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So there was an author dominique madri davis Chat with her about her reporting at Equity. But that wasn't all. mary ann azevedo, Kirsten Kolosekand alex wilhelm There was a lot to parse this week.
We took note of Wallet-as-a-Service startup Ansa's latest funding and how Alex initially misunderstood its business model. Kirsten then told us about simply large deals in the self-driving space, while Alex wanted to mention Beehiiv and its own funding round. For a Series B in 2024, $33 million is no small feat.
And we spent a few minutes discussing Anna Heim's recent report on disability technology and how AI is capturing and accelerating the industry. Even better, the startups we discussed seem to be approaching different business models. That means there can be many paths to making technology more effective for more people into real, bigger business.
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