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'Weird And Maybe Uninvestable': How Reach Capital Spots Its Venture Winners
Before James Kim evaluated education startups, he used their products in his classroom. The Reach Capital partner began his career as a high school math teacher with Teach For America after studying astrophysics at Yale. He later worked in college…
Is Anthropic the IPO market's last hope for 2026? The clock is ticking
Morgan Chittum here. More bad news in the IPO market this week. On Monday, Chinese manufacturer Kepuni Holdings withdrew plans for a Nasdaq listing that had been expected to raise $15 million. A day later, Gravitics Holdings slashed its deal size…
Vintage Raises $920M as More Venture Value Is Created in Private Markets
The fresh capital comes at a pivotal moment for venture. Companies are staying private longer, and more of their value is being created before the public markets ever see it. Meanwhile, AI is accelerating innovation, helping create a new generation…
Peak Energy Raises $108M in Funding Round Led by GM Ventures
Startup Peak Energy said it raised $108 million in a Series B offering led by General Motors' venture-capital arm. The Burlingame, Calif, company is developing sodium-ion battery systems, which would require less cooling than conventional…
China's Moonshot AI to operate in Singapore, jobs post shows
Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot is expanding into Singapore, with a new sales role listed on the company's LinkedIn page this week. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The job posting, dated Tuesday, seeks applicants who have sales…
China's Moonshot AI Seeking to Expand Into Singapore, Job Post Shows
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI is seeking to expand into Singapore, with a new job opening listed on the company's LinkedIn page. The job opening, posted by the company on Tuesday, said Moonshot is looking for candidates with experience in sales…
Airtree's AI legal stake surges as valuation hits $12.5b
The paper valuation of Airtree's investment in Swedish legal artificial intelligence platform Legora has jumped almost 60 per cent in six months as the start-up cemented another mega funding round. The Sydney-based venture capital firm has also led…
Axing private equity tax break is okay, but not retrospectively
A rushed change to capital gains tax legislated by Treasurer Jim Chalmers has inadvertently imposed a shock retrospective 47 per cent tax on Australian venture capital and private equity executives. This is double the tax rate these executives…
Spooking The Market Into Paying Us 10% Yield
Greystone Housing Impact Investors trades at a massive 50% discount to net asset value. A single apartment JV sale returned $23.6 million in cash to redeploy into high-yielding bonds. Preferred equity agreements protect capital by forcing joint…
Coalition says it will sell key Melbourne market if it wins election
The state-owned Melbourne Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market would be put up for sale if the Coalition wins the November election, delivering what the opposition says would be a $578 million windfall to help pay down debt. Opposition Leader Jess…
Griffin Gaming Partners launches new joint production company
Yesterday, game industry venture capital firm Griffin Gaming Partners and Hollywood talent agency Entertainment 360 announced the formation of Hitpoint Entertainment—a new production company dedicated to adapting video games for the world of…
Schulich Startups and North Horizon Strengthen Support for Canada's Innovation Ecosystem Through Investor Dialogue
TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2026 /CNW/ -- The Schulich Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Schulich Startups) and North Horizon Holdings Inc. continue to build on their partnership to support Canada's innovation ecosystem, connecting founders, investors…
Without private capital, we will miss our small window to rebuild our military
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower launched 73,000 American troops alongside 156,000 Allied forces on D-Day. Already postponed 24 hours, the invasion proceeded in the face of rough seas, strong winds, and low visibility in order to seize a small window in time…
China's Moonshot AI to operate in Singapore, jobs post shows
By Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2026 | 1:15 AM SINGAPORE, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Chinese AI startup Moonshot is expanding into Singapore, with a new sales role listed on the company's LinkedIn page this week. • The job posting…
Arda Industries raises $232M to make production lines more adaptable - SiliconANGLE
Arda Industries Inc., a startup that develops artificial intelligence software for factories, launched today with $232 million in funding. Accel, Altimeter, Founders Fund and Khosla Ventures led the investment. They were joined by XYZ Venture…
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