Monday, June 10

Weekly startup and VC news, curated for you

Hello!

Today kicks off Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), where the tech giant is expected to unveil its AI playbook, various software updates and perhaps some new products. It’s also the shortest your holiday shopping list will be this year.

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🌟 What’s New This Week 🌟 

🏛️ A U.S. court of appeals unanimously struck down an SEC rule requiring private and hedge fund managers to disclose fees to investors.

🩺 Medtech VC funding reached $3.3B in Q1, a rebound for the sector despite a historically low number of deals.

📺 This AI startup is partnering with a scriptwriting platform to develop tools that will streamline the writing process for film and TV.

👩‍⚖️ A VC grant program for Black women founders was suspended by a federal appeals court on the basis that it was discriminatory.

📈 AI companies with at least one woman founder received huge influxes of capital last year, increasing venture funding for women founders overall.

📚 Dive A Little Bit Deeper 📚

🧐 YOUR FOUNDER ERA — Volleyballing the idea of starting a company is a rite of passage for every founder. But this path isn’t for the faint of heart. There are necessary questions to ask yourself before you go on this journey.

🤖 THIS AI ASSISTANT WALKS INTO A PRODUCT DESIGN TEAM… — AI is innovative, but can it be creative enough for product design? Yes, but with the help of humans. Here are ways this partnership can work.

🤝 INVESTING, CORPORATE STYLE — Startups are an untapped investment opportunity for corporates eager to move up in the marketplace at an accelerated pace. How? Let us count the ways.

🔐 THE CASE FOR MFA — Multi-factor authentication, not the degree that could propel your Broadway dreams forward. The recent data breach at the cloud data analysis company Snowflake has bolstered arguments that services storing sensitive data should require users to set up MFA.

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