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axios.com - Katie Fehrenbacher - Energy and climate deals of the week of July 13
Energy and climate deals of the week of July 13
Axios

• Walden Robotics, a Cambridge, Mass.-based robotics startup, raised a $300m round that values the company at $1.1b. Toyota and Deviation Capital co-led, joined by Nvidia, Boeing, AE Ventures, Samsung Ventures, Prologis Ventures, CoreWeave…

forbes.com - AllBusiness - The AI Company Transforming Medication Adherence And Weight Loss
The AI Company Transforming Medication Adherence And Weight Loss
Forbes

AI can now remotely monitor medication adherence and weight to generate trusted data. Medication adherence remains one of the healthcare industry's greatest challenges, impacting clinical trials, commercial therapies, and patient outcomes across…

wsj.com - Emma Tucker - Silicon Valley Investors Have a New Playbook
Silicon Valley Investors Have a New Playbook
Wall Street Journal

One of the most interesting shifts in Silicon Valley isn't happening inside AI companies. It's happening among the investors funding them. As startups stay private longer, many investors are willing to back companies later on, sometimes years after…

coingape.com - Sneha Agrawal - Wintermute-Backed Pascal Raises $9M as USV Bets Big on Prediction Markets
Wintermute-Backed Pascal Raises $9M as USV Bets Big on Prediction Markets
CoinGape

/ Block of Fame / / Wintermute-Backed Pascal Raises $9M as USV Bets Big on Prediction Markets Wintermute-backed prediction markets startup Pascal has raised $15M after USV led its Series A, betting on trader-first infrastructure beyond Polymarket…

wsj.com - Anissa Gardizy - Exclusive | AI Chip Startup Etched Is in Talks for $20 Billion Valuation
Exclusive | AI Chip Startup Etched Is in Talks for $20 Billion Valuation
Wall Street Journal

Etched, a startup developing AI chips in competition with, is set to quadruple its valuation to about $20 billion in a new funding round led by an existing investor, the firm Jane Street, according to people familiar with the matter. Benefiting…

u.today - Gamza Khanzadaev - Tom Lee Breaks Down 2 Reasons Ethereum Is Vital for the Future of AI
Tom Lee Breaks Down 2 Reasons Ethereum Is Vital for the Future of AI
U.Today

Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee is convinced Ethereum (ETH) has become the key decentralized component of the 'second wave' of AI, as investors redirect capital away from the overheated semiconductor sector. While chipmakers are entering a correction…

axios.com - Ryan Lawler - Fintech deals of the week
Fintech deals of the week
Axios

• Crypto.com, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, said Citadel Securities made a $400m investment in the company at a $20b valuation. Go deeper • Alpaca, an embedded trading startup, raised $135m in extended Series D funding.

washingtonexaminer.com - Naomi Lim - Kelly Loeffler pours cold water on Senate comeback
Kelly Loeffler pours cold water on Senate comeback
Washington Examiner

“I could not be more humbled to serve in President [Donald] Trump ‘s Cabinet, to serve our small businesses, and to strengthen an agency that is going to create the next generation of our innovators,” she said. “I'm…

forbes.com - Josipa Majic Predin - Central Asia's Startups Lure Global Capital As Growth Surges
Central Asia's Startups Lure Global Capital As Growth Surges
Forbes

BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 18: A boy points to the AI robot Poster during the 2022 World Robot Conference at Beijing Etrong International Exhibition on August 18, 2022 in Beijing, China. The 2022 World Robot Conference kicked off on Thursday in…

bluewin.ch - 7 percent of capital for women-led startups
7 percent of capital for women-led startups
bluewin.ch

According to a new study, women-led startups in Switzerland continue to receive less funding than those led by men. (File photo) Start-ups led by women continue to have a limited presence in the Swiss capital market. In the first half of 2026, just…

entrepreneur.com - Kalon Gutierrez - The 6-Step Playbook for Building an AI-Powered Startup Without Burning Through Cash
The 6-Step Playbook for Building an AI-Powered Startup Without Burning Through Cash
Homepage | Entrepreneur

The old “raise big, hire fast” playbook is dead: non-engineers can now run engineering functions with AI, cutting the need for early outside capital. Hire for EQ and range, build B2B products with high switching costs, and treat…

republicworld.com - Asian News International - Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 Showcases India's Growing Private-Sector Launch Capabilities and Orbital Reach
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 Showcases India's Growing Private-Sector Launch Capabilities and Orbital Reach
Republic World

Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh: India's space sector has undergone a historic transformation driven by the Government of India's forward-looking reforms. With the launch of Vikram-1--India's first privately developed orbital rocket by Skyroot…

townhall.com - Sam Raus - Private Equity Didn't Kill the Patient
Private Equity Didn't Kill the Patient
Townhall

The killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson last December shocked the country. Yet the public reaction revealed something unsettling: a growing sentiment among some Americans that entire sectors of the economy are not merely flawed or…

axios.com - Chelsea Naso - The week in M&A: The week in M&A: Williams' new project backers, Men's Warehouse IPO and Citation Capital's debut fund
The week in M&A: The week in M&A: Williams' new project backers, Men's Warehouse IPO and Citation Capital's debut fund
Axios

• ADC Aerospace, backed by GreyLion, acquired Hyatt Die Cast & Engineering Corp., a manufacturer of aluminum and zinc die castings. Go deeper 🌍 ACR, backed by Oridian Capital Partners, acquired RediBagUSA, a Pennsylvania-based…

thehindubusinessline.com - Tamil Nadu has near-100% MoU conversion rate, says Niti Aayog report
Tamil Nadu has near-100% MoU conversion rate, says Niti Aayog report
BusinessLine

Tamil Nadu has emerged as one of India's best-performing States in translating investment commitments into actual projects, with a near-100 per cent memorandum of understanding (MoU) conversion rate, according to NITI Aayog's Investment…

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