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At just 2.1% of all VC investment, funding for women remains ‘meh’ in Q1 2023

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startups in Q1 2023, according to PitchBook. Once again measured in dollars raised, mixed-gender teams also saw their venture totals decline on a year-over-year basis, raising $7 billion in Q1 2023. Tracking venture dollars raised is a useful metric, if an incomplete one. Things could’ve been worse, I guess.

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TechCrunch+ Roundup: Reaching $1M ARR, tech job market rundown, women-led VC firms

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Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription “Starting a tech company today costs 99% less than it did 18 years ago when Y Combinator was started,” says Brett Calhoun, managing director and general partner at Redbud VC.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Zietview does aerial inspections of buildings, renewable energy infrastructure, and telecommunications systems using advanced AI/ML software. Over time, the company has adopted many techniques to acquire the imagery that they use to do the AI/ML inspections. It is a high-growth business that just raised a $50mm late-stage round.

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VUZ raises $20 million to scale its immersive social app

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Investors in the round include Caruso Ventures, Vision VC Fund, e& capital, investment pillar of e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group), DFDF (Dubai Future District Fund), WIN (Webit Investment Network), SRMG, Elbert Capital, and Yasta Partners, Faith Capital, Panthera Capital. Seven existing investors participated as well.

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Daily Crunch: Sideloaded apps coming soon to an iPhone near you in iOS 17

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Haje is wrapping up this newsletter before heading to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in Boston on April 20. Startups and VC Back in January, a $810 million deal fell apart to buy Angry Birds makers Rovio, but the company suggested they were still in talks with other potential interested parties. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Monday Crunch!

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Daily Crunch: New AI model DeepFloyd IF offers ‘advanced text-to-image generation techniques’

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She also writes about how its streaming business is set to become profitable in 2023. Startups and VC Is the grass greener on the other side? According to Carta, “the number of down rounds had nearly quadrupled in Q1 2023 compared to the same time last year,” writes Rebecca Szkutak. You can sign up here. Big Tech Inc.

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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

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“Insurtech startups that do not offer embedded insurance, and rather provide other innovative solutions will still attract VC funding this year, especially if they can show cost-efficient and sustainable growth,” said Nina Mayer, a principal at Earlybird. Wechsler said, “Many firms who dabbled in insurtech (A.K.A.