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China's state-led venture capital revival risks losing momentum
The momentum in China's venture-capital industry, which is recovering after years of decline, is likely to continue this year, mainly bolstered by government financing, but an expert warned that the lack of funding diversity poses a hidden risk.
Trump regulator splits GOP with prediction market fight
The Trump administration is wading into a legal fight between prediction markets and state regulators seeking to enforce gambling laws within their borders, in a dispute splitting Republicans. Prediction markets, like Kalshi and Polymarket, are…
Nominal's $1B valuation, Goldman's carve out, and a middle-market sports fund
• Nominal, an Austin-based industrial software startup, raised an $80m Series B extension at a $1b valuation. Founders Fund led, joined by Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital and General Catalyst. Go deeper • Silverflow, an Amsterdam-based…
Why a former Khosla partner who was one of the first investors in Groq is striking out on her own
Sandhya Venkatachalam, a former Khosla Ventures partner who was an early investor in chipmaker Groq, has launched her own firm, Axiom Partners, to make what she describes as nonconformist bets on AI startups in their infancy. 'Contrarian and wrong…
Even Tech Investors Are Getting Sick of All These AI Startups With Weak Ideas
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech If the whole “AI-startup to billion-dollar tech giant” pipeline is wearing you thin, you're not alone. As it turns out, even the guys lavishing tech entrepreneurs with…
Big tech group backs Anthropic in fight with Pentagon over AI safeguards
A big tech industry group consisting of major Anthropic backers Amazon and Nvidia on Wednesday expressed concern over the Pentagon's decision to declare the artificial intelligence company a supply-chain risk as other investors raced to contain…
A16z Crypto Raises $2 Billion Fund Amid Market Downturn
Crypto venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz is doubling down on crypto despite a major market downturn, seeking $2 billion for a new crypto fund. A16z Crypto, the blockchain arm of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, is raising a fifth…
South Korea Private Equity Deal Activity Falls In 2025
Global private equity and venture capital deal value in South Korea totaled $8.58 billion, down 38.8% from the prior year and the lowest annual figure since at least 2020. The number of transactions fell to 446 from 582 in 2024, according to S&P…
Analysis-AI fears temper interest as private equity firms weigh data company deals
NEW YORK, March 5 (Reuters) - Financial data provider FactSet caught the eye of Thoma Bravo and Hellman & Friedman in recent months, with both private equity firms running the numbers on a potential acquisition after AI disruption…
Here's Chamath Palihapitiya's unsympathetic response to complaint about SPAC losses
Chamath Palihapitiya's career in finance has been marked by his success as a venture-capital investor, and his failure to produce profitable investment vehicles for retail investors. It's the latter that once again drew social-media criticism as…
How to get funded in 2026 if you're not an AI startup in San Francisco
Raising venture capital for a physical-world company can feel harder than getting struck by lightning. You could be standing on a mountain for months, holding a metal pole in a storm, waiting. And you probably still wouldn't get hit. Meanwhile, it…
A wave of quittings reveals the AI industry's gloom and doom
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On Saturday, the United States and Israeli governments unleashed stealth bombers, drones, and missiles on Iran, citing a rationale of…
From praising us to planning our downfall: the 5 biggest AI trends on the internet's strangest platform
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The steak of the future may be growing in a Woburn office park
Americans are obsessed with protein, and the U.S. is one of the most carnivorous nations in the world. Even the federal dietary guidelines now feature a bright red ribeye steak at the tippy-top of the food pyramid. But scientists warn the…
NYSE parent company invests in crypto exchange OKX at $25 billion valuation as part of push into blockchain-based stocks
Last summer, Haider Rafique flew out to Atlanta to meet with the chairman of the New York Stock Exchange. What was supposed to be a 30-minute chat turned into a four-hour marathon conversation, recalled Rafique, the global managing partner of…
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