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Shastra Venture Capital launches deep tech fellowship SDEX to offer $100,000 in equity-free funding
Early-stage venture fund Shastra VC has launched SDEX, a deep-tech fellowship to take research projects from the labs to venture-ready start-ups. SDEX (Shastra Deep-Tech Excellence Fellowship) will be a 16-24-week fellowship aimed at accelerating…
China AI chipmaker MetaX draws more IPO investors than Moore Threads
Shanghai-based chip firm MetaX Integrated Circuits has emerged as the latest star in mainland China's stock market, with the graphics processing unit (GPU) maker proving to be even more popular among retail investors than peer Moore Threads ahead…
Canadian Fintech Tuhk Inc., Founded by Ethoca and NuData Security Veterans, Raises US$6 Million Seed Round Led by FINTOP, with Lloyds Banking Group and Capital One Ventures
TORONTO, CANADA, Dec. 8, 2025 /CNW/ - Tuhk Inc., a fintech startup founded by Ethoca and NuData Security veterans, secured US$6 million in seed funding led by FINTOP, with participation from Lloyds Banking Group and Capital One Ventures. The…
Ray Dalio says Middle East is becoming a 'Silicon Valley of capitalists'
Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio compared some Middle Eastern countries' rise to Silicon Valley. 'There's a buzz here, the way there's a buzz in San Francisco, places like that,' said Dalio. The Middle East is fast emerging as one of the world's most…
Why AI Makes Alexis Ohanian 'Bullish' About Live Entertainment
“You'd be hard pressed to find someone who has spent more time building or obsessing over the online zeitgeist, for better or for worse,” Alexis Ohanian introduced himself at the BRIDGE Summit in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Ohanian, a…
Creador acquires 7% stake in India's La Renon Healthcare
PETALING JAYA: Private equity firm Creador has acquired a 7% stake in India-based pharmaceutical firm, La Renon Healthcare, from its promoter and an existing investor. La Renon's promoter family, led by managing director and founder Pankaj Singh…
Matt Comyn-backed milk start-up raises $10m, inks French JV
Sydney's All G, a start-up hoping to get its synthetic human and cow protein products into the hands of infant formula manufacturers around the world, has ruled off a $10 million raising in tandem with securing a joint venture with a French dairy…
Airwallex shrugs off controversy with huge funding round
Global payments giant Airwallex has closed the second-largest venture capital funding round in Australian history, shrugging off controversy about alleged links to Chinese authorities with a $US330 million ($497 million) deal, with a 30 per cent…
The Founder's Guide To Long-Term Business Resilience
When I ask founders what success looks like, I often hear some version of this: “We scale fast, raise a big round, and exit strong.” It's a compelling narrative reinforced by headlines, venture capital, and startup culture. But here's…
Airwallex exec feared China staff were pushing to access client data
An executive at Airwallex raised an alarm that demands for freer access to customer data were being driven by the payment giant's employees in China. The global remittance business, most recently valued at $9.5 billion, is backed by major…
This PR advisor who tells founders to skip traditional media raised $40M for a new VC fund
Lulu Cheng Meservey, a well-known public relations advisor to tech startups, has raised $40 million for a venture capital fund, as first disclosed in a securities filing. The big picture: Meservey advocates for founders to take their message…
The Trade Desk Is In War Mode (NASDAQ:TTD)
I am reiterating my “buy” rating on The Trade Desk with an updated price target of $64 after its 65% YTD decline in the stock price. With the growing threat from Amazon DSP amid diverging revenue growth between the two companies, The…
VC Roundup: Big money, few deals as crypto venture funding dries up
Venture capital funding in the cryptocurrency sector remained muted in November, continuing a broader slowdown that has persisted through late 2025. Deal activity was once again concentrated in a small number of large raises by established…
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Maars Communicates wins PR mandate for BabyOrgano
Maars Communicates has been appointed the strategic communications partner for BabyOrgano, the Ayurvedic kids' wellness brand that recently raised Rs 20 crore in a pre-Series A round led by RPSG Capital Ventures with participation from Sauce.vc.
3 in 4 D2C brands now rely on creators to drive sales, finds DSGCP-Meta-ViralMint playbook
The dataset surfaces the patterns defining growth today: more than 70% brands rely on Meta as their primary acquisition channel; 62% founders cite creative fatigue as their biggest bottleneck; and 55% report under-investing in CRM and retention.
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