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Maria Anna has taken a well-deserved break, so we brought in a fellow podcaster Rebecca Szkutak to tap into his insight and humor for this episode. This is what we got into:
- The regulators return with a resolution: Pressure to force the divestment of TikTok or ban it in the United States is building, and the ai.html”>The EU is drawing up its new regulations on ai.
- Offers of the week: Peak XV's new fund is fascinating and we can learn a lot from it about the Indian startup market. Plus, Ada Ventures' new $80 million fund seemed pretty counter-narrative in the best way possible.
- ai and privacy: After ai was booed at SXSW, we take a look at several ai startups that are raising rounds for their audio-focused projects. These include Nijta and Tavus, as well as a number of startups from Y Combinator's current cohort.
- What to do when there is no liquidity? According to Becca, the answer is to maintain privacy. That's the bad new. The good news is that secondary transactions could be a way to resolve many tensions between founders and investors regarding exit timing.
Is all for today. We'll talk again on Monday!
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