How to survive and thrive as tariffs, AI, and politics unsettle the rules of business

How to survive and thrive as tariffs, AI, and politics unsettle the rules of business

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Trump’s tariffs have upended global trade and created an environment of uncertainty. But this situation wasn’t created in a vacuum. The rules of business have been shifting for years as technology moves quicker than regulation, geopolitics descend into turmoil, and the law erodes and becomes weaponized.  Businesses might be asking themselves, how are they meant […]
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Tech resilience, breakout startups, and banking reinvented: The big conversations at StrictlyVC London in May

Tech resilience, breakout startups, and banking reinvented: The big conversations at StrictlyVC London in May

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StrictlyVC is heading to London on May 13, uniting top investors and entrepreneurs to spark meaningful connections and drive forward innovation. We’re thrilled to welcome industry leaders like Nazo Moosa, general partner at Paladin Capital Group; Sonali De Rycker, partner at Accel; and TS Anil, CEO of Monzo Bank, to the stage. Paladin is proud […]
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Vibe coding helps Supabase nab $200M at $2B valuation just seven months after its last raise

Vibe coding helps Supabase nab $200M at $2B valuation just seven months after its last raise

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In 2020, when open source database Supabase was founded, its New Zealand-based CEO, Paul Copplestone, couldn’t have imagined it would be sitting in the sweet spot for 2025’s biggest trend: vibe coding.  But on Tuesday, the fruits of that became evident when it announced a $200 million Series D at a $2 billion post-money valuation […]
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Ex-Meta engineer raises $14M for Lace AI, a revenue generation software startup

Ex-Meta engineer raises $14M for Lace AI, a revenue generation software startup

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As an AI engineer at Meta, Boris Valkov helped build PyTorch, one of the world’s largest machine learning libraries. During his time there, Valkov realized that artificial intelligence “was about to unlock capabilities…in the application layer in the software stack.” He left Meta in late 2021 to start Lace AI, a startup that has developed […]
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The RealReal founder Julie Wainwright has written a memoir —and an entrepreneurial survival guide

The RealReal founder Julie Wainwright has written a memoir —and an entrepreneurial survival guide

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This week on Strictly VC Download, TechCrunch Editor in Chief Connie Loizos sits down with Julie Wainwright, the founder of The RealReal, who faced one of tech’s most public failures with Pets.com. They discuss Wainwright’s recent memoir, “Time to Get Real,” in which Wainwright describes how Silicon Valley turned its back on her. In this […]
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