Aisling Carlson, etc you rocked it!!) for hosting this discussion on bridging the FOAK gap. Also immensely enjoyed the rest of the agenda. Check out the full recap & videos here: https://lnkd.in/d9ApYe9Y #ClimateTech #FOAK #ClimateFinance #ProjectDevelopment #GreenTech #CleanEnergy

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Movac KiwiNet Deep Tech is difficult because you do not comprehend 95% of the universe using the Standard Model of Particle physics. Either learn that measurement is flawed due to human bias or experience and unbiased state through transcendence experiences corresponding to Christ consciousness. The physics of life is based on LENR and not the Standard Model of Particle physics. Unfortunately, scientific research has been captured by the materialism perspective. This is mutually exclusive to the light observed in consciousness. Physics of life. Deep Tech https://lnkd.in/gKqC3PAR Gateway into the aromatic ring Faraday cage system. Time to see the light 😁.

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💡Benchmarks in the investment industry serve as a standard for measuring the performance of securities, mutual funds, or investment managers. They provide a reference point for analyzing allocation, risk, and return of a portfolio, enabling investors to make informed decisions. Thanks Peter Walker for keeping us all informed!! Can’t wait for this!! Follow and get on the waitlist for this one! #benchmarks #fundraising #Capitalraise #founders #womenshealth #femhealth #medtech #wellness

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In today's fast-paced startup world, securing sensitive documents is vital, especially during fundraising. Our latest guide dives into how secure data rooms can revolutionize collaboration with investors by safeguarding data privacy and integrity. Learn how @Foundercrate can elevate your secure document-sharing process, ensuring you focus on growth and credibility. Explore the complete guide here: https://lnkd.in/ge8VaFi5 #StartupSecurity #InvestorRelations #DataRooms

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🔋 #TodayinVC - All of the biggest deal announcements in venture capital - July 31th, 2024. Sourced from Litquidity's Exec Sum. 💰 Fundraising Announcements: - Fertility tracking app Flo Health Inc. raised a $200M Series C at a $1B+ valuation led by General Atlantic (TC) - Gradient AI, an AI solutions for insurance firms, raised a $56.1M Series C led by Centana Growth Partners (BW) - Type One Energy Group, a startup building a fusion reactor, raised a $53.5M seed extension led by Breakthrough Energy (TC) - Rhombus, a cloud-based physical security company, raised a $45M Series C led by NightDragon (PRN) - Faye, a travel insurance startup, raised a $31M Series B led by Portage (TC) - Axiad, an identity-first enabler of the zero-trust enterprise, raised a $25M round from Invictus Growth Partners (FN) - Perchwell, a modern data and workflow platform for residential real estate, raised a $25M Series B led by Lux Capital (FN) - Credo AI, an AI governance SaaS, raised $21M from CrimsoNox Capital, Mozilla Ventures, and FPV Ventures (BW) - intelmatix, an AI startup for MENA businesses, raised a $20M Series A led by Shorooq Partners (TC) - Lineaje Inc, a software supply chain security management platform, raised a $20M Series A led by Prosperity7 Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, and Hitachi Ventures (BW) - Carbon accounting software startup Tset raised a $13.9M Series A from Carbon Removal Partners, Brose Ventures, and Ingenics (EU) - Monto, an AI connector for ERP systems, raised a $9M seed round led by Scale Venture Partners (FN) - Powder, a startup providing AI agents for precise document analysis, raised a $5M seed round from Litquidity, YC, General Catalyst, and others (FN) - FranShares, a platform for users to invest in franchises, raised a $4.2M seed round led by Chicago Ventures (TC) Congrats to all - what #startups do you have your eyes on? 👀 Follow Today in VC for daily #venturecapital news! 📆

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❗DocSend’s 2024 Funding Divide Report: The gap for underrepresented founders widens The report is based on slide-by-slide analysis of pitch decks from companies that use DocSend, as well as surveys of pre-seed and seed stage startups. (See link in comments to download the full report.⬇) “In our fifth year tracking these biases, we found that historically underrepresented founders were hit hardest by the fundraising market slowdown.” 🔼 Investors spent 20% more time on the team section of pitches by underrepresented founders compared to all-white teams. Background and relevant experience are assumed indicators of capability and are also associated with track record. 🔽 Investors spent much less time on the product and business model sections of pitch decks from underrepresented founders compared to all-white teams. “As dealmaking rebounds, a key challenge for investors will be to reignite movements toward more equitable funding outcomes while avoiding the perceived ‘safety’ of pattern-matching during leaner times.” #pitch #pitchdecks #venturecapital #investors #docsend #funding #fundraising #underrepresented #underestimated #equity #access

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🏅This is an awesome list of startup accelerators that Kevin Jurovich has compiled. Joining an accelerator can be a fantastic way for first-time founders to gain valuable resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities. Here are some benefits of joining an accelerator: 1. Mentorship: Access to experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts who can provide guidance and advice. 2. Funding: Many accelerators offer seed funding in exchange for equity, which can help you get your startup off the ground. 3. Networking: Opportunities to connect with other startups, investors, and potential partners. 4. Workshops and Training: Structured programs that often include workshops on business development, marketing, and pitching. 5. Visibility: Accelerators often culminate in a demo day where startups pitch to a room full of investors, increasing your chances of securing additional funding. If you're considering joining an accelerator, make sure to research the ones that align with your industry and goals. Good luck on your entrepreneurial journey! #startups #accelerator #fundraising

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VCs notoriously lack transparency. If you're looking to fundraise, are in the process, or are tired of hitting the fundraising brick wall, "What VCs Really Think of Your Startup" is for you. This guide breaks down the criteria VCs use to evaluate startups, tailored to business models like B2B SaaS, D2C, and Deep Tech. You’ll learn how to align with their expectations—or decide if VC funding is even the right path for your business. Here’s the truth: most startups won’t secure venture capital, and that’s okay. VC funding is a tool, not the goal. Whether you’re navigating the billion-dollar market test, bridging the funding gap, or building traction, this guide provides actionable insights to help your startup thrive—with or without venture capital. Founder VC #VentureCapital #Startups #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Technology #Funding #BusinessGrowth

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Insightful look into bioplatform strategy, and what it takes to raise a Series A from my partner, Omri Amirav-Drory: https://lnkd.in/dFv7GbF6

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