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Mary Ann is off on a well-deserved break, so we introduced on fellow podcaster Rebecca Szkutak to make the most of her perception and humor for this episode. Right here’s what we received into:

• Regulators return with a resolve : The push to drive a divestment of TikTok or ban it in america is making progress, and the EU is hammering out its new AI rules.
• Offers of the Week: Peak XV’s new fund is fascinating, and we are able to be taught quite a bit from it concerning the Indian startup market. Additionally, Ada Ventures’ new $80 million fund felt moderately contra-narrative in the very best approach.
• AI and privateness: After AI received booed at SXSW, we took a take a look at a number of new AI startups which can be elevating rounds for his or her audio-focused tasks. These embody Nijta and Tavus, in addition to a number of startups from the present Y Combinator cohort.
• What to do when there’s no liquidity? In accordance with Becca, the reply is to remain personal. That’s the unhealthy information. The excellent news is that secondary transactions is perhaps a method to resolve numerous founder-investor tensions concerning exit timing.

That’s it for as we speak. Speak once more on Monday!