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Energy and climate deals of the week of July 13
• Walden Robotics, a Cambridge, Mass.-based robotics startup, raised a $300m round that values the company at $1.1b. Toyota and Deviation Capital co-led, joined by Nvidia, Boeing, AE Ventures, Samsung Ventures, Prologis Ventures, CoreWeave…
The AI Company Transforming Medication Adherence And Weight Loss
AI can now remotely monitor medication adherence and weight to generate trusted data. Medication adherence remains one of the healthcare industry's greatest challenges, impacting clinical trials, commercial therapies, and patient outcomes across…
Silicon Valley Investors Have a New Playbook
One of the most interesting shifts in Silicon Valley isn't happening inside AI companies. It's happening among the investors funding them. As startups stay private longer, many investors are willing to back companies later on, sometimes years after…
Wintermute-Backed Pascal Raises $9M as USV Bets Big on Prediction Markets
/ Block of Fame / / Wintermute-Backed Pascal Raises $9M as USV Bets Big on Prediction Markets Wintermute-backed prediction markets startup Pascal has raised $15M after USV led its Series A, betting on trader-first infrastructure beyond Polymarket…
Exclusive | AI Chip Startup Etched Is in Talks for $20 Billion Valuation
Etched, a startup developing AI chips in competition with, is set to quadruple its valuation to about $20 billion in a new funding round led by an existing investor, the firm Jane Street, according to people familiar with the matter. Benefiting…
Tom Lee Breaks Down 2 Reasons Ethereum Is Vital for the Future of AI
Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee is convinced Ethereum (ETH) has become the key decentralized component of the 'second wave' of AI, as investors redirect capital away from the overheated semiconductor sector. While chipmakers are entering a correction…
Fintech deals of the week
• Crypto.com, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, said Citadel Securities made a $400m investment in the company at a $20b valuation. Go deeper • Alpaca, an embedded trading startup, raised $135m in extended Series D funding.
Kelly Loeffler pours cold water on Senate comeback
“I could not be more humbled to serve in President [Donald] Trump ‘s Cabinet, to serve our small businesses, and to strengthen an agency that is going to create the next generation of our innovators,” she said. “I'm…
Central Asia's Startups Lure Global Capital As Growth Surges
BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 18: A boy points to the AI robot Poster during the 2022 World Robot Conference at Beijing Etrong International Exhibition on August 18, 2022 in Beijing, China. The 2022 World Robot Conference kicked off on Thursday in…
7 percent of capital for women-led startups
According to a new study, women-led startups in Switzerland continue to receive less funding than those led by men. (File photo) Start-ups led by women continue to have a limited presence in the Swiss capital market. In the first half of 2026, just…
The 6-Step Playbook for Building an AI-Powered Startup Without Burning Through Cash
The old “raise big, hire fast” playbook is dead: non-engineers can now run engineering functions with AI, cutting the need for early outside capital. Hire for EQ and range, build B2B products with high switching costs, and treat…
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 Showcases India's Growing Private-Sector Launch Capabilities and Orbital Reach
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh: India's space sector has undergone a historic transformation driven by the Government of India's forward-looking reforms. With the launch of Vikram-1--India's first privately developed orbital rocket by Skyroot…
Private Equity Didn't Kill the Patient
The killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson last December shocked the country. Yet the public reaction revealed something unsettling: a growing sentiment among some Americans that entire sectors of the economy are not merely flawed or…
The week in M&A: The week in M&A: Williams' new project backers, Men's Warehouse IPO and Citation Capital's debut fund
• ADC Aerospace, backed by GreyLion, acquired Hyatt Die Cast & Engineering Corp., a manufacturer of aluminum and zinc die castings. Go deeper 🌍 ACR, backed by Oridian Capital Partners, acquired RediBagUSA, a Pennsylvania-based…
Tamil Nadu has near-100% MoU conversion rate, says Niti Aayog report
Tamil Nadu has emerged as one of India's best-performing States in translating investment commitments into actual projects, with a near-100 per cent memorandum of understanding (MoU) conversion rate, according to NITI Aayog's Investment…
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