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essence.com - Kimberly Wilson - The Uncomfortable Truth: Why Black Women Keep Getting Shut Out Of Venture Capital
The Uncomfortable Truth: Why Black Women Keep Getting Shut Out Of Venture Capital
Essence

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Antonia Dean spent one summer as a law associate at a Washington D.C. firm after graduating from Harvard Law School and realized corporate law just wasn't for her. It simply wasn't sparking any joy…

bbc.co.uk - Nikhil Inamdar - Lenskart, Groww IPO: India's tech start-ups fire up public markets amid valuation concerns - BBC News
Lenskart, Groww IPO: India's tech start-ups fire up public markets amid valuation concerns - BBC News
BBC

Image source, Bloomberg via Getty Images India's start-up listing rush has shown no signs of slowing down recently - and this week has been no different. One unicorn - a tech start-up valued at more than $1bn - has made its debut on the country's…

forbes.com - Geri Stengel - Native American VC Betsy Fore Leads With Purpose
Native American VC Betsy Fore Leads With Purpose
Forbes

Betsy Fore, founding partner at Velveteen Ventures, a purpose-driven VC firm, which invests in family, health, and planet. Betsy Fore, author of Built on Purpose: Discover Your Deep Inner Why and Manifest the Business of Your Dreams Betsy Fore is…

koreatimes.co.kr - Lee Yeon-woo - Korea's mega unicorns rush toward IPOs as market heats up
Korea's mega unicorns rush toward IPOs as market heats up
The Korea Times

A wave of Korean unicorns is lining up for initial public offerings (IPO), betting on resurgent investor appetite and a bullish stock market, industry officials said Wednesday. Kbank filed Monday for a preliminary review with the Korea Exchange to…

forbes.com - Jason Brett - Senate Ag Quickly Schedules Hearing For CFTC Chair Nominee Mike Selig
Senate Ag Quickly Schedules Hearing For CFTC Chair Nominee Mike Selig
Forbes

Senator John Boozman, a Republican from Arkansas and chair of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, has called for a hearing on the nomination of Mike Selig to be the Chair of the CFTC © 2025 Bloomberg Finance LP Amid the…

forbes.com - Gaurav Sharma - Big Oil Is Pairing Up With Big Tech For An Opportunity Worth Billions
Big Oil Is Pairing Up With Big Tech For An Opportunity Worth Billions
Forbes

Big Oil's quest for improved margins and efficiencies in a volatile energy market has strengthened its ties with Big Tech. This pairing up is giving rise to an opportunity that's worth billions of dollars, if not more. Despite the clamor for…

wsj.com - Brian Gormley - Exclusive | Dual-Use Investor J2 Ventures Rounds Up $250 Million Third Fund
Exclusive | Dual-Use Investor J2 Ventures Rounds Up $250 Million Third Fund
Wall Street Journal

J2 Ventures, an investor in technologies with both civilian and government applications, has raised $250 million for a third fund despite a slowdown in fundraising for venture-capital firms. Boston-based J2's latest vehicle tops its predecessor…

thestar.com.my - Manya Saini - Morgan Stanley joins rivals in rolling out private company research, memo shows
Morgan Stanley joins rivals in rolling out private company research, memo shows
The Star Online

(Reuters) -Morgan Stanley launched a dedicated private company research page on Tuesday, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, as investors' interest in high-growth startups rises. Wall Street heavyweights have increasingly ventured into…

dailymail.co.uk - Brian Marks - Ana de Armas seen with new man after 'uncomfortable' Tom Cruise split
Ana de Armas seen with new man after 'uncomfortable' Tom Cruise split
Mail Online

Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com Ana de Armas looked as if she was moving on from her latest difficult breakup when she was spotted out with a new man on Tuesday. The 37-year-old beauty was pictured out in Los Angeles in photos…

cnbc.com - Diana Olick - Real estate titan Barry Sternlicht says he will 'have to' drop employees in favor of AI
Real estate titan Barry Sternlicht says he will 'have to' drop employees in favor of AI
CNBC

Billionaire Barry Sternlicht, the chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, is a legendary, legacy real estate investor. Brendan Wallace is an entrepreneur who co-founded Fifth Wall, a venture capital firm investing in property technology and…

forbes.com - Trevor Clawson - Cambridge Data Points To Funding Boom For The University's Spinouts
Cambridge Data Points To Funding Boom For The University's Spinouts
Forbes

Michael Anstey, says academic founders can be immersed in their project for ten years before bringing it to the market As the innovation ecosystem around Cambridge University continues to evolve, an increasing amount of investor cash is being…

nytimes.com - Dani Rodrik - Opinion | What Even Is a 'Good' Job?
Opinion | What Even Is a 'Good' Job?
The New York Times

To reverse the rise of authoritarian populism, the Democratic Party, like left-of-center parties everywhere, must reconnect with the working class. Just as Franklin Roosevelt did 90 years ago, it has to defeat the rhetorical economic populism of…

cointelegraph.com - Sam Bourgi - Visa pilots fiat-funded stablecoin payouts for US businesses
Visa pilots fiat-funded stablecoin payouts for US businesses
Cointelegraph

Payments giant Visa has launched a pilot in the US, allowing US dollar-pegged stablecoin payouts to be sent from business accounts funded using fiat currency, such as US dollars. Visa announced the pilot at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on…

forbes.com - Nell Derick Debevoise - Why America's Next Big Idea Isn't About Doing More - It's About Building Smarter
Why America's Next Big Idea Isn't About Doing More - It's About Building Smarter
Forbes

Only 27% of Americans still believe in the American Dream. Let that sink in. The foundational promise that has powered the world's most dynamic economy for generations is now trusted by barely a quarter of the population. Meanwhile, faith in…

koreaherald.com - Ha Neul-bit - Hana Financial to invest W4tr in advanced industries
Hana Financial to invest W4tr in advanced industries
The Korea Herald

Hana Financial Group said Wednesday it will invest 4 trillion won ($2.72 billion) over the next four years to foster an advanced industrial ecosystem, as part of its push to expand “productive finance,” a policy-driven initiative to…

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