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motherjones.com - Hannah Harris Green - How Venture Capital Benefits From Zombie Bankruptcies
How Venture Capital Benefits From Zombie Bankruptcies
Mother Jones

Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Julia's first TikTok to hit a million views came at a price—her job. The video, from April 23, 2024, shows Julia working as a…

bloomberg.com - Rivaldo Jantjies - Africa Startups Turn Inward as US AI Boom Drains Venture Capital
Africa Startups Turn Inward as US AI Boom Drains Venture Capital
Bloomberg

African startups are rewriting their funding playbook as the global artificial intelligence boom pulls venture capital toward the US, forcing emerging markets to compete for cash. AI-related VC investment doubled to $259 billion last year from…

afr.com - Tess Bennett - HESTA backs new $70m venture capital fund to hunt medical tech stars
HESTA backs new $70m venture capital fund to hunt medical tech stars
Australian Financial Review

Superannuation giant HESTA is the major investor in a new venture capital firm, which has banked close to $60 million for its debut fund, that will target investments in early stage Australian health and medical technology start-ups. Synthesis…

forbes.com - Forbes Press Releases - Forbes Releases 11th Edition Of 30 Under 30 Asia List
Forbes Releases 11th Edition Of 30 Under 30 Asia List
Forbes

The 2026 List Highlights 300 Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs And Innovators From Across The Asia-Pacific Region SINGAPORE (May 28, 2026) – Forbes released today the 11 annual edition of its “30 Under 30 Asia” list, featuring…

forbes.com - Ardian Wibisono - From Language Learning To Industry-Specific Solutions, Meet The Innovators On The 30 Under 30 Consumer And Enterprise Technology List
From Language Learning To Industry-Specific Solutions, Meet The Innovators On The 30 Under 30 Consumer And Enterprise Technology List
Forbes

In 2018, Jihyun Kim was studying software engineering as a freshman at Kyung Hee University in Suwon, just south of Seoul, when the launch of a faster and more accurate computer vision algorithm grabbed her attention. A year later, she took a break…

forbes.com - Danielle Chemtob - Forbes Daily: Users Can Now Use AI To Trade Stocks On Robinhood
Forbes Daily: Users Can Now Use AI To Trade Stocks On Robinhood
Forbes

The upcoming IPOs for SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are bringing venture capital close to its biggest-ever returns. Forbes' latest Midas List of top venture capital investors is fueled by these three firms, and then some. Vinod Khosla once again is…

crunchbase.com - Mary Ann Azevedo - Crunchbase Data: Venture Dollars For Black Startup Founders Stay Scarce Despite AI Funding Boom
Crunchbase Data: Venture Dollars For Black Startup Founders Stay Scarce Despite AI Funding Boom
Crunchbase

The share of U.S. venture funding going to companies with Black founders in 2025 remained low, even as overall startup investment ticked slightly higher, Crunchbase data shows. Only around $942 million — or just 0.32% of total U.S. venture…

forbes.com - John Kang - Meet The Fintech Founders And Investors Of The 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 List
Meet The Fintech Founders And Investors Of The 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 List
Forbes

In 2022 Patrick Nappa was working as a software engineer at Apple in Sydney when, inspired by the company's famous slogan, “think different,” he teamed up with a banker pal to launch a fintech firm offering online loans to small…

republicworld.com - Initiative Desk - VC Circle Bengaluru Launch Witnesses 6 Strategic MoUs to Accelerate India's Startup Ecosystem
VC Circle Bengaluru Launch Witnesses 6 Strategic MoUs to Accelerate India's Startup Ecosystem
Republic World

The launch of VC Circle by iQue Bengaluru Chapter marked a major step toward building a more connected and collaborative startup ecosystem in India, as six strategic Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and ecosystem partnership initiatives were…

forbes.com - Rana Wehbe Watson - Explore The Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026
Explore The Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026
Forbes

Harshith Dambekodi for Forbes Asia…

forbes.com - Ardian Wibisono - 30 Under 30 Asia: The Retail And Ecommerce Innovators Spotting New Market Opportunities
30 Under 30 Asia: The Retail And Ecommerce Innovators Spotting New Market Opportunities
Forbes

T hree former colleagues from a cryptocurrency startup that had cratered got together over sandwiches and coffee at a Bangalore café in April 2024 to brainstorm ideas for a new venture. When their order took too long to arrive, they realised…

fortune.com - Jeremy Kahn - Exclusive: Orbital Industries, which uses AI to discover new materials, raises $50 million Series B
Exclusive: Orbital Industries, which uses AI to discover new materials, raises $50 million Series B
Fortune

Orbital Industries, a startup using AI to design advanced materials, has raised a $50 million Series B funding round led by the venture capital firm Plural. Nventures, the venture arm of AI chip company Nvidia, which had previously invested in…

refreshmiami.com - Riley Kaminer - Lightning Capital launches $100M fund as Miami's venture scene enters a new phase
Lightning Capital launches $100M fund as Miami's venture scene enters a new phase
Refresh Miami

Miami-based Lightning Capital is launching a $100 million Venture Fund II and bringing former Andreessen Horowitz operator Michele Griffin into the firm as general partner (GP) and COO, a move that reflects how Miami's venture ecosystem is becoming…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Lawmaker suggests charity element for HK investment migration scheme
Lawmaker suggests charity element for HK investment migration scheme
The Standard

A lawmaker has suggested allowing part of the required investment under the New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES) to be used for charitable purposes. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Under the scheme, applicants are required to invest at…

fastcompany.com - Shalene Gupta - Tory Burch wants to help women add $1 billion to the economy by 2030
Tory Burch wants to help women add $1 billion to the economy by 2030
Fast Company

In 2004, the designer Tory Burch launched her first store specializing in women's apparel in Manhattan. She and her ex-husband, the retailer and investor Christopher Burch, funded it by pooling $2 million of their own money. Later, Christopher…

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