Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of September 18, 2023. Databricks Raised $500M Series I

Hello from Singapore!  I am attending SuperReturn this week and hope to see some of you there =) 

Here are a few great reads, watch, etc for this week:

• 💰 💰 The IPO is coming back slowly - Arm shares jumped by 25% on first day of trading last week was a great sign. Instacart is preparing to price its IPO today (Sep 18) and Klaviyo tomorrow (Sep 19).  Hope the IPO market will slowly come back!
• 🎧🎧 Alfred Chuang on Generation AI -  Hear Alfred Chuang’s take on how the rise of the internet compares to today's AI revolution, the way founders should frame business models for investors, and insights into his recent funding decisions. Take a listen
• 💪 💪 AI Insight Forum with US Government - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who organized the gathering of CEOs, civil rights leaders and other industry reps, told reporters that, in terms of a timeline for AI legislation, “it can’t be days or weeks, nor should it be years. It will be in the general category of months.” Elon Musk Says “Something Good Will Come Of This”. 
• 🐂🐂 Bull Crypto Market in Singapore - I've been in Singapore this past week and spoke at Token2049 - the biggest crypto event in Asia. It almost felt like there is a bull market in Crypto in Singapore.  Over 10,000+ people from around the world attended the conference with over 400+ side events. Grab (Uber of SE Asia) signed a Stablecoin partnership with Circle and launched a Web3 Wallet. Which reminds me of this reaction video of when Burger King started accepting credit cards in 1993.
• 🔊🔊 October 18 with Nuance and Otter.ai - I am hosting Paul Ricci (founder of Nuance) and Sam Liang (founder of Otter.ai) on October 18 to chat about the future of voice.  This unique gathering brings together trailblazing founders, innovators, engineers and researchers in the field to share their insights, experiences, and visions for the future. Discover the challenges and opportunities that come with building and scaling Voice AI companies. Apply to join

• $891M goes to 4 Enterprise startups
• $2.6M goes to 1 FinTech startup
• $7.3M goes to 1 InsurTech startup
• $26M goes to 2 EdTech startups
• $13M goes to 1 Food and Beverage startup
• $16M goes to 2 Healthcare startups
• $125M goes to 1 Hardware startup
• $52M goes to 1 Construction startup
• $200M goes to 1 Environment startup
• $12.2M goes to 1 Beauty startup