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Sebastian Johnson

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Host of The European Tech Show Live.

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Today OpenAI and the UK government have announced that ChatGPT will be rolled out to UK civil servants. I spoke to OpenAI to get all the details. 2,500 civil servants will be given enterprise access in a bid to boost efficiency. They also announced data residency in the UK,

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In 2001 Prosus Ventures purchased 47% of Tencent for $30m. That stake is now worth 200bn dollars. Over 8000x. And they're STILL HOLDING. This is SURELY one of the best investments ever. Also supports the view that the 10 year fund cycle for VC is broken. Companies are

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The Onstage demo day is kicking off this afternoon and it's going to be A BANGER. Here are the timelines: ​>> 3:00 - Livestream starts ​>> 3:10 - Onstage Intro ​​>> 3:20 - Pitches begin ​​>> 4:30 - 2 X founder interviews ​​>> 5:00 - Harry Stebbings Fireside ​​>> 5:45 - End of

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Onstage Demo Day - Livestream x.com/i/broadcasts/1… 🚀 3:00 - Livestream starts ​🚀 3:10 - Onstage Intro ​🚀 3:20 - Pitches begin ​🚀 4:30 - 2 X founder interviews ​🚀 5:00 - Harry Stebbings Fireside ​🚀 5:45 - End of event

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It's just been reported that Synthesia 🎥 rejected a $3bn takeover bid from Adobe. This deal would have made the founders rich and their investors an amazing return, but Victor Riparbelli wants to keep the company independent and go public. LETS GO This is how Europe wins.

It's just been reported that <a href="/synthesiaIO/">Synthesia 🎥</a> rejected a $3bn takeover bid from <a href="/Adobe/">Adobe</a>. 

This deal would have made the founders rich and their investors an amazing return, but <a href="/vriparbelli/">Victor Riparbelli</a> wants to keep the company independent and go public. 

LETS GO 

This is how Europe wins.
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Can Europe actually build a rival to SpaceX? Three European firms have merged their Space divisions to try and take on Starlink. Europe is miles off competing on rockets, but maybe there's a chance we can build a suitable, sovereign low orbit satellite network. Time will

Can Europe actually build a rival to SpaceX?

Three European firms have merged their Space divisions to try and take on Starlink. 

Europe is miles off competing on rockets, but maybe there's a chance we can build a suitable, sovereign low orbit satellite network. 

Time will
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Last week Harry Stebbings did a post on LinkedIn for a company which directly led to $3.5m in ARR for them. That is WILD. I don't how other VCs can compete with that. And it doesn't seem that most VCs are even trying to. a16z are building this level of media distribution

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The team at Synthesia 🎥 have had a wild year: >> Raised $180m at $2.1bn >> Surpassed $100m ARR >> Signed over $1m ARR in a single day And have now rejected a $3bn takeover offer and are raising at a $3bn valuation instead. LETS GO Shoutout to those who backed the company