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crunchbase.com - Guest Author - We Need To Save Venture Capital From Bad Data
We Need To Save Venture Capital From Bad Data
Crunchbase

Investing, particularly venture capital, is 50% science and 50% art. The industry relies heavily on charisma and the founders' “it” factor. That criteria warrants plenty of merit; one shared truth among all my investor colleagues is…

forbes.com - Gaurav Sharma - Why Energy And Industrial Startups Head To The Munich-Dresden Corridor
Why Energy And Industrial Startups Head To The Munich-Dresden Corridor
Forbes

Road sign on a German autobahn. As Europe searches for its next wave of energy transition and industry 4.0 solutions, technology startups driving the continent's fourth industrial revolution or '4IR' are increasingly warming up to a particular part…

cnbc.com - Lee Ying Shan - Why Asia still struggles to create its own mega-IPOs like SpaceX
Why Asia still struggles to create its own mega-IPOs like SpaceX
CNBC

Asia has the technology and access to domestic markets, but lacks deep, patient capital for mega-IPOs. China, Korea and Hong Kong face governance and capital-market constraints despite world-class industries. India has strong IPO demand, but its…

wsj.com - Alyssa Lukpat - Vance Earned Up to $7.4 Million Last Year, Mostly From Book Royalties
Vance Earned Up to $7.4 Million Last Year, Mostly From Book Royalties
Wall Street Journal

Vice President JD Vance made as much as $7.4 million last year from book royalties, investments and his venture-capital firm, according to his latest financial disclosure report. Vance continues to rake in money from his bestselling memoir…

forbes.com - John Koetsier - Forget Data Centers In Space. How About Satellites That Think?
Forget Data Centers In Space. How About Satellites That Think?
Forbes

Ubotica's satellite constellation will have onboard AI to detect maritime and other threats. We've been hearing a lot about data centers in space, a highly questionable concept that looks to be expensive, fragile and unnecessary. But satellites…

gamesindustry.biz - Alex Forbes-Calvin - Griffin Gaming Partners invests in TinyBuild
Griffin Gaming Partners invests in TinyBuild
GamesIndustry.biz

Venture capital firm Griffin Gaming Partners has bought a 3.24% equity stake in developer and publisher TinyBuild. The finance firm said that the developer and publisher has focused on building its own IP stable, while also creating 'sustainable…

axios.com - Lucinda Shen - Etched's $5b valuation, a Canadian defense megaround, and lax league $$
Etched's $5b valuation, a Canadian defense megaround, and lax league $$
Axios

• Etched, a San Jose, Calif.-based developer of frontier inference clusters, came out of stealth with $800m raised over multiple rounds — including $500m late last year at a $5b post-money valuation. Backers include VentureTech…

independent.co.uk - Anna Wise - British bike brand Brompton sells stake to Decathlon and Labubu backer
British bike brand Brompton sells stake to Decathlon and Labubu backer
The Independent

British folding bike manufacturer Brompton has sold a stake in the business to sports retailer Decathlon and Chinese venture capital firm BA Capital as it looks to expand into overseas markets. Decathlon, via its investment arm Decathlon Pulse, has…

independent.co.uk - Paul Farrell - Trump's crypto allies build a record-breaking election war chest
Trump's crypto allies build a record-breaking election war chest
The Independent

Cryptocurrency companies are pouring record amounts of money into the 2026 midterm elections, already spending $189 million to influence races and policy — making the crypto industry the biggest corporate political spender so far this cycle…

siliconangle.com - Duncan Riley - Pie launches with $19.5M to bring AI marketing to small businesses
Pie launches with $19.5M to bring AI marketing to small businesses
SiliconANGLE

Pie Tech Inc., a startup using artificial intelligence to provide growth tools for small businesses, today officially launched with an announcement that it has raised $19.5 million in new funding to expand its platform and team. The company used…

independent.co.uk - Anna Wise - British folding bike maker Brompton sells stake to Decathlon
British folding bike maker Brompton sells stake to Decathlon
The Independent

British folding bike brand Brompton has sold a stake in the business to sports retailer Decathlon as it aims to accelerate into markets overseas. Chinese venture capital firm BA Capital, which was an early backer of viral soft toy brand Labubu and…

forbes.com - Elia Wallen - After The Check Clears: The Problems Money Doesn't Solve
After The Check Clears: The Problems Money Doesn't Solve
Forbes

Elia Wallen is the CEO and Founder of Engine, a company reimaging business travel. A founder I respect called me recently. He's building in hardware. Smart guy, real product, real momentum. He wanted to raise $2 million. I asked him to walk me…

jpost.com - REUTERS - Crypto companies have spent almost $200 million on 2026 US election, says report
Crypto companies have spent almost $200 million on 2026 US election, says report
The Jerusalem Post

Cryptocurrency companies have spent $189 million so far to influence the 2026 US midterm elections, outpacing their spending for the previous election cycle, according to a new report from Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization. More than…

benzinga.com - Radhika Anilkumar Nadig - Elon Musk Responds to 'Crash Is Coming' Narrative, Says 'Momentary Dips' Exist but 'The Macro Trend Is Ov
Elon Musk Responds to 'Crash Is Coming' Narrative, Says 'Momentary Dips' Exist but 'The Macro Trend Is Ov
Benzinga

Musk was responding to technology commentator Robert Scoble on X, who shared an article by a Silicon Valley venture capitalist arguing that an eventual AI market crash would be a necessary step toward a long-term technological boom. “There…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Restrictive regulations will slow Indian startup formation by 20%, VC flows by 25%: Report
Restrictive regulations will slow Indian startup formation by 20%, VC flows by 25%: Report
The Hindu

Restrictive digital regulations in India could lead to creation of 2,130 fewer startups annually; a loss of approximately ₹91,500 crore in venture investments each year and a reduction of some 2,45,000 startup jobs in India, says a study by…

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