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CPP Investments Forms Joint Venture with IRA Capital to Invest in U.S. Medical Outpatient Buildings
CPP Investments allocates initial US$143 million of equity capital to the joint venture. TORONTO, Jan. 22, 2026 /CNW/ - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) today announced its participation in a joint venture with IRA Capital and…
The AI-Optimist Take On Markets (SPX)
a16z's 'State of Markets' presentation projects strong AI-driven growth in both private and public markets through 2026. Private AI-focused firms are outpacing non-AI peers in revenue growth, though profitability remains elusive at this stage.
Pinegrove Opportunity Raises $2.2 Billion for New Venture Secondaries Fund
Pinegrove Opportunity Partners has raised $2.2 billion for its debut fund, closing a large investment round in a fast-growing niche of the venture capital market. The San Francisco-based firm is what's known as a venture secondary. It buys existing…
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After the IPO: PhysicsWallah learns to live with the market watching
The morning after an IPO is rarely quiet. Screens flicker, WhatsApp groups hum, and the temptation to check the share price creeps in, even among those who swear they will not. At PhysicsWallah, the education company that recently made its public…
Orlando Bravo Sees VC Firms 'Piling Into Any AI Story They Can'
Valuations for artificial intelligence startups have soared to astronomical levels, fueled by venture capital firms' fear of missing out on the next big deal, billionaire private equity executive Orlando Bravo said. “Venture firms are just…
Substack launches a TV app
Substack, a platform known primarily for newsletters, is launching a TV app for Apple TV and Google TV. The company announced on Thursday that the beta app will allow subscribers to watch video posts and livestreams on TV created by authors on its…
Exclusive: Cubby raises $63 million in Goldman Sachs-led funding to scale self-storage software
Wild things happen in the self-storage business. In 2023, Matt Engfer was at back-to-back lien auctions in Texas. At auctions like this, bidders buy abandoned units with no idea what's inside, gambling on mysteries. So, the opening of a unit can…
How Sparkli Is Putting AI To Work To Shake Up Kids' Learning
Sparkil thinks children will learn faster through more engaging and interactive content “30 years ago, if your child wanted to know more about Mars, you'd have given them a book; more recently you might suggest they watch a video,' says Lax…
The Drama at Thinking Machines, a New A.I. Start-Up, Is Riveting Silicon Valley
On Jan. 12, Mira Murati, the chief executive and co-founder of the artificial intelligence start-up Thinking Machines Lab, was asked by Sam Schoenholz, a leading researcher at the company, to join a meeting. Ms. Murati sat down with Mr. Schoenholz…
Davos 2026: Newsweek highlights Agritech innovations driving future of food
Global leaders in agricultural technology convened in Davos, Switzerland, for a day of discussions focused on the future of food and farming for Newsweek 's AgriTech Event. Held alongside the World Economic Forum's annual gathering in Davos, the…
Mews' $2.5b valuation and Castlelake's Spirit Airlines talks
• Mews, an NYC-based operating system for hospitality, raised $300m in Series D funding at a $2.5b valuation. EQT Growth led, joined by Atomico, HarbourVest Partners, Kinnevik, Battery Ventures, and Tiger Global. Go deeper • Inferact…
Capital One acquires Brex for steep discount to its peak valuation, but early believers are laughing all the way to the bank
There's a feeling of schadenfreude in Silicon Valley when a unicorn stumbles. So when the WSJ broke the news Thursday afternoon that Capital One will acquire Brex for $5.15 billion in cash and stock (Capital One issued an official release…
Yorkshire AI Labs wants to buy world's oldest club, Sheffield FC - BBC News
A venture capital firm claims it has had two bids to buy the world's oldest football club, Sheffield FC, rejected. Yorkshire AI Labs said it wanted to bring a 'once in a generation' investment worth 'hundreds of billions' into Sheffield, including…
Prologis, Inc. (PLD) Stock Forecasts
Prologis is a global industrial REIT that owns, builds, and manages space for warehouses, manufacturing, distribution, and large-scale storage. PLD became the world's largest industrial REIT by focusing on business-to-business fulfillment and…
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Usha Vance Isn't the Only Woman to Navigate Pregnancy in Her Role: The Story of Second Lady Ellen Colfax and Her Prodigy Son
On the one-year anniversary of Vice President JD Vance 's inauguration, he and second lady Usha Vance announced that they are expecting a baby boy in late July, their third child together. At 40 years old, Usha already stood out as the youngest…
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