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How a16z WON ElevenLabs Series A: Bryan Kim, Partner at A16Z
When ElevenLabs was still fourth in the market, its instant voice cloning was already 10x cheaper and 10x faster than competitors.
That was enough for…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Real leather without animals in a $100bn market: Michael Newton, CEO at Qorium
Leather is a $100bn global market and no alternative has managed to truly replace it. At Slush in Helsinki, I spoke with Michael Newton , CEO of Cori…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Alpine Eagle builds air-to-air defence: Jan-Hendrik Boelens, Founder and CEO
Using drones to stop drones is becoming a core part of modern defence. Jan-Hendrik Boelens, Founder and CEO at Alpine Eagle, is building air to air d…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Sisyphus Ventures €20m fund backing defence founders: Louise Boucher, Founder and Managing Partner.
A €20m fund is now backing European founders building autonomous defence systems across air, land and sea.
I spoke with Louise Boucher, Founder and Ma…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Revolut's formula for high performance: Georgian Andrei, GM at Revolut People
Revolut built its own performance framework when an Excel sheet stopped scaling and culture began shifting at just over 100 employees.
At Slush in Hel…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
AI agent Fin nearing $100m revenue: Des Traynor, Co-founder at Intercom.
Intercom’s AI customer service agent FIN is already resolving more than 1 million conversations every week and is on track to hit $100m in revenue. W…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Gilion offers intelligent funding with AI precision: Henrik Landgren, Co-founder & CPTO Gilion
Gilion is building infrastructure that connects startup performance directly to capital. At Slush in Helsinki, I spoke with Henrik Landgren, Co-found…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
ivee has just raised £1m Seed: An interview with Amelia Miller, Co-founder of ivee
ivee has announced the first close of its seed round, raising $1m and going for more.
The company started as a recruitment platform helping people bac…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Bloom & Wild has 20% YoY growth: Aron Gelbard, Co-founder and CEO
Bloom & Wild grew to £50m in its first seven years, raised over £100m from General Catalyst and Index, then had to pivot hard when the market shifted…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Unitary AI agents deliver ROI day one: Sasha Haco, CEO & Co-founder
A former black hole physicist now building one of the most practical bets in AI. Sasha Haco, Co-Founder and CEO of Unitary, explains why most AI agen…
4 months, 3 weeks ago