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LISTEN: Alan Merriman makes the case for Irish venture capital
Why doesn't a country good enough to produce Ryanair and Stripe have a normal venture fund industry? Alan Merriman spent three years lobbying the Irish government just to be allowed to launch one, and what he ran into along the way says more about…
Repeat founder Ryan Williams raises $10M seed for an AI startup for private credit managers
Ellis AI announced Thursday its emergence from stealth with $10 million in seed funding from investors including First Round Capital, 645 Ventures, Harlem Capital, Khosla Ventures, Thrive Capital, Slow Capital, and Ariel Alternatives CEO Mellody…
This startup just raised nearly $500 million to build nuclear reactors for the US military
Antares closes $470 million Series C, $370 million in equity and $100 million in debt, co-led by Paradigm and Caffeinated Capital The move follows the Mark-0 reaching criticality at Idaho National Laboratory and helps fund an electricity-producing…
When High School Sports Aren't For Everyone
Sports are a familiar and traditional part of high schools in the U.S. They build (or reveal) character and yield numerous social, emotional, and cognitive benefits. But while we may think of high school sports as providing opportunities to all…
Sports teams have gone from trophies to trillion dollar investment targets
Sports teams, throughout the 20th century, were pretty much trophy assets. Shiny, nice to have, but expected to gleam on the shelf rather than build value. Not so anymore. The news this week of the proposed deal for FIFA's commercial rights, in the…
US Capital Advisors Estimates Venture Global Q2 Earnings
3 Energy Stocks to Watch Now as LNG Demand Surges Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE:VG - Free Report) - Investment analysts at US Capital Advisors decreased their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Venture Global in a research note issued…
European soccer's governing body flips sport upside down with boycott of FIFA, future World Cups
The 2030 World Cup may be missing many of soccer's global powerhouses, with UEFA's announcement that it will be boycotting FIFA. FIFA, the sport's global governing body, recently published proposed details of a company titled FIFA Forward…
Event serves as platform for innovation
The World Artificial Intelligence Conference, which is now in its ninth consecutive year, has evolved into a premier stage for enterprises to showcase their latest technological advancements — innovations widely expected to empower the…
More consumer companies are staying private for longer, avoiding the IPO road
With the rise of secondary markets and a stronger liquidity environment, more companies are choosing to stay private for longer, according to experts. Only a handful of consumer and retail companies have gone down the IPO route this year, according…
Indonesian state telecom said to weigh sale of venture arm managing $830 million
A unit under Indonesia's largest state-owned telecom conglomerate is weighing a sale of MDI Ventures, according to people familiar with the matter. MDI Ventures is one of the largest corporate venture capital firms in Indonesia, with $830 million…
Beyond headline rebound: converting Hong Kong's macro momentum into enduring capital depth
The recent wave of macroeconomic data presents an undeniable counter-narrative to persistent external skepticism regarding Hong Kong's economic trajectory. With first-quarter GDP accelerating by 5.9 percent – its fastest pace in five years…
Top Gianni Infantino aide quits amid World Cup sell-off plan backlash
Carlos Cordeiro, senior adviser to Gianni Infantino, has resigned his post amid backlash to the FIFA president's plans to sell off shares of the World Cup to private investors. Infantino has faced concerted pushback against his money-spinning FIFA…
Xsight Labs hits $2.8B value, IG Group bets on Underdog, Okta picks up Permiso
• Xsight Labs, an Israeli fabless semiconductor company, raised more than $300m at a $2.8b post-money valuation. Fidelity led, joined by Aliya Capital Partners, Atreides Management, Artisan Partners, Battery Ventures, Diagonal Capital, Intel…
Radar Is Turning Your Signal Chats Into Bitcoin Payment Rails
Radar chat logo with IOS application On July 7, the team behind Cake Wallet announced Radar Chat, a fork of Signal that allows users to send and receive bitcoin instantly in a non-custodial fashion. The new Radar Chat, Inc. team raised an…
Optimist Ventures Creates A New Kind of Capital for Asheville's Recovery
Watch the show on television by downloading the SuperCrowd.tv Channel app to your Roku or Amazon Fire TV or e360tv channel app to your Roku, LG or Amazon Fire TV. You can also see it on YouTube. Devin: What is your superpower? Jeffrey: But I do…
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