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101 Fintech VC Investors List FREE 🔥
Hot Blockchain Startups Funded Recently 🔥💰
In This Edition:
💼 VC PULSE
Meet the 101 Fintech VCs Who Can Take Your Startup to the Next Level
In the fast-paced world of fintech, finding the right investors is crucial to your startup's success. With a growing focus on blockchain, payments, and digital finance, now is the perfect time to connect with the investors who are actively funding these innovations.
🎯 Ready to scale your fintech startup? Download our 101 Fintech VC Investors Database and get exclusive access to investors backing fintech companies worldwide.
✅ Inside the Database:
Investor profiles detailing their investment preferences
Links to their social media profiles for easy outreach
A comprehensive overview of each investor’s funding stages and focus areas
💬 Pro Tips for Connection:
Engage with their social media for direct updates
Attend fintech networking events where they’re active
Tailor your pitch to meet their funding criteria
🧠 AI BREAKTHROUGH
Siri Gets Smarter with ChatGPT Integration
Apple has just rolled out iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 with some incredible new features that will make your Apple devices even smarter! One standout is the ChatGPT integration 🤖, now available in Siri and Writing Tools ✍️.
With this update, you can ask Siri to suggest when to use ChatGPT and get answers directly, without jumping between apps. Whether you're writing an email, creating content, or even solving a tricky problem, ChatGPT’s expertise is just a tap away. You can also generate content or images seamlessly alongside your writing ✨.
This integration is designed to make tasks easier and faster, while ensuring privacy is top priority 🔒. Try it out and experience the power of AI right on your Apple device! 🌟
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT with Real-Time Video
OpenAI has introduced Advanced Mode with Vision for ChatGPT, bringing real-time video and voice capabilities to the platform. Whether you’re sharing your screen or chatting live, get instant feedback from ChatGPT like never before.
This feature is rolling out to Team, Plus, and Pro users, with plans to expand further, including to EU and educational users soon. Don’t miss the festive fun with Santa Mode, available across all platforms until December 31st.
🎉 Experience the future of AI interactions today!
Just in time for the holidays, video and screensharing are now starting to roll out in Advanced Voice in the ChatGPT mobile app.
— OpenAI (@OpenAI)
7:38 PM • Dec 12, 2024
📲 Update your ChatGPT app now to try it out.
📈INVESTMENT & FUNDRAISING
Hot Blockchain Startups Funded Recently
November has been a bustling month for blockchain startups, with companies across the globe securing significant funding rounds. Here are some of the most exciting highlights:
U2U Network (Vietnam) - Series A 🏆 - $13.8M
Canaan (China) - Post IPO 💡 - $30M
MonkeyTilt (Curacao) - Series A 🚀 - $30M
Mocaverse (China) - Series A 💰 - $10M
StakeStone (Singapore) - Seed 💸 - $22M
These blockchain innovators are shaping the future of tech and enterprise. As AI and blockchain continue to evolve, the opportunities for growth are endless!
Check Out More Blockchain Funding Highlights! 🚀
Want to see the full list of November’s top blockchain-funded startups? Click here to explore the latest trends and breakthroughs in the blockchain world!
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⚡ TECH TRENDS
From $185M to Shutdown: The Rise and Fall of Nike-Owned RTFKT
Nike-owned digital wearables and NFT startup RTFKT is shutting down operations, marking another setback for the once-booming NFT and digital collectibles market. The decision comes just three years after Nike’s acquisition, signaling challenges in sustaining interest in Web3 and metaverse innovations.
What Was RTFKT?
Founded in 2020 by Benoit Pagotto, Steven Vasilev, and Chris Le, RTFKT (pronounced “artifact”) was known for digital wearables, especially virtual sneakers, tied to blockchain technology. It gained a cult following with high-profile collaborations, such as Takashi Murakami, and record-breaking NFT sales, earning a top-ten spot in NFT revenue rankings.
Founded: 2020
Funds Raised: $9.42M
Valuation: $33.3M (May 2021)
Acquired by Nike: Dec 2021
Revenue: $185M by Aug 2022
Why It Failed
Market Saturation: Interest in NFTs declined as hype faded and the market became oversaturated.
Web3 Challenges: Slow adoption of blockchain and NFTs made it difficult to sustain growth.
Economic Pressures: Global uncertainty curbed speculative investments like NFTs.
Why It Matters
RTFKT’s story underscores the risks of hype-driven markets like Web3 and NFTs. It serves as a cautionary tale for corporations exploring speculative tech, emphasizing the importance of sustainable value over fleeting trends.
The NFT space may be entering a cooling-off period, prompting investors to shift focus to projects with long-term growth potential.
🎯 FOUNDEVO FAVORITES
Your Most-Loved Foundevo Reads
We’ve rounded up the most popular posts from Foundevo that sparked conversations and provided actionable insights for startup founders like you. Whether you’re gearing up for your next funding round or exploring the future of AI tools, these articles have resonated with our community for a reason.
Check out the highlights:
🔑 What Sam Altman Wants Every Startup Founder to Know
Unlock timeless wisdom from OpenAI’s CEO🌱 Is Your Startup Ready for a Seed Round?
Key indicators to attract investors⚔️ Perplexity vs. Amazon: The Battle of AI Innovation
How Perplexity is challenging the tech giant📅 2025 Startup Fundraising Opportunities
Emerging trends and VC insights for the year ahead
Take a moment to dive into these posts and let us know which one inspired you the most! To your startup success
🔍 NEW JOBS
Top Remote Tech Careers Backed by Y Combinator
Explore exciting career opportunities with Y Combinator-backed startups, offering remote positions across diverse roles such as software engineering, data science, and DevOps. Work with top companies transforming industries through innovative roles in tech, data science, and engineering. Shape the future, no matter where you are!
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Software Engineer (Remote - Brazil), Full-time, Data Science | |
Backend Engineer (Remote - India), Full-time, Backend | |
Frontend Engineer - Intern (Remote - India), Internship, Frontend | |
Software Engineer, Product (Remote - US), Full-time, Full Stack | |
Software Engineer (Full-stack) (Remote - Multiple Countries), Full-time, Full Stack |
💼 Ready to take the leap? Get the full list of remote opportunities with Y Combinator-backed startups and find your perfect role today! 🚀
🤖 AI TOOLS
AI Finance Tools: Enhancing Your Financial Insights
📊 Rose: Cloud data platform with marketplace.
🤖 Trag: AI-powered automated code reviews.
💡 Finalle.ai: AI-driven financial intelligence platform.
🚀 STARTUP SPOTLIGHT
Want to build an AI startup? Watch how you use ChatGPT (Link)
ChatGPT and Claude are the new Excel.
They're spawning a wave of niche startups, just like spreadsheets did for B2B SaaS.
General-purpose tools breed power users. Power users create specific workflows. Those workflows become ripe for unbundling.
Want to build an AI startup?… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Dan Shipper 📧 (@danshipper)
4:27 PM • Aug 4, 2024
🎯WEB PICKS
Project Astra: A Glimpse into the Future of Universal AI Assistants (Link)
Here’s a peek at the future: Project Astra, our prototype showing glimmers of a universal AI assistant. We showed an early glimpse of it at I/O, and it’s now in the hands of trusted testers. Here’s how Robbie is using it. Can’t wait til we start shipping, 2025 is going to be an… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai)
3:42 PM • Dec 11, 2024
Google Unveils Gemini 2.0 AI Model (Link)
Apple Releases iOS 18.2 with AI Features (Link)
How AI is transforming workflows and disrupting legacy systems (Link)
Google DeepMind CEO Hassabis & Jumper Win Nobel Prize (Link)
HubSpot to Acquire Frame AI for Conversational Data (Link)
Do you think your boss is scary? (Link)
Do you think your boss is scary?
Look at the brutal emails from the CEOs of Microsoft, Apple, Tesla and Facebook:
— Aryan Rakib (@tec_aryan)
11:23 AM • Dec 11, 2024
AI Turns Capital into Labor, Unlocking New Markets, Says Alex Rampell (Link)
🎁 FREE FINDS
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Top AI Tools:
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📊 PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
AI Tools to Boost Your Productivity
✅ Deta Surf: Browser, file manager, AI assistant.
✅ Google Genie 2: Large-scale foundation world model.
✅ Elastyc: Match talent to jobs with AI.
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