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Gerry Cardinale's RedBird Capital, Guy Oseary's Sound Ventures Set $1 Billion Investment Partnership
Gerry Cardinale's RedBird Capital Partners and Guy Oseary 's venture capital firm Sound Ventures are partnering to invest $1 billion in emerging platforms at the convergence of tech, media and culture. The firms said the partnership “will…
Gerry Cardinale's RedBird Capital, Guy Oseary's Sound Ventures Ink $1 Billion Investment Partnership
RedBird Capiral Partners, the investment firm founded by Gerry Cardinale, and Sound Ventures, the investment company co-founded by music industry talent manager Guy Oseary, have inked a $1 billion dollar partnership. The two firms will deploy that…
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Meesho appoints Sudhir Sitapati as independent director
Sudhir Sitapati has joined the board of Meesho as an independent director. Announcing his new role, Sitapati said in his LinkedIn post: “Delighted to join the board of Meesho as an independent director. A friend of mine who is a doyen of the…
German industry groups urge Berlin to join defence bank initiative
By Marc Jones and Maria Martinez BERLIN, Oct 29 (Reuters) – German business and industry associations on Thursday urged the government to join the Canada-led Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), saying membership was needed…
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank buys stake in Indian PE firm
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank bought a minority stake in an Indian private equity firm and will anchor its first fund, in the latest expansion by a Japanese firm into India's fast-growing financial services sector. One Planet Partners expects to…
From VC legends to banks, these Australians have a stake in Anthropic
Emma Rapaport Technology reporterEmma Rapaport covers technology for the Australian Financial Review, specialising in private companies and venture capital. Before that, she was a co-editor of the Street Talk column and a markets reporter. Connect…
Fiserv: Price Is Down But Strong Fundamentals Remain Intact (NASDAQ:FISV)
Fiserv maintains its compounding characteristics despite missteps leading to recent revenue and margin guidance cuts, with strategic assets and market leadership remaining intact. Fiserv's market leadership, transaction volume scale, distribution…
How a co-owner of the New York Giants is using AI to build a women's sports powerhouse with Gotham FC
New York Giants and Gotham FC co-owner Carolyn Tisch Blodgett is betting on AI to transform women's sports into a major moneymaker. 'If AI can make you more efficient, that totally changes where women's sports can go,' Tisch Blodgett said at…
German industry groups urge Berlin to join defence bank initiative
BERLIN, Oct 29 - German business and industry associations on Thursday urged the government to join the Canada-led Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), saying membership was needed to close financing gaps for companies in the defence…
Employee training startup raises $40 million
Israeli employee training video startup Bites reported on Thursday the completion of a $40 million Series A fundraising round, bringing its total fundraising to approximately $55 million since the company's establishment. The round was led by…
'The attackers are winning': Cyber 60 founders say AI is giving hackers the upper hand
In cybersecurity, that's reality right now, Evan Peña, cofounder and chief offensive security officer at startup Armadin, told me onstage Wednesday at Fortune, Lightspeed, and AWS's Cyber 60 event. “I definitely think the attackers…
Formation raises $600 million to fix AI's biotech bottleneck
We've written about how AI thus far has been much better at discovering drugs than developing them, which is a bit like being great at grocery shopping but helpless in the kitchen. Driving the news: Formation Bio also sees the stubborn bottleneck…
Series B Funding Is Up, But Fewer Deals Are Getting Done
More money, fewer rounds. That, in short, is the state of U.S. Series B startup funding in 2026, as venture capital investment continues to concentrate heavily around a handful of AI hotshots. Crunchbase data shows that so far this year, investors…
EQT Stock: Distribute Rating After Q3 FY12/26 Earnings (NYSE:EQT)
EQT Corporation is rated Distribute at $56.29, closing a successful Accumulate call with a 56% gain before dividends. Q3 FY12/26 saw revenues down 9.6% year-over-year, and volumes down 8%, but capex was 10% below guidance and adjusted EPS of $0.42…
I sacked two-thirds of staff and replaced them with AI - it's better
A CEO says his LinkedIn tech business is now worth £5million after he replaced more than 64% of his staff with AI because it could do 'a better job.' Rob Illidge, 40, founded Vulse - an employee advocacy software for LinkedIn - in 2019…
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