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Zack Ellison of Applied Real Intelligence examines how the features that make venture debt a powerful growth catalyst can also pose serious risk to borrowers when it is misunderstood, mismanaged or misaligned with the underlying business.
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Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly sophisticated as large language models are equipped with contextual reasoning capabilities.
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Chime headquarters in San Francisco, California, June 6, 2023. Chime Financial, Inc. is a financial technology (fintech) company.
Chime’s success is a model for how tech-led innovation, exceptional founders and insight into overlooked segments can reshape financial services, write Emmalyn Shaw and Sarah Morgenstern of Flourish Ventures.
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Healthcare services deals come with unique regulatory challenges that can materially influence valuation, deal structure and exit prospects, write Davis Mello and Marc Rigsby, attorneys with Bass, Berry & Sims.
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Funding to AI-related start-ups spiked 75% to $203bn from 2024, with foundation model companies representing 40% of that globally and US companies dominating.
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Annual enterprise spending on AI has surged from just $1.7bn in 2023 to $37bn in 2025, as companies see 'real revenue and productivity gains at scale,' Menlo Ventures says in its third annual report on generative AI in the enterprise.
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Thirteen IPOs by AI expansion-stage companies in the first three quarters represent less than 10% of the total exit count, but nearly 87% of total exit value.
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NewView Capital's just-released report reveals new data on the often-undisclosed deal structure and its use in the venture industry.
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If deals had been struck at 'market' prices instead of climate premia, net IRRs could have been been boosted by up to 7%, says new CREO Advisory report.

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