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Venture capital is in reset mode. These are the investors rising fastest now.
Abram was recently promoted to partner at Scale Venture Partners after building a reputation for spotting companies — and entire investment themes — before they're fashionable. In 2025, he helped build conviction inside the firm…
AI, fintech, medtech dominate as Irish venture capital up 25pc - KPMG
VC investment in Ireland rose 25pc to $1.45bn in 2025, up from $1.15bn in 2024. That is according to the latest KPMG Venture Pulse report. In the final quarter of 2025, 19 venture capital (VC) deals secured around $155m, an increase on the 14 deals…
Why Anthropic's latest AI tool is hammering legal-software stocks
A recent update from Anthropic has sparked a rush for the exits in a corner of the tech sector. The AI juggernaut recently rolled out a new plugin for its Claude Cowork AI agent that can perform several clerical tasks, including tracking compliance…
Why President Trump's latest crypto scandal could spell disaster for the blockchain industry
Just over a year ago, I stood in a gilded Washington, D.C. ballroom during inauguration weekend, surrounded by the blockchain industry's top executives and investors. They had traded in their hoodies for tuxedos and gowns, celebrating the ascension…
Avalanche thinks the fusion power industry should think smaller
Nuclear fusion conjures images of massive reactors or banks of dozens of large lasers. Avalanche co-founder and CEO Robin Langtry thinks smaller is better. For the last several years, Langtry and his colleagues at Avalanche have been working on…
Peak XV says internal disagreement led to partner exits as it doubles down on AI
Peak XV Partners, a leading venture capital firm in India and Southeast Asia, has seen a fresh round of senior departures. These follow other leadership exits over the past year as it pushes ahead with plans to deepen its focus on AI investing and…
Former Sequoia Capital India Arm Sees Star Managing Director, Agrawal, Leave
Sequoia Capital 's former India arm, Peak XV Partners, said three managing directors have stepped down, the latest in a series of senior-level exits to hit the venture capital firm. In a LinkedIn post, Ashish Agrawal said he is leaving to start a…
Waymo raises $16bn to fuel global robotaxi expansion
Self-driving car company Waymo on Monday said it raised $16bn in a funding round that valued the Alphabet subsidiary at $126bn. Waymo co-chief executives Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov touted the massive investment as a sign that the age of…
Tomorrow's $175M weather intelligence bet and Santander is buying Webster Financial
• Tomorrow.io, an Israeli weather intelligence platform, raised $175m from Stonecourt Capital and HarbourVest. Go deeper • Ares Interactive, a game developer, raised $70m in Series A funding led by General Catalyst. Go deeper •…
Y Combinator Was By Far The Most-Active Fintech Investor in 2025, Data Shows
Global venture funding to fintech startups increased by 27% in 2025 to its highest level in several quarters, boosted by later-stage deals, Crunchbase data shows. All told, global venture funding to financial technology startups totaled $51.8…
Israeli military start-ups cash in on two years of war - WaPo
Israeli start-up executives claim that foreign requests to purchase their weapons and related systems are up sharply, the Washington Post wrote on Tuesday. Israel's strikes on Gaza and Lebanon, as well as attacks on the Hezbollah militant group…
Private equity exits rise as returns fall
The number of global private equity exits rose 5.4% last year to 3,149, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The total value of those deals declined 21.2% year over year to $412.1 billion, the data showed. The dynamic is…
This startup uses AI to get you on a date - fast. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $9.2 million.
Allen Wang and Eric Liu, two UC Berkeley dropouts, think they can help college students find love using AI. Their dating startup, Ditto, leverages AI to match people based on the data users input into the service. It then plans the date for them.
White House cyber shop is crafting AI security policy framework, top official says
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW The White House Office of the National Cyber Director is developing an AI security policy framework to bolt security measures into U.S-led AI tech stacks, the office's top official said Tuesday. National Cyber…
Gate Ventures Invests in Mesh to Scale Crypto Payments Infrastructure
Gate Ventures, the venture capital arm of Gate.com, today announced its strategic investment in Mesh, a leading crypto payments network building the connective infrastructure that unifies wallets, exchanges, payment service providers, and fiat…
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