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bmmagazine.co.uk - Amy Ingham - UK venture capital returns match the US at 1.78x, report finds
UK venture capital returns match the US at 1.78x, report finds
Business Matters –

UK venture capital funds have matched the returns of their US counterparts and outperformed the rest of Europe over the long term, according to a report published today by the British Business Bank. The state-owned bank's UK Venture Capital…

channelnewsasia.com - Exclusive-Tiger Global, Dragoneer in talks to invest in Kalshi's new $1 billion fundraise, sources say
Exclusive-Tiger Global, Dragoneer in talks to invest in Kalshi's new $1 billion fundraise, sources say
CNA –

NEW YORK, Sept 29: Kalshi is in advanced discussions to raise about $1 billion in fresh funding from existing and new investors, including Tiger Global Management and Dragoneer Investment Group, according to people familiar with the matter, as the…

fortune.com - Emily Forlini - OpenAI's agents are still ransacking the web
OpenAI's agents are still ransacking the web
Fortune –

Emily Forlini here. It finally happened: I had my first bout of existential AI dread last week. I managed to fend it off since July, when I helped break the story that OpenAI's agents autonomously hacked Hugging Face. But it's starting to sink in…

newswire.ca - Northreach Capital - NGIF Capital Becomes Northreach Capital, Expanding Its Mandate Across Heavy Industry
NGIF Capital Becomes Northreach Capital, Expanding Its Mandate Across Heavy Industry
CNW –

CALGARY, AB, Sept. 29, 2026 /CNW/ -- NGIF Capital, a venture investor with a ten-year track record backing innovation in the natural gas sector, today announced it will operate as (Northreach), reflecting a significantly expanded investment…

washingtonexaminer.com - Eric Wargotz - Trump dines with Xi while Pentagon starves tech that could beat him
Trump dines with Xi while Pentagon starves tech that could beat him
Washington Examiner –

Washington's primary vulnerability in this race is not a lack of ingenuity. It is our own bloated defense procurement bureaucracy. The Department of War must shatter the institutional “Valley of Death” that blocks commercial…

foxnews.com - Preston Mizell - Office of Personnel Management uncovers $500M in fraud and waste in federal health benefits programs
Office of Personnel Management uncovers $500M in fraud and waste in federal health benefits programs
Fox News –

FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration announced $500 million in waste and fraud findings at the Office of Personnel Management – revealing a recovery of potentially fraudulent funds for federal health benefits programs. Health insurance…

euronews.com - Saskia O'Donoghue - Travel in 2027: Euronews Travel's top trends and predictions
Travel in 2027: Euronews Travel's top trends and predictions
Euronews.com –

Travel is constantly changing and 2027 looks set to bring plenty of new ways to see the world. From holidays designed around health and longevity to a growing appetite for slower, more meaningful escapes, travellers are becoming more selective…

fastcompany.com - Sarah Fielding - Oura stock listing in limbo as smart ring startup delays IPO just days after launching it
Oura stock listing in limbo as smart ring startup delays IPO just days after launching it
Fast Company –

Oura has been gearing up to go public all month. Now, it seems those plans have been put on the back burner. The California-based smart ring maker said on Tuesday that it will postpone its highly anticipated stock listing. Oura explained that it…

crunchbase.com - Mary Ann Azevedo - Tiny Health Raises $33M To Explore What Gut Data Can Reveal About Future Health
Tiny Health Raises $33M To Explore What Gut Data Can Reveal About Future Health
Crunchbase –

When Cheryl Sew Hoy 's daughter developed eczema, allergies and food sensitivities, she began reading research on the infant gut microbiome. Her daughter had been born by C-section, while her younger son, born vaginally, had no similar conditions.

axios.com - Lucinda Shen - OpenAI's $1.4T aim, Jeeves' $110m, and Capitolis' buy
OpenAI's $1.4T aim, Jeeves' $110m, and Capitolis' buy
Axios –

• OpenAI aims to raise at least $30b at a $1.4t valuation, Bloomberg reports. Go deeper 🌎 Hertha Metals, a Conroe, Texas-based green steel producer, raised $134m in Series A funding. Khosla Ventures and Doerr Capital led the round…

techcrunch.com - Anna Heim - Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech
Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech
TechCrunch –

Defense and venture capital used to rarely overlap, but that's no longer the case. Defense tech VC dealmaking set a record in Q1 2026, and new VC firms have emerged around the world to invest solely in defense startups. One of these is two-year-old…

cnbc.com - Priyanka Salve - India readies $25 billion for Deep Tech investment as U.S. and China race ahead
India readies $25 billion for Deep Tech investment as U.S. and China race ahead
CNBC –

India is preparing to deploy $25 billion to support Deep Tech start-ups in the country, as it tries to catch up with the U.S. and China in the global tech race to cut its reliance on frontier foreign technology. In the last decade, India invested…

techcrunch.com - Ram Iyer - Reco raises $55M as AI agent security startups crowd the market
Reco raises $55M as AI agent security startups crowd the market
TechCrunch –

Terms like “AI sprawl” have become common fare on tech social media and in thought leadership as enterprises start deploying AI agents en masse. But CISOs worried about securing swarms of agents suddenly operating across networks are…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - Another Aussie start-up looks to ride medical AI wave, eyes US deal
Another Aussie start-up looks to ride medical AI wave, eyes US deal
Australian Financial Review –

Healthcare AI infrastructure business Big Picture Medical is rattling the tin for $10 million as the Sydney-based start-up woos strategic investors in the United States. The raising values the company at about $100 million and will target family…

seekingalpha.com - Cestrian Capital Research - ServiceNOW, A Bellwether For The AI Vs. Software Trade (NYSE:NOW)
ServiceNOW, A Bellwether For The AI Vs. Software Trade (NYSE:NOW)
Seeking Alpha –

ServiceNow is rated Hold, reflecting a balanced risk/reward profile at current levels within the markup zone. NOW's fundamentals remain strong: Revenue growth accelerated to 24% YoY, with robust 77% gross margins and 27% TTM unlevered pretax FCF…

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