| Hi, Agen. It’s not just on the football field: The two teams facing off on Sunday in Super Bowl LVIII have players looking to score touchdowns in both the venture and investing worlds. Plus, despite huge demand for advanced semiconductors — and the huge sums of money and data required to power the AI revolution — venture funding to AI chip startups has been paltry. Could a highly anticipated IPO change that? Some of the Super Bowl’s biggest stars also play the startup investing game. We look at what the likes of Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and Deebo Samuel are putting their money behind. Investors’ insatiable appetite for everything AI hasn’t exactly extended to the semiconductor startup world, Crunchbase data shows. Will a possible IPO from the sector light the fire needed for investors to open their checkbooks? Related Crunchbase Pro list: Semiconductor Funding To US-Based, VC-Backed Startups Massive funding deals to a pair of renewable energy startups led the way for the largest rounds to U.S. startups in January. All told, 13 U.S. companies landed venture rounds of $100 million or more last month. See also: The Crunchbase Megadeals Board A common sentiment in the startup world is that Europe needs more founder-VCs — those investors who themselves previously started and operated startups. But guest author Dan Gray argues that’s not necessarily the case, and that there are other things that would benefit the European VC system more. This IPO market will not be like the ones of the past five years, writes guest author Greg Sichenzia, a securities lawyer who has counseled numerous companies and investment banks through initial public offerings. Here’s why. | 
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