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These 3 Charts Show How Venture Capital Has Concentrated At The Top In 2026
Q1 2026 marked an all-time quarterly high for venture investment, thanks to the biggest funding deal ever for a private company. But those milestones mask a different reality for many startups on the ground: While more money than ever is being…
Bootstrapped To $1 Billion: How Arizona-Based Lectric eBikes Is Dominating The D2C Market
How do you build a $1 billion direct-to-consumer business without relying on the traditional venture capital playbook? Forbes' Alex York sits down with Levi Conlow, co-founder and CEO of Lectric eBikes, to unpack how his company became North…
Democrats' fundraising dominates key midterm races: What we learned from the latest campaign filings
First-quarter campaign fundraising reports released this week offer new insights on midterm dynamics with the fight for control of Congress in full swing. Democrats boasted massive hauls in high-stakes House and Senate races over the last three…
BiomedVC Adds Three Renowned Entrepreneurs as Advisors for Fund IV to Champion Early-Stage European Biotech
Claudia Ulbrich, (ex-Cardior), David Urech (ex-Numab), and Ulf Grawunder (ex-NB-Therapeutics) join BiomedVC's team of entrepreneurial leaders bringing an outstanding combined track record of founding, scaling, and exiting billion dollar biotechs…
Exclusive | Sumeru Equity Buys Tax Tech Company K1x in $175 Million Private-Markets Expansion Bet
Growth investor Sumeru Equity Partners acquired artificial intelligence-powered tax technology company K1x, looking to capitalize on private markets' explosive growth and AI's ability to drive big payoffs. San Mateo, Calif.-based Sumeru led a $175…
Top crypto VCs like Paradigm and a16z see portfolio values shrink amid market downturn and distributions to investors
The biggest names in crypto venture weren't immune to the sudden collapse in the digital asset market in 2025. Top outfits like Paradigm and Pantera Capital saw their assets under management shrink amid the downturn, according to previously…
Sneaker company Allbirds plans to pivot to AI. Yes, AI.
After agreeing to sell all its assets last month for less than 1% of its previous $4 billion valuation, the shoe company Allbirds announced Wednesday that it would “pivot its business” to artificial intelligence. The company, once the…
Plata eyes Nubank's territory, unmanned subs emerge, and a Saudi soccer deal
• Plata, a Mexican digital bank, raised a $405m Series C round at a $5b valuation. Bicycle Capital led, joined by QIA, BTG Pactual, Valor Capital Group, Kora, Hedosophia, Spice Expeditions, and Audeo Ventures. Go deeper • Zūm, a…
Inside India newsletter: Small towns are powering e-commerce's fastest-growing market, dominated by Amazon, Walmart unit
India's e‑commerce market experienced a compound annual growth rate of 23% between 2020 and 2025, making it the world's fastest-growing. 30% of Indians shopped online in 2025, far behind China (92%) and the U.S. (74%). Smaller cities and…
CEO of bitcoin firm championed by Nigel Farage leaves company
The chief executive of a bitcoin company promoted by Nigel Farage has left his role as the venture attempts to convince investors that it is going to deliver “long-term value” for shareholders. Stack BTC was launched to much fanfare…
Cut red tape to meet climate tech needs, executives say
The regulatory environment needs to expand and adapt to fast moving cleantech startups with radical propositions that could change the way we live and consume energy, executives said at Semafor World Economy. “The level of technology that we…
This simulation startup wants to be the Cursor for physical AI
The promise of physical AI is that engineers will be able to program physical agents the same way they do digital ones. We're not there yet. Robotics is still held back by a paucity of data from physical spaces. To train their machines, companies…
Seraphim forms space advisory council
TAMPA, Fla. — Early-stage space investor Seraphim Space has formed a global advisory council of industry, policy and investment leaders to inform its long-term strategy as geopolitical and technology advances rapidly reshape the sector. The…
If Smart Contracts Are Getting Safer, Why Is Crypto Still Losing $450M to Hacks?
The numbers from Q1 2026 are alarming on their face – $450 million gone across 145 incidents, twelve in the two weeks following the Drift exploit alone. But the headline figures obscure the more important shift happening underneath them.
Alex Cooper's Unwell Hires Joanne Bradford as President to Lead Expanded Executive Team
Unwell, Alex Cooper ‘s Gen Z-targeted media company that is home to her hit podcast “Call Her Daddy,” has brought a new team of execs on board tasked with driving growth. The company has hired Joanne Bradford as president.
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