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Venture Capital: 5 Signals Democratization Has Arrived
While Tesla Inc. (TSLA) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) made early venture investors wealthy, everyday investors were locked out—until now. The venture capital industry, historically reserved for institutions and ultra-wealthy individuals, is…
AI chip start-up Groq nears US$600 million funding deal
Artificial intelligence chip start-up Groq is set to raise about US$600 million in a new funding round that gives the company a roughly US$6 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the talks. The latest round is being led by the…
Exclusive | Women Now Occupy Almost a Fifth of Top Venture Roles, Study Finds
More women than ever are in key investment roles in venture capital, a new report shows. Women now make up 18.6% of investors in leading roles at U.S. venture firms, according to nonprofit All Raise, which seeks to increase female representation in…
7 Grants For Small Businesses You Can Apply For Today
Women of color are among the fastest-growing groups of entrepreneurs in the United States. Yet, they continue to face persistent disparities in access to business funding. Despite this growth, women of color encounter significant barriers when it…
Cybersecurity upstart Legion emerges from stealth with $38 million from Accel, Coatue, and others
Hey there, it's tech reporter Alexandra Sternlicht filling in for Allie. It seems there's not a week that goes by without a major firm announcing a cyberattack. Last week it was Microsoft who shared that a China-sponsored cyberattack compromised…
How 2 UC Berkeley dropouts raised $28M for their AI marketing automation startup
AI-powered marketing automation startup Conversion, founded five years ago by two UC Berkeley dropouts, has raised a $28 million Series A led by Abstract, with participation from True Ventures and HOF Capital. The company's founding story sounds…
Top U.S. Edtech Summit Merging With U.K. Trade Show Giant
The ASU+GSV Summit, one of the largest education conferences in the United States, was acquired by the U.K.-based event organizer Hyve Group, and is combining forces with Hyve's Bett, a series of global education trade shows and events, GSV and…
Kraken seeks $15b valuation, and KKR's very active day
• Kraken, an SF-based crypto exchange, is seeking $500m at a $15b valuation ahead of a potential IPO, per The Information. Go deeper • Motive, an SF-based ops platform for the physical economy, raised $150m. Kleiner Perkins led…
HongShan-Backed Hong Kong Fintech Startup Raises $40 Million To Advance Stablecoin Plan
RD Technologies, a Hong Kong-based fintech startup founded by the former chief executive of the city's de facto central bank, said on Wednesday it has raised about $40 million from investors amid its pursuit of a local stablecoin issuer license.
Recognition And Enforcement Of Chinese Court Judgments Continues In The U.S.
There are rising tensions between the United States and China following heavy tariffs, expanded sanctions and export controls, and strong threats by the current Administration. Both the Executive and Legislative Branches of the U.S. government have…
50 Over 50: Investment
As Taxbit's CEO since 2023, Lindsey Argalas' expertise in fintech and consumer technology is meeting the rising demand for accounting and tax services for blockchain, crypto and tokenized assets. The Salt Lake City-based unicorn (it has some $235…
'Made for Germany': Is Chancellor Merz's industrial push a mere rhetorical reset?
BERLIN – When Chancellor Friedrich Merz stepped in front of the cameras on July 21 and declared “Germany is back”, the image was designed to inspire confidence. Surrounded by executives from Siemens, Deutsche Bank, BMW and…
An ex-Apple engineer just raised $14 million for his own defense startup, which borrows a key strategy from Apple and Tesla
Delian Alliance Industries, founded by former Apple engineer Dimitrios Kottas, announced Tuesday it's raised $14 million in Series A funding to accelerate production of its affordable and autonomous defense systems. Kottas, who spent five years…
Ramp valuation hits $22.5B in $500M raise
Ramp raised $500 million in a new round of funding at a $22.5 billion valuation, the spend management startup announced Wednesday. Why it matters: The rapid-fire raise signals strong momentum for Ramp, with investors piling in at a higher valuation…
GV Bets Big On 'AI Magic' - Even When It Competes With Alphabet
Most corporate venture firms steer clear of investing in rivals. But GV (formerly Google Ventures) isn't most firms. Not only did it back Slack while Google had a competing product, it's now investing in AI companies that go head-to-head with…
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