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Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups
Collide Capital, founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, announced Thursday the close of a $95 million Fund II. The firm, founded in 2021, backs early-stage companies in fintech, supply chain, and the future of work. It's backed 75 companies to…
Resolved: Laundry folding is the future of home robotics
Rejoice, humans! If you've been wondering how you'll be integrating robot helpers into your life—you know, beyond robot vacuums and lawn mowers—you can sleep easier knowing your laundry-folding chores will be robotically resolved.
Hunter Biden reveals potential cage fight against Donald Trump's sons
Presidential scions could soon square off in a cage match, if former Commander-in-Chief Joe Biden 's son Hunter has his way. While promoting an upcoming tour with gonzo journalist Andrew Callaghan, Hunter revealed a potential cage match between…
It's not just spyware scandals: EU is funding the industry that spies on Europeans
In February 2026, Greece sentenced four people to prison over the infamous ‘Predatorgate' espionage scandal that shook Greek democracy, and Europe in 2022. Spyware, an extremely potent technology that turns a personal device into a constant…
The daughters of Dominican immigrants achieved the American dream. They're bringing sweet success back to the homeland
Janett and Erika Liriano grew up in Queens, the daughters of Dominican immigrants who pushed them to dream big. Their encouragement paid off: by the time they were in their late 20s, Janett had been named a Forbes 30 Under 30 Listmaker and was the…
Binance Wallet Integrates Prediction Markets via YZi Labs-Backed Predictfun - 'The Defiant'
Binance Wallet has integrated predict.fun prediction markets and is sponsoring all gas fees for users on BNB Smart Chain. Binance Wallet has integrated BNB Smart Chain-based predictfun as its official prediction market provider. Predictfun is…
ARK Invest is betting on underdog drone delivery company Manna to beat out Alphabet and Zipline
Bobby Healy is at peace with his drone delivery enterprise being unsexy. “Think of us like a low-cost airline,” the Manna CEO told Fortune. That pitch just landed him $50 million. Manna, the Irish drone delivery startup, closed a…
Yobi teams with Microsoft to deliver predictive consumer intelligence on Azure
Behavioral artificial intelligence company Yobi today announced a new strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp. to unlock predictive consumer intelligence for U.S. enterprises. The partnership with Microsoft sees Yobi integrate its behavioral…
Insider trading accusations ignited amid well-timed US-Iran ceasefire bets
Calls are mounting within Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket, following a series of instances where anonymous traders placed strategic, well-timed bets on major geopolitical events just hours before they…
$38M for AI health care admin, Mission Critical's TxLa buy, and drone maker's IPO plans
🚑 Chapter, a Medicare navigation platform, raised $100 million in Series E funding. Generation Investment Management led, joined by Fifth Down Capital, 8VC and insiders Stripes, XYZ Venture Capital, Addition, Narya Capital, Susa Ventures…
Global Investors Help Boost Latin America's Late-Stage Funding Boom In Q1
A boom in late-stage and growth funding helped buoy venture funding in Latin America for the first quarter of 2026, Crunchbase data shows. Startups in Latin America raised a combined $1.03 billion across seed- and growth-stage deals in the…
Well-timed bets on Polymarket tied to the Iran war draw calls for investigations from lawmakers
NEW YORK (AP) — Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket after the latest instance where groups of anonymous traders made strategic, well-timed bets on a major geopolitical event…
AI-powered media monitoring startup PeakMetrics raises $6M Series A
AI-powered monitoring platform PeakMetrics has raised $6 million in a Series A funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $16.3 million, Axios is first to report. Why it matters: This comes as companies scramble to keep up with…
Bilderberg 2026: Washington Hosting the Global Deep State
The Bilderberg Group is meeting earlier than usual this year. The 72nd gathering of Western power brokers is taking place in Washington, D.C., from April 9 to 12. For decades, it was dismissed as a fringe conspiracy. But today, even its critics…
Chinese startup ShengShu raises 2 billion yuan to advance artificial general intelligence
Chinese artificial intelligence startup ShengShu Technology has raised 2 billion yuan (HK$2.3 billion) in a funding round led by Alibaba Cloud, the company said on Friday, as competition intensifies in China's AI sector. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH…
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