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Venture Capital Firm Launches XRP-Powered Hong Kong Innovation Program in Partnership with Ripple
Brinc, a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm, has launched a new XRP Ledger-based innovation program in partnership with Ripple. The company announced that applications for the Hong Kong Financial Innovation Program (HFIP) opened on June 8, 2026.
The firm behind the viral AI doomsday post says rising costs will reshape the market's hottest trade
'Free AI is ending. Tokenomics is beginning.' That's the message from Citrini Research, the firm that sent the stock market into a tailspin with a report on the potentially dire economic impacts of AI earlier this year. As AI power users focus…
The Founder-CEO Paradox: Why Ecosystems Value Promises Over Capability
Universities traditionally teach students to separate assumptions from evidence. Scientific research requires proof. Finance courses teach students to test projections against reality. Strategy courses emphasize evidence-based analysis. Market…
HSBC Private Bank launches HSBC Access to unlock Innovation Banking for UHNW clients
HSBC Private Bank has launched HSBC Access, a new network that opens institutional- grade private market and innovation investment channels to ultra-high net worth and family office clients. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The platform will allow…
Why Technology Cannot Replace The Licensed Insurance Agent
Scotty Elliott, chief distribution officer, Health for AmeriLife, a leader in distributing and marketing insurance and financial solutions. There is no shortage of conversation in financial services about innovation. Robo-advisors, fintech…
Powerlaw Corp.: SpaceX, OpenAI And Other Private Equity Exposure (NASDAQ:PWRL)
Brett Ashcroft Green 10.22K Followers Powerlaw Corp. provides rare retail access to concentrated, unlisted disruptors like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Stripe. The fund carries a high 3.63% estimated total expense ratio, driven by management fees and costly…
SpaceX IPO poised to deliver massive windfalls for university endowments (SPCX:Pending)
The IPO is expected to generate substantial gains for university endowments holding SpaceX through venture funds, translating into billions in paper profits for some institutions. Endowments face diversification issues, legal restrictions, and…
The Mega IPOs That Could Change What You Own
IPO just ahead - road sign concept In case you've been living under a rock for the past few months, three of the world's largest and most consequential private companies—SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI—are preparing to go public in the…
Stepful gets $55M, NewOrbit pulls $18.5M, and Future Standard snares $3B secondaries fund
• PointFive, an NYC-based AI cost efficiency firm, raised $60m in Series B funding. Accel led, joined by Salesforce Ventures, Entrée Capital, Perpetual Growth, Vesey Ventures, Sheva Ventures, and Index Ventures. Go deeper •…
Mexico's Femsa Taps Fintech Specialist QED for Lending Expansion
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB is using a strategic equity investment by venture capital firm QED Investors to expand its lending business, according to a filing. Femsa, as the Mexican retailer is known, will use the funding to expand its financial…
AI Made Building Software Free And Selling It Brutally Expensive
TOPSHOT - Banners of US artificial intelligence company OpenAI fly near an installation depicting the legendary 'Trojan horse' built entirely out of microelectronic circuit boards and other computer components, outside at the campus of Tel Aviv…
The 'SaaSpocalypse' is over, says private equity giant Thoma Bravo. Here's why it sees an AI boom for software
Thoma Bravo founder Orlando Bravo said fears of an AI-driven “SaaSpocalypse” are over, calling AI an “enormous tailwind” for software companies. He told CNBC that software firms and AI tools will increasingly merge into…
Laminar Wins FoodTech Innovation Award for Innovative Solution on Digitalization in the Food & Beverage Industry
Europe's leading food technology event recognizes Laminar's Process-Aware AI platform for redefining how F&B manufacturers approach productivity and sustainability BOSTON, June 9, 2026 /CNW/ -- Laminar, the only physical AI company that powers…
OpenAI joins the great dash for AI cash. Pity the maths doesn't work
At The Australian Financial Review AI Summit last week, Cameron Adams, the billionaire co-founder of the Aussie-born design software giant Canva, said Australia's venture capital sector would have to keep waiting for what might be the most…
All signs point to Trump pushing AI growth
Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I'm your host, Blake Montgomery, the US tech editor at the Guardian. Today we're discussing Donald Trump's neediness for AI and the contradictions of Anthropic's safety-first posture. Any prediction that Donald…
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