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At 19, this innovator and uni dropout caught the eye of venture capital
It's difficult to keep Freesia Gaul on topic. The 20-year-old robotics founder with bubblegum pink hair and set of heavily stickered headphones permanently around her neck speaks rapidly and frequently goes off on tangents. My first question…
3 Mistakes Healthcare Brands Make When Marketing to Women
Women's health is finally having its moment. After decades of overlooking half of the population, investors in healthcare have poured nearly $60 billion into women's health across private equity, venture capital, and corporate investment between…
A Democratic win in midterms could put prediction markets and the CFTC in the hot seat
Lawmakers in Washington D.C. haven't done much to support or rein in prediction markets beyond rhetoric, but that may change. Democrats disproportionately have proposed legislation to tackle prediction markets in the current Congress, and leading…
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank buys stake in Indian PE firm
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank bought a minority stake in an Indian private equity firm and will anchor its first fund, in the latest expansion by a Japanese firm into India's fast-growing financial services sector. One Planet Partners expects to…
There Will Be Run on Banks': Bitcoin Bull Draper Predicts 'Seismic Shift'
Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper has stated that the rising adoption of Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency, could one day cause bank runs and erode confidence in traditional fiat currencies. In a recent X post, the longstanding Bitcoin bull…
Elon Musk-Linked Startup Says Its AI Agents Hacked Anthropic in Just Hours
A months-old cybersecurity startup that was founded by former members of Elon Musk's disbanded Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) claims it has hacked the internal systems of frontier AI lab Anthropic. As the Washington Post reports, the…
I sacked two-thirds of staff and replaced them with AI - it's better
A CEO says his LinkedIn tech business is now worth £5million after he replaced more than 64% of his staff with AI because it could do 'a better job.' Rob Illidge, 40, founded Vulse - an employee advocacy software for LinkedIn - in 2019…
This teen's farm drone start-up has raised $1.2m and counting
Sitting in his part-warehouse, part-office in Sydney's Alexandria, Sam Rogers, 19, describes growing up on a 6000-head cattle station north of Bowen, Queensland. His dad mustered cattle using helicopters, horses and motorbikes; it could take an…
Too young to drink, old enough to raise millions: VC-backed teenagers
When Peter Starodubtsev was 10 years old, he started designing digital art. He delved into 3D object-making computer programs and soon after began creating worlds on Roblox, a virtual playground filled with games designed by users and for which…
Northstar launches with $7M to give AI agents the context to act on security risks - SiliconANGLE
Cybersecurity startup Northstar Security AI Inc. launched today with $7 million in new funding to give artificial intelligence agents the context they need to act on security risks. Northstar offers a platform that feeds data from a company's…
This map shows you which NYC restaurants are owned by private equity
For many consumers, “private equity” has become a four-letter word. Private equity firms have acquired the unpopular reputation of purchasing food establishments that then notoriously decline in quality, as new owners cut costs in…
Ibis Announces $250 Million FalconX Credit Facility for Crypto Firms
Ibis said Wednesday it has emerged from stealth with a $250 million credit facility from FalconX, which it plans to use to support structured financing for eligible crypto trading firms. The announcement did not say whether any amount had been…
Exclusive: Some BP board members favor breakup of $129 billion oil giant
Some board members of global oil-and-gas giant BP are in favor of breakup of the company, according to people familiar with the matter, following years of smaller spinoffs that have failed to assuage pressure from investors to boost returns. No…
Bush lawyer sees a corruption problem '1,000 times worse' for Trump family
A former George W. Bush White House ethics lawyer said that the Trump family has engaged in business activity much more problematic than Hunter Biden's as corruption tops voters' concerns. His comments follow a new investigation into the reach of…
Lightspeed is betting this startup can lure shoppers with a feed of AI images. Read its pitch deck.
Would you shop from a feed of AI-generated images? The startup Dalet Labs is betting you will. The AI-commerce company exclusively told CMO Insider that it raised a $7 million pre-seed round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and is launching its…
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