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VC Funding Slump Persists, Plus Alibaba Shares Soar After Ant Group Fine 7/7/23
Manage episode 370736463 series 2975155
Despite the hype around generative AI, the funding environment for startups and VCs remains tight according to Pitchbook data. Softbank though is bucking that trend with a new investment in a Japanese robotics startup, just weeks after promising to go back on the offensive. Plus, shares of Alibaba soared today after China hit Ant Group with a nearly $1 billion fine, signaling an end to its era of tech crackdowns, allowing the company and private enterprises in the country more broadly to revive growth.
616 episodes
Manage episode 370736463 series 2975155
Despite the hype around generative AI, the funding environment for startups and VCs remains tight according to Pitchbook data. Softbank though is bucking that trend with a new investment in a Japanese robotics startup, just weeks after promising to go back on the offensive. Plus, shares of Alibaba soared today after China hit Ant Group with a nearly $1 billion fine, signaling an end to its era of tech crackdowns, allowing the company and private enterprises in the country more broadly to revive growth.
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