Roosh Ventures

The work of a venture capital company isn’t limited to investing opportunities. Some VCs provide services to stand out in the venture world, which is becoming more competitive from year to year. Today, we're sharing the added values that we already provide 💥 #opportunities #venturecapital

Hey tech enthusiasts! Ready for your weekly dose of venture and tech news? Let’s dive in! 📌 Surprise-surprise! A Wired report reveals that several tech giants, including Apple, NVIDIA, and Anthropic, have allegedly been using content from YouTube videos to train their AI systems. This practice violates YouTube’s policies on unauthorized data harvesting. 📌 GitLab is considering a sale, according to Reuters. The company, valued around $8B, is working with investment bankers on the process. Datadog has been identified as a potential acquirer. 🔥 Exciting news from Exa! The company raised $17M in Series A funding led by Lightspeed, with NVIDIA's nVentures and @YCombinator also participating. Exa is developing an AI-native search tool that redefines web search, focusing on understanding links rather than just words. 🔥 Cubbit, the enterprise-focused cloud storage company, secured $12.5M in funding. This round was co-led by LocalGlobe and ETF Partners, with several other investors. Cubbit’s innovative storage solution allows organizations to deploy geographically distributed S3 cloud storage, ensuring data sovereignty and resilience. 🔥 Deel has expanded its HR and payroll services by acquiring Hofy. Hofy specializes in managing global IT equipment distribution, handling everything from device delivery to final data erasure for new employees across 127 countries. Notable clients include Canva, Forbes, GoDaddy, and many more. For more news, venture exits, and insightful data, read the full episode here: https://bit.ly/4cTpzvY See you next week!

Thrilled to announce that our portfolio company, folk, has just rolled out its latest and greatest product – Folk 3.0! It’s hot off the press on Product Hunt👏 Folk is a cutting-edge CRM platform that uses AI to foster customer relationships. It’s a one-stop-shop for contact management, sales, and personalized communication. What's new in Folk 3.0: 📌More data: Enhanced and detailed analytics on contacts to help you stay ahead of the curve. 📌Sales boosting tools: Integration with LinkedIn and Gmail, social media tracking to give you the upper hand. 📌Personalization: Message analytics, AI-generated tips to hit the nail on the head. 📌Teamwork: New features and a centralized notification system for teams to keep everyone on the same page. In a nutshell, Folk 3.0 is now even more powerful for building connections and sealing the deal! 🫵 Show your support on Product Hunt: https://lnkd.in/eBrsxZM7

Mark your calendar: Tomorrow [23.07] from 12:20 to 13:30 BST, we’re diving into the latest AI Europe report trends and stats with Sifted! Join us for the "Virtual Showcase of the Hottest Early-Stage AI Startups Currently Fundraising," where Adam Hashchyshyn will share valuable insights into the current state and future of AI. Register now: https://lnkd.in/e7mR4kx4  See you tomorrow 😉

⏰This week in venture and tech: from groundbreaking AI strategies to innovative startup funding, here's your snapshot of the latest updates 👇 📌Andreessen Horowitz is shaking up AI investments with a bold move: acquiring thousands of Nvidia H100 GPUs. They're offering these scarce chips to portfolio startups on a rental basis, potentially revolutionizing access to critical AI hardware. 📌 OpenAI is making strides toward AGI with a new self-assessment system. They believe they're nearing Level 2, showing promising progress in creating AI capable of human-like problem-solving and reasoning. 🔥Buildots secures $15M from Intel Capital to expand its AI-driven digital twin tech for construction sites. Partnering with major firms like Pomerleau and NCC, they're enhancing project monitoring and operational efficiency with 360-degree camera insights. 🔥Medal raises $13M and unveils Highlight, an AI-powered desktop assistant for gamers. This tool provides real-time, context-aware assistance across platforms, enhancing user interaction with on-screen content. 🔥 Duolingo makes moves in design with its acquisition of Hobbes, an animation studio. This strategic move aims to bolster Duolingo Music and other design initiatives following their IPO. For deeper insights and more news, dive into our full newsletter: https://bit.ly/4bRksuV Stay tuned for next week’s update! #Venturized

Hey friends! As usual, here’s your quick rundown of the latest in tech and venture news. Let's check 📌Anthropic's new program aims to fund the development of advanced benchmarks for evaluating AI models, including their generative Claude model. 📌Revolut has surged to a record profit of $545M in 2023, boosting its long-term quest to secure a UK banking license. Group revenue increased by 95% from $1.1B in 2022 to $2.2B in 2023, driven by record customer recruitment (12M) and higher interest rates. 🔥Prodia secured $15M in a seed round led by Dragonfly, with backing from HashKey Capital, and Index Ventures. Prodia offers an API for AI-powered image generation and will use the funds to expand its GPU infrastructure and support for generative video and large language models. 🔥Phaidra raised $12M in a round led by Index Ventures. The startup designs AI-powered control systems for data centers, pharmaceutical facilities, and commercial buildings, optimizing their performance and efficiency through real-time data analysis. 🔥Robinhood acquired Pluto Capital, an AI research tool startup. Pluto’s founder Jacob Sansbury joins Robinhood to boost its AI capabilities, enhancing market data analysis to help investors quickly seize new opportunities. For more on these stories and other tech news, read the full newsletter here: https://bit.ly/45Wtfu4 #Venturized

Our friends from Neurons Lab have just launched a new article in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), highlighting the transformation of cybersecurity audits through generative AI ⚡️ Inside the article you'll find: 📌Generative AI technologies; 📌Optimization of manual business processes with hashtag #AI; 📌The latest in cybersecurity innovation. 🔗Prepare yourself for the wave of knowledge and follow the link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/d27mcGEe

🚨 Big moves in space, electric vehicles, and tech startups! Here's your weekly venture and tech news digest👇🏼 🚀 NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration has chosen SpaceX to develop a spacecraft to de-orbit the ISS in 2030, with a contract worth up to $843M. As the ISS nears the end of its operational life, this mission will ensure its safe decommissioning, paving the way for new commercially owned space stations. 🚗 Volkswagen is investing $1B in EV startup Rivian as part of a software development deal, which could expand to $5B. This partnership aids Rivian's R2 SUV development, boosting its shares by 49%. It also enhances VW's software capabilities during its EV transition. 💳 Rainforest, a startup offering embeddable payment software, raised $20M in a Series A round led by Matrix Partners. Positioned as a Stripe alternative for SaaS companies, Rainforest aims to streamline payments between end customers and business clients with a focus on white-glove service. 🗣️ Synthflow AI has secured $7.4M in seed funding led by Singular This no-code platform helps SMEs create advanced conversational AI voice assistants, targeting service industry-focused businesses with an end-to-end DIY solution. CEO Hakob Astabatsyan highlights the immediate ROI for resource-constrained businesses. 💻 OpenAI has acquired Multi [https://multi.app/], a startup specializing in video collaboration tools. Multi, founded by ex-Dropbox and Google engineers, developed a Zoom-based platform with features like simultaneous screen sharing and customizable shortcuts to enhance remote team collaboration. For more news, venture insights, and detailed analysis, check out our full newsletter here: https://bit.ly/4cKUzxN. See you next week!

Generative AI now accounts for over 10% of all venture capital (VC) funding in Europe, a significant share for a sector that's still emerging. AI funding is also more concentrated, with the UK, France, and Germany attracting 77% of all AI investments in Europe in 2023-2024, compared to 59% for the rest of the tech industry 📈 We couldn’t be more excited to share that our colleagues from Roosh, in collaboration with Dealroom.co, the global startup and venture capital intelligence platform, have released an in-depth “AI Europe Report 2024”, examining AI’s growing influence, venture capital trends, Europe's competitive edge in the global AI landscape, and the rise of Generative AI. Check out the full report on leading countries in AI investment, the rapid rise of generative AI, and Europe's competitive edge in AI via the link: https://lnkd.in/dCWHucs8 Congratulations to both teams for their outstanding work! #GenAI #AIInvestments #Dealroom

🏁 This week’s tech and venture news is buzzing. Catch up on the latest highlights: 📌 NVIDIA has edged past Microsoft to become the world's most valuable public company, following a surge in its stock price. This comes just days after surpassing Apple. 📌 Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of OpenAI, has launched a new AI venture, Safe Superintelligence. After leaving OpenAI due to safety disagreements, Sutskever aims to push AI capabilities while prioritizing safety. 📌 SurrealDB has raised $20M in a funding round co-led by FirstMark and Georgian. The company offers a multi-model database platform that helps developers manage diverse data models. Co-founder Tobie Morgan Hitchcock highlighted the database's security and access control features. 📌 Meet Omi, a generative AI platform, which helps brands create 3D visual content. With major clients like Clarins, Nestle, and Meta, Omi is experiencing rapid growth. 📌 Anthropic introduced its new AI model, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, which is claimed to outperform previous versions. Alongside, they launched Artifacts, a workspace for editing and adding to AI-generated content. 🔗 For more details and in-depth coverage, check out the full newsletter here: https://bit.ly/3VCQi8G See you next week!