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Dialybrid secures €15 million series A round and announces successful first-in-human implant of novel Silkothane Arteriovenous Graft for vascular access in hemodialysis
Silkothane Arteriovenous Graft is a novel hybrid arteriovenous graft engineered to integrate into patients' vessels and provide a safe, easy-to-cannulate, durable, vascular access for hemodialysis in patients with end-stage kidney disease…
Where will the next breakout startup come from? Benchmark's full partnership weighs in at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
What does one of Silicon Valley's most successful venture firms think founders are getting wrong? At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we're putting all five Benchmark general partners on one stage to find out. Jack Altman, Peter Fenton, Chetan Puttagunta…
Benchmark's full partnership joins the main stage at Disrupt 2026
What does one of Silicon Valley's most successful venture firms think founders are getting wrong? At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we're putting all five Benchmark general partners on one stage to find out. Jack Altman, Peter Fenton, Chetan Puttagunta…
They planned their futures around America. The past 12 months have left them rethinking that dream.
Ananya Joshi loved her life in Chicago. After moving from India for a master's degree in biotechnology at Northwestern University, she landed a $75,000-a-year job as a scientist at a lab-grown meat startup in 2024. She was doing research, living in…
New York's Primary Venture Partners Plans Expansion Into San Francisco
New York -based venture-capital firm Primary Venture Partners plans to open an office in San Francisco, a nod to how critical the city has become for AI investors. Primary co-founder and General Partner Brad Svrluga said the firm aims to complete…
Inside the 2026 San Sebastián-CAA Media Finance Creative Investors' Conference
Acme AI & FX's Ryan Kavanaugh, Laura Austin-Little at Black Bear International, Neon 's Elissa Federoff, StudioCanal 's Ron Halpern and Sumerian Pictures' Rob Williams are confirmed for San Sebastián's fifth Creative Investors' Conference…
Israeli defense, finance ministries announce defense-tech capital fund tenders
Adir Capital and Sling Capital were announced as tender winners on Tuesday for state-backed venture capital funds specializing in advanced defense technologies, the Defense Ministry and Foreign Ministry announced jointly. The announcement, made by…
Google: The One-Stop AI Shop (NASDAQ:GOOG)
Google stands as a one-stop shop for AI, spanning silicon, software, cloud, and telecom offerings. We rate GOOG at Accumulate between $296-$368, with a $516 price target and $296 stop, reflecting a 2.8:1 risk/reward ratio. Backlog has grown 10x in…
Don't Buy The Dip, The Trade Desk Is Likely Heading Under $10 (NASDAQ:TTD)
The Trade Desk faces accelerating revenue contraction, with Q3 guidance marking its first post-IPO decline and no clear turnaround in sight. TTD is losing market share to walled gardens like Google, Meta, and Amazon, while core verticals cut ad…
Can cloud seeding fight drought? Startup Rainmaker just raised $100 million to find out
Rainmaker, the weather modification startup focused on generating rain and snow through cloud seeding, announced today that it has raised $100 million in Series B funding. Investors including NOA VC, Upfront Ventures, DCVC, Lowercarbon Capital, and…
AI 'hacker houses' in Silicon Valley out of control with destructive parties, sexual harassment claims: report
Massive Silicon Valley mansions home to AI engineers, also known as “hacker houses,” have racked up dozens of complaints, from sexual harassment allegations to out-of-control parties and rat problems, according to a report. At some of…
Codie Sanchez thinks you should buy a business, not just invest
Own or be owned. That's Codie Sanchez's ultimatum for anyone serious about their financial future. The founder of Contrarian Thinking and author of the new book Own or Be Owned makes her most impassioned case yet for why buying a small business is…
'Don't spend $20 on an acai bowl': gen Z are shunning private equity's restaurant takeover
Los Tacos No 1 is a classic New York success story. After the Mexican-style taco joint opened in 2013, it quickly became a critic's pick in the city's paper of record, drawing long lines and a devoted lunchtime crowd. As word spread about its juicy…
China Locks in Lead in Sodium Battery Race While West Stalls
Their appeal lies in the fact that they can reduce reliance on expensive and strategically important critical minerals such as lithium, graphite, nickel and cobalt. Sodium is cheap and found almost everywhere - including ordinary salt and seawater.
Trump wants an 'AI Force' to fight 'doomers' - and a scramble for AI czar is underway.
President Trump's announcement this weekend that he's forming an 'AI Force,' modeled on the Space Force he launched in his first term, caught advisers by surprise, sources said. Officials and executives inside and outside the administration are now…
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