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Early-stage AI startups to watch. Slack enters unicorn club. Updated guide to dealflow management tools.


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A laundry list would be pointless

Today, we're releasing our Periodic Table of European Tech. With our other Periodic Tables (Healthcare, Tech and Internet of Things), we've gotten many requests to add other organizations to these landscape views.

So it's worth clarifying that our aim is not to show every single player in these ecosystems. We track hundreds of thousands of investors, acquirers and companies on CB Insights, and the Periodic Table offers a prioritized, highly curated and data-driven view into key players. A laundry list of every player, the important ones and the marginal ones, would not be useful to anyone.

Updated:  Guide to VC Dealflow Management Tools

We added some new tools to our guide to VC dealflow management tools. Special thanks to Thomas Grota of T-Venture for his feedback.  If you're trying to figure out how to manage dealflow as part of a VC, angel group or family office, you should check it out.

Have a great week ahead.

Anand
@asanwal

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