The Lowdown #1

Sequoia's troubled turnaround, Air Street doubles down on AI, Pretiosum's first close on second fund and Where did all the Unicorns go?

šŸ‘‹šŸ¾ Hi friends!

I’ve run out of things to say about the weather. But so as to not disappoint, we’re going through a ā€˜heat' wave’ in the UK.

Sadly though, I’m nowhere near a beach so am stuck with looking out of the window and daydreaming of crystal clear water and sand…

OK. I’m back.

As I mentioned in Tuesday’s Off Balance I’m switching up the content and scheduling again. From now on you’ll be getting The Lowdown straight to your inbox - a quick recap of some of the news within the ecosystem that’s caught my attention over the last couple of weeks.

Today I look at:

🌠 Sequoia's fall from grace
šŸ¤– Air Streets AI fund
šŸ’° Pretiosum’s second fund
šŸ¦„ Un-crowning the Unicorn

Don’t forget to check out this week’s Nothing Ventured pod where we take a look back at the last season starting with our conversations with all our friends from across the pond.

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