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- Regulation & Policy (⚖️): There’s movement on both restrictions (potential TikTok ban, EU AI regulations) and divestment (India forced app store billing probe on Google).
- Funding (): An Indian venture capital firm’s new fund and a new $80 million fund focused on contra-narrative investments are highlighted.
- AI Startups (): Despite some criticism at SXSW, new audio-focused AI startups are getting funded (e.g., Nijta, Tavus).
- Secondary Transactions (): As an alternative to IPOs, this podcast episode explores how secondary transactions can help with founder-investor tensions.