Equity Faster ML models, crypto M&A, and what's ahead for on-demand pricing
May 31, 2022
This week, the hosts dive into the potential boom in merger and acquisition activity, sparked by recent market trends. They highlight challenges facing China's venture capital landscape while celebrating a successful funding round for an Australian startup. Exciting developments in machine learning reveal a startup that can accelerate model training by up to 1000 times. Plus, they discuss the uncertain future of on-demand pricing models that once disrupted SaaS. It's a treasure trove of insights on tech and finance!
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M&A Prospects
- Startup M&A activity may increase due to changing market conditions.
- Some startups might sell to larger companies if they can't raise money at attractive prices.
Crypto M&A
- Crypto exchanges might become active in M&A as some crypto startups struggle.
- This is due to the large amount of funding that went into these companies last year.
China Venture Capital Decline
- China's venture capital market has declined by 44% in the first four months of 2022.
- This decline is linked to the government's technology crackdown.