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ROI (Return on Investment) review - hectic venture capitalism drama is a heady brew
An earnest research scientist turns up at a sleek venture capitalist firm to pitch her idea with a set of old-school index cards. Willa (Letty Thomas) is initially dismissed by young gun May (Millicent Wong) until she realises Willa has found a way…
Marc Andreessen explains why he won't be jumping on Silicon Valley's ayahuasca trend
Marc Andreessen says he's heard enough stories about psychedelics in Silicon Valley to know they're not for him. Speaking on David Senra's podcast, the cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz — one of the largest venture capital firms in the Bay…
US lawmakers Murphy, Casar push legislation to regulate prediction markets
United States Senator Chris Murphy and House Representative Greg Casar are set to introduce legislation to rein in prediction markets after bettors cashed in on geopolitical conflicts, including the joint strikes the US and Israel launched against…
Is the AI era the beginning of the end of VC as we know it?
Incredibly, when you think about it, US-based venture capital has remained structurally unchanged for half a century. The well known model revolves around the 10-year fund lifecycle, the 2-and-20 fee structure, and the relentless push for growth…
iDEL Therapeutics Launches with €9 Million Seed Financing Led by BiomedVC to Advance Oncology Pipeline Based on Direct Cytosolic Transfer Technology
Dortmund, Germany, March 17, 2026 – iDEL Therapeutics today announced the closing of a EUR 9 million seed financing, establishing its operations and leadership team. The company is pioneering a pipeline of cancer therapeutics that are…
View: A military-industrial-financial complex is rising in America
When President Eisenhower warned against the military-industrial complex in 1961, he didn't imagine that a finely tuned, elite money machine would want in on the action. But here we are: Wall Street banks and private-equity firms, and their venture…
Kelly Evans: The fight between public and private
It's ironic that at the very moment the private markets are in turmoil because of their opacity, the SEC may do away with quarterly earnings reports for public companies. I sympathize with the desire to get more companies to go public again. Since…
Lululemon's Chip Wilson is giving the company a severe case of 'post-founder syndrome'
In today's CEO Daily: Phil Wahba on Chip Wilson's fight with the athleisure company he founded The big leadership story: Trump's dealmaking strategy hits a wall in Hormuz The markets: Mixed performance across Asia with S&P 500 futures trending…
As 2028 buzz builds, Pritzker draws Republican challenger in showdown for Illinois governor
As Gov. JB Pritzker aims to make history as the first Democrat to win three terms as Illinois governor, the potential 2028 presidential contender now knows which Republican challenger he'll face off against in this year's election. Former state…
'Can we meaningfully predict how things go?' How AI could shape how publishers invest
This article is part of AI Week. In January, analyst Joost van Dreunen published a white paper on how small language models (SLMs) – as opposed to large language models (LLMs) – have the potential to transform business intelligence.
S.F. tech company expands its footprint as leasing surge lifts downtown office market
Databricks has doubled down on San Francisco, with the tech company expanding its office footprint at 1 Sansome St. by 90,000 square feet as a resurgent office market — now increasingly powered by artificial intelligence tenants —…
The Google-backed AI investors nobody took seriously in 2017 just raised $220 million
In 2017, Darian Shirazi and Zach Bratun-Glennon knew they weren't exactly working on the coolest new thing. “I remember going to happy hours with other startup investors and pre-seed founders,” said Shirazi. “I'd say I was at…
Blue Sky's former Vinomofo stake to change hands; secondary brewing
Five years after putting a cork in exit plans, online wine player Vinomofo is quietly back on the long road to a sharemarket listing. Street Talk can reveal the retailer, previously backed by fallen funds management outfit Blue Sky Venture Capital…
Standard Template's $49m seed, Ramp's acquisition, and Rogers Communications sale
• Standard Template Labs, an NYC-based service management platform, raised a $49m seed round led by Iconiq and CRV. Go deeper 💊 Mestag Therapeutics, a Cambridge, UK-based cancer and inflammatory disease biotech, raised $40m from SV…
Pritzker flexes political muscle in Illinois Senate primary as 2028 buzz builds
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is unopposed for his party's nomination as he seeks a third term steering the nation's sixth-most populous state. But the billionaire governor and potential 2028 White House contender has plenty on the line as Illinois…
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