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I’m super excited to share that VectorShift has raised $3m seed round 🎉. Thank you to Y Combinator (Harj Taggar, Richard Aberman), 1984 Ventures (Ramy Adeeb, Mark Percival, Samit Kalra), Defy VC (Bob Rosin, Neil Sequeira, Brian Rothenberg, Adam P.),  Formus Capital (Cem Garih, Fethi Sabancı Kamışlı, Burak Karahasan, Emir Bölen, CFA), Soma Capital (Nikhita Jaaswal), 468 Ventures (Bernhard Janke, Bardo Droege),  Pioneer VC, and many more incredible investors on our cap table. 6 months ago, I was working at McKinsey & Company. I would stay up every night to 2-3am burning the midnight oil churning out excel models and powerpoint slides. Despite this, McKinsey taught me how to present to clients, engage with stakeholders, and approach every problem with analytical rigor. We applied to Y Combinator on a whim. Despite the fact that I am relatively non-technical, our group partners, Harj Taggar and Richard Aberman welcomed me with open arms and introduced me to the startup world. Thank you for your generosity, support, and advice. I couldn’t have imagined the journey since. Going through the Y Combinator S23 batch, I met some of the most humble and innovative people tackling the world's largest challenges. Founders who truly want to make a difference and change the world. Thank you to you all for being a part of my life and appreciate the opportunity to be a part of a startup community. At VectorShift, we are building the generative AI platform that allows businesses to build custom AI solutions for their repetitive tasks. We’ve helped thousands of teams already build AI search engines, assistants, and workflow automations. During my time at McKinsey, I met countless people from organizations of all sizes doing manual tasks and we want to make going to work better for you. With VectorShift, you can  + Centralize and live-sync your data across your applications + Search across your knowledge base + Define triggers and perform actions across your tools  + Build AI workflows either through no-code or through python SDK with complete interoperability Finally, I would like to thank the amazing VectorShift Team and my co-founder Alex Leonardi. We have the hardest working team - and we ship feature after feature after feature. I’m super excited for the future of VectorShift. Hard work consistently trumps other factors. If you are looking to leverage generative AI in your company, feel free to reach out!

In case you missed it, VCs don't care as much about Y Combinator's Demo Day as they used to. That's not to say that YC doesn't still produce top talent. But for "buzzier" companies, like startups building AI tools, many investors have already picked out this batch's big winners ahead of the accelerator's debut date. Read more about why in Insider https://lnkd.in/eqXmid_9

A #startup ecosystem thrives on a well-connected network of founders, venture capital firms, and tech talent. These tech clusters, acting as engines of growth, are expanding globally. While the top startup cities are predominantly in #America, ecosystems in places like #Beijing and #Seoul are also gaining prominence as countries emphasize developing their own startup environments. This insight was provided by Visual Capitalist. HITEC Angeles Investors Thoughtworks

Growth Warrior Capital is revolutionizing the startup pitch process with Elevo, a free AI-powered pitch deck builder. Set to launch in October, Elevo is trained on successful pitch decks and offers targeted prompts based on a startup's funding stage. Created by Promise Phelon, a managing partner, this tool aims to make venture capital more accessible. It focuses on the quality of ideas, rather than just the founders' background. Could Elevo be the game-changer in leveling the VC playing field? #VentureCapital #AI #Startups

Are you guys confused about pivoting Your idea🚀: Follow this simple pseudocode that I've learnt from Y Combinator's Startup school🫴 if((how well things are working)/( months of concentrated full-time effort))<(excitement to work on another idea)* (confidence that you can find an idea works better)) { you should pivot() } This works really well for me and try this if you guys are confused like I were 👀 #pivoting #ycombinator #startup

Here's the second new fund story I did for TechCrunch today. Peter Barrett discusses what Playground Global looks for in a company and what the firm can provide to startups. #vcfund

#ResourcesforStartups How are VCs adapting their investment strategies for early-stage startups in the current climate? VCs investing in early-stage startups are now prioritizing fundamentals over hype. This means they want to see a clear path to profitability and a good product-market fit, rather than just rapid growth. Also, there's a rise in micro-VCs filling the gap for startups in very early stages with promising ideas. These micro-VCs often focus on specific industries and can offer mentorship alongside funding. Looking for a VC to invest in an early-stage startup? Listed VCs: ARCH Venture Partners, Benchmark , York IE, Accel, VamosVentures, Sequoia Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed, and GGV Capital ( seperated into Notable Capital and Granite Asia as of March 29, 2024). In focus: Illumina, GRAIL, Aera Therapeutics, EarthOptics, Uber, ResearchGate, Cerebras Systems, Cognitive Space, Cranium, Onfleet, Syrup Tech, WellTheory, Misfits Market, Brightseed, SweetBio, Inc., Loom, Robinhood, Bloom Energy, Tintri, Built Robotics, Smartcar, Encoded Therapeutics Inc., CloudTrucks, Dedrone, Rubrik, Ultima Genomics, Dexterity, Inc., and Cobots. Engage with our content and receive a complimentary Executive Summary of any relevant report! Simply email us at hello@bisresearch.com with the report title to claim yours. #deeptech #marketintelligence #earlystagestartups #vcfirms #funding

In this latest edition, Hao N. revisits his conversation with our IM Harikesh, to dig deeper into the intricacies of life science and deep tech investing at Stoic 🧬🧫 Hao summarises key insights from their conversation below. Link in the comments 👇

When the world is talking about 10X developers, why not also talk about 10X sales, CRM, and GTM teams? Blume Ventures recently partnered with Clientell , which has raised $2.5M in its seed round, led by Blume, which is on a mission to make sales teams exponentially productive. Clientell uses AI to improve productivity, reduce costs of multiple tools and increase data quality at enterprises, with the aim of making the salespeople better at what they should do - selling. “Clientell is targeting the leaky revenue bucket and the lack of comprehensive revenue intelligence and predictability for enterprise sales teams,” says Sanjay Nath, co-founder and managing partner at Blume Ventures. “As AI penetrates different functions of the enterprise, an AI-first end-to-end connected approach will help sales teams to benefit immediately from deeper insights on their deals and revenue milestones.” Check out the post from co-founder and CTO of Clientell, Neil Sarkar to know what's next for Clientell in this exciting journey. Sajith Pai Karthik B. Reddy Ashish Fafadia Arpit Agarwal Shrey Shah Sumangal V. Saahil Dhaka

🌱 We love stories like this: Pejman Nozad's Pear VC continues to shine. From backing giants like DoorDash to raising a $432M fund, the firm's keen eye for AI and biotech signals the next wave of groundbreaking startups. Emphasizing early engagement with founders, Pear VC exemplifies the power of belief in innovation and betting big on AI & biotech. And we at BrainCloud Recruiting are all in on supporting early-stage startups & harnessing the future of AI.🤝 Read more here, courtesy of PitchBook Data 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/SeedFundAI #PearVC #AI #Biotech #Innovation #Startups #TechInvestment #TAaaS #BrainCloudRecruiting