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bloomberg.com - Laura Gardner Cuesta - Mideast Venture Capital Hits Record Amid International Flows
Mideast Venture Capital Hits Record Amid International Flows
Bloomberg

Middle East venture capital funding hit record highs in 2025 as international capital poured into the region, helping it defy the fundraising slump seen across other emerging markets. The region's startups received $3.8 billion across 688 deals in…

spacenews.com - Richard M. Harrison - Space is becoming an industrial economy
Space is becoming an industrial economy
SpaceNews

Shortly after space week in October, investment firm JP Morgan announced a $10 billion investment plan targeting industries critical for United States national security. In addition to things like nanomaterials, autonomous robotics and solar power…

standard.co.uk - James Ashton - Hopeful signs for London Stock Market but still so much more to do
Hopeful signs for London Stock Market but still so much more to do
Evening Standard

News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. THE City of London has embarked on 2026 with a palpable…

businessinsider.com - Henry Chandonnet - Marc Andreessen says being controversial gives his VC firm an 'incredible competitive advantage
Marc Andreessen says being controversial gives his VC firm an 'incredible competitive advantage
Business Insider

Most executives wobble at the thought of controversy. Marc Andreessen embraces it. The venture capitalist and cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz has been a lightning rod for Silicon Valley, voicing his opinions loudly and publicly. That includes…

semafor.com - Alexander Onukwue - US investors back Nigerian drone maker Terra Industries
US investors back Nigerian drone maker Terra Industries
Semafor

Nigerian drone maker Terra Industries raised new funding to expand output at its factory in Abuja and open a second in East Africa this quarter, its CEO Nathan Nwachuku told Semafor. Terra Industries, which supplies defense equipment to governments…

express.co.uk - Harry Smith - F1 world champion adds £75m to investment fund as major financial milestone passed
F1 world champion adds £75m to investment fund as major financial milestone passed
Express.co.uk

Nico Rosberg is thriving in the world of venture capital Nico Rosberg has reportedly added an additional £75million ($100m) to his venture capital firm's portfolio, growing Rosberg Ventures' total assets under management to £150m…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Emma Rapaport - Macquarie backs deceased estate start-up founded by ex-NAB and PEXA execs
Macquarie backs deceased estate start-up founded by ex-NAB and PEXA execs
Australian Financial Review

Macquarie Capital has thrown its support behind a Melbourne start-up that is aiming to remove the complexity from deceased estate administration. The financial services giant's venture capital arm has led estateXchange's initial funding round…

dailymail.co.uk - Chris White - Brooklyn Beckham makes calculated power play as family feud escalates
Brooklyn Beckham makes calculated power play as family feud escalates
Mail Online

Brooklyn Beckham has teamed up with major US investors in a bid to rival his dad's booming business empire - one that counts Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx and even Elon Musk among its celebrity partners, the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal. The…

mpost.io - Alisa Davidson - a16z Crypto Outlines 2026 AI Trends, Highlighting Impacts On Research, Finance, And The Future Of Open Web
a16z Crypto Outlines 2026 AI Trends, Highlighting Impacts On Research, Finance, And The Future Of Open Web
Today's Top AI and Crypto News | Metaverse Post

a16z crypto's 2026 AI trends report highlights that the convergence of AI, digital agents, and blockchain will drive new research workflows, financial infrastructure, and web-based value systems. a16z crypto, the blockchain and digital-asset fund…

techcrunch.com - Jagmeet Singh - inDrive turns to ads and groceries to diversify revenue
inDrive turns to ads and groceries to diversify revenue
TechCrunch

Known for its bidding-based approach to fares, inDrive is deepening its push beyond ride-hailing by rolling out advertising across its top 20 markets and expanding grocery delivery to Pakistan, executing on a “super app” strategy…

fortune.com - Sheryl Estrada - Productivity gains fuel U.S. growth while hiring slows
Productivity gains fuel U.S. growth while hiring slows
Fortune

Good morning. The U.S. economy closed out 2025 with a puzzling mix: sluggish job growth alongside accelerating productivity. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday that nonfarm payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 50,000 in…

ibtimes.co.uk - Crisnel Longino - PayPal Locks In Huge Hudson Square HQ in Shock NYC Office Deal
PayPal Locks In Huge Hudson Square HQ in Shock NYC Office Deal
International Business Times UK

PayPal has pulled off one of Manhattan's quietest yet boldest commercial real estate plays by secretly locking in a massive 10-year lease in the heart of Hudson Square, signalling that the fintech titan is doubling down on New York even as large…

cointelegraph.com - Zoltan Vardai - Standard Chartered Said to Launch Crypto Brokerage, Lowers ETH Forecasts
Standard Chartered Said to Launch Crypto Brokerage, Lowers ETH Forecasts
Cointelegraph

Standard Chartered may develop a crypto prime brokerage platform, a potential expansion of the bank's digital asset ambitions as traditional financial institutions deepen their involvement in the sector. The British multinational bank is in…

smh.com.au - Colin Kruger - Why Trump's jackboots and AI's trillions won't shake giddy investors
Why Trump's jackboots and AI's trillions won't shake giddy investors
The Sydney Morning Herald

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Anyone fretting about how fragile global financial markets might be in 2026 got an early and robust response from investors who have…

coingape.com - Paul Adedoyin - $850 Billion Standard Chartered To Set Up Prime Brokerage For Crypto Trading
$850 Billion Standard Chartered To Set Up Prime Brokerage For Crypto Trading
CoinGape

/ Crypto News / $850 Billion Standard Chartered To Set Up Prime Brokerage For Crypto Trading CoinGape has covered the cryptocurrency industry since 2017, aiming to provide informative insights to our readers. Our journal analysts bring years of…

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