When you really probe venture capitalists about investing in AI startups, they’ll tell you that businesses are experimenting wildly but are very slow to add AI solutions into their ongoing business processes. But there are some exceptions.
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Ex-Palantir execs launch Dream to build AI world models for construction; plus, Upwind raises $400M; and Mintive lands Cowboy Ventures, Coatue, angels Jeff Dean, Andrej Karpathy
-Trained on 100 million square feet of building permits, dream wants to disrupt Autodesk with AI. -The cloud security startup raised a Series C at a $3.8B valuation, instead of selling itself for the same price. -Mintive was founded by two engineers who have been working on AI fo ... Show More
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Oct 27
Matiks raises $10M to expand its math and puzzle gaming platform; AI delivers ‘zero financial payoff’ to most companies, plus, Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs
Matiks has introduced a new platform for users to create games using AI. Also, "despite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech." And Warhound, the brain child ... Show More
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Dec 2025
Gen AI is here—but where are its users?
Gen AI is evolving fast—but employee adoption is slow for most companies. On this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, we feature an episode of our technology podcast, At the Edge. Tech visionaries Navin Chaddha, managing partner at Mayfield Fund; Kiran Prasad, McKinsey senior advise ... Show More
24m 20s
Jul 2025
Venture capital is booming, but only if you’re in AI
64% of venture capital funding this year has gone straight to AI startups, leaving consumer ventures starving for cash. That’s what Bryanna Samuels, a Wall Street-trained VC investor, reveals on Stocks in Translation. Samuels explains how public markets shape private valuations, ... Show More
23m 34s
Oct 2025
Inside The MIT AI Study Everyone Misunderstood (And What It Means For Startups)
MIT's new State of AI in Business report went viral for claiming that 95% of enterprise AI projects fail. But the real story isn't that AI doesn't work — it's just big companies can't build it.In this episode of the Lightcone, Garry, Harj, Diana, and Jared break down what the stu ... Show More
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<p>In the Enterprise, there is a spectrum forming of aggressive adopters and passive resistors to AI usage. While there are no best practices yet, C-suites are pushing. So what are you waiting for?</p><p><b>SHOW: 940</b></p><p><b>SHOW TRANSCRIPT: </b><a href='https://docs.google. ... Show More
<p>Every company is trying to figure out how to harness the power of AI. Let’s look at some frameworks to accelerate innovation, allow for experimentation, and manage long-term success.</p><p><b>SHOW: 790</b></p><p><b>CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - </b><a href='http://bit.ly/cloudcast- ... Show More
<p>How are the largest VCs viewing the early stages of the AI Era, from the perspective of investment, technology moats, economics, early adoption and future use-cases. </p><p><br/></p><p><b>SHOW: 879</b></p><p><b>SHOW TRANSCRIPT: </b><a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/ ... Show More
