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refreshmiami.com - Nancy Dahlberg - Who's presenting at the upcoming Florida Venture Capital Conference? We've got the lowdown
Who's presenting at the upcoming Florida Venture Capital Conference? We've got the lowdown
Refresh Miami

Twenty-two Miami metro area startups were selected to present on stage at the upcoming 2026 Florida Venture Capital Conference. The annual conference, which this year will be Feb. 23-25 in Coral Gables, is put on by the Florida Venture Forum, the…

law360.com - Henry O’Connor  - Venture Capital Practices Can Improve Law Firm Lateral Hiring
Venture Capital Practices Can Improve Law Firm Lateral Hiring
Law360

The legal industry's approach to lateral partner hiring often resembles a simple transaction: Evaluate the book of business, verify the numbers and make an offer.... To view the full article, register now. Already a subscriber? Click here to view…

wwd.com - James Manso - EXCLUSIVE: Curate Capital, L'Oréal's BOLD Venture Arm Back Live Tinted
EXCLUSIVE: Curate Capital, L'Oréal's BOLD Venture Arm Back Live Tinted
WWD

Live Tinted is flush with new funding. Curate Capital has taken a stake in the brand, as has L'Oréal's BOLD venture arm, in a funding round inclusive of existing investors Monogram Capital, Unilever Ventures and more. Terms of the round were…

techcrunch.com - Marina Temkin - How Sequoia-backed Ethos reached the public market while rivals fell short
How Sequoia-backed Ethos reached the public market while rivals fell short
TechCrunch

Ethos Technologies, a San Francisco-based provider of software for selling life insurance, debuted on the Nasdaq on Thursday. As one of the year's first major tech IPOs, the insurtech platform is being closely watched as a bellwether for the 2026…

entrepreneur.com - David C. Blivin - How to Build a High-Growth Company Without Silicon Valley's Capital or Hype
How to Build a High-Growth Company Without Silicon Valley's Capital or Hype
Entrepreneur

Think your city just needs more incubators and pitch nights to become the next Silicon Valley? The truth behind why that formula keeps failing might surprise you. What if the key to real innovation isn't imitation, but something far more local…

forbes.com - Esha Chhabra - How Actor-Turned-Entrepreneur Kunal Nayyar Is Building A Digital Legacy App
How Actor-Turned-Entrepreneur Kunal Nayyar Is Building A Digital Legacy App
Forbes

Actor Kunal Nayyar of Big Bang Theory fame launches a new app that allows families to connect and store valuable data. For Kunal Nayyar, the frustration was all too familiar. Each time he needed to book flights for his parents traveling from India…

nytimes.com - Don Clark - How the A.I. Boom Could Push Up the Price of Your Next PC
How the A.I. Boom Could Push Up the Price of Your Next PC
The New York Times

Kelt Reeves has sold high-end personal computers for 34 years, catering to gamers and others who are willing to pay $4,000 and more for extreme performance. His company, Falcon Northwest, builds these systems to order using powerful computer chips…

itweb.co.za - Christopher Tredger - ITWeb AI Summit 2026 - Panel discussion on VC and support for AI start-ups
ITWeb AI Summit 2026 - Panel discussion on VC and support for AI start-ups
www.itweb.co.za

Finely Chikwira, co-founder of Mentormate. The challenge of attracting venture capital and fostering a supportive ecosystem for AI start-ups will be under the spotlight at the ITWeb AI Summit 2026 in a panel discussion on 22 April at The Forum in…

wsj.com - Brian Gormley - Exclusive | Spring Health to Buy Alma in Merger of Mental-Health Startups
Exclusive | Spring Health to Buy Alma in Merger of Mental-Health Startups
Wall Street Journal

Spring Health has agreed to acquire Alma in a merger of well-funded mental-healthcare startups, adding to a wave of consolidation in the digital-health market. Spring, backed with $415 million in venture capital, has agreed to buy Alma, which has…

hotair.com - David Strom - Ilhan Omar's Winery Disappears...Literally Gone From the Internet and Archives
Ilhan Omar's Winery Disappears...Literally Gone From the Internet and Archives
HotAir

I have kept an eye on the Ilhan Omar rapid wealth gain story, but there has been so much to write about and so little hard data that I haven't gotten around to writing about it. By now you have likely heard about her rapid—as in…

observer.com - Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly - Waabi Raises $1B to Expand From Self-Driving Trucks to Robotaxis
Waabi Raises $1B to Expand From Self-Driving Trucks to Robotaxis
Observer

Self-driving startup Waabi has spent the past five years becoming a dominant force in the world of autonomous trucking. Now, armed with $1 billion in new funding, it's gearing up to take on a new challenge: the robotaxi market. The Toronto-based…

yahoo.com - Margaret Jackson - Bills Quarterback Josh Allen Delists $8.5M California Home Amid Coaching Shakeup
Bills Quarterback Josh Allen Delists $8.5M California Home Amid Coaching Shakeup
Yahoo!

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has delisted his $8.5 million California bachelor pad just as the NFL team undergoes a major leadership…

cointelegraph.com - Sam Bourgi - Escape Velocity Raises $62M DePIN Fund Even as Crypto VC Slows
Escape Velocity Raises $62M DePIN Fund Even as Crypto VC Slows
Cointelegraph

Crypto-focused venture capital firm Escape Velocity has raised nearly $62 million to invest in decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) projects, signaling continued venture interest in the sector despite a broader slowdown in crypto…

businessinsider.com - Lakshmi Varanasi - The questions Leonis Capital investors ask to see if a startup's tech actually holds up
The questions Leonis Capital investors ask to see if a startup's tech actually holds up
Business Insider

If you hadn't heard, there's an AI race sweeping through Silicon Valley. While stalwarts like Google, Meta, and Microsoft, and newcomers like OpenAI and Anthropic, are grabbing the headlines as they unveil model after model, there are plenty of…

forbes.com - Amy Feldman - Reed Jobs Lost His Father Steve To Cancer. Now His Cancer VC Firm Has Raised $200 Million.
Reed Jobs Lost His Father Steve To Cancer. Now His Cancer VC Firm Has Raised $200 Million.
Forbes

R eed Jobs was 12 when his father, Apple founder Steve Jobs, received a harrowing diagnosis: pancreatic cancer. He died eight years later at age 56. That tragedy led the younger Jobs to become an investor funding companies focused on preventing…

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