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Jim Cramer on Robinhood Ventures Fund I: 'Clearly, People Aren't That Enthused About These Venture Capital-Backed Startups'
Robinhood Ventures Fund I (NYSE: RVI) is one of the stocks on which Jim Cramer expressed his thoughts. Cramer mentioned the stock during the episode and remarked: Let me put it bluntly. When Robinhood was offering shares of RVI at $25 in the IPO…
Large Series C signals scale-up of China's laser satellite communications sector
HELSINKI — Shanghai-based laser communications startup BlueStar Optical Domain has raised funding in the region of $70 million, highlighting growing demand from China's emerging satellite internet constellations. Blue Star Optical Domain…
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Investing in Private Equity: A Guide for Beginners
Private equity often involves early-stage, high-risk ventures in software and healthcare. Minimum private equity investments typically start at $25 million, sometimes as low as $250,000. Investors should plan to hold private equity investments for…
Estonian Battery-Maker Plans US IPO After AI Data Center Pivot
Estonia's Skeleton Technologies plans an initial public offering in the US next year after its latest funding round, as the specialized battery-maker refocuses its business on the booming AI data center market. Tallinn-based Skeleton closed a…
Quince's Valuation Hits $10.1 Billion With Latest Series E Funding
Quince has received $500 million in a late-stage investment round, bringing the consumer technology platform's valuation to $10.1 billion. Quince Series E financing will support the company's continued growth and the global expansion of its…
Exclusive: Translucent, an AI-native healthcare finance startup, raises $27 million Series A
Jack O'Hara has seen a hospital shut down. It happens via blurry paperwork and running out of time. O'Hara, through COVID, was chief information and transformation officer at Illinois-based medical center Springfield Clinic. And he and his team…
The leadership skill we're losing: knowing when to slow down
On a recent trip to my husband's hometown in India, I was stopped in my tracks by a thousand-year-old banyan tree, tall and regal, standing in the middle of an ancient temple. A vast canopy was supported by roots that had taken centuries to reach…
Yi Lihua Suggests CZ to Improve Exit Options for Crypto VCs
Liquid Capital founder Yi Lihua urged Changpeng Zhao (CZ) to create better exit mechanisms for venture capital investors in crypto projects. Yi said long token lockups on Binance listings leave VCs exposed to higher risk while other market…
Arjun Rao, general partner at Speciale Invest Tech: 'India Must Play to Its AI Strengths
' There are certain sovereign AI domains where we must build capabilities using our own data, our own language models, and make our own attempts at global models. ' India's artificial intelligence (AI) journey must be rooted in its existing…
Hong Kong family offices plan more crypto, private markets exposure
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Hong Kong family offices plan to increase investments in private equity and digital assets in the next three years. Hong Kong aims to attract wealthy families, with single-family offices…
Legal AI start-up Legora hits $5.55bn valuation with latest raise
Legora said it will use the Series D funding for further expansion across the US, with plans for new offices in Houston and Chicago. Swedish legal AI start-up Legora has announced a Series D raise of $550m, bringing the company's valuation to…
Legora reaches $5.55 billion valuation as AI legaltech boom endures
Legora, an AI platform for lawyers, is now valued at $5.55 billion following a $550 million Series D set to fuel its growth in the U.S. That's despite growing competition with rival Harvey, but also with Microsoft Copilot and generalist large…
Sagard Real Estate and La Caisse Launch Industrial Outdoor Storage Joint Venture Strategy
MONTRÉAL, March 10, 2026 /CNW/ - Sagard Real Estate (SRE), a leading U.S.-based real estate investment advisor and subsidiary of Sagard, a global multi-strategy alternative asset management firm, and La Caisse (formerly CDPQ), a global…
Swedish Legal Tech Startup Legora Triples Valuation To $5.55B With $550M Series D Led By Accel
Legora, an AI platform built for lawyers, has raised $550 million in a Series D funding round, valuing the Swedish company at $5.55 billion. The valuation is a big jump from the $1.8 billion Legora achieved just last October, when it raised a $150…
Exclusive | Consumer Investing Fell Out of Favor With VCs, but Not for This Firm
Venture investor Coefficient Capital raised a new fund, after several acquisitions of its portfolio companies in recent years generated liquidity in a market often lacking distributions. Coefficient pulled in $290 million for its third venture fund…
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