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Doing Diligence Well In Venture Investing: Going Back To The Future

Crunchbase News

By Nicolas Sauvage Due diligence has made a comeback. On an average deal, VCs would spend 118 hours on due diligence and call 10 references. The assumption was often that someone else had already done the diligence. With that, high-quality diligence has returned, and it is both art and a science.

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Four investors explain why AI ethics can’t be an afterthought

TechCrunch

It’s reasonable to ask what role ethics plays in the building of this technology and, perhaps more importantly, where investors fit in as they rush to fund it. So some onus lies on investors to make sure these new technologies are being built by founders with ethics in mind. How would the U.S.

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7 investors reveal what’s hot in fintech in Q1 2023

TechCrunch

However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they are still investing. We’re widening our lens, looking for more investors to participate in TechCrunch+ Surveys , where we poll top professionals about challenges in their industry.

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Technical Recruitment Survey Report 2024

Mobilunity

As today’s tech-based industries expand and develop at a rapid pace, recruiting the best technical talent – and retaining them – is a critical element in a business’s continued success. To learn more, we commissioned Research Without Borders (RWB) to carry out a wide-ranging online survey. In short: no.

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Technical Recruitment Survey Report 2024

Mobilunity

As today’s tech-based industries expand and develop at a rapid pace, recruiting the best technical talent – and retaining them – is a critical element in a business’s continued success. To learn more, we commissioned Research Without Borders (RWB) to carry out a wide-ranging online survey. In short: no.

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6 investors discuss why AI is more than just a buzzword in biotech

TechCrunch

“Most of the companies we have seen have an AI component to support the discovery or development processes,” Francisco Dopazo, a general partner at Humboldt Fund told TechCrunch recently. The survey also covers the implications of U.S Digital is one tool; the other major tool is the living organism,” he said.

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After a record 2022, 8 investors explain why it’s ‘still just Day 1’ for Africa’s startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

Last year was a good 12 months of firsts for African tech startups. It turns out that while later-stage investors, mostly international VC firms, grabbed headlines by writing immense checks, pre-seed and seed-stage investors were instrumental to the growth of the continent’s tech ecosystem. billion, according to data from Partech.