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forbes.com - Kjartan Rist - How Structural Barriers Are Slowing European Venture Capital
How Structural Barriers Are Slowing European Venture Capital
Forbes

Europe does not lack capital. It lacks the right kind of capital. Europe has not produced a single company with a market capitalisation north of $100 billion in the last fifty years. Let that sink in. Half a century. The continent that gave us the…

fortune.com - Nicholas Gordon - 'They're sweating': Why Japanese giants are pouring money into Silicon Valley startups
'They're sweating': Why Japanese giants are pouring money into Silicon Valley startups
Fortune

Japan has long gone its own way on technology, even inspiring its own term, “Galapagos syndrome,” for products and services that thrive at home yet go nowhere abroad. Now, the country's corporate giants are worried they're about to…

japantimes.co.jp - Saritha Rai - Japanet expands its VC fund after bets on Anthropic and xAI pay off
Japanet expands its VC fund after bets on Anthropic and xAI pay off
The Japan Times

Japanese home shopping company Japanet is expanding its venture capital fund with San Jose-based Pegasus Tech Ventures, following the success of early bets in SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI. The Nagasaki-based retailer known for infomercials…

fortune.com - Lily Mae Lazarus - Exclusive: Startup Humble debuts cabless autonomous truck targeting $900 billion U.S. freight industry
Exclusive: Startup Humble debuts cabless autonomous truck targeting $900 billion U.S. freight industry
Fortune

The autonomous vehicle wave has its newest entrant. Humble, a San Francisco-based startup, emerged from stealth today with a $24 million seed round and a fully electric autonomous freight vehicle called the Humble Hauler, Fortune learned…

globenewswire.com - Fp2com - Focus on French HealthTech's ecosystem : Panorama France HealthTech 2026 's review: a mature, innovative and resilient sector facing a more demanding environment
Focus on French HealthTech's ecosystem : Panorama France HealthTech 2026 's review: a mature, innovative and resilient sector facing a more demanding environment
GlobeNewswire

Meet us at BIO Convention in San Diego from 22 to 25 June, 2026 Focus on French HealthTech's ecosystem: Panorama France HealthTech 2026 ‘s review: a mature, innovative and resilient sector facing a more demanding environment An ecosystem of…

koreatimes.co.kr - Yonhap - Naver, Krafton, Mirae Asset launch $476.4 mil. AI fund in India
Naver, Krafton, Mirae Asset launch $476.4 mil. AI fund in India
The Korea Times

Naver said Tuesday it has created a 700 billion-won ($476.4 million) investment fund with Krafton and Mirae Asset Group to foster companies in the artificial intelligence (AI), fintech and content sectors in India. The companies co-hosted an event…

onemileatatime.com - Ben Schlappig - Capital One Venture X Business Review: Huge Perks, Great Value
Capital One Venture X Business Review: Huge Perks, Great Value
One Mile at a Time

Link: Learn more about the Capital One Venture X Business with 150K bonus miles The Capital One Venture X Business is Capital One's premium business card, and I'd argue that this is one of the best business cards on the market. The card offers a…

cnbc.com - Evelyn Cheng - CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China ships more humanoid robots than the U.S. as investors diverge on AI bets
CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China ships more humanoid robots than the U.S. as investors diverge on AI bets
CNBC

China is winning the race to ship humanoid robots, but even its largest startups in the sector have valuations far smaller than their U.S. rivals. Geopolitics has complicated the investment landscape, with U.S. pension funds exiting the Chinese…

thehill.com - Filip Timotija - GOP-linked group urges Congress to slash red tape on Pentagon acquisitions
GOP-linked group urges Congress to slash red tape on Pentagon acquisitions
The Hill

A GOP-linked group is urging Congress to slash red tape on the Pentagon's defense acquisition process, a restructuring aimed at prioritizing shorter timelines for delivery, expanding the industrial base and boosting capacity. The new report from…

vox.com - Benji Jones - Can you profit off nature without destroying it? These venture capitalists are betting on it.
Can you profit off nature without destroying it? These venture capitalists are betting on it.
Vox

Lionfish leather and AI to reduce bird collisions: See all the innovations that a new “biodiversity” VC firm is backing. Benji Jones is an environmental correspondent at Vox, covering biodiversity loss and climate change. Before…

siliconangle.com - Paul Gillin - Why Wasabi opted for credit in its latest financing round
Why Wasabi opted for credit in its latest financing round
SiliconANGLE

Wasabi Technologies Inc. today said it has secured a $250 million credit facility, choosing to forego equity financing for the flexibility of debt. The decision highlights an issue that often faces growth-stage companies: how to fund expansion…

afr.com - Amelia McGuire - AI scribe Heidi Health's 'crazy new platform' eclipses Canva
AI scribe Heidi Health's 'crazy new platform' eclipses Canva
Australian Financial Review

Australian medical scribe business Heidi Health says its annualised revenue has surged to $US50 million ($70 million) from just $US1 million two years ago, cementing its position as the fastest growing Australian technology company since design…

gizmodo.com - Ece Yildirim - House Candidate Unveils Plan to Pay Americans Who Face AI Job Displacement
House Candidate Unveils Plan to Pay Americans Who Face AI Job Displacement
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

A prominent congressional candidate in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections just unveiled a striking new AI policy that is bound to ruffle some feathers in Silicon Valley. New York assemblymember Alex Bores, a Democrat who is running for a House…

refreshmiami.com - Doreen Hemlock - Israel Tech Week Miami set for second year, bigger with more tech sectors
Israel Tech Week Miami set for second year, bigger with more tech sectors
Refresh Miami

Even with conflict in the Middle East, Israel Tech Week Miami is moving ahead this month, expecting to draw some 2,000 people to its April 27-30 activities. Organizers say this year's edition focuses on more tech sectors, including defense and…

coindesk.com - Krisztian Sandor - Bitget brings pre-IPO tokens to masses starting with SpaceX on Solana
Bitget brings pre-IPO tokens to masses starting with SpaceX on Solana
CoinDesk

Updated Apr 21, 2026, 3:40 p.m. Published Apr 21, 2026, 3:25 p.m. Crypto exchange Bitget rolled out a new platform offering tokenized exposure to private companies, starting with an asset linked to SpaceX, as firms push to bring early-stage…

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