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Jolt Capital and Fonds de solidarité FTQ form strategic partnership to enhance Québec's Venture Capital ecosystem via AI-powered intelligence platform
MONTREAL and PARIS, May 7, 2026 /CNW/ - Jolt Capital, a leading European private equity firm specializing in growth-stage deeptech, and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ ('Fonds'), Québec's largest development capital fund, today announced…
Kalshi Hits $22B Valuation After $1B Raise Amid Prediction Market Surge
Prediction marketplace Kalshi has reached a $22 billion valuation after closing a $1 billion Series F funding round, underscoring growing venture capital appetite for prediction markets amid surging retail adoption. The new valuation doubles…
Iconoclastic bomb-thrower Jessy Wu says VC is stranger than fiction
Jessy Wu has a mantra, one that has led her from management consulting to venture capital to media management and, now, to the world of publishing. “Whenever someone tells me to be less, I think, ‘what if I'm more'?” It's a…
Treasury proposes radical overhaul of superannuation performance test
The superannuation performance test would be overhauled to assist investments in start-ups and renewable energy projects in the most radical revamp of the retirement savings rules since its introduction five years ago. As revealed by The Australian…
The AI job apocalypse is 'unhelpful marketing, bad economics and worse history,' a16z says
The doomsday forecasts have been building for years: AI will hollow out the white-collar workforce, destroy entry-level jobs, and create a permanent underclass of technologically displaced workers. Now, one of Silicon Valley's most influential…
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Palm Beach, Florida, May 7, 2026 – Hosted by Luna PR, the fourth edition of the Crypto Polo Cup (CPC) will take place on May 9, 2026, at the Santa Clara Polo Club, alongside Consensus Miami. The invite-only event will bring together…
This former a16z partner and solo VC has backed 6 unicorns. Now he's raised $50 million to invest in hard tech
It only took solo venture capitalist Zal Bilimoria five phone calls to raise his latest $50 million fund. The former Andreessen Horowitz partner, who left the firm a decade ago to start VC firm Refactor Capital, said the new fund brings his total…
Capital Gains whack: Spot on for real estate, crippling for start ups
Let me be upfront about two things. First: I have an obvious vested interest here. Mutinex is a venture-backed martech business I've built for several years at a salary well below my market rate. My financial upside is equity. The Albanese…
XM funds Cyprus' first industry-backed AI chair
Two leading Cyprus-based scientists have received major recognition in artificial intelligence and cancer research, in developments highlighted by venture capital firm 33East as evidence of the country's growing support for deeptech innovation.
Nvidia's Next Big Market
In this episode of Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing, Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross talks with Stephen Witt, author of The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip. To catch full episodes of…
Material World: 'Feedstock Flexible' Canadian Startup Raises $1.2M
Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering what's changing in how fashion is made, scaled or engineered from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and…
Trump's pick for science director: a Silicon Valley investor with no science background
President Donald Trump ‘s nominee for director of the National Science Foundation is Jim O'Neill, a polarizing Silicon Valley tech investor with prior roles in the Trump administration and a proponent of ideas and practices that live on the…
Pirojsha Godrej: 'Godrej Aims To Become Rs 5 Trillion Market-Cap Group In 5 Years
'We are targeting a 2.5x to 3x increase in valuation by FY31.' 'My first focus as I take over is to ensure that our existing businesses are brought closer to their full potential.' 'The primary focus over the next few years will be on building…
Crypto Polo Cup returns for its fourth edition in Palm Beach during Consensus Miami week
Palm Beach, Florida, May 7, 2026 – Hosted by Luna PR, the fourth edition of the Crypto Polo Cup (CPC) will take place on May 9, 2026, at the Santa Clara Polo Club, alongside Consensus Miami. The invite-only event will bring together…
Space analytics firm HawkEye 360 valued at $3.15 billion after NYSE debut
May 7: HawkEye 360 shares jumped 30 per cent in their Thursday debut, securing a $3.15 billion valuation and signaling strong investor demand for defense-tech offerings. The stock opened at $33.80, above the offer price of $26. The Herndon…
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