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EXCLUSIVE: Curate Capital, L'Oréal's BOLD Venture Arm Back Live Tinted
Live Tinted is flush with new funding. Curate Capital has taken a stake in the brand, as has L'Oréal's BOLD venture arm, in a funding round inclusive of existing investors Monogram Capital, Unilever Ventures and more. Terms of the round were…
The pandemic's office market transformation
Downtown vacancy rates surged after the pandemic and still remain elevated, a sign that Austin's once red-hot office market is settling into a new normal. Why it matters: The pandemic reshaped how we work. Now, hybrid schedules are the new norm for…
How Sequoia-backed Ethos reached the public market while rivals fell short
Ethos Technologies, a San Francisco-based provider of software for selling life insurance, debuted on the Nasdaq on Thursday. As one of the year's first major tech IPOs, the insurtech platform is being closely watched as a bellwether for the 2026…
$100 million-plus funding rounds used to be incredibly rare. Now, 40% of seed and Series A rounds are clearing that bar
I've grown completely numb to AI funding numbers. Ten years ago, even five, an epically large seed round of hundreds of millions was unthinkable. Now, it's started to feel oddly pedestrian to me and—the data actually bears out my ennui:…
6 Trends In Tech And Startups We're Watching In 2026, From An IPO Boom To More Huge AI Deals
Last year was the third-strongest on record for global venture funding, trailing only the peaks in 2021 and 2022. It was also a surprisingly strong year for IPOs and we saw an uptick in startup M&A numbers. All that sets the stage for what the…
$14 trillion asset manager BlackRock unveils its newest weapon in Wall Street 'alts' talent war: profit sharing from private markets
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is borrowing a page from the private equity industry's playbook, announcing this month that it will offer a slice of the profits from the firm's private markets funds to a select group of senior…
How to Build a High-Growth Company Without Silicon Valley's Capital or Hype
Think your city just needs more incubators and pitch nights to become the next Silicon Valley? The truth behind why that formula keeps failing might surprise you. What if the key to real innovation isn't imitation, but something far more local…
This Insurance Software Goliath Is Crushing An AI David
David and Goliath, but for insurtech. (Photo by © Historical Picture Archive/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Artificial intelligence is meant to be the software industry's great equalizer: agents and “vibe coding” tools that let…
African tech firms normalize debt as capital source
African startups raised a record sum in debt financing in 2025, as investment in the continent's maturing tech scene rebounded with growing interest from financiers. Startups in Africa raised $1.64 billion through debt last year, exceeding the mark…
Industry players welcome govt's financing initiative to support MSMEs
PETALING JAYA: Industry players here have welcomed the Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Ministry's financing initiative to support micro, small and medium enterprises. Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia…
Exclusive: Google DeepMind researcher David Silver leaves to launch his own AI startup
David Silver, a well-known Google DeepMind researcher who played a critical role in many of the company's most famous breakthroughs, has left the company to form his own startup. Silver is launching a new startup called Ineffable Intelligence…
AI Models Predict Ethereum, Solana, and XRP 2026 Prices-Which Altcoin Has the Biggest Upside?
Four major AI models have projected 2026 price targets for Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP). The forecasts range from conservative consolidation to triple-digit percentage gains, with each asset showing different…
Escape Velocity Raises $62M DePIN Fund Even as Crypto VC Slows
Crypto-focused venture capital firm Escape Velocity has raised nearly $62 million to invest in decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) projects, signaling continued venture interest in the sector despite a broader slowdown in crypto…
A restaurant app you don't have to download? Investors say 'sign me up
Curate's apps can be accessed via a QR code or a tap. | Photo: Shutterstock Restaurants are in a battle to get online customers to order from their own websites or mobile apps, rather than DoorDash or Uber Eats. Could no-download mobile apps be the…
Divergent is changing the ways cars are made
When Pete Hegseth visited the Divergent factory in Torrance, Calif., earlier this month, he was supposed to take a quick, 30-minute tour of the facility. Instead, the Secretary of War stayed for more than two hours — captivated by the work…
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