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Congratulations to the following Lightspeed-backed companies on their recent funding announcements: → Wiz, a Cloud Security Platform helping hundreds of the world's leading and fastest-growing organizations rapidly identify and remove critical risks in cloud environments. cc: Co-Founders Yinon C., Assaf Rappaport, Ami Luttwak, and Roy Reznik. → Suno, a generative artificial intelligence music creation program building a future where anyone can make great music. cc: Co-Founders Mikey Shulman Georg Kucsko, Martin Camacho, and Keenan Freyberg → Pheon Therapeutics, a leading Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) specialist developing next-generation ADCs for a wide range of hard-to-treat cancers. cc: President & CEO Cyrus Mozayeni and Co-Founder Paul Jackson → Patronus AI, the first automated evaluation and security platform that helps companies detect large language model (LLM) mistakes at scale. cc: Co-Founders Anand Kannappan and Rebecca Qian Swipe to find out more about their missions and visions.

The 2024 TIME 100 Most Influential Companies List features companies that are innovators in their industries. Congratulations to the Lightspeed-backed companies who made the list and are changing the future of their industries – Guardant Health, Mistral AI and Epic Games. https://lnkd.in/gbBdS4m5 #TIME100

We're less than 1 week away from another #GenNYC meetup. Will you be there? Join Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano and special guest Soumith Chintala, Engineering Lead at Meta. They will discuss open source AI and developer tools. We’ll also have a few exciting product demos from several local teams. Register to join this thriving community of some of the top minds in AI:  https://lnkd.in/eS7ZAczt

This week on the Generative Now Podcast, Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano is joined by Grammarly CEO Rahul Roy Chowdhury to discuss cloud adoption over the last 15 years and the shift to generative AI. “Ultimately, the cloud did transform how businesses run and operate, but it didn’t happen overnight. I think AI is going to be similar,” Roy-Chowdhury, on companies shifting gears to use generative AI in different ways over time. Watch the full episode to hear about the future of AI in browsers and beyond. Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4dVeN9z Apple: https://apple.co/3VmJU6D  Youtube: https://bit.ly/4c1WU7d

Last week, Lightspeed Partner Antoine Moyroud took the stage in Paris at #VivaTech, Europe’s largest startup and tech event, alongside Beatrice Kosowski President of IBM France, Jonas Andrulis, CEO & Founder of Aleph Alpha, and led by Victoria Turk, Features Director at Rest of World. During the session “From Regulator to Innovator European AI and Sovereignty,” Antoine shared insights on the ways that Europe is accelerating their ecosystems within technology and Generative AI. He mentioned the ways he is analyzing the European startup ecosystem: “If you look at it at the earliest stage, in terms of what are the raw ingredients to have a successful ecosystem [in Europe], I would say you should think about talent – do they have the cultural and technical talent to go on that journey? Do they have the capital and is there a regulatory or political landscape that is favorable?” Watch the full session here: https://lnkd.in/ghvqfbRX Cc: Viva Technology

Take a look at the key learnings from our Enterprise AI/ Foundational Model Survey where we surveyed 50+ large companies to understand their methods behind choosing, budgeting and using AI models. Interested in gaining more insights? The full blog is available on our website: https://lnkd.in/eqfpszSi

On this week’s episode of the Generative Now Podcast, Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano is joined by Etsy CEO Josh Silverman on the #GenNYC stage. Josh recalls some of the challenges he faced as Co-Founder and former CEO of Evite while navigating fundamental changes in technology in the late ‘90s. They also discuss the impact that AI technologies have in enhancing the consumer and seller experiences, and much more. Watch the full episode to hear how Etsy is balancing AI innovation with its human-centric mission. Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4dTtOIL  Apple: https://apple.co/4dVmEDO  Youtube: https://bit.ly/3WXd8tR

Earlier this month, Lightspeed Partner & Co-Founder Ravi Mhatre joined Georgie Frost from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) during the Milken Institute 2024 Global Conference to discuss our predictions for generative AI in existing companies and new startups. Ravi also shared how we see AI being incorporated into enterprise companies and products in the future. Watch the full interview to learn more:  https://lnkd.in/gFAVvJwe #MIGlobal

ICYMI - During the #GBSummit this week, Lightspeed Partner Moritz Baier-Lentz 🎮 and GamesBeat’s Dean Takahashi announced that Game Changers is back for year number two. Presented by Lightspeed and GamesBeat, Game Changers is an annual list that celebrates and accelerates startups in gaming and interactive media. Stay tuned for more details about the categories, timeline, judges, and nominations opening this summer. For a refresher, take a look at details and winners from last year’s inaugural Game Changers: https://lnkd.in/dmZ2eReW