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We Need To Save Venture Capital From Bad Data
Investing, particularly venture capital, is 50% science and 50% art. The industry relies heavily on charisma and the founders' “it” factor. That criteria warrants plenty of merit; one shared truth among all my investor colleagues is…
Why Energy And Industrial Startups Head To The Munich-Dresden Corridor
Road sign on a German autobahn. As Europe searches for its next wave of energy transition and industry 4.0 solutions, technology startups driving the continent's fourth industrial revolution or '4IR' are increasingly warming up to a particular part…
Concentration Risk Rises As Private Equity Pours Billions Into AI
Global private equity and venture capital firms are increasingly betting on large AI funding rounds, which may expose limited partners to unintended concentration risk. Private equity-backed unicorn rounds - funding rounds worth at least $1 billion…
The VCs betting founders need a village, not a blank check
Raj and Sunny Singh Sandhu trace their origins to a 50-person Punjabi village. “We come from this multigenerational family of Indian Army and Air Force,” said Raj. “Everyone served, on one side. And then, everyone's been…
Griffin Gaming Partners invests in TinyBuild
Venture capital firm Griffin Gaming Partners has bought a 3.24% equity stake in developer and publisher TinyBuild. The finance firm said that the developer and publisher has focused on building its own IP stable, while also creating 'sustainable…
British bike brand Brompton sells stake to Decathlon and Labubu backer
British folding bike manufacturer Brompton has sold a stake in the business to sports retailer Decathlon and Chinese venture capital firm BA Capital as it looks to expand into overseas markets. Decathlon, via its investment arm Decathlon Pulse, has…
Trump's crypto allies build a record-breaking election war chest
Cryptocurrency companies are pouring record amounts of money into the 2026 midterm elections, already spending $189 million to influence races and policy — making the crypto industry the biggest corporate political spender so far this cycle…
Pie launches with $19.5M to bring AI marketing to small businesses
Pie Tech Inc., a startup using artificial intelligence to provide growth tools for small businesses, today officially launched with an announcement that it has raised $19.5 million in new funding to expand its platform and team. The company used…
British folding bike maker Brompton sells stake to Decathlon
British folding bike brand Brompton has sold a stake in the business to sports retailer Decathlon as it aims to accelerate into markets overseas. Chinese venture capital firm BA Capital, which was an early backer of viral soft toy brand Labubu and…
After The Check Clears: The Problems Money Doesn't Solve
Elia Wallen is the CEO and Founder of Engine, a company reimaging business travel. A founder I respect called me recently. He's building in hardware. Smart guy, real product, real momentum. He wanted to raise $2 million. I asked him to walk me…
Europe invents the future. Now let's scale it.
Global capital increasingly sees Europe as a place to build, not simply to consume, frontier technologies. The momentum is already building. European venture capital volumes have grown roughly four- to five-fold over the past decade. Private equity…
Crypto companies have spent almost $200 million on 2026 US election, says report
Cryptocurrency companies have spent $189 million so far to influence the 2026 US midterm elections, outpacing their spending for the previous election cycle, according to a new report from Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization. More than…
Restrictive regulations will slow Indian startup formation by 20%, VC flows by 25%: Report
Restrictive digital regulations in India could lead to creation of 2,130 fewer startups annually; a loss of approximately ₹91,500 crore in venture investments each year and a reduction of some 2,45,000 startup jobs in India, says a study by…
After $1.6b buyout, Eucalyptus alumni launch hangover remedy start-up
A group of former Eucalyptus staff has rolled a portion of their exit payouts into a new start-up, Early Bird, that promises to deliver relief from a heavy night of drinking. A pitch deck, obtained by Street Talk, sought $1.5 million in seed…
An introvert shares the strategies she uses for in-person work to protect her energy
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Catherine Fadashe, a 30-year-old communications and marketing associate at an asset management firm based in the UK. Her employment and identity have been confirmed by Business Insider. This…
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