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Saudi Venture Firms Press Ahead With Fundraising Despite War
Saudi Arabian venture capital firms are pressing ahead with fundraising and deployment as they navigate disruptions from the regional conflict. Riyadh-based Khwarizmi Ventures has secured more than $70 million for the first close of its second fund…
AI Is Rewriting What Investors Should Look For In Early Startup Teams
Starting a company has never cost less. A founder with the right AI tools can ship a working product in a weekend, stand up a website in an afternoon, and fill out an accelerator application before lunch. But that speed hasn't made it easier to get…
A16z Raises $2.2B for New Crypto Fund
The crypto-focused arm of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has raised $2.2 billion for its fifth fund dedicated to backing crypto projects. In a blog post on Tuesday, a16z Crypto said its latest fund, Crypto Fund 5, would back founders…
Over 98% of stablecoins are dollar backed. That's good for the U.S.-until it's not
Stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency pegged to a real world asset, are becoming part of the global financial system, with firms like Visa and Stripe rushing to distribute them. They are also overwhelmingly dollar based. While there are euro…
How Amex CEO Stephen Squeri is winning over younger customers
Good morning. For the past eight years, Stephen Squeri has served as CEO of American Express, but he built his entire career, more than 40 years, inside the company. In a new Fortune feature, my colleague Shawn Tully provides an in-depth and deeply…
District, founded by three Snapchat alumni, raises a $14.7 million seed round to help independent sellers build community-driven marketplaces
Eddie Koai, Patrick Mandia, and I are watching Crazy Lamp Lady on someone's computer. It's a town hall of sorts. Crazy Lamp Lady is actually a big deal—her real first name is Jocelyn, but as Crazy Lamp Lady, she has more than 800,000…
My week inside Andreessen Horowitz's 'news' network rabbit hole
In April, Andreessen Horowitz — a venture capital firm that is also a media maverick — announced its latest investment: a news company called Monitoring the Situation, or MTS. Billed as 'the first timeline-native news network that's…
Can Panda Express beat India's desi Chinese market with its signature Orange Chicken?
American-Chinese chain plans ₹400-crore India push with its globally renowned Orange Chicken and Honey Walnut Shrimp as it tries to carve space between India's spicy Desi Chinese staples. With the rising popularity of sushi, ramen, dim sum…
Exclusive: In-Q-Tel pivots strategy for 'forward-deployed' warfare and espionage
In-Q-Tel is refashioning its investment strategy to focus on a smaller number of big bets in key areas like autonomy, contested logistics and critical infrastructure, CEO Steve Bowsher told Axios. The big picture: The venture capital firm, birthed…
Arthur Hayes Says 'Altcoins Will Never Die,' at Consensus 2026
At Consensus 2026, Arthur Hayes defended the long-term future of altcoins, arguing that crypto markets will continue producing new speculative and innovative projects despite high failure rates. He rejected the growing belief that institutional…
Andreessen Horowitz Raises $2.2 Billion to Fund Next Wave of Crypto Startups
Andreessen Horowitz said Tuesday that it has raised $2.2 billion for its fifth crypto fund, bringing the firm's total crypto capital under management to nearly $9.8 billion. The firm's a16z Crypto arm has backed some of the industry's biggest…
The battle over Steiner's MotoGP team
While most attention in the 2027 MotoGP silly season has so far been focused on riders not teams, there's one key part of the puzzle that's still to be decided and that will have more significant knock on effects than most rider moves: what…
Top state economic official visits Northampton, discusses downtown and arts investment
NORTHAMPTON — Over coffee and sandwiches in downtown Northampton late last week during a swing through western Massachusetts, the state's top economic development official met with local leaders to explore how millions in new state funding…
Raghuram Rajan and Rohit Lamba write: How can India produce AI, instead of becoming its tenant?
What we did not do was use the proceeds to build the next layer. We did not fund research universities of global rank. We did not raise national R&D intensity from below 1 per cent of GDP, where it has remained for decades. We did not develop…
Crypto's barbell; speculation and stablecoin payments won users, Tempo's Romero says
May 5, 2026, 9:25 p.m. 2 min read Miami Beach, FL — After years of experimentation, crypto today is boiling down to two core uses: trading and payments. Speaking at a fireside chat at Consensus 2026 in Miami, Tempo's go-to-market lead, Dan…
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