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forbes.com - Kjartan Rist - How Structural Barriers Are Slowing European Venture Capital
How Structural Barriers Are Slowing European Venture Capital
Forbes

Europe does not lack capital. It lacks the right kind of capital. Europe has not produced a single company with a market capitalisation north of $100 billion in the last fifty years. Let that sink in. Half a century. The continent that gave us the…

forbes.com - Dileep Rao - 4 Lessons From U.S. Unicorn-Entrepreneurs: Taking Off Without VC
4 Lessons From U.S. Unicorn-Entrepreneurs: Taking Off Without VC
Forbes

Poland and Argentina are trying to answer the same question many economies now face: Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to engage with this question firsthand – first as a Fulbright Specialist in Argentina, and more recently…

fortune.com - Nicholas Gordon - 'They're sweating': Why Japanese giants are pouring money into Silicon Valley startups
'They're sweating': Why Japanese giants are pouring money into Silicon Valley startups
Fortune

Japan has long gone its own way on technology, even inspiring its own term, “Galapagos syndrome,” for products and services that thrive at home yet go nowhere abroad. Now, the country's corporate giants are worried they're about to…

japantimes.co.jp - Saritha Rai - Japanet expands its VC fund after bets on Anthropic and xAI pay off
Japanet expands its VC fund after bets on Anthropic and xAI pay off
The Japan Times

Japanese home shopping company Japanet is expanding its venture capital fund with San Jose-based Pegasus Tech Ventures, following the success of early bets in SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI. The Nagasaki-based retailer known for infomercials…

fortune.com - Lily Mae Lazarus - Exclusive: Startup Humble debuts cabless autonomous truck targeting $900 billion U.S. freight industry
Exclusive: Startup Humble debuts cabless autonomous truck targeting $900 billion U.S. freight industry
Fortune

The autonomous vehicle wave has its newest entrant. Humble, a San Francisco-based startup, emerged from stealth today with a $24 million seed round and a fully electric autonomous freight vehicle called the Humble Hauler, Fortune learned…

globenewswire.com - Fp2com - Focus on French HealthTech's ecosystem : Panorama France HealthTech 2026 's review: a mature, innovative and resilient sector facing a more demanding environment
Focus on French HealthTech's ecosystem : Panorama France HealthTech 2026 's review: a mature, innovative and resilient sector facing a more demanding environment
GlobeNewswire

Meet us at BIO Convention in San Diego from 22 to 25 June, 2026 Focus on French HealthTech's ecosystem: Panorama France HealthTech 2026 ‘s review: a mature, innovative and resilient sector facing a more demanding environment An ecosystem of…

forbes.com - John Koetsier - We Are Under-Investing In Robotics ... 90% Of Humanoid Robots Are Made In China
We Are Under-Investing In Robotics ... 90% Of Humanoid Robots Are Made In China
Forbes

The United States is under-investing in robots, according to a new report by Bessemer Venture Partners, as China leads shipments of humanoid robots with 90% of the market. We're not investing nearly enough in robotics, says a major venture capital…

rt.com - RT - Palantir, Alex Karp, and the 'technofascist' future
Palantir, Alex Karp, and the 'technofascist' future
RT International

American surveillance tech contractor Palantir released a 22-point manifesto over the weekend, calling for a “new era” of AI-enabled US military supremacy. The internet went wild, with the text being labeled a blueprint for…

forbes.com - Josipa Majic Predin - General Catalyst Rewrites The VC Playbook As Software Buyouts Collapse
General Catalyst Rewrites The VC Playbook As Software Buyouts Collapse
Forbes

HAMBURG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 28: Participant hold their laptops in front of an illuminated wall at the annual Chaos Computer Club (CCC) computer hackers' congress, called 29C3, on December 28, 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. The 29th Chaos Communication…

thehill.com - Filip Timotija - GOP-linked group urges Congress to slash red tape on Pentagon acquisitions
GOP-linked group urges Congress to slash red tape on Pentagon acquisitions
The Hill

A GOP-linked group is urging Congress to slash red tape on the Pentagon's defense acquisition process, a restructuring aimed at prioritizing shorter timelines for delivery, expanding the industrial base and boosting capacity. The new report from…

vox.com - Benji Jones - Can you profit off nature without destroying it? These venture capitalists are betting on it.
Can you profit off nature without destroying it? These venture capitalists are betting on it.
Vox

Lionfish leather and AI to reduce bird collisions: See all the innovations that a new “biodiversity” VC firm is backing. Benji Jones is an environmental correspondent at Vox, covering biodiversity loss and climate change. Before…

bbc.co.uk - Kelly Ng - BTS label boss faces arrest: What are the allegations against Bang Si-hyuk?
BTS label boss faces arrest: What are the allegations against Bang Si-hyuk?
BBC

K-pop mogul Bang Si-hyuk, the man who created supergroup BTS, could be arrested on charges of fraudulent trading before his $7.3bn company went public. South Korean police have asked prosecutors to request a court warrant over accusations that he…

axios.com - Chelsea Naso - Reliable Robotics pulls $160m, vision restoration gets $125m, and Jensen Hughes up for sale
Reliable Robotics pulls $160m, vision restoration gets $125m, and Jensen Hughes up for sale
Axios

⚡️ Reliable Robotics, a Mountain View, Calif.-based autonomous aircraft system developer, raised $160m. Nimble Partners led, joined by Eclipse, Lightspeed, Coatue, Pathbreaker Ventures, Island Green Capital, Socium Ventures, AE…

fortune.com - Jack Kubinec - Investors are valuing Polymarket at a discount to archrival Kalshi-and its crypto ties could be one reason why
Investors are valuing Polymarket at a discount to archrival Kalshi-and its crypto ties could be one reason why
Fortune

The prediction market space is one of the fastest growing in finance. Two years ago, Polymarket reportedly raised funds at a $350 million valuation. Today, the platform is in talks to raise funds at a valuation of $15 billion, The Information…

siliconangle.com - Paul Gillin - Why Wasabi opted for credit in its latest financing round
Why Wasabi opted for credit in its latest financing round
SiliconANGLE

Wasabi Technologies Inc. today said it has secured a $250 million credit facility, choosing to forego equity financing for the flexibility of debt. The decision highlights an issue that often faces growth-stage companies: how to fund expansion…

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