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VIT signs MoU with venture capital firms to fund campus startups
VIT has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with early-stage venture capital firms Thinkuvate and ValleyNXT, to support and fund student-led startups. Under the agreement, the two firms will collectively invest up to ₹10 crore…
Korea courts global investors to build next generation of tourism unicorns
Korea is betting big on tourism innovation, turning to international venture capital to transform its domestic startups into global market leaders. At the 2026 Tourism Global Business Day, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism…
Hong Kong tipped to approve hedge fund tax breaks, attracting investment, talent
Hong Kong's determination to boost its role as a global wealth management hub has raised market expectation that the city will approve a bill offering tax relief to hedge funds within this year. Speaking at a media briefing on Tuesday, Sandy Fung…
Closing The Series A Gap Is The Next Great Opportunity For Black Founders In The AI Era
In 2026, conversations about Black founders and venture capital have focused on access to funding. But as AI reshapes startup economics, the bigger challenge is no longer simply getting a first check, it's raising enough capital at the seed stage…
Dell Technologies Capital: How To Build A Deep-Tech Startup For A Market That Isn't Ready Yet And Why AI Won't Kill SaaS
Daniel Docter, managing director at Dell Technologies Capital, began his career as a technologist. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and computer science, as well as a Ph.D., but early on found himself gravitating away from purely…
Einride bets $38M on EV charging as it scales electric trucking
Swedish electric and autonomous trucking company Einride has agreed to acquire EV charging startup Flipturn in an all-stock deal worth $38 million. The acquisition — Einride's first as a publicly traded company — will expand its…
The AI-Proof Economy
George Wells, Founder & CEO, Wells Group of New York. AI is the future. Its integration into society will make products cheaper, processes more streamlined and companies smaller and more efficient. The tool will also reveal that some business…
Israel's Weapons Makers Have a Marketing Problem
PARIS—Heven AeroTech, a maker of hydrogen-powered drones, is often called Israel's first defense tech unicorn, the term for a privately held company valued at more than $1 billion. But when I walked up to Heven's exhibit at the Eurosatory…
This 30-year-old exec's company is backed by Woolworths and Lululemon
Vanessa Vongsouthi began her PhD at the Australian National University out of academic curiosity. Could her knowledge of protein engineering be used to make enzymes that would degrade plastic? At the same time, venture capitalist Paul Riley had…
Hamilton Lane (HLNE) Slid Amid Broader Concerns
Fred Alger Management, an investment management company, released its 'Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund' second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. U.S. equities experienced a strong recovery in Q2…
Korea bets $108 mil. on AI to fuel next wave of K-culture
Korea has spent more than two decades perfecting the art of the cross-border pop phenomenon. Now, government officials are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property rights to ensure the nation's cultural juggernaut doesn't…
Humanoid Raises $152 Million At $1.35 Billion Valuation: Europe's Newest Robot Unicorn
2-year-old UK startup Humanoid has raised $152 million at a $1.35 billion valuation. Here is the company's HMND 01 humanoid robot. Europe has a new billion-dollar startup, and it's Humanoid, a two-year-old company headquartered in London that…
Intel: Even After The Massive Rally, There Is Still Further Upside From Here (NASDAQ:INTC)
After years of floundering in AI, Intel Corporation got a big break as the shift from training to agentic promised surging demand for its core data center CPU. For the upcoming earnings call, investors must be watchful for any hints on increasing…
Moonshot targets $50B, a women's health acquisition and Clipway debuts secondaries
• Moonshot, the Chinese AI company behind Kimi K3, is in talks to raise at a valuation of at least $50b, per Bloomberg. Go deeper • Meshy, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company building foundation models for 3D generation, raised about…
ServiceNow's Q2 Earnings Will Lead Software's Next Leg Higher (NYSE:NOW)
ServiceNow, Inc. has outperformed the software sector in the last 1 month and is poised to lift IGV higher if Q2 results meet or exceed guidance. Key metrics to monitor are cRPO growth, subscription revenue, and the trajectory of AI-driven Now…
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