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wsj.com - Hannah Erin Lang - Robinhood Launches Fund Offering Private-Market Investing
Robinhood Launches Fund Offering Private-Market Investing
Wall Street Journal

Robinhood's first fund offering private-market access to individual investors is officially on the market. The Robinhood Ventures Fund I began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, at a price of $25 a share. It fell in early trading to…

techcrunch.com - Dominic-Madori Davis - City Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and clean, raises $13M Series A
City Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and clean, raises $13M Series A
TechCrunch

City Detect, a company that uses vision AI to help local governments monitor the health of buildings and neighborhoods, announced on Friday a $13 million Series A round led by Prudence Venture Capital. The startup launched in 2021, and Gavin…

techcrunch.com - Kirsten Korosec - Life EV officially owns Rad Power Bikes now
Life EV officially owns Rad Power Bikes now
TechCrunch

Life Electric Vehicles Holdings, also known as Life EV, officially owns the intellectual property, inventory, and certain operating assets of Rad Power Bikes. Life EV acquired Rad Power for $13.2 million. Rad Power Bikes, a buzzy electric bike…

bloomberg.com - Steven Church - Oaktree Backs Biotech Fund Russian Billionaire Seeks to Shut
Oaktree Backs Biotech Fund Russian Billionaire Seeks to Shut
Bloomberg

Oaktree Capital Management is considering a $300 million investment in a bankrupt biotechnology fund that Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev's family trust is seeking to shut down. Venture capital fund ATP Life Science Ventures and seven of its…

wwd.com - Evan Clark - The Warning in Christine Hunsicker's Flame-out
The Warning in Christine Hunsicker's Flame-out
WWD

Christine Hunsicker's journey from high-flying chief executive officer of fashion tech company CaaStle to convicted fraudster is just the latest reason to listen hard and think twice when dreams of the next business revolution are being sold.

channelnewsasia.com - Robinhood's $658 million private markets fund for retail investors goes public
Robinhood's $658 million private markets fund for retail investors goes public
CNA

March 6: Robinhood debuted its flagship $658.4 million venture fund on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, offering retail investors a rare chance to invest in high-profile, privately held technology companies. Private company investments have…

irishcentral.com - IrishCentral Staff - PHOTOS: From venture triumphs to trading wins at the IrishCentral Finance Awards 2026
PHOTOS: From venture triumphs to trading wins at the IrishCentral Finance Awards 2026
IrishCentral

The inaugural IrishCentral Finance Awards brought senior executives and rising talent together for an evening of celebration, speeches, and high-value networking in the heart of Manhattan. The ceremony honored eight winners across banking, venture…

decrypt.co - Akash Girimath - Bitcoin ETFs Shed $228M, But Longer-Term Flows Stabilize
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $228M, But Longer-Term Flows Stabilize
Decrypt

Bitcoin ETFs logged their worst day in three weeks on March 5, shedding $227.9 million in outflows. A closer look under the surface shows longer-term flow trends are stabilizing, with experts debating whether institutions are quietly positioning…

ocregister.com - Mariana Trujillo - California's taxpayer-backed pension systems invest in Bitcoin and crypto
California's taxpayer-backed pension systems invest in Bitcoin and crypto
Orange County Register

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Despite never purchasing a single Bitcoin or cryptocurrency directly, California's two largest public pension funds hold hundreds of millions of dollars in volatile crypto-related assets. The California…

jpost.com - Your Taxes: What makes Israeli hi-tech tick
Your Taxes: What makes Israeli hi-tech tick
The Jerusalem Post

Research and development (R&D) grants have contributed to Israeli hi-tech success over the years. Clever geeks leave the IDF with bright ideas. Venture-capital (VC) funds then provide capital, education, and financial discipline. The Israel…

townhall.com - Dmitri Bolt - Did You See Gavin Newsom's Embarrassing Interview With Katie Couric
Did You See Gavin Newsom's Embarrassing Interview With Katie Couric
Townhall

Even Katie Couric wasn't about to let California Governor Gavin Newsom coast through a friendly interview, pressing the 2028 presidential hopeful on the state's poor record on everything from unemployment and schools to its persistently high…

lesswrong.com - AI Safety Needs Startups - LessWrong
AI Safety Needs Startups - LessWrong
Transformative AI

Startups can become integrated in the AI supply chain, giving them good information about valuable safety interventions. Safety becomes a feature to be shipped directly to users by virtue of this market position. Better access to capital, talent…

vogue.com - Ashley Ogawa Clarke - From Tech Bros to Looksmaxxers: Why Did Hypermasculinity Rule at Fashion Week?
From Tech Bros to Looksmaxxers: Why Did Hypermasculinity Rule at Fashion Week?
Vogue

Is this the season of the hyper-optimized male? When Bryan Johnson, the 48-year-old longevity obsessive who spends $2 million a year trying to reverse his biological age, made his runway debut in Paris at Matières Fécales this week…

mpost.io - Gregory Pudovsky - Helios Finance Secures $1M in Funding to Unlock On-Chain Bitcoin Liquidity
Helios Finance Secures $1M in Funding to Unlock On-Chain Bitcoin Liquidity
Today's Top AI and Crypto News | Metaverse Post

Helios Finance, the company behind the specialized Bitcoin-native lending protocol and credit card, has raised $1M in funding to bridge the gap between long-term Bitcoin holding and real-world liquidity. Helios Finance, the company behind the…

elle.com - Aimée Lutkin - Aryna Sabalenka Is Engaged to Georgios Frangulis
Aryna Sabalenka Is Engaged to Georgios Frangulis
ELLE

Aryna Sabalenka is engaged to Oakberry CEO Georgios Frangulis. The couple announced the relationship milestone in March 2026. Frangulis has been a massive support to Sabalenka. On Aug. 29, 2025, Aryna Sabalenka witnessed a proposal at the US Open…

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