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Why Retail Tech Gets So Little Venture Capital
Retail technology needs more venture money to be more efficient. Retail has a technology problem: Venture capital investors are not putting enough money into solving retail's technology problems. The gap matters a lot now because AI is creating new…
AI sparks new wave of venture capital deals in SA
AI-native businesses are expected to attract more funding and create new acquisition opportunities for established companies. (Image source: iStock) South Africa's venture capital (VC) ecosystem is entering a new phase of maturity, fuelled by a…
Crypto VC Funding Report : Why Are Crypto Investors Betting Big on Prediction Markets?
CryptoRank Research compared average and median funding round sizes, revealing how unevenly venture capital is distributed across different crypto sectors. Some segments are growing thanks to a few mega-deals, while others consistently attract…
This Silicon Valley city is quietly becoming Robot Row. Here's who's clanking around.
On a Thursday afternoon, about 70 people gathered around a nearly six-foot-tall humanoid robot outside an unassuming office building. Employees, executives, and board members of Agility Robotics, along with local officials, had come to christen the…
Why Continuous Hormone Monitoring Could Transform Women's Health Monitoring
Ida Tin is the founder of Clue and the Femtech Assembly, and directs the SPRIND Continuous Hormone Monitoring Challenge. Clue is a science-based reproductive health app founded in Berlin in 2012. With more than 100 million downloads across 190…
As Wildfires Worsen, And The U.S. Chokes, The Only Answer Is Complex
FILE - This photo provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation shows the Durkee Fire burning in eastern Ore., July 22, 2024. (Oregon Department of Transportation via AP, File) Two bolts of lightning flash across the sky at Camp Blanding Army…
Exclusive: Polymarket parent company got Paycheck Protection Program loan
Blockratize, the firm that launched Polymarket, received a government loan from the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program less than two years before federal regulators fined it $1.4 million for operating an unregistered prediction market. The…
Industrial automation startup Atoms raises $1.7B in funding
Atoms, a startup led by Uber Technologies Inc. co-founder Travis Kalanick, has closed a $1.7 billion investment. The company disclosed in its Wednesday funding announcement that Andreessen Horowitz led the raise. The venture capital firm was joined…
Mark Matossian co-founds Whipsmart Ventures to fund space and deep tech
SAN FRANCISCO – Space startup veteran Mark Matossian has joined forces with a software engineer and a best-selling author to establish Whipsmart Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on space and deep tech. Whipsmart will identify…
How Anthropic IPO could reset private market valuations
The anticipated IPOs of Anthropic and OpenAI could be among the most consequential market events of a generation by setting a benchmark valuation for AI-native firms. Alexey Garyunov, general partner at FinSight Ventures, has been positioning ahead…
HUT Stock Gains After Morgan Stanley Starts Coverage With Overweight
Hut 8 Corp. (NASDAQ: HUT) stock surged more than 7% yesterday after Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Hut 8 with an “Overweight” rating, adding fresh institutional support to a company increasingly viewed as more than a Bitcoin…
ASX 200 LIVE: ASX to fall, oil soars through $US100 mark, triggering global stock sell-off
Australian shares are set to fall, tracking overseas losses after renewed US-Iran tensions propelled oil back above the $US100 a barrel mark, triggering fresh inflation concerns. Bond yields pressed higher. German bond yields reached their highest…
White House Science Report Calls For Reducing University Research Funding
A new White House report, 'Science: The New Golden Age,' criticizes U.S. science and recommends reducing funding for research universities so that it can he reallocate directly to individual scientists and new mission-driven organizations. After…
New 'opportunity zones' will drive investment in underserved communities
Key insight: The first iteration of the opportunity zones program was a valuable proof of concept. Now the question is how can OZ 2.0 catalyze development that creates economic durability in distressed communities while attracting investors who…
Belgrade summit spotlights growing Israel-Serbia partnership
The highest level of bilateral relations ever between Israel and Serbia is also resulting in important multilateral events that convey significant messages. One such event was held at the National Assembly in Belgrade on the eve of the launch of a…
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