FTX buys BlockFi for $25M, Sequoia raising $2.25B, AI Umpires for MLB, Substack layoffs | E1497 from This Week in Startups

FTX buys BlockFi for $25M, Sequoia raising $2.25B, AI Umpires for MLB, Substack layoffs | E1497

1 hour 19 minutes Posted Jun 30, 2022 at 5:41 pm.

First, we talk about Meta’s new Facebook Groups overhaul that looks like Discord

Then we touch on Sequoia raising over 2 billion for its US venture and growth funds

and FTX acquiring BlockFi for $25M, 99% below their last private valuation

For our We Live in the Future, the MLB is looking to automate home plate umpires by 2024

Finally, it appears Subtstack is making some cuts after saying it wouldn’t

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First, we talk about Meta’s new Facebook Groups overhaul that looks like Discord (2:35). Then we touch on Sequoia raising over 2 billion for its US venture and growth funds (20:31) and FTX acquiring BlockFi for $25M, 99% below their last private valuation (32:08). For our We Live in the Future, the MLB is looking to automate home plate umpires by 2024 (52:17). Finally, it appears Subtstack is making some cuts after saying it wouldn’t (1:04:48).

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