This Week in Startups
FTX buys BlockFi for $25M, Sequoia raising $2.25B, AI Umpires for MLB, Substack layoffs | E1497
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First, we talk about Meta's new Facebook Groups overhaul that looks like Discord (2:35). Then we touch on Sequoia raising over 2 billion for its US venture and growth funds (20:31) and FTX acquiring BlockFi for $25M, 99% below their last private valuation (32:08). For our We Live in the Future, the MLB is looking to automate home plate umpires by 2024 (52:17). Finally, it appears Subtstack is making some cuts after saying it wouldn't (1:04:48).
(0:00) Jason and Molly intro the show! (2:35) Meta copying discord with new Facebook feature (12:48) Zapier - Try for free today at https://zapier.com/TWIST (14:05) Probably don't work for Facebook or meet with them (19:20) UserTesting - Get real human insights, try for free today at https://usertesting.com/twist (20:31) Sequoia raising $2.25B across 2 new funds (30:50) Grammarly - Sign up for a free account at https://grammarly.com/TWIST to sign up for a free account! (32:08) FTX acquiring BlockFi for ~$25 million - 99% below BlockFi's last private valuation (52:17) WLiTF: MLB will likely introduce robot umpires in 2024 (1:04:48) Substack cuts 14% of staff (1:18:13) Outro + Plugs!