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OKX Ventures And HashKey Capital Invest In Vietnam's CAEX Exchange, Joining VPBankS And LynkiD As Strategic Partners
CAEX partners with OKX Ventures and HashKey Capital to advance Vietnam's regulated crypto exchange, raising capital to meet licensing requirements and expand compliant digital asset infrastructure. Vietnam Prosperity Crypto Asset Exchange Joint…
Spacety raises $190 million to scale satellite manufacturing, plans IPO
HELSINKI — Chinese satellite maker Spacety has completed multiple rounds of equity financing worth $190 million to scale its vertically integrated satellite manufacturing and data services model. Changsha-based Spacety announced the $190…
India's VC Investments Reached $16 Bn
India's venture capital (VC) ecosystem continued its upward trajectory in calendar year 2025, with total funding reaching approximately $16 billion, marking a nearly 1.2 times increase over 2024 levels. According to Bain & Company's India Venture…
Breaking | HSBC, StanChart-led group among first to get stablecoin licences in Hong Kong
HSBC and a consortium led by Standard Chartered have been awarded Hong Kong's first stablecoin issuer licences, marking the city's latest step towards embracing cryptocurrency's most-traded cash substitute in its bid to become a global digital…
What Anthropic's too-dangerous-to-release AI model means for the AI race
Anthropic has a new product with a major catch—it's too powerful to be released. For a company valued at around $380 billion and reportedly preparing for an IPO this year, it's an unusual stance—but one that could pay off in the long…
The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: SiFive Leads With $400M For Custom Chip Designs As Aviation, Biotech And Defense Startups Also Raise Big
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's top 10…
Hunter Biden reveals potential cage fight against Donald Trump's sons
Presidential scions could soon square off in a cage match, if former Commander-in-Chief Joe Biden 's son Hunter has his way. While promoting an upcoming tour with gonzo journalist Andrew Callaghan, Hunter revealed a potential cage match between…
The daughters of Dominican immigrants achieved the American dream. They're bringing sweet success back to the homeland
Janett and Erika Liriano grew up in Queens, the daughters of Dominican immigrants who pushed them to dream big. Their encouragement paid off: by the time they were in their late 20s, Janett had been named a Forbes 30 Under 30 Listmaker and was the…
Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn investors off the sidelines. The technology may be challenging…
What I Look for Before Backing a Billion-Dollar Company
Investors back startups that reshape industries, not those making minor improvements. True innovation creates entirely new capabilities, not just better versions. Breakthrough companies win by making industries cheaper, faster and more scalable.
Woman started Pilates studio after getting burned out from venture job
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Anna Noelle Rinke, the 30-year-old Austin-based founder of Homebody Studios. Her previous employment and identity have been verified by Business Insider. The following has been edited for length…
Yobi teams with Microsoft to deliver predictive consumer intelligence on Azure
Behavioral artificial intelligence company Yobi today announced a new strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp. to unlock predictive consumer intelligence for U.S. enterprises. The partnership with Microsoft sees Yobi integrate its behavioral…
Insider trading accusations ignited amid well-timed US-Iran ceasefire bets
Calls are mounting within Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket, following a series of instances where anonymous traders placed strategic, well-timed bets on major geopolitical events just hours before they…
Fintech Startups Globally Raise More Money In Far Fewer Deals In Q1 2026
Venture funding to fintech companies is up year over year so far, but concentrated into significantly fewer companies, Crunchbase data shows. Global venture funding to financial technology startups totaled $12 billion across 751 deals in 2026 as of…
Sundar Pichai Doubles Down on Startups as Google Expects Windfall From Anthropic, SpaceX
Sundar Pichai 's biggest A.I. wins may come from other companies instead of Google itself. As the longtime CEO of Google and its parent, Alphabet, Pichai has poured billions into A.I. products and cloud services, but it's Google's early bets on…
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