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Welcome to your weekly dose of venture and tech news! Here’s a quick dive into the top stories making waves last week👇 📌 Amazon CEO Andy Jassy just dropped the big news: full return-to-office mandate by early 2025. That’s right—shifting from the current hybrid model to five days a week, with remote work limited to exceptional cases. Expect pushback from tech employees! 📌 JPMorganChase is eyeing Apple’s credit card program, currently handled by Goldman Sachs. With $17B in loans, talks are heating up, but JPMorgan wants a discount due to higher-than-expected defaults on the Apple Card. 📌 Supermaven is taking developer productivity to the next level. The AI-driven coding assistant startup, launched by a former OpenAI scientist, secured $12M in funding. With real-time suggestions and error correction, it’s all about making coding smoother and faster. 📌 Typeface, a generative AI startup focused on on-brand marketing materials, is growing fast. The company, founded by ex-Adobe CTO Abhay Parasnis, just acquired Treat (personalized photo products) and Narrato (AI content creation). Typeface stands out with its dedication to privacy and brand governance by training custom AI models for each client. For more insights, full stories, and venture updates, check out the full newsletter here: https://bit.ly/3XGUAwD

Taking a bold leap into the future of freelancing! 🚀 We’ve just jumped in with Jump — an innovative platform that’s changing the game for freelancers and self-employed folks. Imagine never having to worry about your accounting, payroll, or benefits again — Jump takes care of it all in one place, so you can focus on what you do best. Jump solves all the headaches freelancers deal with. While some platforms only cover one thing — like payroll or insurance — Jump’s an all-in-one powerhouse that covers everything. That’s why we couldn’t pass up the chance to join forces with Breega, Index Ventures, RAISE to support their mission. Jump already successfully operates in France, but its vision goes way beyond that. It’s not just focusing on digital freelancers—it’s opening up to all kinds of self-employed workers, and the growth opportunities are massive. The team behind Jump is top-notch. With the founder, who’s already exited a previous startup, Jump is in good hands Nicolas Fayon, Thibault Coulon, and Maxime (Max) Bouchet. Now, with plans to scale even bigger, we couldn’t be more excited to be part of this ride. We really believe Jump is going to change the way freelancers work — making it easier, more flexible, and way more rewarding. This is just the start, and we can’t wait to see where they go next! Check the deal: https://lnkd.in/g5-jkZvX #RooshVenturesPortfolio #Jump #FreelancerLife #InvestInInnovation #FutureOfWork

“I want companies to offer a boutique, personalised experience combined with a seamless, user-friendly interface. The new generation of wealth holders won't want lengthy 30 page reports arriving quarterly — they'll prefer real-time, concise updates at the click of a button.” Kyle Ukho, co-founder and general partner at Roosh Ventures, recently shared his thoughts on the future of wealthtech with Sifted, alongside other fintech experts and investors. ⏰Don’t miss: https://lnkd.in/dS8fA4Hc

⏰ Big moves in the tech world last week. From AI funding to payment upgrades, here’s your weekly digest of the latest and greatest in venture and tech news. Dive in 👇 📌 Safe Superintelligence (SSI), the AI startup co-founded by former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever, just secured over $1B in funding from big names like NFDG, a16z, and Sequoia. The funds will go towards boosting computational resources and expanding their research team, though specifics about their research focus remain under wraps. 📌 Visa is stepping up its game with the launch of Visa A2A in the UK, a new rules-based system designed to tackle issues with the current pay-by-bank model. This upgrade aims to resolve problems like unauthorized auto-renewals and inflexible payments, potentially saving billions. 📌 Mintlify, a startup streamlining software documentation, has raised $18.5M in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Their platform helps developers create and manage documentation, API references, and AI-powered chatbots, integrating seamlessly into codebases. 📌 All Hands AI has secured $5M in seed funding for its open-source tools designed to help developers integrate AI agents into their projects. This round was led by Menlo Ventures, with support from Pillar VC and others, reflecting a growing trend towards open-source AI solutions. 📌 Salesforce has acquired Own Company for $1.9B, marking its largest deal since the Slack acquisition in 2021. This purchase underscores Salesforce’s commitment to enhancing its data security and management capabilities. For more details and to stay on top of the latest in tech and venture news, check out our full newsletter here: https://bit.ly/3XJfMne See you next week!

Big bucks, huge milestones, and some exciting startups — it’s time to catch up on the latest in the venture and tech world. Here’s your weekly digest 👇 📌 Thrive Capital is making waves by leading a new funding round for OpenAI, potentially boosting the company’s valuation beyond $100B. Thrive plans to drop a cool $1B, with big players like Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Apple also circling. 📌 BerkshireHathaway just crossed the $1T market value mark for the first time, highlighting Warren Buffett's legendary investment career. The company’s Class B shares have jumped 30% this year, crushing the S&P 500's 18% rise. 📌 Attio, the startup behind a new AI-powered CRM tool, has secured $33M in funding from investors like Redpoint, Balderton Capital, and Point Nine . Attio’s customizable CRM platform offers businesses the ability to enhance and manage customer relationships with rich data integration. 📌 Comun , a neobank designed for immigrants in the US, just raised a $21.5M Series A led by Redpoint, with support from ANIMO Ventures and others. Comun partners with banks to provide affordable banking services, ditching minimum balances and fees to create a truly inclusive financial ecosystem. 📌 Atlassian has acquired Rewatch, a startup that helps teams record, store, and search video communications like meetings and presentations. This move is set to supercharge collaboration tools like Jira, Confluence, and Trello, making video content as searchable as text. For more insights, deep dives, and the full scoop, check out the full newsletter here: https://bit.ly/3XuFknF See you next week!

Glad to be back after a 2-week break, phew 😮💨 There’s been a whirlwind of tech and venture news, but let’s focus on the latest: from Elon Musk's merger headaches to AI-powered innovations, here’s what you need to know 👇🏼 📌 Elon Musk’s $13B loan for his Twitter acquisition has officially become the biggest headache for banks since the 2008-2009 financial crisis. Looks like those seven banks might regret the deal. 📌 A new report from Public Citizen reveals that crypto companies have poured over $119M into supporting pro-crypto candidates this year—nearly half of all corporate contributions in the US elections. 📌 Clarium, the startup revolutionizing hospital supply chains, just raised $10.5M in a round led by General Catalyst. They’ve also launched Astra OS, an AI-powered platform designed to save hospitals millions by optimizing supply chain operations. 📌 Creatopy, a startup that’s helping companies supercharge their ad creation and management with AI, closed a $10M Series A round. CEO Dan Oros is confident their focus on scaling and automation will outshine tools like Canva. 📌 Dropbox is expanding its AI arsenal with the acquisition of Reclaim.ai, a startup that specializes in smart scheduling tools. This could be a game-changer for productivity, with features that optimize your calendar like never before. For more news, venture exits, and insightful data, read the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/d9xVw2e5 See you next week!

The European artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem has seen remarkable growth in recent years. In just the first six months of this year, GenAI funding in Europe has already surpassed previous records, with American investors pouring in 20 times more than those from any other country. Our co-founder and General Partner, Serhiy Tokarev, shares his thoughts with Fortune on what this level of involvement means for the EU AI ecosystem: https://lnkd.in/dUsZXfey This article originally appeared on http://Fortune.com

⏰ Weekly Tech & Venture Digest Here's your quick bite of the latest in tech and venture news 🗞️ 📌OpenAI's Cash Crunch OpenAI could lose a whopping $5B this year and might run out of cash in just 12 months. With $7B earmarked for AI training alone and another $1.5B for staffing, their burn rate is way ahead of rivals like Anthropic, which expects a 2024 burn of $2.7B. 📌SEC Cracks Down on Startup Fraud The SEC has charged Abraham Shafi, ex-CEO of social media startup IRL, with defrauding investors by allegedly lying about growth and using company funds for personal expenses. This comes just after another big hit where BitClout's founder, Nader Al-Naji, was charged with fraud and unregistered securities offerings. 🔥 Rillet Raises $13.5M Rillet just secured $13.5M in funding from Creandum, First Round Capital, and others. Their AI-powered ERP automates everything from invoicing to investor reporting, turning finance teams into efficiency machines. 🔥 Sybill Scores $11M for AI Sales Assistant Sybill, the AI assistant streamlining sales workflows like meeting notes and follow-up emails, raised $11M in Series A led by Greycroft. It’s your new sales rep that never sleeps, handling everything from CRM updates to cross-departmental communication. 🔥 Canva Snaps Up Leonardo.Ai Canva has acquired Leonardo.Ai, a generative AI startup. While Leonardo will continue to operate independently, Canva’s backing will fuel its rapid innovation and expansion, especially in API and R&D. Want more insights? Dive into the full newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/d6NTk8pn

⏰ Revolut scores big, cyber outages cost billions, and startups on the rise — here's your weekly digest of venture and tech news 🗞️ 📌 Revolut finally wins a UK banking licence. After three years of navigating compliance hurdles and late filings, the fintech giant with over 42M global customers has secured its licence. 📌 A major blow to Fortune 500 companies as CrowdStrike's global outage racks up an estimated $5.4B in damages, excluding Microsoft's significant losses. Banking, healthcare, and airlines were hit hardest, according to Parametrix. 🔥 Linx Security, the identity security startup, raises $27M in funding. Co-founders Israel Duanis and Niv Goldenberg, both 8200 cyber unit veterans, leverage AI to link employee identities, enhancing security and efficiency. 🔥 bunch bags $15.5M Series A to revolutionize private market investments. By automating and modernizing workflows, Bunch aims to replace outdated spreadsheets and paper processes. Big names like FinTech Collective and Cherry Ventures are backing this game-changer. 🔥 Mistral AI unveils Large 2, a flagship model setting new benchmarks for performance and cost. Outpacing Llama 3.1 in code generation and math with just 123B parameters, Mistral is pushing the boundaries of open models. For the full scoop and more venture insights, read our detailed newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/d_-a_t7g Stay tuned for more updates next week! #Venturized