🎉 It's an AI party: Planning large events is hard. Can AI help? A startup called Nowadays thinks so. It's helping customers plan large events using multiple AI models and its own coding, and it just raised $2 million. Read more
🎁 Another wrapped: Google Photos is the latest company to offer a year-in-review feature. I just looked at mine, and included in the first five "highlights" was a picture of dog slobber on my jacket and a selfie of me getting my hair done. Such fond memories! Read more
🏀 Basketball backers: Another former NBA player has thrown a hat into the proverbial VC ring. Metta Sandiford-Artest, who played for the Los Angeles Lakers, the New York Knicks, and a handful of other NBA teams, is looking to raise $100 million for a debut fund. Read more
🔎 Surveillance state: Toka, an Israeli startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz, specializes in hacking into security cameras and IoT devices. The company is looking to hire a "Client Director U.S." to focus on new growth within the U.S. government. Great! Read more
🎙️ AI froth continues: On this week's Equity, the gang looks at a recent seed round for /dev/agents, which valued the company at $500 million despite not having a product. They also talked about VC turnover, ServiceTitan's IPO, and more. Listen here
