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forbes.com - Josipa Majic Predin - AlphaQ VC: Democratizing Venture Capital To Build A Better Investment World
AlphaQ VC: Democratizing Venture Capital To Build A Better Investment World
Forbes

Historically, family offices in Europe have underinvested in venture capital (VC), a high-growth asset class that can unlock significant potential. At the same time, many top-tier entrepreneurs often struggle to access the leading VC funds. That's…

usnews.com - EU Joins up With Venture Capital Firms to Boost Region's Tech Sector
EU Joins up With Venture Capital Firms to Boost Region's Tech Sector
U.S. News & World Report

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union said on Monday it had joined forces with leading venture capital firms from the region to boost investment in tech innovation in Europe, amid concerns that Europe's tech sector is lagging the United States…

techcrunch.com - Marina Temkin - Benchmark is raising $170M for it's latest partners-only fund
Benchmark is raising $170M for it's latest partners-only fund
TechCrunch

While fund sizes of many venture capital firms have ballooned into billions of dollars over the last decade, Benchmark Partners, one of Silicon Valley's most successful investors, has stuck to raising approximately $425 million in capital every few…

business-standard.com - Kanika Datta - Best of BS Opinion: Global VCs at crossroads, Policy process, more
Best of BS Opinion: Global VCs at crossroads, Policy process, more
Business Standard

Home / Opinion / Specials / Best of BS Opinion: Global VCs at crossroads, Policy process, more Kanika Datta Delhi 1 min read Last Updated: Oct 22 2024 | 6:38 AM IST Venture capital has delivered the best returns of any asset class over the last 30…

businessinsider.com - Melia Russell - These tech investors are trawling UC Berkeley to fund the next Perplexity or Databricks
These tech investors are trawling UC Berkeley to fund the next Perplexity or Databricks
Business Insider

The University of California, Berkeley, is the top producer of alumni starting tech companies. Founded by Jeremy Fiance, The House Fund targets Berkeley-affiliated startups like Databricks. Zachary Hargreaves has joined The House Fund, enhancing…

geekwire.com - Taylor Soper - Future of farming? Carbon Robotics raises $70M for AI robots that blast weeds with lasers
Future of farming? Carbon Robotics raises $70M for AI robots that blast weeds with lasers
GeekWire

Seattle startup Carbon Robotics raised $70 million in the latest vote of confidence from investors in the company's agriculture technology platform that helps farmers eliminate weeds without the use of herbicides. San Francisco firm BOND invested…

cnbc.com - Ryan Browne - More startups are being spun out of Klarna than any other European fintech unicorn
More startups are being spun out of Klarna than any other European fintech unicorn
CNBC

Alumni from Klarna have gone on to create 62 new startups — more than any other fintech unicorn in Europe, according to a new report from venture capital firm Accel. Out of 98 venture-backed fintech unicorns in the region, 82 have produced…

businessinsider.com - Jyoti Mann - Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has moved his AI startup out of stealth, calling it Parallel
Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has moved his AI startup out of stealth, calling it Parallel
Business Insider

Parag Agrawal updated his LinkedIn page with his AI startup's name for the first time: Parallel Web Systems. The ex-Twitter CEO raised about $30 million for the startup, The Information reported in January. Parallel's website says its initial…

coinpedia.org - PR Manager - Ethereum (ETH) Price Prediction: Buy, Hold, or Sell in October 2024?
Ethereum (ETH) Price Prediction: Buy, Hold, or Sell in October 2024?
Coinpedia Fintech News

Ethereum (ETH) is once more under focus as the market for cryptocurrencies undergo yet another cycle of instability. As of writing, ETH is trading at $2,644.70. From its top of $4,100, ETH has plummeted 43.33% and is still heading down; analysts…

businessinsider.com - Melia Russell - The million-dollar question of this election': Women's health startups are confronting a shifting legal landscape
The million-dollar question of this election': Women's health startups are confronting a shifting legal landscape
Business Insider

After a full day of meetings at Julie, a startup that sells a morning-after pill, CEO Amanda E/J Morrison jumped a flight from New York to Boston and headed to a small, private college, where a trivia night awaited her. Dozens of students shuffled…

forbes.com - Freddie Sarhan - Council Post: What's Needed To Scale Climate Technology?
Council Post: What's Needed To Scale Climate Technology?
Forbes

Freddie Sarhan is the CEO of Sapphire Technologies and has extensive experience in international business development and operations. Several questions loom large ahead of this year's COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference. With new…

forbes.com - Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D., J.D. - Nvidia Announces Partnership With Aidoc To Explore Healthcare AI Adoption
Nvidia Announces Partnership With Aidoc To Explore Healthcare AI Adoption
Forbes

Nvidia announced today that it will partner with Aidoc, a startup focused on enabling healthcare organizations with artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the clinical setting, to develop a novel framework to promote and define AI adoption in the…

businessinsider.com - Polly Thompson - Robinhood's cofounder has joined the rapidly growing commercial space race, and wants to beam solar power from satellites to earth
Robinhood's cofounder has joined the rapidly growing commercial space race, and wants to beam solar power from satellites to earth
Business Insider

Baiju Bhatt, the cofounder of trading app Robinhood, has a new space startup. Aetherflux aims to launch a constellation of satellites to transmit solar power to Earth using infrared lasers. Bhatt told BI why he's joining the commercial space race…

channelnewsasia.com - AI software firm Zip valued at $2.2 billion in latest funding round
AI software firm Zip valued at $2.2 billion in latest funding round
CNA

:AI business software company Zip said on Monday it was valued at $2.2 billion in a funding round led by technology investment firm BOND, marking an increase from its $1.5 billion valuation in 2023. Zip will use the $190 million raised in the…

chicagotribune.com - Robert McCoppin - Optimism meets skepticism at Quantum Summit in Chicago
Optimism meets skepticism at Quantum Summit in Chicago
Chicago Tribune

Pioneers of quantum computing shared their dreams and skepticism about the fledgling industry Monday, while Gov. JB Pritzker said he thinks it's already attracting companies to Illinois. Industry leaders foresee momentous changes growing out of…

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