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Qatar invests millions in new British venture capital fund backing quantum start-ups
Firgun Ventures, co-founded by academic and former Culture Trip founder Kris Naudts and ex-Goldman Sachs banker Zeynep Koruturk, has closed its first investment round at $70 million (£53 million). The largest contribution came from the Qatar…
How wealthy investors should view AI - Washington Examiner
Most AI entrepreneurs are not coming from Silicon Valley or a deep tech background. They come from other industries and are using technology to build meaningful, human-centric communities with empathic connections. The real issue is with corporate…
The Moneyball Shift: How AI Is Rewriting Modern Marketing
AI is pushing marketing into its Moneyball era—where data, not intuition, reshapes how companies compete and create. Marketing has always been part science and part intuition — a mix of art, storytelling and educated guesswork. But…
Peakhill Capital Acquires Venture Mortgage, Expanding U.S. Presence and Lending Capabilities
TORONTO, ON & MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Peakhill Capital (“Peakhill”), a leading North American real estate investment manager, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Venture Commercial Mortgage (“Venture”), a…
Crypto VC activity hits $4.6B in Q3, second-best quarter since FTX collapse
Crypto-focused venture capital investment reached $4.65 billion in the third quarter, the second-highest amount of activity since crypto exchange FTX collapsed in late 2022 and decimated venture bets on crypto. Galaxy Digital's head of research…
Google, Accel partner to back Indian AI startups
BENGALURU (Reuters) -Alphabet's Google and venture capital firm Accel will partner to fund at least 10 early-stage Indian AI startups, marking the U.S. technology giant's first such funding partnership, top executives at the companies said on…
McAfee buys privacy app of Israeli co Mine
Security applications company McAfee, which in the past maintained a development center in Israel, was acquired by Intel, and was eventually bought by private investors, is buying the privacy app of Israeli startup MineOS, founded by Kobi Nissan…
AI super PAC launches $10 million campaign pushing 'uniform' national policy
An AI industry super PAC is launching a $10 million campaign to push Congress to craft a national AI policy. President Donald Trump's White House and federal lawmakers are working on bill language to prevent states from enacting certain AI laws. A…
Revolut Secures Nvidia Investment As Valuation Soars To $75 Billion
Revolut's Nikolay Storonsky takes part in an event to open Revolut's new global headquarters in the Canary wharf financial district of east London, on September 23, 2025. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)…
Fintech Revolut Sees Valuation Spike 67% To $75B After Secondary Share Sale
Revolut, a digital bank based in London, has completed a secondary share sale, boosting its valuation to $75 billion. That's a 67% jump compared to the $45 billion that Revolut was valued at in August of 2024 when it announced a separate secondary…
How women business owners can use networking to close the capital and mentorship gap
When I launched my first business in my twenties, I thought success meant doing everything alone. I believed that if I worked hard enough, read every business book, and put in the hours, I'd eventually figure it all out. What I quickly realized…
Agritech Fyllo launches hyperlocal AI weather model 'DeepMet 1' for six hour rainfall alerts
DeepMet 1 operates at a hyperlocal resolution of 10 × 10 kilometers and has been developed for the Indian subcontinent. The model aims to bridge the gap between traditional numerical weather prediction systems and the real-world needs of…
The State of AI: Chatbot companions and the future of our privacy
Even if you don't have an AI friend yourself, you probably know someone who does. A recent study found that one of the top uses of generative AI is companionship: On platforms like Character.AI, Replika, or Meta AI, people can create personalized…
Whistleblower Says He Was Fired for Warning Execs That New Robot Could Crush Human Skull
A former engineer at the humanoid robotics firm Figure AI has sued the company, alleging they were fired for raising a critical safety issue, CNBC reports. The principal robotic safety engineer, Robert Gruendel, had warned top executives in…
Google, Accel partner to back Indian AI startups
Alphabet's Google and venture capital firm Accel will partner to fund atleast 10 early-stage Indian AI startups, marking the U.S. technology giant's first such funding partnership, top executives at the companies said on Thursday. The move comes as…
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