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Weekly Dose of Optimism #186

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Electromagnetism Secretly Runs the World

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Weekly Dose of Optimism #185

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World Models: Computing the Uncomputable

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3/19/2026

Blockchain Real Estate Startup Raises Round To Expand Digitized Property Investments - Blockworks

3/16/2026

Weekly Dose of Optimism #184

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3/13/2026

Weekly Dose of Optimism #183

Hi friends 👋, Happy Friday and welcome back to our 183rd Weekly Dose of Optimism. I was at a16z’s American

3/6/2026

Costless Sacrifice

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Weekly Dose of Optimism #182

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2/27/2026

Weekly Dose of Optimism #181

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2/20/2026

Power in the Age of Intelligence

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2/18/2026

Weekly Dose of Optimism #180

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Weekly Dose of Optimism #179

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2/6/2026

Raising a Special Little AI

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Weekly Dose of Optimism #178

Hi friends 👋, Happy Friday and welcome back to our 178th Weekly Dose of Optimism! This is one of the most jam-pa

1/30/2026

Weekly Dose of Optimism #177

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1/23/2026

The Venezuela Opportunity

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1/22/2026

16 Lessons on Selling (and Life) from My 5-Year-Old

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1/18/2026

Weekly Dose of Optimism #176

Hey friends 👋 , Happy Saturday and welcome to another Weekend Edition of the Weekly Dose. Sending today because

1/17/2026

Many Small Steps for Robots, One Giant Leap for Mankind

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Weekly Dose of Optimism #175

Hey friends 👋 , Happy SATURDAY and welcome to a special weekend edition of the Weekly Dose. We’re sending

1/10/2026

Daylight Energy raises $75 million to fund decentralized U.S. residential solar + storage network - Solar Builder

10/30/2025

Convoke Raises $8.6 Million in Seed Round - The SaaS News

8/20/2025

Exclusive: Thrive Capital has invested in more than a dozen other VC firms from its growth fund, emails show - Fortune

2/12/2024

FrontRow, a learning platform featuring celebrities, shuts down - TechCrunch

7/10/2023

Backed by Deepika Padukone & Raftaar, FrontRow winds up operations - Daijiworld

Backed by Deepika Padukone & Raftaar, FrontRow winds up operations    Daijiworld

7/10/2023

Investment and Financing Weekly Report | The market rebounded slightly, and the Metaverse Infrastructure Worlds Enterprises completed a $21 million Series A financing - Binance

1/13/2023

A16z Leads $25M Raise for NFT-focused Co:Create Protocol - Blockworks

11/17/2022

Left Lane Capital Backs Composer Technologies - Traders Magazine

9/15/2022

Composer raises $6m for automated investing platform - FinTech Global

Composer raises $6m for automated investing platform    FinTech Global

9/15/2022

Investment Signals

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InvestmentConsumer70%

FrontRow, a consumer platform backed by celebrities Deepika Padukone and Raftaar, has shut down operations, signaling challenges in this consumer market segment.

Source: Backed by Deepika Padukone & Raftaar, FrontRow winds up operations - Daijiworld
InvestmentWeb395%

A16z led a $25M funding round for Co:Create Protocol, an NFT-focused platform, indicating continued venture investment in NFT/web3 infrastructure.

Source: A16z Leads $25M Raise for NFT-focused Co:Create Protocol - Blockworks
ThesisFintech85%

Automated investing platforms are a growing investment area within fintech, enabling retail and institutional investors to access algorithmic trading strategies.

Source: Composer raises $6m for automated investing platform - FinTech Global
InvestmentFintech95%

Composer secured $6M in funding for their automated investing platform, indicating investor confidence in algorithmic trading and investment automation.

Source: Composer raises $6m for automated investing platform - FinTech Global

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