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a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff | Insights by Willow Ventures

a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff | Insights by Willow Ventures

Andreessen Horowitz Pauses the Talent x Opportunity Program Andreessen Horowitz has announced a temporary pause in its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) program, which aims to empower underrepresented founders. This decision is backed by various sources within the program, signaling a significant shift in their approach to supporting diverse entrepreneurial talent. Overview of Talent x Opportunity […]

OpenAI's Nick Turley on transforming ChatGPT into an operating system | Insights by Willow Ventures

OpenAI’s Nick Turley on transforming ChatGPT into an operating system | Insights by Willow Ventures

The Future of ChatGPT: A New Operating System for Third-Party Apps In 2022, Nick Turley joined OpenAI as the head of ChatGPT with a mission to commercialize its research. Since then, he has propelled ChatGPT to 800 million weekly active users and is now focused on evolving it into a new type of operating system […]

Paid, the AI agent 'results-based billing' startup from Manny Medina, raises huge $21M seed | Insights by Willow Ventures

Paid, the AI agent ‘results-based billing’ startup from Manny Medina, raises huge $21M seed | Insights by Willow Ventures

Manny Medina’s Innovative Startup Paid Raises $21.6 Million Manny Medina, renowned for founding sales automation platform Outreach, is making waves again with his latest venture, Paid. This innovative startup recently secured $21.6 million in seed funding and is redefining how AI agents are monetized. Funding Success Story Paid successfully closed its latest funding round, led […]

OpenAI reorganizes research team behind ChatGPT’s personality | Insights by Willow Ventures

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