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- Meta considers offering ad-free, paid versions of FB and Insta in the EU, Beta Bionics raises $100M
Meta considers offering ad-free, paid versions of FB and Insta in the EU, Beta Bionics raises $100M
NYT sources: Meta is considering offering EU users ad-free, paid versions of Instagram and Facebook to alleviate privacy concerns from EU regulators - Link
Beta Bionics, a Boston-based biotech startup that recently received FDA approval for its automated insulin-dosing software, raised a $100M Series D co-led by Sands Capital and Omega Funds - Link
Babylon Health, a London-based telehealth startup once valued at close to $2B, is being sold for parts after declaring bankruptcy - Link
Ivy, a Germany-based startup building an API to enable open global banking payments, raised a $20M Series A led by Valar Ventures - Link
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Atlassian Co-CEO Scott Farquhar joins Jason to break down how he and his Co-Founder bootstrapped Atlassian to an IPO (1:34), his lessons from acquiring, growing and eventually selling HipChat (13:43), thoughts on product-led growth (29:27), generative AI tools for the enterprise (39:43), and more! - Link
Malwarebytes, a late-stage cybersecurity startup, laid off over 100 employees in preparation for a restructuring - Link
Bloomberg sources: Leon Foong, Binance’s Asia-Pacific head, has resigned from the firm - Link
Reid Hoffman will be scaling back his investment role at Greylock and won’t be a GP in Greylock’s next fund, a $1B vehicle - Link
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