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The $220 million round in May, which also included Aglaé, valued H at $370 million, according to the company. While the amounts of Aglaé's investments aren't disclosed, the funding rounds for the AI firms totaled more than $300 million, according to Fintrx. Aglaé also invested in a $25 million seed round for Lamini, a Palo Alto, California-based startup building enterprise AI applications. Aglaé joined Susquehanna to invest in the $27 million seed round for Toronto-based Borderless AI, a human resource management platform. Arnault and his family are, however, big art collectors, and Aglaé was an investor in a $9.5 million funding round for LaCollection, a digital art platform.
Persons: Google's, Wendy, Eric Schmidt, Aglaé, Arnault, Robert Frank Organizations: Accel Partners, Google, CNBC, Fintrx, Aglaé Ventures, Susquehanna, Toronto, Music Media, Back, Netflix, Spotify Locations: Palo Alto , California, New York, Photoroom, France, Paris, Sonarverse, Irvine , California, San Francisco, French, LVMH, Airbnb
But the tech giant's play underscores the market's demand for tech talent — and venture capitalists expect a wave of "acquihires" to hit the AI ecosystem later this year. M&A dealmaking among AI startups is already off to a strong start this year, with 55 exits recorded in Q1 of 2024, per Crunchbase data. AdvertisementThe majority of AI startups are overpriced, said Konstantin Vinogradov, general partner at Runa Capital. AI startups with revenue in the single-digit millions that raised money at unicorn valuations, Dash said, might not even have that option. Those deals don't make sense for buyers, he said, which could lead Big Tech companies or other AI startups to poach their talent instead.
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