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Venture firm Antler is sticking with its high-volume approach to investing despite the froth building around AI. The firm has investments in around 2,000 companies; partner Ronald Jan Schuurs explains why spreading its bets and getting in early is a defensive play
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01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
High-volume early-stage AI investing signals froth and dispersion risk.
VC spreads bets amid AI froth
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Fund performance disclosures
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Overvaluation leads to writedowns
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Venture firm Antler is sticking with its high-volume approach to investing despite the froth building around AI. The firm has investments in around 2,000 companies; partner Ronald Jan Schuurs explains why spreading its bets and getting in early is a defensive play https://t.co/ejGgHz7Srx
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